MiCollab Audio Web and Video Conferencing

MiCollab (Audio, Web, and Video) Conferencing is a Mitel core component allowing users to schedule and create audio and/or web conferences via the MiColllab Web portal or on-the-fly from within the MiCollab client’s Ad-Hoc Meeting button.

A web-based interface (MiCollab administrator or end-user portal) is used to schedule, create, and view reoccurring or future conferences. All interfaces are directly accessed through the secure HTTPS protocol (with authorization and authentication allowing only valid users to access the services). Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption for secured messages and server-side digital certificates are used to meet the highest security requirements.

MiCollab (Audio, Web, and Video) Conferencing provides users with the following capabilities:

• Instant (flexible) collaboration escalation: Initiate an instantaneous 2-party session from directly within an active call or chat or create an ad-hoc conference with multiple parties, including external participants from directly within MiCollab desktop-based UC clients.
• Create meetings from within Outlook’s calendar functions with MiCollab Conferencing services automatically created and added to the meeting invite with a push of a button via the MiCollab a plug-in for Outlook.
• For users of the Mitel 6900 SIP phones, MiCollab can be set up to present all upcoming MiCollab-based meetings within a 12 hour period via their phones display with a dynamic softkey for a “one-click connect” to easily join the conference call.
• Complete conference control and management for the conference leader including the ability to add and drop participants, as well as mute selected or all participants.
• Cost-effective conferencing services for up to 300 participants in a single conference session.
• During an active session, participants can easily share their entire desktop, a region of their desktop, or a specific application / document, allowing for spontaneous content sharing at any point whether connected via a MiCollab conferencing desktop client or web-based connection.
• Mobile and external participants do not require any client software loaded on their desktop to participate in a session. Participants can choose to call into the session or use a standard web browser to stream the session’s audio, view the shared content, and interact by raising their hand to ask a question or express their opinion with a thumbs up or down. If they need to share, a simple browser extension enables desktop participants to share their desktop or specific content to the other participants.
• Each session can be recorded, saved and easily distributed to session participants, whether it’s a conference call or collaboration session. Recordings are saved in industry-standard formats and optimized for a small file size. Playback supports bookmarks and a flexible progress slider that lets users start, stop or resume playback at any point.