Windows Meeting Space
| A component of Microsoft Windows | |
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The default view of Windows Meeting Space
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| Included with | Windows Vista |
| Replaces | NetMeeting |
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| Tablet PC Input Panel | |
Windows Meeting Space (codenamed Windows Shared View and also referred to as Windows Collaboration) was a peer-to-peer collaboration program developed by Microsoft and included with Windows Vista that supports up to 10 users. It is a replacement for the older Windows NetMeeting application; however, features such as microphone support and the ability to set up audio or video conferences are now removed.
Meeting Space enables application sharing, collaborative editing, desktop sharing, file sharing, projection, and simple text-based or ink-based instant messaging across users connected to the same local network or the Internet. Meeting Space has the ability to automatically set up an ad hoc wireless network if a local network or connection to the Internet are not available and also enables participants to invite other people to meeting sessions. It is notable in that it is one of the first applications for the Windows Vista peer-to-peer framework and hence requires IPv6.
Meeting Space is available in all editions of Windows Vista, but its functionality is unavailable in the Starter edition; in the Home Basic edition, it only allows users to join sessions. Meeting Space does not exist in any version of Windows 7, for which Microsoft has recommended Microsoft Office Live Meeting as a replacement.
Meeting Space is a result of Microsoft's peer-to-peer collaboration efforts—with an emphasis on mobile computing—discussed during the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference of 2004 when Windows Vista was codenamed "Longhorn." At that time, it was reported that Windows Vista would enable users to create "ad hoc wireless networks for file sharing and to discover people who are connected nearby." Meeting Space relies on this functionality for its services.
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