Conferencing Features:  

The appeal of web conferencing has been that, unlike its peers and predecessors ,telephone and video conferencing, it allows its host to present, demonstrate, lead whiteboard sessions and interact with his audience using materials and methods that have, despite advances in information technologies, remained in offices and meeting rooms. Adobe Connect Pro delivers on this promise.

Adobe Connect Pro creates a conference room that audiences, co-hosts and participants can access through a unique URL. There, slideshows, demonstrations and presentations can be given, with hosts lending audio commentary, highlighting information or sections using various tools and even delegating different responsibilities and tasks to designated parties such as answering questions from attendees or cueing different materials.

Audio/Video Features:  

With Adobe Connect Pro’s Turbo Screen Sharing feature, which boasts an exceptionally low bandwidth consumption rate, rapid multi-media and video are displayed at real-time proficiency. Adobe Connect Pro supports audio and video streaming, which are integral to any true web conference or interactive whiteboard session.

With integrated audio conferencing, hosts can control audio conference calls directly through the meeting room. There, a central point for scheduling meetings and web and phone services can be synchronized for maximum proficiency.

One of the few weak points of Connect Pro is in its outsourcing of integration to Premiere Global Services, Avaya and Cisco MeetingPlace. However, this also enables hosts to shop around for better rates between the 3 companies, potentially saving them a considerable amount of money in the long run. Moreover, with the development and refinement of VoIP technology, Connect Pro users can also use VoIP services in lieu of call-in/call-out or other telephone methods.
 

Security Features:  

Though Adobe offers Connect Pro licenses to businesses that wish to run it using their own servers, one of Connect Pro’s greatest strengths comes in the form of Adobe’s Connect Pro server, which provides 128-bit, end-to-end encryption and is DCTS JTIC certified.

To protect meeting spaces from security threats, Connect Pro requires user authentication, taking additional steps to increase security by providing password strength optimizers for presenters and attendees alike.

With advanced controls, hosts and presenters can pick and choose all levels of attendee access, from media files and voice privileges to select controls. In addition to this feature, Adobe Connect Pro keeps full logs of meetings including date, time and source information and even audits them for potentially malicious use or data corruption.