If you’re looking for a free totally web conferencing solution you are bang out of luck because I’m talking today of Yugma (pronounced “yoog-ma”), a perfect tool that  provides to connect on-demand and real-time, by offering a free Skype plug-in through its WebEx-like screen sharing in any Web browser. It allows to build a one-to-one meetings as well as one-to-many meetings without the marketing costs that this would normally entail.

Yugma is a free web collaboration service that enables people to instantly connect over the Internet to communicate and share content and ideas using any application or software. Whether you are using Windows, Mac or Linux computer, you can connect on-demand and in real-time with co-workers, clients, friends and family - regardless of whether they are across the city, nation or even the globe.

The name Yugma is a word derived from the Sanskrit language meaning “the state of being in unified collaboration.”

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There was need of a breath of fresh air. Yugma Skype enter on market as an tool for all VoIP service providers around the world.  It a blend of good, pragmatic business tool, the best of what the world of companies and novices has need.Whether you are using Windows, Mac or Linux operating system, Yugma provides a free remote support solution that enable you to connect with co-workers, clients, friends and family  across the city, nation or even the planet. I would recommend taking a look at Yugma video introduction on the official website to get an good feel of how their services functions.

It features new functions that allow an number of people to use the same file, a useful Skype invitation facility, session recording, and it allow you to invite up to 500 other people, that are all Premium features available only to paying subscribers, but become available to anyone that register an account for free for the first 15 days of use.

Yugma offers a simply way to create a web conference sales presentations, projets meetings, demostrations, training, distance learning a zero price. Users who need a simple screen-sharing, web presentation or remote have a strong solution and many people that has just used it are going to be very happy with this new Yugma.

The free paying users get in addition for the features described above and available to everyone for 15 days.

1) Share Mouse & Keyboard controls with other attendees

2) Schedule Sessions

3) Web Session Recording, Playback and Hosted Webcast

4) Shared File Space (100MB)

As you already know, all of these features are available to you immediately, even if you have registered for a free basic account, in fact Yugma has decided to offer them to all users for the first fifteen days after sign-up.

Before completing this review, I wanted to sign-up for an account just to see what happens. First and foremost, you need to sign up for the Yugma,  all you have to do is enter your name email and password, and you can start directly a screen-sharing session with any of your Skype contacts. You can invite people and direct your invited guests to www.yugma.com through phone, messanger, or via your mail box. Presentation is an important part of the business and the Yugma interface is well designed and ensures that menu have never been easy to manage.

Mains Features

Desktop Sharing:
Share your computer screen in real-time so that everyone sees what you see – regardless of the application, software or operating system you are using. With this powerful Yugma feature, you can get things done as though you were meeting with someone in person.

Attendees You Can Invite:
In addition to the Host, the number of attendees you can invite to a session is 10, 30, 100 or 500, depending on your service level. For example, you can have up to 11 people on Yugma Free session (1 Host + 10 attendees).

Whiteboard:
An easy and powerful whiteboard feature that allows you to instantly and interactively brainstorm during a Yugma session. You can even save your whiteboard diagrams and annotations in standard JPEG format for later use.

Mouse & Keyboard Sharing:
Share mouse and keyboard controls anytime with other session attendees. You can collaborate in “real-time” on virtually any application or software. With this powerful Yugma feature, sales professionals can review proposal changes with clients; technical support representatives can more effectively assist remote customers; project leaders can have more effective weekly reviews; lawyers can review and revise contracts with clients; and you can collaborate with your online communities on topics of interest. Yugma makes it easy.

Session Scheduler:
Schedule future Yugma sessions and send meeting invitations to your invite list all at once. Yugma invitations are compatible with most scheduling applications, including Microsoft Outlook calendar.

Shared File Space:
You can set up virtual workspaces to share project or team documents easily. You get up to 100 MB of web storage space to post files that your team(s) can download at any time. This feature is great for overcoming file size limitations associated with many email services.

Free Teleconferencing:
When you are meeting with larger groups, our teleconferencing service makes it really easily to connect with others. The service is easy to access and free of any additional charges (you only pay your standard long distance rate, if applicable). The service has many helpful and advanced features. Furthermore, our service can be used with any VoIP service providers (Skype, Google Talk, Vonage, DigitalPhone, Cable VoIP, etc.). If you prefer to use an 800 service instead of our direct dial number, just let us know.

System requirements

• Windows 2000 and later,
• Mac OSX 10.3 or later,
• Linux (following versions: Centos, Red Hat Enterprise 4.0, Slackware, Mandriva*, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora*, and Open Suse),
• Java runtime 1.4.2_07 or later.

If you are running Windows and you have an older version of Java, then Yugma will install the required version of Java.

If you are running Mac OSX 10.3 or later or Linux, then please make sure that you have Java runtime 1.4.2_07 or later or run the software updates to install the later version of Java runtime.

Services and Pricing

The Premium Yugma Skype version allows you unlimited online web conferencing and to Invite up to 10, 30, 100 or 500 attendees in ase to different remium ffers.

Below plans and prices:

Conclusion

What can we conclude from all of this? Conference calling is painful, particularly if you must spend much money, so Yugma has a lot of potential to become a first free web conferencing tools especially for several small companies but also for Novices and non-technical users in a way that just anyone could use, also allowing to save money. This seems great and important for your business pitch.

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