Bridgit conferencing software provides a quick, easy and effective way to share voice, video and data over the Internet.

In three easy steps, you can interact with colleagues and customers using any presentation or application you have running on your desktop or SMART Board interactive whiteboard. As well, participants can join your meeting through a simple e-mail invitation – no installation required, which is ideal for those who don’t have administration rights to install software on their computers.

• Desktop sharing – Share desktops instantly and alternate desktop control with ease. As well, several people can write over information on a shared desktop at the same time.
• Integrated audio and video – View video from as many as four participant sites. The built-in VoIP feature allows participants to be heard without the need for an additional audio conference bridge.
• SMART Board interactive whiteboard integration – If you already have a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, you can write directly into an open Notebook file.
• Firewall compatibility – The software is designed to work with corporate firewalls, which makes it simple to set up a conference because no special configurations are required.

Set up an interactive meeting in three easy steps:

Client

Supported Operating Systems – Windows

• Windows 2000 Windows XP
• Windows Vista

Supported Operating Systems – Macintosh

• 10.4.X
• 10.5.X

Minimum system requirements

No audio or webcams
Windows
Processor – Pentium III 800 MHz
OS – see Operating Systems
RAM – 512 MB
Bandwidth – 56 Kbps Internet ConnectionMacintosh
Processor – G4 800 MHz
OS – see Operating Systems
RAM – 512 MB
Bandwidth – 56 Kbps
Internet ConnectionWith audio and webcams
If you plan to use Bridgit software to share video and complex screen information, your computer must meet these minimum requirements:Windows
Processor – Pentium III 800 MHz
OS – see Operating Systems
RAM – 512 MB
Bandwidth – Broadband Internet ConnectionMacintosh
Processor – G4 800 MHz
OS – see Operating Systems
RAM – 512 MB
Bandwidth – Broadband Internet ConnectionWebcam requirements (Windows only)
Bridgit software supports webcams that meet the following requirements:

• Compatible with the Video for Windows (VFW) driver Supports 24-bit color
• Supports image sizes of 176 x 144 or 160 x 120

Software requirements (Windows only)
The Bridgit software client requires Internet Explorer 5.0 or later. However, Internet Explorer doesn’t need to be your default browser. Bridgit software can use a variety of Web browsers to access the Internet, including the following:

• Internet Explorer 5.0 or later  Netscape 7.0 or later Mozilla 1.0 or later
• Opera 7.2 or later

Server

Supported Operating Systems – Windows

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Vista

A single-processor server with a 100 Mbit network interface can support up to 250 concurrent users. To support more users, we recommend adding multiple processor cores to the server and allocating more network bandwidth. For specific details see KB112438. More than the recommended number of users may negatively affect performance.

In addition, each server must meet the following minimum requirements:

• 1 GHz Pentium® 4 processor
• 512MB RAM
• Windows® 2000, Windows XP or Windows server™ 2003 operating system
• 100 Mbps network interface card that supports the TCP\IP protocol (1 Gbps NIC recommended)

Bridgit software also requires an e-mail program for inviting participants to conferences. Although the Bridgit software client works with a variety of e-mail programs, it has been designed to work best with Microsoft Outlook. If you use a different e-mail program, e-mail invitations might not work correctly.