Detailed Feature Comparison - Meeting Center vs WebEx Meetings

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Updated:August 25, 2015
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Introduction

This document describes the basic differences between Meeting Center and  WebEx Meetings.

Differences  between Meeting Center and WebEx Meetings

Meeting URL for Meeting Center: <company name>.WebEx.com for example, cisco.webex.com

Meeting URL for Cisco WebEx Meetings: meetings.webex.com (for the basic account)

Meetings and Web Application (page side)

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
Advanced Scheduler  Send copy of invitation email to me flag  Yes No Not needed as host and invitees get a contextual invite.
Advanced Scheduler: Delete my meetings when completed Yes No Different logic for restart for Meetings.
Advanced Scheduler: Ability to change timezone from scheduler Yes Roadmap
Advanced Scheduler: Plan meeting timezones  Yes No
Advanced Scheduler: Attendees can join before start time; first attendee to be presenter; attendee to join audio Yes Yes All settings are moved to site admin only and are enabled by default.
Advanced Scheduler: Email reminder Yes Yes Moved to users meetings preference.
Advanced Scheduler: Yearly recurrence Yes No
Advanced Scheduler: Ability to not show Toll free and/or global call-in numbers Yes Roadmap
Advanced Scheduler: Entry exit tone Yes Yes Moved to meeting preference.
Advanced Scheduler: Request that attendees verify rich media players before joining the meeting Yes No
Advanced Scheduler: Require attendees to have an account on the website in order to join the meeting Yes Roadmap
Advanced Scheduler: Registration Yes Roadmap
Advanced Scheduler: Info tab templates Yes No
Advanced Scheduler: Automatically share presentation or document once a participant joins the meeting Yes No
Advanced Scheduler: Meeting options (chat, video, notes etc.) Yes No
Advanced Scheduler: Attendee privileges Yes No
Scheduler: Record meeting flag No Yes
Scheduler: Attach files to meetings No Yes
Scheduler: Specify alternate location No Yes
Meeting templates Yes No
One-Click meeting Yes Yes Cisco WebEx Meetings allows users to modify - Topic, Invitee list and meeting password before launching the meeting.
Public meeting calendar Yes No
Personal Meeting Room (PMR) Yes No Will be done in the form of Virtual Meeting Room (VMR)/PMR concept.
Exception support for recurring meetings No Yes
Access Anywhere Yes No Decision to End-Of-Life (EOL).
Custom session types Yes No Will be handled with enhanced policies.
Default session type Yes No
Custom welcome page Yes No Have the new Cisco WebEx Meetings dashboard.
My WebEx Yes No
Dashboard No Yes With social capabilities of Feed and Comments.
Integrated Instant Messaging (IM) No Yes
Integrated Presence No Yes
Meeting Spaces No Yes
File Yes Yes File library, versioning, sharing and permissions, Webdocs, folders, file locking.
Contacts Yes Yes Cisco WebEx Meetings contains Corporate Directory (for specific users only), My WebEx Contacts (which are really IM /Jabber contacts), Imported Contacts (contacts who get added either via an actual import operations or via an email address when invited to a meeting/file share).

Contact schema in Meeting Center is much more rich than in WebEx meetings today. The contact schema in WebEx meetings only has firstName, lastName, and emailAddress. There would be data loss on migration of Meeting Center Contacts to WebEx meetings Contacts. Users are able to retain access to their contact information after migration to WebEx meetings, possibly via Comma Separated Values (CSV) file that are exported for them. The schema that Common Contacts will provide in WebEx meetings 1.5 is able to support everything in the Meeting Center schema; if the Meeting Center users are migrated to W11 after the integration with Common Contacts, then no contact data is lost.
Centers Yes Yes Centers on Cisco WebEx Meetings have an old look and feel and they work on the old code base.
Search Yes Yes Cisco WebEx Meetings have much more robust search that spans across meetings, files and contacts.
Instant search No Yes
User predictive search No Yes
First time experience with videos No Yes
Recently viewed files No Yes
Recently viewed contacts No Yes
Notifications preference No Yes
Profile visibility preference No Yes
User avatars No Yes
Common Identity (CI) No Yes CI integration is completed as part of the 1.4 release.
Unified meeting list No Yes
Reports Yes Yes Uses the Trains reports.
Training Yes No No link to WebEx University. They are substituted by "How To" videos. Also, orgs can customize to add additional links if they want in the Help section.
Verify client join (host, attendee) Yes No
Rich text/HTML emails No Yes
Alternate Host Yes Yes If you have a Cisco WebEx Meetings Free, Free Trial, or Premium account, it is NOT possible to assign an alternate host.

If you have a Cisco WebEx Meetings Enterprise account, and you have a colleague who also has a Cisco WebEx Meetings host account on your site then you can assign an alternate host.
Schedule on Behalf Yes Yes If you have a Cisco WebEx Meetings Free, Free Trial, or Premium account, it is NOT possible to assign an alternate host.

If you have a Cisco WebEx Meetings Enterprise account, and you have a colleague who also has a Cisco WebEx Meetings host account on your site then you can assign an alternate host.

Meeting Client

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
Meeting Space integration No Yes Files shared in the meeting client get automatically uploaded to the meeting space. Host has a way to control this option.
Avatars No Yes User avatars are displayed during the meeting.
Share web content Yes No
Share remote computer Yes No
Send transcript Yes No
Close captioning panel Yes No
Notes panel Yes No
Customizable quick start Yes No
Access to contacts & typeahead when inviting users No Yes
Setting for auto-record meeting No Yes
Local Recording/.wrf Yes No

Recording/Network Based Recording (NBR)

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
Standard formats Yes Roadmap Is integrated into Meetings in the 1.4 release
Supported in Meeting Center for WebEx Enabled Telepresence (WeTP) only.
Editing recording in recording details page.
Truncate lead-in and lead-out of recordings
Editing recording titles & descriptions
Editing what panels show up in the recording		 Yes No
Local recording Yes Yes Enterprise only.
Record Other Teleconference Audio Yes Yes Not for free users.
Reassign recordings to another user Yes No On a very long list to add to WebEx Meetings.
Table of Contents Yes Yes The new Standard Format NBR does not have the full Table of Contents. However, it does incorporate the times of screen sharing in the thumbnail section.
Disabling a recording Yes No
Set a password to access the recording Yes No
Streaming link,
download link and
send sharing link via email		 Yes Yes

Cross Platform

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings
 Operating System/Browser/System Requirements Refer to the link: System Requirements and Feature Support, refer to the table under Operating System and Browser Support.

Refer to the link: System Requirements Release Notes, refer to the table under Cross Platform Support.

Productivity Tool

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings CWMS
Mac PT No Yes No
Lotus Notes Integration
Lotus Notes 8.5.3 Supports windows OS platform: Win7/Win Vista/XP		 Roadmap Roadmap
TP integration Yes Roadmap No
SOBO Yes Win PT - Yes
Mac PT - Not support		 Yes, only for WebEx audio; No support to PCN ( Personal Conference Number )audio
Alternate Host Yes Yes Yes
Single occurrence No Yes Yes
Calendar View No Yes No
Automatically Record support No Yes No
Outlook Support

Refer to the link: What Programs Integrate with Productivity Tools for Cisco WebEx Meetings?, refer to the table under Outlook Integration Matrix Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.3

Refer to the link: What Programs does Productivity Tools Integrate With?, refer to the table under Outlook Integration for Windows.

CWMS ( Cisco WebEx Meeting Server )

Supported: Outlook 2007/Exchange 2007, Outlook 2010(32 bit)/Exchange 2007, Outlook 2010(32 bit)/Exchange 2010, Outlook (64 bit)/Exchange 2007, Outlook (64 bit)/Exchange 2010

Not Supported: Outlook 2013/Exchange 2010 (CMWS 2.0 and above), Outlook 2010/Exchange 365 Hosted (CMWS 2.0 and above), Outlook 2013/Exchange 2013 (CMWS 2.0 and above), Outlook 2013/Exchange 365 Hosted (CMWS 2.0 and above)

Localization

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings
Russian No Yes
Swedish Yes Roadmap

Audio

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
Coverage
{full footprint}
 no diff. HT
diff. offers LT: US & Canada offers; Euro10
Personal Conferencing yes HT only
Internal aka on-net call-back yes <confirming>
supports VoIP-only yes yes session type/privilege management somewhat different
Call back yes yes offer dependent
Invite by Phone yes HT only (removed from LT offer for fraud control)
Hybrid audio yes yes
{voip and telephony in same meeting}
TSP Integrated audio yes yes
TSP Hybrid audio yes yes (TSP provided voip)
Meeting Place integrated audio yes <confirming>
CCA (Cloud Connected Audio) yes yes
Audio prompt languages same same <list>
Dial in yes yes
Mute/Entry exit/Expell/Active speaker same same

Mobile

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
iOS - Single Sign On Yes No roadmap
Training Center - iOS Yes No roadmap
Training Center - Android Yes No roadmap
iOS - Meeting Handoff Yes No no plans yet

IM

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
IM No Yes Built-in IM client in WebEx Meetings pre and post Meeting pages.

Admin/Enterprise Features

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
Admin configurable Branding No Yes Can be managed through admin tools instead of creating a remedy ticket.
Rich text/HTML emails No Yes Except some EC templates
PT forced install on log in Yes Roadmap
Network and Identity based policies No Yes
Single Sign On Yes Yes Support for Enterprise Partial and iOS coming soon
Lockdown Yes Roadmap
Multiple URL support Yes Roadmap Still exploring as to what is the right approach of supporting use cases around Multiple URLs
Telepresence Integration (Killers) Yes Roadmap
Custom Session Types Yes Yes Still exploring if we we support session types in the future or provide as policies.
ASR Node support Yes No Its being EOL on the Trains
Admin audit logs Yes Yes Admin audit trail report
File upload controls (internal/external) No Yes
Session timeout limits No Yes
User profile permissions No Yes
Contacts permissions No Yes
Meeting Place Integration Yes No

APIs

Feature/Module Meeting Center WebEx Meetings Notes
Admin and User: User Management APIs (including Search APIs) Yes Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4 - Common Identity System for Cross-Domain Identity Management (SCIM) APIs
Meetings Management APIs Yes Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4
Meeting Invite APIs Yes Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4
Admin and User: User's Meeting Preference APIs Yes Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings1.4 (OneClick Settings, Personal Conference Number (PCN), Telephony Service Provider(TSP) Audio settings, other preferences)
Meeting Attachment APIs N/A No Requires a File Service either on top of current Data Management System (DMS) solution or any other longer term option
Recording APIs Yes Yes Current neighbor (NBR) Web Service Server (WSS) will work. Must be replaced with REpresentational State Transfer (REST) APIs.
Social APIs N/A Roadmap Tentatively Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4 if Scrum teams can deliver.
Admin: History APIs Yes No Need further analysis on usage and incorporate into roadmap for future release.
Admin: Organization Management APIs Yes Roadmap Partial set of APIs being planned in Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4. Remaining depend on a combination of Common   Identity System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) APIs and Meetings Admin APIs.
Training Center APIs Yes No Pending integration of Centers into Cisco WebEx Meetings, including users. Old XML APIs work for old centers
Support Center APIs Yes No Pending integration of Centers into Cisco WebEx Meetings, including users. Old XML APIs work for old centers.
WebACD APIs for Support Center Yes No Pending integration of Centers into WebEx11, including users. Old XML APIs work for old centers.
Event Center APIs Yes No Pending integration of Centers into WebEx11, including users. Old XML APIs work for old centers.
User Login Flows Yes Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4 - CI/Oauth flows
Anonymous Login Flows Yes Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4 - CI/Oauth flows
Admin: B2B API Call Flows Yes Roadmap Basic support being planned for in Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4. Partner Admin support depends on Partner Admin Role/Gateway.
Developer App Key Management N/A Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4 (through developer.cisco.com)
Admin: Acces Token Management N/A Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4 (through Org Admin tool)
User: Access Token Management N/A No On backlog, pending which UI it should go in (Meetings Preferences UI?)
Admin: Custom Session Type APIs Yes No Pending support of Custom Session types in Org Admin
Contact APIs (including Search APIs) N/A Roadmap Tentatively Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.5, when Cisco WebEx Meetings integrates with Common Contacts
Files APIs N/A No Pending a common files service (Not implemented yet)
Multi-URL Support in APIs Yes No Pending the final solution of multi-URL support. Not implemented yet )
Enterprise/Partner Shared Site support in APIs N/A No Pending the final solution for Shared site. Low touch site will be supported
API Version Control Yes Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4
API Explorer Yes (Basic) Roadmap Cisco WebEx Meetings 1.4 (to be integrated in developer.cisco.com)
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