Provided video conferencing tools
System evaluation of the tools provided by HA IT
Here you will find a summary of the video conferencing systems offered at HZB to help you find the right tool for your video conference.
| Tool | Jitsi | GoToMeeting | Skype for Business (MS Lync) | DFN conference service |
| maximum number of participants per conference | 25 |
250 (according to LogMeIn) |
250 (according to Microsoft) |
73 |
| maximum number of simultaneously active cameras (the actual videos displayed on the screen may vary dependent on client software and device) |
15 (the 15 participants who have most recently spoken are displayed) |
25 (the 25 participants who have most recently spoken are displayed)
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5 (the 5 participants who have most recently spoken are displayed) |
23 (for the first 23 connected participants) |
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costs for users |
no (free software) |
yes (License to be purchased from the initiator of the conference) |
no (concluded license agreement with Microsoft) |
no (free of charge as part of the DFN membership) |
| use cases |
internal meetings ad-hoc meetings external participants possible |
internal meetings ad-hoc meetings (after first-time registration) external participants possible link to our lecture halls (including Polycom system) |
internal meetings ad-hoc meetings external participants possible link to our lecture halls (including Polycom system) |
internal meetings ad-hoc meetings (after first-time registration) external participants possible link to our lecture halls (including Polycom system) |
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additional functions |
desktop sharing (desktop or single application window) dial-in by phone chat password protection possible function "raise hand" (signal for interruption-free conversation) |
desktop sharing (desktop or single application window) dial-in by phone chat password protection possible recording possible function "laser pointer" at presentation function "Drawing Tool" at presentation |
desktop sharing (desktop or single application window) dial-in by phone chat recording possible function "whiteboard" for collaborative work waiting-area/lobby before attendance |
desktop sharing (desktop or single application window) dial-in by phone chat password protection possible recording possible function "streaming" (live stream as in a webinar with chat function, no limited number of participants) |
| supported devices |
laptop or PC with webcam/headset Windows, Mac, Linux app for iOS and android |
laptop or PC with webcam/headset Windows, Mac, Linux app for iOS and android |
laptop or PC with webcam/headset Windows, Mac app for iOS and android |
laptop or PC with webcam/headset Windows, Mac, Linux app for iOS and android |
| client software |
Jitsi meet client |
GoToMeeting-Opener |
Skype for Business client |
PEXIP client |
| recommended browsers |
Google Chrome |
Google Chrome |
MS Internet Explorer (installation of a plugin required) |
Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome |
| supported browsers (laptop/PC) or software |
new MS Edge (based on chromium) |
other browsers (installation of a plugin required) |
MS Internet Explorer |
other browsers |
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hoster (company and location of IT) |
HZB, HA IT data processing takes place in HZB |
company LogMeIn data processing takes place outside hzb (national and international) |
HZB, HA IT data processing takes place in HZB |
DFN Verein data processing takes place in Germany |
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evalution of data protection and IT security |
recommended
GDPR-compliant video conferencing with a limited number of participants and confidential or strictly confidential content |
allowed
video conferencing with very high numbers of participants and without sensitive or confidential content (data protection is regulated by a contract of commissioned data processing) |
recommended
GDPR-compliant video conferencing with a limited number of participants and confidential or strictly confidential content |
recommended
GDPR-compliant video conferencing with a high number of participants and confidential or strictly confidential content
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comments |
open source software |
video conferencing tool accepted by BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) |
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