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March 29, 2007

Microsoft Screen Sharing Software - Tahiti

Interesting ... something useful in a variety of ways - how often are we on the phone or on IM brainstorming with someone (or a group) and we simply want to share a screen to add richer context to the conversation or interact in real-time around whatever it is that we are talking about without experiencing the heaviness of a high-end web conferencing tool? I imagine that we would all like to have something quick and simple like this. Adding VoIP would be a natural extension ... the Tahiti site.

Microsoft today launched a free screen sharing software for Windows XP and Vista users. The software ("Tahiti") can also be used for providing remote tech support or co-authoring presentations and documents with far-away colleagues. [If you need a Tahiti invite, drop in a comment.]

The workflow is simple - download and install the Tahiti software (~2.5 MB), login with your Windows Live ID and you are ready to share your entire desktop, web browser or any program application with the world. The desktop screen can be simultaneously shared with upto 15 people at a time and the person sharing can give control to anyone else who's also part of the screen sharing session. And each participant has a personalized mouse pointer to point out specific items or highlight an area of shared screen.

Source: Microsoft Screen Sharing Software - Simple, Yet Powerful at Digital Inspiration

March 29, 2007 in Web Conferencing | Permalink Can you send me an invite? Thanks.

Posted by: Udai Shekawat | March 29, 2007 at 04:18 PM Can I have an invite?

Posted by: stephen londergan | March 29, 2007 at 04:21 PM For those requesting invitations to the beta - that offer was posted on the source site of the information:


Unfortunately I do not have any IDs to pass along.

Posted by: Mike Gotta | March 29, 2007 at 07:48 PM Please send me an invite. Thanks!

Posted by: Ben Koopman | March 31, 2007 at 04:36 PM Mike - have you ever played with JamJar (Adobe/Flex/Flash demo)? I would love to catch your impressions of it. Full disclosure: I worked on that project a year ago.


Posted by: Ben Bauermeister | April 01, 2007 at 03:36 PM To anyone with interest in Tahiti:
Please keep an eye on http://codenametahiti.com in mid April for updates on the public beta. Also use the MS Discussion forum to send feedback and suggestions, here: http://forums.microsoft.com/codenametahiti/ShowForum.aspx?ForumID=1335&SiteID=53

-Cameron (Tahiti Lead Program Manager)

Posted by: Cameron | April 02, 2007 at 08:48 PM Can you send me an invite? Thanks in advance.

Posted by: Sebastien Rousset | April 04, 2007 at 09:45 AM I absolutely need an invite ;)

Posted by: JF Ruiz | April 04, 2007 at 09:56 AM I would love an invite to Tahiti.. I do tons of online classes and Tahiti would be a great tool I think..

Posted by: David Winet | January 28, 2008 at 07:56 PM send an invite this way if you can

Posted by: John | March 20, 2008 at 10:50 AM





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