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This chapter dives into interactive communication and its transformative impact on modern business environments. It explores various online meeting tools, internet telephony, and the utilization of internet fax gateways and relay chats. The chapter outlines the significant benefits of these technologies, such as breaking time and location barriers, reducing costs, and facilitating quick responses. Additionally, it discusses the role of virtual worlds and internet newsgroups in fostering asynchronous discussions and training. Readers will gain insights into integrating these tools effectively into their e-business strategies.
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Chapter 8 Interactive Communication
Agenda • Benefits • Types • Online meeting • Internet telephony • Internet fax gateway • Internet relay chat • Virtual world • Internet newsgroups • Internet-base training
Benefits • No time limit • No location limit • Reduce cost • Quick response • Documentation
Agenda • Benefits • Types • Online meeting • Internet telephony • Internet fax gateway • Internet relay chat • Virtual world • Internet newsgroups • Internet-base training
Online Meeting • Hardware • Camera and microphone • Software • CU-SeeMe
Internet Telephony • Quality of Service • Connection: speed • Packet switching: interpolating • Hardware • Sound card, speaker and microphone • Software • International Telecommunication Union: H.323 standard • Transport voice, data and video over packet switched network
Internet Telephony • Protocol • IPv6 and Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP) • Feature • Conference whiteborad • Collaborative browsing • File exchange: textual chat • Product • Microsoft NetMeeting
Internet Telephony • Internet telephony gateways • Internet Telephony Service Providers (ITSP) • Internet Telephony Exchange Carriers (ITXC) • Usage • Call centers
Internet Fax Gateway • Communication between fax machine and Internet connection
Internet Relay Chat • Product • Internet Relay Chat • AOL Instant Messenger • ICQ • Requirement • IRC server, a nickname and a channel • Control power of an initiator
Internet Relay Chat • Not Secure • Type • HTML based chat room • Java-based • Moderated: interview or press conference • Non-moderated: no restriction
Virtual World • Graphical interface with text based chat • Three dimensional person • Example • Virtual Reality Online Shopping • Shopping, chatting, looking, searching etc.
Internet Newsgroups • Asynchronous meetings and discussion • eCircle • Mailing list and newsgroup
Internet-based Trainings • Organization wide training department • Just-enough training • Modules for self-learning • FAQ, mailing lists, newsgroup and chat groups • Management Software • Saba Education Management System • Internet University: student, faculty, server management
Discussion • What kind experience do you have with this Internet communication? • Can you incorporate these Internet communication functions into your e-business environment?
Points to Remember • Benefits • Types • Online meeting • Internet telephony • Internet fax gateway • Internet relay chat • Virtual world • Internet newsgroups • Internet-base training