Nefsis^® versus WebEx^® Comparison

Video Conferencing Comparison of Nefsis Vs. WebEx -- consider Nefsis as a WebEx alternative.

NEFSIS ADVANTAGES

Accessible, live human support, including help with desktop and room-based AV peripherals
FASTER desktop sharing & multi-point video
No limits on video quality, including HD
Easier for network users
On-premise software option
More security & IT controls:

Server access restrictions
Use own certificate / PKI
FIPS 140-2 Compliant (US Govt)

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Nefsis was designed for fully-interactive online video conferences, with full-duplex connections for every participant. WebEx was designed for "one to many" webinars, where one person presents to a passive audience. Nefsis full-duplex connections and advanced distributed processing technologies are faster, with far superior video capabilities and more options for security and IT controls. In addition, Nefsis support staff is available to personally help you with your video conferencing applications and audio/video peripherals of all types. For product details, please see the comparison chart below.

Compare Nefsis web & video conferencing versus WebEx

USER EXPERIENCE

Easy to start meeting
Easy to invite people
Easy to share PowerPoint presentations & live desktop
Easy to use audio & video
Easy to end meeting
Fast, high-quality desktop sharing & video
Connection success, firewall & proxy traversal - Comments [+] Both work, but Nefsis optimizer picks faster connection types
Easy to learn? Intuitive, browser-like layout
Is the product so easy, help not needed
Help - Easy text help system
Help - Easy movie help system
Help - Easy to find quick start guide
Help - First-Time user prompt wizard
Help - Public online user guide - Comments [+] WebEx online user guide requires login access
Help - Live telephone technical support

FEATURES

Column heading, Nefsis versus WebEx comparison

Online Meetings

Ad-Hoc meetings
Schedule conferences
Recording - Comments [+] Nefsis records to AVI and Flash; WebEx to proprietary format

Sharing

Share document - Word
Share document - PowerPoint
Share document - any document
Share live - desktop
Share live - application
Share live - region
Share live - browser
Share other - whiteboard
Share other - annotation
Share other - annotation on LIVE applications - Comments [+] Nefsis can annotate over live applications; WebEx uses a static screenshot
Share other - save annotation
Share other - text chat
Share other - file hand-outs
Share other - file transfer
Share other - desktop w/ remote control
Share other - media sharing (e.g., demonstration movies and training-film clips) - Comments [+] With Nefsis, participants' audio and video are not paused while playing movies files during a conference
Live media sharing - no plugins required - Comments [+] Nefsis renders the audio and video, it does not require conference participants to install any plug-ins
Live media sharing - share any media file (e.g., WMV, AVI, SWF, FLV, QTI) - Comments [+] Nefsis can share any media file provided that the DirectShow filters are installed on the presenter's computer, which are required to play the media file even without Nefsis. So long as the presenter can play the media file, everyone else can enjoy the presentation.
Live media sharing - HD media - Comments [+] Nefsis can play high definition encoded media
Live media sharing - real-time host controls - Comments [+] The Nefsis meeting host controls play, pause, rewind, etc., not individual conference participants
Live media sharing - multipoint synchronization - Comments [+] With Nefsis, everyone gets the same experience, all see the same frames simultaneously and everyone else's reaction
Multi-Monitor support - Comments [+] With Nefsis, you can share anything on any monitor
Additional Comments: • Nefsis live sharing can include PC audio • Nefsis live sharing features are faster than WebEx when used by multiple participants over the Internet • Nefsis offers animated pointers for more visual highlights

Video Conferencing

Multipoint video - Comments [+] Both support multipoint video; but Nefsis is faster, with more participants at higher resolutions
Multipoint video, dynamic video resolution and fps - Comments [+] Nefsis automatic throttling dynamically responds to changes in bandwidth for each user
Multipoint video, all active, not just speaker
Windows USB webcams
Windows video capture cards (DirectShow)
1/8th screen (177x144)
1/4 screen (320x240)
Full screen, 640x480 @ 30 fps - Comments [+] See also video layouts below
High definition (HD), 720p or better @ 30 fps
Allow maximum device frame rate - Comments [+] No limits, Nefsis will allow the host to select any frame-rate supported by the input device
Allow maximum device resolution - Comments [+] No limits, Nefsis will allow the host to select any video resolution supported by the input device
Apply my layout
Follow my layout
Host can select participants’ camera & change devices
3rd party capture card, camera and HD camcorder support - Comments [+] Nefsis provides qualified technical support for all audio/video peripherals
Conference room support - Comments [+] Nefsis technical support provides conference room setup assistance for all customers
Additional Comments: • Nefsis does not limit video participation to presenters-only • Nefsis does not automatically pause videos in multipoint settings • Nefsis multipoint video and live sharing is much faster with four or more participants when used over the public Internet WebEx UDP-first works over LANs for bench-testing, but not over the public Internet when in production use Nefsis uses TCP/IP for LAN, WAN, and public Internet connections

Audio (VoIP) Conferencing

Utilize webcam microphones in multipoint VoIP
Multiparty VoIP - Comments [+] Nefsis allows unlimited talkers at full duplex; WebEx two at simplex
Multiparty VoIP, full-duplex (not like a speakerphone)
Multiparty VoIP, live sharing & video sync - Comments [+] Nefsis syncronization works with VoIP, live sharing & multipoint video
Narrowband - Comments [+] Nefsis narrowband quality is superior with acoustic echo cancellation for webcam microphones
Wideband - Comments [+] Nefsis defaults to wideband audio
Host can select participants’ audio, change devices
Conference recording includes VoIP audio

Host Conference Controls & Layouts

Host, presenter and participant levels
Promote participant, demote and expel
Take host (requires password) - Comments [+] With WebEx, if the host exits the meeting for any reason (e.g., accidental disconnect), the room is automatically closed
Share only - Comments [+] Only the item being shared is shown (to maximize display area)
Docked and tiled videos, with live sharing area to the right (style 1) - Comments [+] All videos and the item being shared are shown in one window
Webinar (video and share, no participant list)
Floating video layouts - Comments [+] The WebEx undock feature is limited to only one video, which cannot be floated over the 2nd monitor
Floating video-bar layouts - Comments [+] All videos float in one “video bar” (like a tool bar or tool ribbon)
Full-screen video - Comments [+] WebEx full-screen video appears pixelated, because it is a stretched, low-resolution image
Video only - tiled
Video only - picture-in-picture (PIP)
Video only - floating video
Composite video layouts
Multi-monitor support (float video on any monitor)

Distributed Processing

True cloud computing (not multiple data centers) - Comments [+] Nefsis picks the best nearby server for lowest roundtrip latency
Redundancy, fail-over and load-balancing built-in
Massively scalable - Comments [+] Nefsis via cloud computing, WebEx via data centers
Multi-core parallel processing, end-to-end
MME/SSE multimedia processor extensions

Enterprise Communications

Firewall traversal
Proxy support - Comments [+] Nefsis supports WPAD, PAC without JSProxy, Socks5, and manual proxy configuration settings
Connection optimizer - Comments [+] Nefsis tries multiple connection types and ports, and picks the fastest

IT Controls

Security

Password protected conferences - Comments [+] Nefsis Online & WebEx offer standard security features; Nefsis Dedicated provides the additional capabilities below
Security, encrypted connections (SSL/TLS)
Security, encrypted connections (HTTPS)
Force all hosts to use password protected conference
On-premise, use own SSL certificate - Comments [+] Nefsis Dedicated on-premise server software offers multiple higher-level security settings
On-premise, own PKI - Comments [+] Nefsis Dedicated on-premise server software can integrate with customer and third-party public key infrastructure (PKI)
FIPS 140-2 compliant security settings - Comments [+] Nefsis Dedicated on-premise server software is FIPS 140-2 compliant (for US government applications)
Option to restrict conference documents - Comments [+] Nefsis Dedicated can restrict documents to on-premise conferencing server

Administration

Customize entry page with logos & color schemes
Default conference room for each user
User controls, accounts
Feature controls, live sharing & remote control
Feature controls, video quality settings
Usage reports
Bandwidth monitor
Network diagnostic

Contact Lists & Integration Points

Microsoft Outlook integration
Microssoft Office applications integration
Windows desktop integration
Microsoft LCS and OC compatibility
Contact list with online status - Comments [+] Nefsis tray applet and live contact list is an optional, no charge add-on
Contact pop-up messages & text chat
Contact list groups
Notes integration via MAPI

Pricing

Licensing

Online service
On Premise Software
Annual payment plan
Month-to-month payment plan
Pay Per Use
One-time, large event license “bump” - Comments [+] Nefsis is a pre-planned license bump; WebEx is an automatic overcharge
“How is it licensed? Named user, concurrent user, room, etc.”	Named or concurrent user	Named user

Languages

English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Dutch
French (Canadian)
French (European)
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish (European)
Spanish (Latin America)
Swedish
Open and edit language files - Comments [+] Nefsis supports any language, you can create and edit language files
Set hotkey to dynamically reload language files

OTHER

Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows Vista / full Aero support - Comments [+] Nefsis live sharing supports the complete Microsoft Aero premium visual experience, including transparanecy and glass effects
Windows 7 (64 bit)

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This document was prepared by Nefsis product management; information herein is deemed reliable at the time it was prepared, but cannot be guaranteed. Nefsis features and systems requirements are subject to change without notice. Nefsis is a registered trademark of Nefsis Corporation. WebEx is a registered trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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