Dimdim, provider of a browser-based web conferencing platform that doesn’t require the installation of any desktop software, is dropping the beta tag with the release of a new edition of its application and is simultaneously releasing its complete source code to the open source community.
If you would like a Pro version (starts at $99 per year for an unlimited number of meetings) free of charge, click this special TechCrunch link to sign up. Dimdim will upgrade a percentage for every 100 registrations, up to 1000 free Pro accounts in total.
With the release of the new 4.5 version, Dimdim introduces what they call the SynchroLive Communication Platform, designed to automatically scale its performance to ensure all live communications are perfectly in synch. The synchronized web browsing feature is one of the best things I’ve seen in any web-based collaboration tool. SynchroLive Co-Browsing basically enables you to share your browsing sessions with multiple people by simply setting up a room and sending its dedicated URL to other participants. SynchroLive will then let your guests see what you see as you navigate the web. This works for videos as well, with the ability to simultaneously watch streams and talk / chat with other attendees. Another welcome addition is a 2-way video chat feature.
Dimdim comes with a free version which supports up to 20 conference attendees, and offers the Pro edition and an Enterprise edition as well. Pricing is significantly lower than well-known competitors like GoToMeeting and WebEx.
Earlier this year Dimdim introduced a hosted version of its web meeting software that allows companies to host meetings on Dimdim servers “in the cloud”. Now, Dimdim is introducing Liberty, the latest Open Source Community Edition based on the new commercial hosted version, and releasing the source code under a GPL3 license with no limit to the number of attendees, meetings or mashups that can be created.
Dimdim , who boasts about being used by more than a million people worldwide, raised $6 million in a Series B funding round led by Index Ventures, Nexus India Capital, and Draper Richards over the summer, bringing its total funding to $8.4 million. The company is based out of Burlington, Massachusetts and has offices in New Hampshire, Canada and Hyderabad, India.
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the signup link redirects to the homepage… doesn’t seem to be working
Works fine now.
Robin, thanks for this! We’re excited to be leaving beta and expanding our offerings. With the TechCrunch promo, it’s an even better day to give it a try.
Thanks again!!!
-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim Web Conferencing / [www.dimdim.com]
e: kevin@dimdim.com / twitter: @meetdimdim
Funny name. Good luck with the launch into full ‘production ‘mode.
Tried using DimDim the other day for a 5 person international meeting (Israel-USA). It didn’t work very well… the audio was very buggy and participants had a very hard time figuring out the interface (eg- we discovered they had to hold down the ‘talk’ button the whole time they were talking). We abandoned it pretty quickly. Looking forward to updates, as it seems like a great start for a platform.
Thanks for the post and comments about Dimdim. Our latest version includes hundreds of improvements requested by our users. For instance, we added an “auto-handsfree” option to deal with prophetsearcher’s issue above along with some really powerful new features the world has not seen before. Hope you enjoy using Dimdim and let us know how we’re doing.
http://www.Dimdim.com
Open source version’s integration with Moodle, THE open source LMS, sounds really promising.
the DimDim site must be getting slammed right now… cuz I can’t get into that subscription signup.
best luck with the launch. Seems like a good product.
Yes we are getting slammed! But just keep trying, please. We’re here and we’re really excited. Thanks all!
Try out Conferendum, a German start-up which recently released a web conferencing service that can be integrated with an API in any portal, blog or website. Very easy to use. You can start a meeting by sending a simple e-mail.
Check out http://www.conferendum.com
Just to let you know , is it the expected thing for a use to create multiple id’s with the same mail id ?. coz , i could
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Looks like a great application and will work great with Moodle. Am I correct that only the presenter can transmit video? Are their plans to offer a two way videoconferencing option?
I signed up for this today and am hoping for the two-way video conferencing as well!
Clay, 2 way video chat is available with Dimdim Pro and Dimdim Enterprise. You can pick any attendee and turn on their webcam/microphone remotely or automatically. You can read more about it here: http://dimdim.c...m_editions.html
I wish DimDim would add the ability to give someone else keyboard and mouse control. Then it could compete with the big boys.
Currently I can’t create an account, every email address I try to use shows as “user already exists,” even on ones I’ve just created the minute before I try them.
Works fine at the moment.
“doesn’t require the installation of any desktop software” <– This makes it sound like I don’t have to install any new desktop software on my machine. I don’t know about you guys but on a Mac I get prompted to download and execute something called Screencaster_4.0.dmg. Oh wait – that’s only if I want to share my screen. Looks like I can use the built-in dimdim browser, do voice and audio chat with no installs. OK very nice – and very cheap. Free up to 20 users, wow. Look out webex and gotomeeting.
Thanks, this is a great giveway! Your product looks amazing, thanks for bringing a low cost solution to the masses!
When do you plan to have screen sharing with Linux? I am on Ubuntu.
Same here .
Thanks for this. I’ve been looking for ways to offer online training classes for my employer. Perfect timing.
I tried using DimDim yesterday for a 3-person conference, and quickly had to abandon it due to poor synchronization (even though we are all on the same LAN). I was trying to demo a Web product, and the remote displays frequently failed to update in response to changes in the presenter’s display.
Other than that, we like the product. Would be good if it worked though.
Tried to use it from a place where a flash is banned. Bummer… Also, tried for Pro account, but the thing wanted to bill me through PayPal for $99, so no luck there as well.
Thank you again Robin (and all of TechCrunch) and thank you to everyone who responded to the offer yesterday. We had 2000+ sign-ups and the effort to get the message out was so incredible we added another 100 free upgrades to original 400.
Everyone who signed up, definitely let me know how you’re using Dimdim!
Thank you again, it was an incredible launch!
-k
Kevin Micalizzi, Community Manager
Dimdim Web Conferencing / http://www.dimdim.com
e: kevin@dimdim.com / twitter: @meetdimdim
Check out http://www.spreed.com it has all the features youre looking for with dimdim and even more. I use it quite often and love it for its userinterface and its technology – always works fine. It even has a feature called Dial-In – makes it possible to get into a meeting with a phone. Works worldwide – amazing.
But it seems there is no free subscription available in http://www.spreed.com, a free subscription matters a lot for most of the users to give a try before they pay for it.