<s>
Microsoft	B-Protocol
NetMeeting	I-Protocol
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
VoIP	B-Application
and	O
multi-point	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
program	O
offered	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
allows	O
multiple	O
clients	O
to	O
host	O
and	O
join	O
a	O
call	O
that	O
includes	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
,	O
text	O
chat	O
,	O
application	O
and	O
desktop	O
sharing	O
,	O
and	O
file	O
sharing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
bundled	O
with	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
and	O
then	O
with	O
Windows	O
versions	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
1996	O
,	O
with	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
3	I-Protocol
and	O
later	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
4	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
video	O
service	O
became	O
common	O
on	O
free	O
IM	B-Application
clients	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
Messenger	O
and	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
was	O
a	O
popular	O
way	O
to	O
perform	O
video	B-Application
conferences	I-Application
and	O
chat	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
public	O
ILS	O
servers	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
direct-dialing	O
"	O
to	O
an	O
IP	B-Protocol
address	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
defunct	O
TechTV	O
channel	O
even	O
used	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
getting	O
viewers	O
onto	O
their	O
call-in	O
shows	O
via	O
webcam	O
,	O
although	O
viewers	O
had	O
to	O
call	O
on	O
their	O
telephones	O
,	O
because	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
connections	O
were	O
still	O
rare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
ITU	O
T.120	O
and	O
H.323	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
stacks	O
for	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
extensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
call	O
is	O
set	O
up	O
,	O
undertaken	O
and	O
torn	O
down	O
between	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
clients	O
using	O
the	O
H.225	B-Protocol
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
is	O
carried	O
using	O
H.245	O
,	O
encoded	O
using	O
the	O
G.711	B-Algorithm
and	O
G.723.1	B-Algorithm
codecs	O
from	O
5.3	O
to	O
64	O
kbit/s	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
video	O
is	O
encoded	O
using	O
the	O
H.263	B-Algorithm
and	O
H.261	B-Algorithm
codecs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Application	O
sharing	O
is	O
performed	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
Share	O
2.0	O
"	O
protocol	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
pre-release	O
version	O
of	O
T.128	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
protocol	O
also	O
being	O
used	O
to	O
transport	O
chat	O
messages	O
;	O
whiteboard	O
sharing	O
uses	O
ITU	O
T.126	O
,	O
while	O
file	O
sharing	O
is	O
performed	O
using	O
FTP	B-Protocol
over	O
T.127	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
standardised	O
protocol	O
,	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
can	O
interoperate	O
with	O
other	O
H.232-implementing	O
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Ekiga	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
shortcut	O
to	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
was	O
removed	O
“	O
by	O
design	O
”	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
must	O
start	O
conf.exe	B-Protocol
manually	O
from	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
Run	O
dialog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
included	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
can	O
still	O
be	O
installed	O
and	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
32-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
published	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
32-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2007	O
that	O
installs	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
3.02	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Business	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
or	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
some	O
features	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
3.02	O
such	O
as	O
remote	B-Protocol
desktop	I-Protocol
sharing	O
invitations	O
(	O
incoming	O
)	O
and	O
whiteboard	O
area	O
selection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
Vista	B-Application
compatible	O
version	O
is	O
unsupported	O
and	O
is	O
only	O
meant	O
as	O
a	O
transition	O
tool	O
to	O
help	O
support	O
collaboration	O
sessions	O
when	O
used	O
with	O
Windows	O
XP-based	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
Professional	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
,	O
or	O
Ultimate	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Mode	O
to	O
run	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
originally	O
recommended	O
using	O
newer	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Meeting	O
Space	O
,	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Desktop	I-Protocol
,	O
Remote	B-Protocol
Assistance	I-Protocol
,	O
Skype	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Office	I-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Meeting	I-Protocol
and	O
SharedView	B-Protocol
in	O
place	O
of	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skype	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Business	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
and	O
Skype	B-Protocol
for	I-Protocol
Business	I-Protocol
(	O
known	O
previously	O
by	O
Office	B-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
and	O
Lync	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Teams	I-Application
represent	O
recent	O
videoconferencing	B-Application
products	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
considered	O
successors	O
to	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
