<s>
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
sharing	I-Device
software	O
application	O
for	O
web	B-Protocol
conferencing	I-Protocol
and	O
remote	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
the	O
online	O
collaboration	O
provider	O
,	O
Snapview	O
GmbH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
provides	O
its	O
software	O
as	O
native	O
downloads	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
which	O
allows	O
a	O
presenter	O
to	O
host	O
the	O
online	B-Protocol
meeting	I-Protocol
on	O
a	O
Windows	O
computer	O
and	O
meeting	O
attendees	O
could	O
join	O
from	O
a	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
,	O
or	O
Linux	O
computer	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
from	O
smartphones	O
or	O
tablets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
BeamYourScreen	O
was	O
approached	O
by	O
individuals	O
who	O
asked	O
whether	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
its	O
software	O
was	O
available	O
,	O
for	O
small-time	O
use	O
on	O
an	O
irregular	O
basis	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
these	O
requests	O
made	O
primarily	O
by	O
private	O
users	O
,	O
BeamYourScreen	O
then	O
launched	O
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
free	O
online	B-Protocol
meeting	I-Protocol
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
has	O
received	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
friendly	O
approach	O
to	O
online	B-Protocol
meetings	I-Protocol
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
corporate	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
of	O
other	O
web	B-Protocol
conferencing	I-Protocol
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
announced	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
free	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
enabled	O
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
to	O
function	O
as	O
a	O
cross	B-Operating_System
platform	I-Operating_System
screen	O
sharing	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Macworld	O
UK	O
posted	O
a	O
review	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
and	O
gave	O
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
an	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
4-Star	O
Award	O
,	O
complimenting	O
the	O
software	O
for	O
its	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
screen	O
sharing	O
,	O
features	O
and	O
security	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2009	O
,	O
amidst	O
the	O
swine	O
flu	O
outbreak	O
,	O
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
promoting	O
its	O
software	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
swine	O
flu	O
prevention	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mikogo	B-Operating_System
blogged	O
about	O
this	O
topic	O
and	O
sent	O
out	O
an	O
e-mail	O
to	O
subscribers	O
touting	O
the	O
benefits	O
of	O
having	O
virtual	B-Protocol
meetings	I-Protocol
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
swine	O
flu	O
.	O
</s>
