1.5.7. Feature Comparison Matrix


Features:
Vision
Elluminate
E-Lecta
LanSchool
NetSupport
School
Arel
Spotlight
Accounts  
   User Accounts yes yes yes yes1 yes yes
   Admin or Moderator Accounts yes yes yes yes yes yes
   Guest Accounts no yes no yes no yes
   Create Accounts yes yes no yes1 no no
   Roll Taking yes yes yes yes yes no
Preparation  
   PowerPoint yes yes yes no no yes
   Custom Lecture Format no no no no no no
   Flash yes no no no no yes
   Video yes no yes no no yes
   Pre-Lecture Presentation setup no no no no no no
   Windows Support yes yes yes yes yes yes
   Macintosh Support yes2 yes no no no no
   Linux Support no no no no no no
Roster  
   Allow question asking yes yes yes no yes yes
   Lock down computer or internet yes no yes yes yes no
   Moderator remote control yes no no yes yes no
   Polling or surveying yes yes yes yes3 yes yes
   Quizzing yes yes no yes3 yes yes
   File or Media Sharing yes yes no yes yes yes
   Application Sharing yes yes no no yes yes
Whiteboard  
   Live Presentation yes yes yes yes yes yes
   Public Whiteboard yes yes yes yes yes yes
   Private or Personal Whiteboard no no yes no no no
   Highlighting yes yes no no no no
   Shape Drawing yes yes yes no yes yes
   Shape Recognition no no no no no no
   Note Taking yes no yes no no yes
   Navigation Controls yes yes yes no no no
   Layers no no no no no no
   Shared Audio yes yes yes no yes yes
   Shared Video yes yes yes no yes yes
   Global Chat yes yes yes yes yes yes
   Private Chat yes yes yes yes yes yes
   Session Recording no yes no no yes yes
   Expanding and Collapsing Points no no no no no no

NOTES:

1 Can only alter machine names.
2 Vision 6 currently has support for Windows only. Vision 5 supports both Windows and Mac OS.
3 No real polling or survey option exists but program gives the moderator the ability to hand out documents and collect them.



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