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Saturday, September 4th, 2010A Video conference is also known as video teleconference is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact with two-way which means audio and video transmissions. It is called visual collaboration and is a type of groupware. Video conferencing differs from videophone calls in that it is designed to serve a conference rather than individuals. Video conferencing was first demonstrated in 1968.Video conferencing uses telecommunications of audio and video to bring people at different sites together for a meeting. This conversation is classified into two types namely point-to-point and multi-point. Video conferencing is used to share documents, computer-displayed information, and whiteboards. Video conferencing consist of two closed circuit television systems connected through cable. Web conference is used to conduct live meetings, training, or presentations through the internet. In the web conference each participant has their own laptop and they will be connected with internet. This can be downloaded application or web-based application webinar defines specific type of web conference webinar can be collaborative and it can contain question and answer sessions which allow the participant as well as audience. In some situation the presenter may speak through a standard telephone line, while pointing some information about the presented onscreen and audience can respond over their own telephones, speaker phones allowing comfort and convenience. There are many web conferencing technologies in the market which incorporate the use of VoIP audio technology to allow web-based communication. Webinar may provide hidden or anonymous participant functionality it make participants unaware of other participants who are in the same meeting. Web conferenceare complemented by electronic meeting systems which provide some online facilitation tools such as brainstorming and categorization,discussions,and typically with certain anonymity. In live or streaming video webcam, digital video camera or multimedia files are shown to the audience. The other features of web conference includes slide show presentations, live or streaming video, web tours, meetings recording, text chat, screen sharing, desktop sharing, application sharing.web conferencing is often sold as service, hosted on a web server controlled by the vendor. The other components required for Audio conference system include audio input such as microphones, CD/DVD player, cassette player, or any other audio outlet. Audio outputs include loud speakers with display device or telephone. Data transfer used in audio conferencing where analog or digital telephone network, LAN or internet.