Cisco Board Series vs. GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Board Series
Score 8.4 out of 10
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The Cisco Board Series offers room devices for hybrid teamwork. Its latest generation models, the Board Pro 55 and Board Pro 75, bring video conferencing and co-creation to small and medium-sized workspaces, conference rooms, and ideation spaces. These room devices feature an AI-powered chipset, a responsive, 55- or 75-inch touch screen, speaker-tracking dual cameras, built-in speakers and microphones, and a versatile set of mounting and peripheral options. Users can join any video meeting,…N/A
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Score 9.8 out of 10
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GlobalMeet Collaborationiwas an audio, web and video conferencing solution that is designed to make global communication easy from anywhere using any device. As of 2023 the product has reached EOL and will no longer be sold.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Features
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Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
7.2
Ratings
10% below category average
High quality audio00 Ratings7.40 Ratings
High quality video00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Mobile support00 Ratings7.30 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.0
Ratings
28% below category average
Desktop sharing00 Ratings7.60 Ratings
Whiteboards00 Ratings4.30 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.6
Ratings
23% below category average
Calendar integration00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Meeting initiation00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Record meetings / events00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Slideshows00 Ratings5.80 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
6.8
Ratings
18% below category average
Live chat00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Audience polling00 Ratings4.30 Ratings
Q&A00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Board Series
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Ratings
GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
7.2
Ratings
12% below category average
User authentication00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Confidential attendee list00 Ratings6.20 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Lifesize Video Conferencing
Score 10.0 out of 10
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Intermedia AnyMeeting Pro
Score 7.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.6 out of 10
JioMeet
JioMeet
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Desk Series
Cisco Desk Series
Score 8.6 out of 10
Webex Meetings
Webex Meetings
Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
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6.4
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Likelihood to Renew
9.1
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2.0
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Usability
8.9
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7.1
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Availability
-
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9.1
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Performance
-
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7.3
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Support Rating
8.7
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7.3
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Implementation Rating
-
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8.2
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Configurability
-
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7.3
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Product Scalability
-
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7.3
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Board SeriesGlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
It is best suited for video\audio calls and meeting use. you can easily connect to the meeting with an ID or your laptop and also share content easily in a couple of ways. It's less useful for large-scale meetings as attendees seem to get lost as their video can get shrunk or hidden offscreen.
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I would recommend the service to anyone who is in need of consistent, clear, and professional audio conferencing. I think PGi and GlobalMeet are clearly one of the leaders in the space. The only knock against the services are that they can be expensive long-term contracts where you're more likely to pay for more than you use. I believe smaller organizations or those with less of a need for audio conferencing may benefit by a pay-as-you-go plan which in my experience PGi has not offered.
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Pros
  • The Cisco Webex Board is a fully featured devices that gives users all they need to interact in practical meeting rooms with their colleagues.
  • It securely connects to our virtual teams. A high-resolution image of nearly the whole room is captured by a powerful camera.
  • This is entirely for industrial design. A more is enclosed by powerful microphones.
  • It's simple to install and use. It's a one-stop solution for all your needs.
  • It is a great quality collaborative experience, which is easy to use and touch based.
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  • Setting up the meetings only takes a few seconds. I value this function.
  • Global set works in conjunction with Microsoft office. This makes integration very simple.
  • The system is user friendly and easy to understand...even for those without a lot of experience.
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Cons
  • May take more time to fit into the current existing CRM applications and systems.
  • At times, the application lags due to high levels of traffic under multiple users.
  • The program offers limited options to configure the graphical user interface for voice recognition to the users.
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  • As I mentioned before, it is not as convenient to use when sharing data as Teams so we tend to use Teams for sharing presentations.
  • On occasion, there is an echo which makes it hard to hear others.
  • I have noticed that when I use my computer as the device rather than my phone, it tends to drop more often than my phone (may be my internet connection).
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Likelihood to Renew
By leveraging the features of the Cisco Board, sales teams can deliver more engaging, interactive, and impactful presentations to clients, whether in-person or remotely, potentially leading to improved client relationships and increased sales effectiveness. We can easily train internal employees across multiple offices without the need to have them come into one site for training
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GlobalMeet is not a very good tool. There are better web meeting platforms available in the marketplace. The system is clunky, not intuitive, and experiences often technical issues. They have made updates recently but it is too little too late. It may be a good platform for smaller organizations with tighter budgets.
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Usability
Cisco Webex Board Series has great UI. It's very compelling to use. Touch controls are great and have never had any trouble navigating. However, screen mirroring can be laggy sometimes and frame drops are seen quite often while mirroring. Overall it's a great device to use with many useful features and optimized UI.
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Interface is fairly intuitive. Ease of use is a big plus. Both presenters and users find it easy to learn, easy to understand and easy to remember. We've had very few issues with the system since beginning to utilize it.
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Reliability and Availability
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We have never had an issue with the availability of GlobalMeet. It has always been available when we needed it.
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Performance
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For the most part GlobalMeet loaded everything quickly. The only problem that we had was when the whole company was on a training at one time, we had a hard time with screen sharing and the pages loading in a timely manner. Everything seemed to slow down when lots of people were on the system at once
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Support Rating
It's honestly hard to tell since we haven't had many hiccups, if any at all! We have used Webex support for other situations and it was great, but for the board itself, we only had one issue, when we received it, a pixel was broken and Webex replaced it. Fair to say they lived up to our expectations.
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As previously mentioned, I was in charge of facilitating a weekly meeting with 60 attendees. I had major issues with the screenshare crashing repeatedly during the meeting. I got in contact with a GlobalMeet Technician immediately. He was extremely responsive and worked with my technician to resolve all of the issues quickly. After his intervention, I never had the same issue again.
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Implementation Rating
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GlobalMeet was easy to get set up with the company and starting to use.
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Alternatives Considered
Comparing the interactive displays from Avacor, GoTo Meeting, and Zoom Workplace, it is possible to note that Cisco Board Series is equipped with AI and has the integration opportunities. Although many other displays provide touch capabilities similar to those of the Cisco Board Series Pro, this one has the NVIDIA AI chipset and the two camera setup for attendees. Other factors that informed the adoption of the product include this regarding the ability to link with other meeting solutions as well as the integrated sensors for environmental monitoring.
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Our small non-profit organization appreciates the ease of use of the platform for conference call needs. Other platforms can be much more complicated for users unfamiliar with conference call technology. We use it several times a month for committee meetings, regional rep check ins, and meetings with our board of directors.
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Scalability
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This product seems to be able to handle the growing amount of work within our company without any problems.
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Return on Investment
  • We managed to save a lot of time.
  • We managed to do our meetings even with the travel restrictions imposed during these Covid times
  • Meeting organizers and collaborators found it's easy to do meetings with Webex than any other application due to its user-friendliness
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  • The price for webinar for GlobalMeet is quite pricey compared to other similar vendors.
  • GlobalMeet can be used for unlimited free calls and video conferencing, hence in our company with extensive global calls this platform is very cost-effective.
  • Unlike most conferencing software. Other users don't have to download GlobalMeet App and therefore it is easy to send meeting invite to clients.
  • Attentively support system that responds fast to queries and this saves time for us.
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ScreenShots

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GlobalMeet Collaboration (discontinued) Screenshots

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