Launched in October 2020, Hoot Meetings from Intrado was a client-free service used to host and join video meetings. Since rebranding to West Technology Group, the company is discontinuing its collaboration technologies. Hoot Meetings is no longer available.
Data Engineer in Research & Development at Global (Broadcast Media, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose West Collaboration (discontinued)
I don’t like both of these tools. In both of these softwares, it was quite hard to generate a link for video meetings even in Zoom that was more tricky. Plus the price of both of these tools was much high than that of Hoot and that was another demerit. So, all these things …
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Food and Beverage Outlets Manager in Human Resources at Millennium Hotels & Resorts, New Zealand (Hospitality, 1001-5000 employees)
Chose West Collaboration (discontinued)
I was not satisfied with the quality of video Zoom used to provide us. Furthermore, my team didn’t find the Zoom link easy to join and above all creating link for the meeting was very hard and tricky in Zoom which is easy in Hoot and Hoot works well even with a large number of …
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Key User Insights
Would buy again
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Delivers good value for the price
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Happy with the feature set
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Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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Implementation went as expected
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Features
West Collaboration (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of West Collaboration (discontinued)
Feature
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
7% above category average
High quality audio
9.02 Ratings
High quality video
9.02 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements
7.62 Ratings
Mobile support
8.42 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of West Collaboration (discontinued)
Feature
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Desktop sharing
8.02 Ratings
Whiteboards
8.62 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of West Collaboration (discontinued)
Feature
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.4
2 Ratings
1% above category average
Calendar integration
8.02 Ratings
Meeting initiation
8.62 Ratings
Integrates with social media
9.02 Ratings
Record meetings / events
8.62 Ratings
Slideshows
8.02 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of West Collaboration (discontinued)
Feature
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
2% above category average
Live chat
8.42 Ratings
Audience polling
8.42 Ratings
Q&A
8.02 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of West Collaboration (discontinued)
It is a great choice if someone wants to add a large number of participants and have a large team. I have been using it and haven’t found it ruining the quality of video because of participants. Furthermore, My team found it easy to join the link . Something that bothers me is that it doesn’t work well with a weak internet connection and this is troublesome for us.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
I was not satisfied with the quality of video Zoom used to provide us. Furthermore, my team didn’t find the Zoom link easy to join and above all creating link for the meeting was very hard and tricky in Zoom which is easy in Hoot and Hoot works well even with a large number of participants, and my teammates find it easy.
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info
