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Gogrok Overview

User Interface and Appearance

Intuitive, easy to use graphical interface

Gogrok has an intuitive user interface apart from other online meeting software. It makes all Gogrok features easily accessible and eliminates the need for complicated multi-level menus and settings. Weather it is online meeting, document collaboration, real-time customer service or technical support. Gogrok handles them all with ease. You will be an expert after just one use.

 
Intuitive interface
Easy to use

The Control panel layout (full/compact version) and location (top/left/right) can be adjusted based on user preferences. It can also be hidden to maximize space.

The Control panel layout (full/compact version) and location (top/left/right) can be adjusted based on user preferences. It can also be hidden to maximize space.

 
powerful Control Panel Highly Flexible

Integrated Skype/MSN (Windows Live Messenger)

Use Skype/MSN contact list for quick connections

With Gogrok, there’s no need to enter your contacts’ real/virtual IP addresses or long meeting codes. Gogrok automatically imports your Skype or MSN contacts for your selection purpose. A list of contacts from past meeting sessions will also be readily available for a quick session start-up.

 
Import contact lists
Fast connection

Integrated Skype/MSN voice services

Gogrok seamless integrates with Skype™ and Windows Live Messenger™ VOIP to enhance long distance collaboration and communication experience making it the only free p2p collaboration platform with integrated Internet telephony services. Once collaboration session is started, Gogrok automatically establishes Internet voice call through Skype or MSN and periodically tests the call connections and reconnect as needed. The host may also redial or disconnect any call. When participants are invited to join a meeting or share applications. Gogrok will display text dialogues as notifications.

 
Integrated voice calls
Free voice/text communication

Meeting Management

Gogrok provides meeting management functionality to automatically shares application after a connection is made, it allows the host to invite new participants and respond to requests from existing participants during a meeting session. Up to date status of existing participant are clearly indicated on the Control Panel.

 
Participants status are clearly displayed on the Control Panel

Application Sharing

Share the whole desktop

During Gogrok meeting session, Application Owner can grant editing right to other participants. The one who has editing right the editor and will be able to control the application owner’s shared application instantly.

 
Fully controllable desktop sharing

Share a Single Application

With Gogrok, computer owner can share running programs including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Photoshop with multiple remote friends or co workers. Gogrok can also be used to share interesting web pages with friends for discussion or editing purposes. Apart from desktop sharing that allows participants to see the entire desktop, Gogrok also allows single application sharing. This means that only the window selected by the Gogrok application owner will be visible to the rest of the participants. For example, if you are sharing a small calculator program, the other participants will not be able to view the Word window that overlaps and cover the calculator window.

 
Sharing applications while preserving privacy

Switch between desktop sharing and single application sharing

Desktop sharing and single application sharing modes can be switched conveniently from the control panel.

   

Transfer application ownership

An application owner can transfer application ownership to another participant disconnecting. Likewise, meeting participant will also be able to make requests become the application owner.

 
Switch application ownership to share application or desk top

Transfer editing rights for real time collaborative editing

During Gogrok meeting session, Application Owner can grant editing right to other participants. The one who has editing right the editor and will be able to control the application owner’s shared application instantly.

 
Real time sharing and editing brings people face to face no matter how far apart they are

Participant Viewer Cursors

When voice communication is not enough, meeting participant who do not have editing right may use their Viewer Cursor to pin point the areas of interest. The Viewer Cursors are of different colors and each is marked with the participant’s ID.

 
Cursors marked with IDs for full interactivity

Automatic detection of non-English input methods

Collaborative editing can be frustrating if the participant with editing rights is using an input language that differs from the Application Owner. To avoid confusions, Gogrok will automatically detect the Application Owner input language and. clearly indicates to all participants.

 
Input method detection for worry free collaborative editing

Network and connection status

Quality of the display on remote participant’s terminal depends entirely on network bandwidth and connection quality. Gogrok displays bandwidth and connection quality information on the status bar of viewer window. When signals or connections are weak, settings are automatically adjusted and the user is notified.

 
Automatic adjustments based on network status

Detects full screen applications, reminds owner to share

If an application owner runs a full screen program(e.g. PowerPoint presentation mode) unintentionally, Gogrok will automatically detect the application and remind the application owner to share the detected window.

 
Notification on detection of full screen application

Adjust size, color level, and transmission speed of shared interfaces

Viewers can adjust the size of viewing window to fit different screen resolutions, as well as lowering the color level and limiting the network bandwidth usage to improve transmission quality and responsiveness. By default, Gogrok automatically adjusts network bandwidth usage. And tune color level to tally with transmission speed.

 
Automatic or manual display adjustments to suit user needs

Annotation

Easy to use multicolor light pen and stylus tools allow users to highlight and annotate on shared documents or draw free-hand diagrams, making collaborative editing a breeze. Gogrok’s handwritten annotation features allow for comprehensive interaction during online meetings,helps increase efficiency and bring out creativity and inspiration.

 
A quick sketch is worth a thousand words

Network connections

Intelligent connection capabilities

Many companies and government agencies impose strict firewall settings and restrict fixed communication protocol ports in order to control data flow and facilitate monitoring. Gogrok’s all-new intelligent analysis technology rapidly detects network characteristics and effectively determines open protocols and ports, ensures a high quality end-to-end connection.

Gogrok also works with proxies, allowing connections in tightly controlled corporate network environments.

 
Intelligent detection of firewalls for fast easy connection
 

Bidirectional encryption for added security

All data transmitted by Grogrok, including desktop interfaces, mouse movements, and keystrokes, is encrypted using bidirectional point-to-point encryption, to effectively prevent unauthorized access to your information. Gogrok uses advanced 128 bit SSL encryption that ensures the safety of all communications.

Encryption protects data sent over open network connections

API & Extensions

Through WebAPI, Gogrok can create shortcuts to any webpage, allowing you to instantly share web based information with friends and coworkers.”

 
Open Gogrok from a webpage with one click

Supported Languages

Gogrok currently supports English, simplified Chinese, traditional Chinese and Japanese