More and more universities and schools are benefiting by using online collaboration. The days of jerky videos and erratic audio are long gone. The web conferencing tools available today from companies such as RHUB are better and brighter than ever.

Until recent years, when someone thought of conferencing technology, what came to mind were images of small unstable video that was worse than a bad cartoon. With the web conferencing tools of the past, voices could be heard, but no movement would be seen on the screen. More often than not, the video feed would freeze. Anyone attending a web seminar in the old days had to have an abundance of patience as they waited idly by for the sound and picture to sync up.

Most of the time, all of the participants of a PC video conference will have a web cam, a microphone, speakers and a software bundle to support web conferencing. Technology advancements such as voice-over IP, makes it possible for the speakers and the microphones to be housed within the computer. However, telephone technology and regular computer speakers are still used by many users.

Students and faculty at colleges access web based collaboration tools for simple online setup, instant messaging for group discussions and uses that are even more sophisticated. Web conferencing at universities make it possible for students to view slide shows, post on an interactive whiteboard, watch videos, chat and share files and other information with meeting participants in real-time.

Within the last decade, a number of conferencing software companies have begun to focus on making the best video conferencing. Such improvements have made web conferencing a more viable option for distance learning and other university applications. The rise of broadband has helped to fuel the trend, making it possible for parities on both the sending and receiving ends to access live streaming rich media right on their college desktop with little or no problems at all.