Glossary

Conferencing Bridge-A hardware device that consists of many ports for conference calling services. Each port is considered a phone line connection.

Reservationless-Phone conferencing service that does not require operator assisted services.

Collaboration-A web conferencing solution that consists of online meetings showing visual elements such as PowerPoint slides.

On Demand-24x7 telephone conferencing service available to the end user at anytime. Conferencing vendors offer this service more frequently than any other product.

Toll Number-A non toll free number required for international conference calls; however telephone conferencing in the U.S. can both use toll and toll free numbers.

Subscription Based Pricing-A fixed set of audio conferencing services for a defined monthly rate to cover monthly charges.