Introduction

Welcome to hotComm!

hotComm provides collaboration, chat conferencing, many ways of presenting materials, and both instant and independent file sharing.

• hotComm is the core product. Use it to host sessions, or to connect as a client to other hotComm hosts.
  
  
• hotComm Lite is a Windows client that provides many of the multi-media communication features of hotComm. Use it to connect to a hotComm host.
  
  
• Callers can use the free IM-Live Java client to connect to a hotComm host. The caller clicks on your IM-Live link, which launches a Java applet that displays the Java client. The Java client can receive multi-media communications, and can send text and voice.
  
  
• The IM-Live technology is included in hotComm. It provides a link, a Java applet, and dynamic status indicators. Callers click on your link and connect using the Java client, hotComm Lite, or their own hotComm.
  
  
• ezPeer is included in hotComm. You can set up a web site on your own computer, without any server processing involved. Your customers and friends can see your web pages whenever your computer is on, connected to the Internet, and running hotComm. Simply give them a link to your hotComm web site.
  
  
• With Call Group Manager, incoming calls are placed in a queue, from which they can be transferred to other hotComm peers.
  
  
• With TreeCast Moderator, incoming callers can automatically join an existing session. Content is distributed through treecasting technology for efficient use of bandwidth.
  
  
• With Content Relay Manager, connections go through a central high-bandwidth server. One Content Relay Manager can service many Rooms (individual hotComm hosts).
  
  

hotComm is peer-to-peer technology. Everything runs on your computer, except that the 1stWorks VNS Server holds registration and presence information. The graphics that display in IM-Live, the web pages in ezPeer, the files that you share all come from your computer.

hotComm transmissions are encrypted for security.

When you start hotComm for the first time, you register your copy of hotComm. During registration, you enter a unique ezPeer Website name and an email address. (If you later forget what you entered, right-click on the hotComm icon in your Windows taskbar and choose My Info & Registration).

hotComm is fully functional for an evaluation period. At the end of an evaluation period, functionality is disabled until you purchase.

Important Reminders: All hotComm Messages are totally PRIVATE between you and your session peers. Please respect Copyright Law when making file transfers.