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Created by: Dimitrios Baltas on 11-04-2013 03:59:26 AM
Hello
i would like to ask some questions about the webex apis in order to decide whether i can proceed building my project using your product.
We are currently building a company portal. The client wants to have video conference in it.
Ideally I would like to have all the features embedded in the portal. Is this possible? or do i have to redirect the user from the portal to your website?
Can I embed all the functions of webex using your api?
I am also interested in the following functionalities, which, as far as I understand from your website, are offered but I'd like to know if there is an API for these functions as well.
I'd like to have a calendar showing when is every user available for a video-call as well as the ability to transfer files and keep them in my server for a specific time.
If you could answer these questions for me, I could then decide if I will proceed with webex and contact the sales department.
Thank you in advance
Subject: RE: Webex APIs features for portal integration
Replied by: Marcus O'Sullivan on 11-04-2013 04:57:31 AM
Hi, if you want to allow full conferencing facilities e.g. application or desktop sharing then Webex and its API's are going to help with your project. However, if you only want to offer video conferencing within your company portal then it is worth looking at the Jabber WebSDK. More information can be found at www.jabberdeveloper.com. Please note this is only applicable if your company is using Call Manager for VOIP as Jabber Voice and Video are dependent on Call Manager.
Another consideration is if the majority of the video calls are going to be p2p or how many are going to be multi party conferences.
Subject: RE: Webex APIs features for portal integration
Replied by: Dimitrios Baltas on 11-04-2013 06:45:26 AM
Hi Marcus,
thanks for the reply.
the thing is we are interested in the full webex package. my question is more whether the APIs give us access to all the functionalities. Whether, for example, a user will be able to start a video call from within our portal or if we will have to redirect him to a webex owned page. We are interested in the singel-sign-on, users availability (calendar), file sharing and video conference functions mainly.
And another question, if a user shares a file during a video conference, where is this file saved. in our server or in the webex server?
thanks again for the quick reply
Dimitris
Subject: RE: Webex APIs features for portal integration
Replied by: Kingsley Lewis on 11-04-2013 04:51:13 PM
Hi Dimitrios,
The webex confernecing APIs work with pre and post meeting information. Creating users, scheduling/starting/joining meetings, list upcomming training session, pulling historical data, and registration are a few of the areas to use the API. Single sign on can be accomplished with the API, but more often now a days, it is implemented through SAML. File transfers and file sharing, video, and other in-meeting functionality is not directly availble through the API. Under the develop and test menu you can review our XML API documentation, along with an option to try out our APIs on a sandbox site. As for where the files are saved, file sharing in a meeting is done in real time. Webex does not store this information internally.
Thank you,
-Kingsley Lewis
