GoTo Meeting explained

GoTo Meeting
Logo Size:	250px
Developer:	LogMeIn^[1]
Genre:	Video conferencing
License:	Proprietary

GoTo Meeting, previously known as GoToMeeting, is a web conferencing tool developed by GoTo.^[2] This software facilitates online meeting, desktop sharing, and video conferencing software package that enables the user to meet with other participants via the Internet in real time. In late 2015, Citrix announced plans to spin off the GoTo Meeting business as a standalone subsidiary with a market value around $4 billion.^[3] In July 2016, Citrix and LogMeIn disclosed their agreement to merge the GoTo line of products.^[4]

Technology

GoTo Meeting is designed to broadcast the desktop view of a host computer to a group of computers connected to the host through the Internet. Transmissions are protected with high-security encryption and optional passwords. By combining a web-hosted subscription service with software installed on the host computer, transmissions can be passed through highly restrictive firewalls.^[5]

History

GoTo Meeting was developed in July 2004 using the remote access and screen sharing technology from GoToMyPC and GoTo Resolve (then GoToAssist; later GoTo Assist and RescueAssist) to allow web conferencing.^[6] The later release of GoTo Webinar in 2006 and GoTo Training in 2010 expanded GoTo Meeting capabilities to accommodate larger audiences. In February 2017, GoTo Meeting became a product of LogMeIn as a result of a merger between LogMeIn and Citrix's GoTo business.^[1]

Editions and features

GoTo Meeting features include:^[7]

Mobile apps for iPad, iPhone, and Android devices
Encryption and authentication security provided by a Transport Layer Security (TLS) website with end-to-end 128-bit Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption and optional passwords
Specific application sharing for showing only selected programs with attendees
Multi-monitor support for a client PC
Meeting recording and playback for recording and saving meetings to a user desktop for later review
Total audio package provides toll-based phone or conferencing via VoIP.
GoTo Meeting hosts up to 250, with Enterprise tier allowing for 3,000 attendees.^[8]
Video conferencing
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance
In-room solutions with GoTo Room^[9] and InRoom Link.

Awards

2016 Best Productivity App 2016, Appy Awards^[10]
2016 and 2017 Best Collaboration Solution, CODiE awards^[11]
A leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant^[12]

Notes and References

News: My Mistake Led To LogMeIn Eclipsing GoToMeeting . . February 11, 2017.
Web site: LogMeIn rebrands as GoTo, still plans to spin off LastPass . 2 February 2022.
Web site: Alex Sherman . Citrix Plans Spinoff of GoToMeeting Instead of Sale . bloomberg . 2015-10-08 . 2016-02-11 .
Web site: Liana B. Baker . LogMeIn to merge with Citrix's GoTo unit in all-stock deal . . July 26, 2016 .
Web site: Nino Marchetti . GoToMeeting 2.0 . Digital Trends . 2005-08-21 . 2007-09-18 .
Web site: DEMO 2004 Closes With a Sharp Eye on the Future . NetworkWorld . 6 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050127042756/http://www.networkworld.com/press/2004_releases/pr021704.htm . 27 January 2005.
Web site: GoTo Meeting Features | G2.
Web site: GoToMeeting New Pricing Plans and Options That Fit Your Budget | GoToMeeting . gotomeeting.com.
Web site: LogMeIn Announces New Conference Room Solution, GoToRoom; Hardware Partnership with Polycom | LogMeIn . LogMeIn, Inc . 2020-10-06 . 2020-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201010231112/https://www.logmeininc.com/newsroom/press-release/2019/logmein-announces-new-conference-room-solution-gotoroom-hardware-partnership-with-polycom . dead.
News: Citrix GoTo Products Earn Prestigious Industry Awards for Software Excellence . . June 8, 2016.
News: GoToMeeting Wins 2017 CODiE Award for Best Collaboration Solution for Second Consecutive Year . . August 14, 2017.
Web site: Gartner Magic Quadrant for Meeting Solutions . . September 5, 2019 . subscription.