Ross Mayfield reports from Demo@15 how you can use ASAP Express from Convoq to create video and IM alternatives to WebEx and integrate them in a common workspace. It's good to see this example working. Presence dashboards are coming and important to implementing more efficient work practices. As Ross points out in his blog you can make this work for AIM, Yahoo!, Messenger and Skype.

People use Socialtext and Convoq in tandem. When working on a document within Socialtext, you can escalate to real-time with a shared view of what you are editing. While in Convoq, when the meeting ends, you can de-escalate to asynchronous and more persistent collaboration.

With similar support for AIM, Yahoo! Messenger and Skype, you can also do simple things like a presence dashboard for a team or simply make your contact information richer.

Ross Mayfield

My solution is Skype with TightVNC for simple desktop sharing.