Bridgit® 4.6 software
About these release notes
These release notes summarize the features and requirements of Bridgit® 4.6 software and updates to resolved issues.
Product information
Bridgit conferencing software is a cost-effective client/server application that lets you easily schedule meetings and connect, share and collaborate with local and remote participants anytime, anywhere, using your computer or SMART interactive product. It’s a highly secure, multi-functional data, voice and webcam video collaboration solution that connects meeting rooms, local teams and remote meeting participants with extraordinary simplicity. Use the SMART Scheduler option to create meetings in Microsoft® Outlook® that automatically start on a specified Bridgit server. Bridgit software supports private local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) installations as well as public deployment scenarios that use a fully qualified domain name via the Internet. Bridgit software is also available in a SMART Bridgit conferencing app for iPad, designed specifically to provide iPad users with remote connectivity to a SMART Bridgit meeting.
About this release
Bridgit 4.6 software improves participants’ collaboration experience by increasing the number of shared webcams to nine per meeting and increasing the number of open microphones to nine per meeting. The improvements to webcam sharing also include higher resolution and frame rate. Bridgit 4.6 software also supports virtualization on VMware® vSphere™ ESX™ Hypervisor 4.1, which enables customers to deploy on virtualized servers.
Software component version numbers
Component Version
Bridgit 4.6 software 4.6.206.0
SMART Scheduler 4.6 server software 4.6.206.0
Bridgit 4.6 server system requirements
l 3.1 GHz quad-core processor l 4 GB of RAM
l Windows® Server® 2003 R2 or Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system l 250 Mbps network interface card (NIC) that supports TCP/IP protocol
N O T E S
l 1 Gbps NIC is recommended.
l Increased hardware capabilities improve overall meeting performance.
l Maximum recommended number of open microphones with this configuration is 100. l Maximum recommended number of shared webcams with this configuration is 100.
Bridgit 4.6 client system requirements for Windows operating system
software
Supported operating system
l Windows XP SP3 l Windows 7 l Windows 8
Without Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) audio or webcam video
l 2 GHz processor l 1 GB of RAM
l Broadband Internet connection
With VoIP audio and webcam video
l 2.33 GHz dual-core processor l 2 GB of RAM
l Broadband Internet connection
Webcam requirements
Audio requirements
l Sound card
l Speakers or headphones l Microphone
Proxy server requirements
If you’re using a proxy server, you need to know the server’s proxy settings so that you can configure the following:
l If you’re using Internet Explorer® 6, Firefox® or Opera Internet browsers, configure the
browser’s proxy settings and the operating system’s proxy settings with the server’s proxy settings.
l For all other browsers, configure the operating system’s proxy settings with the server’s proxy
settings.
Bridgit 4.6 client system requirements for Mac operating system software
Supported operating system softwarel Mac OS X 10.6 l Mac OS X 10.7 l Mac OS X 10.8
Without VoIP audio or webcam video
l 2 GHz Intel® processor l 1 GB of RAM
l Broadband Internet connection
With VoIP audio and webcam video
l 2.4 GHz Intel dual-core processor l 2 GB of RAM
l Broadband Internet connection
Webcam requirements
Audio requirements
l Sound card
l Speakers or headphones l Microphone
Proxy server requirements
If you’re using a proxy server, you need to know the server’ s proxy settings. Configure the operating system’s proxy settings with the server’s proxy settings.
SMART Scheduler server requirements
l 2.0 GHz processor l 1 GB of RAM
l Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system l Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007 or 2010 l 10 Mbps NIC that supports TCP/IP
l CDO 1.2.1 (Collaboration Data Objects), version 6.5.8165.0 or later (you can also download
this software during the server installation).
l Microsoft Outlook must not be installed
l Network connection that provides access to your Microsoft Exchange Server and Bridgit
server
Microsoft Exchange Server requirements
l Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, 2007 or 2010
SMART Scheduler Outlook Add-in system requirements
l 2 GHz processor l 1 GB of RAM
l Microsoft Outlook 2003 SP3, 2007 SP2 or 2010
l Network connection that provides access to your Microsoft Exchange Server and Bridgit
Highlights
Bridgit 4.6 software has new and improved features, as well as existing Bridgit software features that allow you to collaborate with local and remote participants anytime, anywhere, using your computer.
Improved video features
l Double the frame rate and four times the pixel count (now 10 fps at 352 × 288 pixels) l Support for up to nine shared webcams with new viewing options, and up to nine open
microphones per meeting
l Horizontal, vertical and tiled layouts with the ability to minimize individual video feeds in the tile
layouts
l Multi-camera selection between on-board laptop camera or cameras connected externally.
New virtualization feature
l Support for virtualization on VMware vSphere ESX Hypervisor 4.1
Improved support
l Windows 8 operating systems and Mac iOS 6 operating system software
Existing Bridgit software features
l Support for separate tool settings for each display
l Support for multiple simultaneous pens on the same display
l Support for multiple screen viewing in SMART Meeting Pro™ software
l When multiple screens are used on a client computer, notes drawn on one screen update on
the other screens in real time
l Collapsible thumbnails when viewing multiple displays (Windows only)
l Support for SMART Board® 800 series interactive whiteboards and SMART Board 8000 series
interactive flat panels
Supported languages – client software
Bridgit 4.6 client software supports the following languages.
English (U.S.) Korean
English (UK) Norwegian
Chinese (simplified) Polish
Chinese (traditional) Portuguese (Brazil)
Czech Portuguese (Portugal)
Danish Russian
Dutch Spanish (Mexico) (Windows only)
French Spanish (Spain)
German Swedish
Italian Turkish
Japanese
Resolved issues
l If you're using a remote conference server, the remote conference server no longer overrides
the local Bridgit conference server.
l When you're joining a meeting on a host server, the Global Server Network (GSN) server no
longer stops responding.
l When you have a private chat with another meeting participant, the chat content appears in the
private chat tab.
l On Mac computers, the Bridgit meeting doesn’t stop responding when you open your mic. l When you open the list of participants, the chat icons no longer flicker and the Bridgit meeting
doesn’t stop responding.
l On Mac computers with Mac OS X 10.7.4., the Bridgit meeting no longer stops responding
when you share your desktop.
l If you disconnect your headset during a Bridgit meeting, when you reconnect it, the audio
wizard runs properly and your Bridgit meeting no longer stops responding.
Related release notes
l SMART Meeting Pro software (smarttech.com/kb/158840)
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