TalkSpace™ is an extremely high quality and easy-to-use solution for delivering voice over the Web, particularly when multiple participants need to meet for an online conference call. The crystal clear performance of the TalkSpace voice server takes Web conferencing to an entirely new level and must be experienced to be believed. TalkSpace delivers high-quality voice services over Internet connections as slow as 28K.

No Separate Software to Install

To participate in a voice conference, all you need to do is go to a

TalkSpace-enabled Web page

 and with a single click enter the conference. It is really that simple. The user client software is automatically loaded into your browser in the form of an ActiveX control.

A few TalkSpace™ features of interest

• You can hold online voice conferences with all of your membership in a single conference. For large groups we provide an "auditorium" feature where a moderator can "pass the microphone" to people who raise their virtual hands by clicking a button on the TalkSpace control.
  

• Privacy is an added bonus. Even the operator of the TalkSpace server is unable to tap into a voice conference. The only way to listen is to join a conference the same way as the participants, which means that everyone can see the names of all people in the space. There is no record kept of the conversation (although we hope to add a "record" feature that the participants can turn on if they want). This means that no one can "watch" the voice stream and capture email addresses, etc.
  

• Your TalkSpace service is highly configurable. You can set up conference rooms for just two or three people, or you can arrange large auditorium-style conferences. With our new support infrastructure, your members will also be able to create their own private and public conferences without going through an "operator" or anyone else.

• A high speed Internet connection is not required. TalkSpace compensates for varying connection speeds and delivers the same high quality voice to everyone, regardless of the type of Internet connection they are on.
  

• The Digital Space Commons can supply TalkSpace to you either as a service (where we operate the voice server for you) or sell you your own TalkSpace server that you can operate yourselves.