Marratech

Marratech is a videoconference system. NCEAS uses Marratech heavily, and we will use it for grants that include NCEAS.

Features:
 * is possible to conect a phone line
 * can also connect to polycom systems
 * once connected to the conference, click "dial out", and instead of a phone number, enter the port and IP address of the polycom unit like this: port:ip-address
 * NCEAS has licenses for an unlimited number of users in their "auditorium", and 10 users scattered across any number of other rooms. This makes scheduling flexible.

Usage:
 * NCEAS instruction page
 * A headset or echo-cancelling microphone is required.
 * It works best when set on push-to-talk, so audio traffic is minimized.
 * It works best with high bandwidth.