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Use hotComm Lite to connect to one hotComm room at a time.

hotComm Lite includes many of the powerful and secure multi-media features of hotComm Standard/Pro, such as: chat, voice, charts and graphics, and more -- perfect for participating in real-time, spontaneous sessions.

Compare hotComm Lite and hotComm Standard.


Before you install, read about what to expect in How to Install hotComm Lite and System Requirements. Then, download, install in seconds, and connect.

Note: as of Revision 7.0, hotComm Lite is automatically activated. You no longer need to type in an 8-character activation key when you install.

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System Requirements

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Free 7-Day Trial

We offer one free 7-day trial for new users. See Free trial.

Licenses
To purchase a license, see Buy Now!

License Price Buy Now
6-Day Trial Extension * $ 11.95
1-month $ 29.95
3-months $ 59.95
Annual $ 189.95
* Requires hotComm Lite 5.00.012ax or higher

hotComm 7-Day Free Trial for New Users

For new users, we offer one free trial of either hotComm Lite or hotComm Standard/Pro (but not both). The trial begins on the day you install the hotComm product. If you want to continue using hotComm after the trial ends, please purchase a license. Click on Buy Now! to purchase a license.

Several days before the trial ends, notices are displayed when you start hotComm advising you that your trial is about to end.

Please note that additional free trials will be disabled.

Thank you for deciding to try hotComm, our powerful desktop multimedia conferencing and collaboration software.


Updates

Click Revision History for a brief list of hotComm revision changes.


Connectibility Test

To test your current Firewall and port compatibility, click here.




System Requirements

The minimum system requirements are:

Windows clients:   hotComm,   hotComm Lite,   and hotComm CL

  • Windows 2000, XP. Vista or Windows 7 on a PC. You must log in with Administrator Privileges to install and start the software.
  • Minimum RAM: 256K RAM for text chat only, 512K RAM for multi-media presentations, more may be needed for presenting, recording and/or running other programs at the same time.
  • 10 MB of hard disk space for installation.
  • An Internet connection.
  • Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher. See Microsoft for DirectX downloads.
  • For audio, the Truespeech audio codec must be installed. See Truespeech in "I can't hear anyone".
  • For speaking, a noise-cancelling microphone.
  • For Webcam, your camera must support Windows Imaging Acquisition (WIA).

Firewall, Privacy and Security requirements: Be sure to allow hotComm to access the Internet through your firewall, privacy and security software, and grant it all possible rights. For more information, see "Firewalls" at Firewalls FAQ.


Super Java client

Minimum requirements for chat (typing):

  • Sun Java (most recent version) installed on your computer. If your computer does not already have Java support, you can get it from Sun Microsystems, Inc..
    Get Sun Java
  • Netscape 4.0 (or higher) or Internet Explorer 5.5 (or higher).
  • Browser enabled for Java and Javascript.

Presentations including audio and/or charts also require:

  • Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Windows 7 on a PC.
  • High-speed Internet connection, not dial-up*, ISDN* or satellite*.
  • Sound card in your computer, with updated sound drivers.
  • Pop-ups must be allowed. You must disable pop-up blocking software.

* Dial-up, ISDN and satellite connections should use Windows clients instead.


Apple MacIntosh

Some customers have reported that the Windows clients can run successfully in Parallels on a Mac OS/X, and the IM-Live Java client can run successfully on Mac OS/X with the latest Apple Java version which can be downloaded from: http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/java/