A shared 2D whiteboard lets users collaborate with one another simultaneously. Users can cut, paste, annotate and change images. These images may be created spontaneously or pasted in from anything viewable on a user's monitor. Control of the session can be changed easily from one user to another so that confusion is minimized while the ability to collaborate is maintained. Different users are assigned colors for pointers and annotation devices so that they can identify themselves and others.
Users can save whiteboard sessions so that they can be accessed at a later date.
The whiteboard is compliant with the Microsoft NetMeeting standard and can be shared with any system that deploys that standard. The SGImeeting whiteboard supports 24-bit color. SGImeeting 2.0 extensions to the whiteboard are included as part of the SGImeeting 2.0 release. Using dynamic screen capture lets manufacturers and designers import a piece of a model into the whiteboard and share it with a supplier, thereby sharing only the relevant part and keeping the whole, proprietary model secret. In addition, users can transmit video input to the whiteboard through live video capture.