--- title: Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think description: A deep-dive into the 30-year history of Microsoft NetMeeting, tracing its origins from early data conferencing standards (T120) developed at the ITU, through... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-netmeeting-was-way-more-important-than-you-think-dj7pcsp4m twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think | daily.dev og:description: A deep-dive into the 30-year history of Microsoft NetMeeting, tracing its origins from early data conferencing standards (T120) developed at the ITU, through... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-netmeeting-was-way-more-important-than-you-think-dj7pcsp4m og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DJ7pcSP4M.png og:image:alt: Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft NetMeeting was WAY more important than you think **[The Serial Port](https://daily.dev/sources/theserialport)** · 36 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A deep-dive into the 30-year history of Microsoft NetMeeting, tracing its origins from early data conferencing standards (T120) developed at the ITU, through the work of companies like DataBeam and Data Connection Limited, to its role in shaping modern remote desktop technology. The story covers how NetMeeting's application sharing feature evolved into Windows Terminal Services and ultimately RDP, which underpins tools like Zoom and Google Meet today. Key figures include Neil Starky, who led the T120 standardization effort, and engineers at Data Connection Limited who built the cross-platform application sharing technology Microsoft licensed for NetMeeting. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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