1. A network apparatus in a collaboration system with a plurality of participants, the apparatus comprising: a processing structure; and a memory including computer program code, wherein said memory and said computer program code are configured, with said processing structure, to cause the network apparatus to at least: present content on a display coupled to said processing structure; select a portion of said display for sharing, said portion having said shared content; simultaneously send said shared content for presentation on said display and to an encoder for encoding said shared content; automatically discover a network server configured to distribute said shared content with said plurality of participants; couple said apparatus to said network server and transmit said shared content to said network server for distribution to at least one of said plurality of participants; and whereby said shared content is encoded and decoded, and displayed in real-time.