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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
January 5, 2001
Division of Financial Services, Inc.
Contact: Charlie Taylor
703-409-3559
info@vidnet.org
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NEXT GENERATION GROUP VIDEO CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY FOR NETWORKS
ANNOUNCED
January 5, 2001 – Vidnet.Org, Division of
Financial Services, Inc., a provider of voice and visual communications
solutions for the Internet, announced the next generation of group conferencing
technology for IP-based networks. The new generation video conference server
version 5.0 is an update of the award-winning MeetingPoint multi-participant
video conference server technology by CU-SeeMe (see-you-see-me) Networks, and
will be known as CU-SeeMe Conference Server. The video conference software
manages the sharing of live, interactive voice, video, application and data
collaboration in group conferencing environments over corporate networks and
the Internet. In addition, a new optional feature makes group conferencing
features available through Microsoft's popular groupware, Microsoft Exchange.
The new server software is tightly coupled with the CU-SeeMe Networks web client technology to provide a complete end-to-end product solution for enterprises that want to deploy a scalable web-based multimedia conferencing solution to desktops company-wide. The software also utilizes the industry-standard H.323 and T.120 conferencing protocols, allowing it to interoperate seamlessly and facilitate group conferencing for both desktop and legacy room-based clients from leading industry endpoint vendors such as Polycom, PictureTel, and VTEL, as well as standards-based Voice over IP (VoIP) audio. The software can also work via gateways to connect to legacy ISDN-based (H.320) videoconferencing clients and standard phone (POTS) connections. This interoperability enables enterprise and other users to leverage their existing conferencing resources as they make the transition to future IP-based conferencing systems.
"With years of IP-based conferencing experience under its belt, CUseeMe Networks has a good understanding of the enterprise market and how to meet its needs in terms of quality, features/functionality, deployment, and scalability," said Christine Perey, senior analyst, PEREY Research & Consulting. "By leveraging Microsoft Exchange, CUseeMe Conference Server integrates conferencing into a user's day to day activities, making it a logical extension of their normal workflow and allowing them to conference from the desktop without changing their habits."
Meeting Workflow Needs
with Group Conferencing
Integration into popular enterprise groupware packages provides a compelling
new way for group conferencing services to be accessed by users. CUseeMe
Networks recently announced such an integrated solution for Microsoft
Exchange. Used in conjunction with the
CUseeMe Conference Server, this option extends the functionality of the
Microsoft Exchange 2000 environment by enabling true standards-based,
multi-participant video conferencing to all of the groupware users. Making video
conferencing intuitively available throughout the Exchange environment allows a
group of people, using any mix of H.323 clients, to interactively share audio,
video and data without any additional bridging. Using Microsoft Outlook 2000,
users will have the ability to schedule, start, stop, manage, update and
connect to video conferences from within their standard desktop interface.
About CUseeMe Networks
CUseeMe Networks puts meeting participants and educators face-to-face with
colleagues by developing and hosting innovative solutions for interactive voice
and visual communications over the Internet. The company's groundbreaking
CUseeMe Web technology enables live audio, video, and collaboration
capabilities to be embedded in a standard Web page for applications such as
visual instant messaging, Internet videochat, face-to-face e-commerce, and
dynamic Web-based conferencing. Information about
CUseeMe Networks products can be found on the web at http://www.vidnet.org.
About WWW.VIDNET.ORG
WWW.VIDNET.ORG, a division of Financial
Services, Inc. is a Certified Alliance Partner on CU-SeeMe Networks interactive
video conferencing and communications products for business, governments, and
education, including the conference server and communications software. Product details and more information may be
obtained on the www.vidnet.org website.
All trademarks are recognized.
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