FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 28, 2000
Division of Financial Services, Inc.
Contact: Charlie Taylor
703-409-3559
info@vidnet.org
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MeetingPoint® Video Conference Server
Software Selected By Nortel DASA
For Satellite Videocommunications Systems
Multipoint Videoconferencing Server Chosen for Superior Performance, Support, Scalability, and Satellite Transmission Compatibility
Friedrichschafen, GERMANY – January 19, 2000 – White Pine Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPNE), a leading provider of multimedia conferencing applications for the Internet and intranets, today announced that its MeetingPoint® conference server has been selected by Nortel Dasa to be embedded in a new, high quality, satellite-based videoconferencing service offering to be released within the next month. MeetingPoint was selected for purchase and integration into the service after the extensive testing of several server candidates. In addition to overall performance and support, White Pine’s MeetingPoint was chosen by Nortel Dasa for its Continuous Presence feature (the ability to show multiple video windows simultaneously), its IP multicast capability, and its flexible scalability (the ability to easily cascade or link multiple software-based servers together for network growth).
MeetingPoint will be offered in Nortel Dasa Satellite Communication solutions, providing videoconferencing and high-speed data collaboration capabilities to the business-to-business market.
"Because it enables high-bandwidth connections, satellite communication offers a compelling new way to do videoconferencing over IP," said Pascal Bellin, director of European sales for White Pine. "MeetingPoint is the perfect tool to facilitate Nortel Dasa’s multipoint conferencing service. By taking advantage of server linking and IP multicast technology, MeetingPoint optimizes the bandwidth availability to deliver a high-quality, real-time video communications experience."
About MeetingPoint
MeetingPoint was the industry’s first H.323 standards-based conferencing server, and is the only server available for Windows NT, Sun Solaris, and Linux operating systems. It is a software-based solution that enables multipoint group conferences and full interoperability between users of standard H.323 clients including Microsoft NetMeeting, Intel ProShare, PictureTel LiveLAN, Polycom ViewStation, VCON Cruiser, White Pine CU-SeeMeÒ Pro and others. MeetingPoint includes advanced features for audio mixing, video switching, conference scheduling, security, and bandwidth management.
In addition to core conferencing capabilities, MeetingPoint has a number of add-on features for specialized functionality. A Continuous Presence add-on allows participants to select a split-screen conference view that enables four video windows to be seen simultaneously. A Streaming Media Integration add-on allows a live, interactive conference to be broadcast out via streaming media, or recorded via streaming media for playback on demand. A ClassPoint add-on provides moderation control and other features specifically for distance learning and corporate training. MeetingPoint has received numerous awards since its release, including "Product of the Year" awards from Internet Telephony magazine and from CTI magazine three years consecutively.
About Nortel Dasa
Nortel Dasa Network Systems
is a joint venture between Nortel Networks* and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, with
over 1,450 employees in 25 locations in Germany. Nortel Dasa works with
customers on the development, design and sales of innovative technology
solutions for terrestrial and satellite-supported telecommunications and
IP-optimised networks. The Satellite Communications Business Unit is a
leading manufacturer and vendor of ground stations and turnkey satellite-based
communications networks, for enterprises and institutions operating worldwide.
About White Pine Software
White Pine Software develops, markets and supports multi-platform browser-based internetworking software that facilitates worldwide video and audio communication and data collaboration across the Internet, intranets, extranets and other networks that use the Internet Protocol. White Pine’s videoconferencing software products, CU-SeeMe and MeetingPoint, create a client-server solution that allows users to participate in real-time, multipoint video, audio and data conferences over the Internet and intranets.
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