ADVISORY/ First Virtual Communications CTO to Attend Microsoft Windows XP Launch.

Business/Technology Editors

ADVISORY...for Thursday (Oct. 25)

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First Virtual Communications CTO to Attend Microsoft Windows XP Launch

WHO:     David Bundy, Chief Technology Officer, First Virtual
         Communications

WHAT:    Microsoft XP Launch in New York's Times Square

WHEN:    October 25, 2001

WHY:    To show support for group conferencing for Windows
        XP with interoperability for mixed endpoints. First
        Virtual Communications was the first to publicly
        demonstrate group voice, video and data conferencing
        for the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.

"Not only do videoconferencing applications offer an alternative to travel, but organizations worldwide have decided to make it an important part of their business culture, for both improved productivity and enhanced forms of communications," stated Dave Bundy, chief technology officer at First Virtual Communications. "Bringing this to the desktop has never been easier than with the Windows XP Operating System. Today, no other vendor can demonstrate an offering that includes group voice, video, and data conferencing with continuous presence using mixed end-points. In many cases, organizations will have to deal with these types of heterogeneous environments."

About First Virtual Communications

First Virtual Communications is a world leader in providing easy-to-use, integrated rich media communications solutions to enterprises, service providers and portals. By enabling interactive voice, video and data collaboration over IP-based networks, First Virtual provides cost-effective, integrated end-to-end solutions for large-scale deployments to enterprise desktops. It also enables best of breed videoconferencing solutions to be extended through ISDN and ATM networks. The company's flagship product, Click to Meet(TM), provides a complete framework for delivering a new generation of video-enabled web collaboration applications that address the real-time communications needs of companies worldwide. Click to Meet can be integrated seamlessly into popular enterprise messaging and collaboration environments such as Microsoft Exchange/Outlook and instant messaging. First Virtual serves its customers through a worldwide network of resellers and partners. Additional information about First Virtual Communications can be found on the web at www.fvc.com.

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