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ADVISORY/State of the Art Global Video Conference Site Unveiling Wednesday, Nov. 18.


--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1998--World Trade Center Orlando, the Citrus Club and Sprint are providing the community with a state of the art, user-friendly, global video conferencing See videoconferencing.

(communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications.
 site.

A media reception to unveil the video conferencing system will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, 1998, at the Citrus Club, located at 265 S. Orange Ave., in the Republic Bank Building in Downtown Orlando Downtown Orlando, Florida is far removed from the famous attractions that draw tourists to the region.

There are several areas of downtown Orlando:
  • Uptown is bounded by Colonial Drive on the South and Lake Ivanhoe on the North.
. Those media interested in attending, should R.S.V.P. to Misty mist·y  
adj. mist·i·er, mist·i·est
1. Consisting of or marked by mist: a misty rain; a misty night.

2.
 Kane at telephone 407/640-1890, fax: 407/640-1486.

Video conferencing technology, which is being provided by Sprint, combines hardware, software and phone lines to allow people to talk face to face as if they were together in the same room. The service offers many advantages to corporations. The convenience a video conferencing service provides to a company can improve communications internally and with customers, wherever they may be located. Video conferencing service is an alternative for businesses to meet face to face without spending a lot of time and money for things such as travel, hotel accommodations and other travel-related expenditures.

It was reported both in the 1998 Meetings Market Report and the 1997 report of the National Business Travel Association that more than 70% of corporate travel managers stated that record increases in air fares have significantly impacted their travel programs. It is also reported that 46% of the corporate travelers will increase their reliance on video conferencing. Businesses that want to enhance their existing customer relations, hold collaborative meetings and share ideas or simply want to conduct initial employee interviews can all benefit from the power of this new technology while enjoying the ambiance am·bi·ance also am·bi·ence  
n.
The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low-key lighting . . .
 of the Citrus Club. This cost-effective system is ideal for law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
  1. Clifford Chance, £1,030.2m – International law firm (headquartered in the UK);
  2. Linklaters, £935.
 working on depositions, governmental officials, government programs and manufacturers, as well as for corporate training. Through the use of the video conferencing service, facial expressions facial expression,
n the use of the facial muscles to communicate or to convey mood.
 and body language can help to improve and establish relationships among people who otherwise may not physically meet face to face. Many consumers could also benefit using the video conferencing system for family reunions Often an annual event, a family reunion takes place on a specified day each year for the purpose of keeping an extended family closer together. Some reunions may be held less often. .

Our mobile PictureTel video conferencing system is ideal for the business professional because it is centrally located and provides a professional and comfortable setting. The system features Power Point and recording capabilities, point-to-point video conferencing connection and multi-point connections to up to 50 cities, and it can be easily operated with a wireless keypad A small keyboard or supplementary keyboard keys; for example, the keys on a calculator or the number/cursor cluster on a computer keyboard. See programmable keypad.  like a home television.

As a result of the World Trade Center Orlando being a part of a network of 330 World Trade Centers in 98 countries, the system can be linked to any of those World Trade Centers offering video conferencing services, thus providing the business person with a global connection.
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