AT&T Enhances MultiPoint Control Unit by Adding CLI Extensions.BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 1995--AT&T today said its AT&T MultiPoint Control Unit See MCU. now supports CLI (1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. extensions for video (H.CTX CTX Context (Management; Tandem) CTX Centex Corporation (stock symbol) CTX Centrex CTX Cyclophosphamide CTX Corporate Trade Exchange CTX Cytoxan CTX Cholera Toxin CTX Clinical Trial Exemption (tm) and H.CTX +(tm)), graphics and chair control. "I'm pleased to see AT&T is supporting all the leading vendors with proprietary algorithms -- including CLI's," said Denise Showalter, product manager, Pacific Bell. "It's important that we be able to offer our GroupVideo customers the widest range of features, the highest reliability and the most flexibility -- and the AT&T product allows us to do that." "Working with AT&T to bring CLI capabilities to the AT&T MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users is a logical extension of the many alliances between AT&T and CLI," said Steve Richardson, vice president of product marketing for CLI. "Now, AT&T and CLI customers using service providers for their multipoint services can receive CLI's highest quality video." "For customers who prefer CLI extensions, AT&T's MultiPoint Control Unit offers industry leading capabilities, such as Universal Conference Control, which allows the flexibility of controlling video conferences from any touch tone phone," said Dean Harvey, general manager of visual communications, AT&T Global Business Communications Systems. The AT&T MultiPoint Control Unit allows multiple sites to participate simultaneously in an interactive videoconference vid·e·o·con·fer·ence n. A teleconference using video technology, such as closed-circuit television. vid . With models that support from four to 64 endpoints, it provides audio, video and data conferencing Sharing data interactively among several users in different locations. Data conferencing is made up of whiteboards and application sharing and are often used in conjunction with an audio or videoconferencing connection. for standards-based endpoints. AT&T's MultiPoint Control Unit with CLI extensions will be available for service providers in the fourth quarter of 1995. AT&T will demonstrate Universal Conference Control, Continuous Presence, and multipoint data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. at TeleCon XV (Booth No.1117), in Anaheim, October 25-27. CLI, San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif., (NASDAQ/NMS:CLIX), designs and manufactures solutions for economical video communications. Using its core technology, compressed digital video, the company provides a broad range of videoconferencing and broadcast products. AT&T offers complete service and support, before during and after the sale, the company said. AT&T offers a complete line of video networking products, reservation systems and group video systems. AT&T's Video Technical Center in Denver provides a broad range of services, including video, data and telephony design and project management of complex multi- location video systems. CONTACT: Nancy Culton AT&T 908-953-7527 (office) 908-234-9416 (home) or Joyce Strand, CLI 408-922-4610 (office) |
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