Accord Telecommunications Realizes Major Successes in all Markets with its Leading Network Conferencing Solution.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 1999--

Accord Telecommunications(TM), the company that is redefining the network conferencing and collaboration industry with its next-generation multipoint conferencing solutions, today announced that the company continues to leverage its technical leadership demanded by the industry to dominate the Service Provider market and to grow its installed base of users through an ever growing list of major channel partners including Adcom, American Electronics Systems, Clover, Cornet, FVC.com, GCT, StorNet, TANDBERG, Todd Communications, Turn-Key Operations, ViewTech, W2Com and York Telecom.

Within the last six months, Accord and their partners have won major deals with national and international organizations including the University of Notre Dame, Credit Suisse First Boston, V-SPAN UK, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, the State of Wyoming, and the Virginia Community College System (VCCS).

In less than two years, Accord has quickly become the vendor of choice for users looking for a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) and gateway that goes beyond the limited capabilities of earlier generation systems and one that is easier to manage, offers an advanced feature set, and increased reliability.

"We evaluated all of the MCUs on the market. The Accord MGC-100 was the obvious choice because it has the most advanced features and easily incorporates Internet-based conference attendees. We are very pleased with the product and Accord's the level of customer service," said Bill Brewster, Director of Videoconferencing at the University of Notre Dame.

According to Phil Keenan, VP of Worldwide Sales and Marketing at Accord, "We are excited that our customer base has grown beyond the Service Provider market, and that the entire industry now recognizes Accord as the leading vendor for network conferencing and collaborative solutions. Our business goals are being realized by focusing on customer requirements in all aspects from product development to service and support. We have great expectations for continued growth and are looking forward to a growing number of satisfied customers."

Customers are choosing the Accord MGC-100 based its high call completion rate, its ease of management and maintenance, and its sophisticated feature set, including: easy integration of ISDN, IP and ATM conferences in a single-platform solution; six layouts of Continuous Presence; Multi-way Transcoding; Touch-Tone Conference Management; and an award-winning, user-friendly Greet and Guide(tm) capability.