Accord Video Telecommunications Chosen by Service Providers Worldwide.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1998-- Service Providers are now able to differentiate their multipoint 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. offerings with the Accord MGC-100 multipoint control unit See MCU. Accord Video Telecommunications, a leading developer of next-generation conferencing solutions, announced today the first of a number of Service Providers worldwide that have chosen the Accord MGC-100 to successfully manage their multipoint video, audio and data conferencing offerings. Included in the list of Service Providers using the Accord MGC-100 are 1-800-Video-on!, ACT Teleconferencing UK, Deutsche Telekom Deutsche Telekom AG (ISIN: DE0005557508, FWB: DTE, NYSE: DT, LSE: DEU, TYO: 9496 ) (abbreviated DTAG) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Germany and in the EU. , Educational 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. , Inc., Frontier Videoconferencing, Sprint, Telesuites, Telkom SA
Telkom SA Ltd. (NYSE: TKG, JSE:J653) is a wireline and wireless telecommunications provider in South Africa. Telkom is a semi-privatised, 39% state-owned company. Ltd, Turn-Key Operations, Inc. (TKO) Williams Conferencing, Vialog and V-SPAN. "We are really pleased that the conferencing community is adopting Accord's technology to provide enhanced conferencing services that will help grow the industry. We are building a strong customer base and look forward to continued successful relationships through innovative product offerings as well as industry leading customer service and support," said Amir Shaked, VP, North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. sales at Accord. Service Providers are ctionality resulting in the only single-box, high-rich multipoint control unit," said Alan J. k well all the time. Now, for the first time, we can guarantee an unprecedented level of quality and reliability in our multipoint service." Service Providers are looking forward to building strong relationships with Accord and introducing services based on the Accord MGC-100 feature set--a feature set that will allow conferences to be more life-like, tailored to the end user and easy to set-up. The Accord MGC-100 offers an industry first in Continuous Presence with six different screen layouts. Another industry first for the Accord MGC-100 is its implementation of transcoding. Setting the standard for transcoding, the MGC-100 transcodes not only the line rate but also the frame rate, resolution and audio algorthim. Most implementations of transcoding ensure that all endpoints can communicate regardless of their line rate - 128 Kbps, 384 Kbps, etc. continue to implement new technologies that table services. Now the ease of multipoint contionizing the conferencing industry. The company develops, markets and supports multipoint, gateway and control systems for the multimedia conferencing industry. Enabling live, interactive, multimedia communications between two or more multimedia conferencing endpoints, the MCG family of 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 products is designed with a revolutionary new architecture and unparalleled throughput capabilities. The MGC-100 single-shelf model supports 8-84 sites, while the future MGC MGC Mammalian Gene Collection MGC Media Gateway Controller MGC Middle Georgia College MGC Museums and Galleries Commission (UK government) MGC Mississippi Gaming Commission MGC Manual Gain Control multi-shelf model will boast the industry's largest port capacity - up to 1280 sites. All systems use the same card set for easy expansion and investment protection. Accord's MGC products are designed to comply with today's ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. standards for multimedia conferencing including H.320, H.323, the G series for audio compression and the T.120 standard suite for data transfer and application sharing. For more information, please visit the Accord website at www.accord.co.il
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