Avistar Helps Financial Services Firms Address SEC Compliance with New Call Logging Software.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 8, 2003 Call Logging adds to a range of technology compliance features provided by Avistar Avistar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AVSR (Audio Visual Speech Recognition) Using lip reading software to enhance speech recognition. In noisy environments where a camera can be included, AVSR improves the computer's ability to recognize the speaker's words by visually tracking lip movement and ), a provider of business video collaboration solutions - vBusiness, today released its new Call Logging software release 7.0, which enables centralized logging of video usage data. The Call Logging software helps financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firms to address the Securities and Exchange Commission's compliance rules 17a-3 and 17a-4 specifying recordkeeping requirements related to the securities business. As part of the AvistarVOS(TM) server, Call Logging software collects user and system data of every video call, broadcast, video recording and playback in a centralized database. Users of Avistar's technology can then retrieve and analyze when calls are made, to whom, and for how long. The new release provides a comprehensive data schema with complete user and system information to support detailed call analysis including user calling reports, bill back reports, call success rates and equipment utilization. Call Logging adds to Avistar's existing technology features that customers can use to help meet compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). when using video for communication. Avistar's recently released Multi-Channel IP gateway, the AG4000, provides outputs for audio recording, allowing Avistar customers to record the audio of any internal or external video call in the wide area network. Used in combination with the Call Logging software, it allows companies to identify and retrieve for review any audio recording, which may be required for compliance reasons. In addition, any Avistar video call can be recorded and stored for later viewing. Also, Avistar's video email - vBrief(TM), can be sent to compliance personnel and approval before being sent externally. "Compliance is a major issue for our financial services clients and is vital to video communications being broadly adopted in this industry," said Jerry Burnett, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Avistar. "This is why we've been committed to including compliance features in our core technology offering." Unlike previous versions, which required a Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. database, Avistar's new Call Logging software v7.0 can be installed using a Microsoft Access A database program for Windows, available separately or included in the Microsoft Office suite. Access is programmable using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Access can read Paradox, dBASE and Btrieve files, and using ODBC, Microsoft SQL Server, SYBASE SQL Server and Oracle data. database. This simplifies the setup and maintenance of the call logging database and reduces the cost for smaller installations where the power of a SQL Server database is not necessary. The new software release also provides a reliable enterprise-level solution by enabling fail-over facility in the event of a network or database server failure. Usage and system reports can be generated using standard tools such as Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel. About Avistar Communications Corporation Avistar develops, markets and supports video collaboration solutions for the enterprise, all powered by the AvistarVOS software. From the desktop, Avistar delivers TV-quality video calling, recording, publishing to web and emails, video-on-demand, broadcast, and document sharing. Avistar delivers on vBusiness - video-enabling business - by integrating visual communications into the daily workflow and connecting communities of users within and across enterprises. Founded in 1993, Avistar Communications Corporation is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. , with sales offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London. Avistar's technology is used in more than 35 countries. Collaboration Properties, Inc Collaboration Properties, Inc. (CPI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avistar Communications Corporation. It holds US and foreign patents in the primary areas of presence-based interactions, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, multimedia documents, data sharing, ., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Avistar Communications Corporation, holds a broad portfolio of patents covering the AvistarVOS platform as well as multiple software and hardware video collaboration products. For more information, visit www.avistar.com. Note to Editors: All rights reserved. Avistar, AvistarVOS, and the Avistar logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avistar Communications Corporation |
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