Belgacom selects VTEL's new TeamConferencing systems for its communications and training solution.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 1996--VTEL 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 :VTEL VTEL Video Teleconferencing ) today announced that BELGACOM, Belgium's national telecommunications carrier, is the first major European company to install an extensive videoconferencing network of 15 VTEL TeamConferencing(TM)(TC) systems. BELGACOM will use VTEL's recently announced TC product to enhance internal communications  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . and training capabilities. The systems were installed by VTEL's reseller, Olivetti at sites throughout Belgium. BELGACOM selected VTEL's TC 2000 Pentium(R) based system after a thorough analysis of other suppliers' equipment. VTEL offers unprecedented quality and price performance with its comprehensive EnterpriseSeries(TM) family of videoconferencing products which includes the LeadershipConferencing(TM), the TC 1000 and TC 2000, and the Personal Collaborator desktop solution. The entire line of EnterpriseSeries products fully integrates video, audio and data collaboration under the industry leading Windows(R)95 operating system and VTEL's AppsView(TM) user interface. This consistent platform allows customers such as BELGACOM to install a broad range of videoconferencing products without having to train their employees in several different user environments. Maxime Watteyne, BELGACOM's senior manager for videoconferencing and networking products, explained, "BELGACOM has been impressed with the way that VTEL's systems can be easily integrated into the data network. This means that providing internal communication and training solutions is a natural extension of our current network infrastructure." Richard Couchman, VTEL's managing director commented, "As a leading European telecommunications carrier, BELGACOM wished to demonstrate the flexibility of their networks. By integrating VTEL's Pentium PC based videoconferencing platforms into their ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. networks they will be demonstrating one of the most advanced video and data networks in the world. We are delighted to be selected as their partner in this activity." The TeamConferencing systems demonstrate VTEL's new architecture which will allow BELGACOM to incorporate a wide range of applications into their network. Both TC systems include VTEL's industry-leading features, such as: o Windows 95 Operating System -- Windows 95 is the perfect operating system to ensure long-range system compatibility -- thereby providing investment protection. Additionally, using Windows 95 as the operating system enables the customer to run concurrently the many application packages available for Windows. o AppsView Graphical Conference Control Interface -- Familiar icon-based interface with features such as drag and drop A graphical user interface (GUI) capability that lets you perform operations by moving the icon of an object with the mouse into another window or onto another icon. For example, files can be copied or moved by dragging them from one folder to another. , makes this system the easiest to use on the market today. Additionally, users are able to configure the icon toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the to provide an even higher degree of personalization to their system. Conference applications such as placing calls, phone list management, and camera control provide a new, intuitive look and feel. For customers who still prefer to use the tablet controller, the AppsView will support the use of a control tablet, which is completely interchangeable with the new on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. version. A touch screen panel -- CommandTouch(TM) -- also is available as an option. o Internet and LAN access -- With the Enterprise Series, users have instant access to the Internet as well as to information stored on their own LAN server. BELGACOM SA., headquartered in Brussels, is the national carrier for Belgium. The BELGACOM Group principally provides local, long distance and international telephone services, analogue and GSM cellular telephone service, satellite and leased line service and terminals supply. BELGACOM is also actively involved in Multimedia, including Internet Access provision, interactive teletext teletext: see videotex. A broadcasting service that transmits text to a TV set that has a teletext decoder. It uses the vertical blanking interval of the TV signal (black line between frames when vertical hold is not adjusted) to transmit about a hundred and videotext vid·e·o·tex also vid·e·o·text n. An information service in which data is transmitted over television cables or telephone lines and displayed on a television or computer screen in the home. and is a leading publisher of telephone directories. BELGACOM comprises 26,885 employees and records sales of 117bn BEF BEF The ISO 4217 currency code for Belgian Franc. (approximately $3.7 billion). VTEL is a leading manufacturer of videoconferencing and MediaConferencing(TM) systems. Through its focus on applications and vertical markets, VTEL is a major provider in the health care and distance learning markets and has gained increasing presence in major corporate, government and financial services market segments. VTEL and its authorized resellers have installed conferencing systems in some of the largest and most recognized institutions in the United States and around the world, including Microsoft Corp., BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. AG, Baxter Healthcare, VHA VHA Veterans Health Administration VHA Variable Housing Allowance VHA Villages Homeowners Association VHA Voluntary Hospitals Association VHA Virtual Home Agent VHA Very High Altitude VHA Vapor Hazard Area VHA Vermont Holstein-Friesian Association , Inc., Banc One, Deloitte & Touche, Credit Suisse, Texas A&M University, U.S. Army T-Net, and 23 state-wide education networks. -0- VTEL, Enterprise Series, TeamConferencing, CommandTouch, and MediaConferencing are trademarks of VTEL Corporation. Windows 95 is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. CONTACT: Vicki Newton Karen Oliver VTEL Corporation Ketchum PR - Washington, DC 512/314-2594 202-835-8831 vnewton@vtel.com koliver@world.std.com |
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