Bell Atlantic selects VideoServer to enable its Group Link Video Service.BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1997-- VideoServer, Inc. (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 :VSVR), the leader in networked conferencing, today announced that Bell Atlantic Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BEL) has selected VideoServer's Multimedia Conference Servers (MCS) to enable its Group Link Video Service (GLVS). VideoServer's Multimedia Conference Servers support video, audio, and data videoconferencing capabilities between three or more customer locations using H.320 compressed video compressed video - video compression equipment. "We evaluated a number of competitive offerings before choosing the VideoServer MCS," commented Joe Cascio, vice president of marketing for Bell Atlantic. "We have been very happy with VideoServer's ability to deliver to our customers leading-edge features, such as the ability to see several remote sites simultaneously using Continuous Presence, and Audio-Only participation capabilities. Group Link Video Service is a very successful service for Bell Atlantic and through our relationship with VideoServer, we will continue to expand and enhance this service." Group Link Video Service is one of Bell Atlantic's All@once(r) solutions. It provides customers with the ability to conference together three or more participants in a multimedia conference. Using Group Link Video Service, customers can conduct videoconferences with participants from across town or around the globe. The service has been used to connect customers within the U.S and with locations as far away as India. "VideoServer continues to expand its work with leading regional and interexchange carriers. We are excited to work with Bell Atlantic in delivering advanced features, such as Continuous Presence to its Group Link Video Service customers," said Jack O'Neil, vice president of marketing with VideoServer. "VideoServer looks forward to working with Bell Atlantic to continue the development of advanced service offerings that will meet the needs of all Bell Atlantic customers." VideoServer recently announced that it has been granted a United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. patent for technology that enables Continuous Presence, multipoint conferencing Same as teleconferencing. This is a rather redundant phrase, because conferencing implies three or more participants, rather than point-to-point between two people. with different transfer rates, and transcoding between different audio and video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. technologies. Continuous Presence has dramatically enhanced the multipoint conference experience by allowing many remote sites to be seen simultaneously, making conferences more interactive and natural. VideoServer was the first multimedia conference server (MCS) vendor to introduce Continuous Presence into its product line, and the feature has been enthusiastically received by the user community. About Bell Atlantic Bell Atlantic's Large Business Services organization offers customers Bell Atlantic All@once(r) Solutions: integrated voice, data and video applications and the professional consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services that add up to a precise solution that fits and evolves to meet customers' specific communications needs. Bell Atlantic (NYSE:BEL) is at the forefront of the new communications, entertainment and information industry. In the mid-Atlantic region, the company's operating telephone company subsidiaries are the premier provider of local telecommunications and advanced services. Globally, it is one of the largest investors in the high-growth wireless communication marketplace. Bell Atlantic also owns a substantial interest in Telecom Corporation of New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and is actively developing high-growth national and international business opportunities in all phases of the industry. About VideoServer VideoServer, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSVR) is the leader in networked conferencing, providing hardware and software networking solutions for multipoint and multimedia conferences, enabling users to communicate over a variety of networks and allowing them to interact as a group. The company's Multimedia Conference Server (MCS) products provide multipoint conferencing, as well as applications for conference control, network management and bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. . The company is extending its technology to offer easy connectivity of existing and new conferencing solutions, expected to enable wide deployment of real-time conferencing to the desktop and over corporate networks and the Internet. VideoServer sells its products to leading suppliers and integrators of videoconferencing equipment, telephone carriers, conferencing service providers, network equipment companies, computer companies and others. Substantially all traditional videoconferencing vendors OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and or resell VideoServer's equipment, including PictureTel, Compression Labs, British Telecom The telephone and communications carrier that provides services in Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It used to be a division of the British Post Office, but was privatized in 1984 under Margaret Thatcher's administration. , GPT GPT glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; see alanine transaminase. GPT abbr. glutamic-pyruvic transaminase GPT glutamic-pyruvic transaminase. Video Systems, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi, Sony, Panasonic, and SAT. Telephone carriers and others providing conferencing services using the company's products include AT&T, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. , and Sprint, six of the seven regional Bell operating companies, and many emerging private service bureaus. Partnerships with computer companies, including Intel and Compaq, and networking equipment companies, including Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. and Siemens/Rolm, position VideoServer to meet the needs of the evolving conferencing market. More information regarding VideoServer and VideoServer products can be found at http://www.videoserver.com . CONTACT: Mary M. Campbell VideoServer Inc. (617) 505-2188 mcampbell@videoserver.com or Jane Hiscock / Susan Shelby Neva Group, Inc. (617) 441-4000, ext. 224/252 jhiscock@neva.com/ sshelby@neva.com or Tim Ireland Bell Atlantic (201) 649-2279 timothy.ireland@ bell-atl.com |
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