CLI Announces General Availability of Enhanced Best-in-Class Desktop Video Product Family.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 26, 1996--Compression Labs, Inc. (CLI (1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. ) (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 :CLIX) today announced general availability of its enhanced CLI Desktop Video product family as part of its offerings of high-performance videoconferencing solutions to the education, healthcare, government and general business markets. First customers include Pacific Bell who will use the systems for its Education First demonstration sites for California schools and the US Army Medical Command who will develop a network connecting selected offices, including the Office of Army Surgeon General The U.S. Surgeon General is charged with the protection and advancement of health in the United States. Since the 1960s the surgeon general has become a highly visible federal public health official, speaking out against known health risks such as tobacco use, and promoting disease . "Our CLI Desktop Video product line gives our customers the best quality desktop videoconferencing Using a PC or Mac for a videophone session or videoconference. Contrast with a "room videoconferencing system" where a group of participants congregate in one room. See videoconferencing. available today through a combination of advanced pre-processing algorithms, full CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). video resolution, industry-leading frame rates and optional 384 kilobits per second (unit) kilobits per second - (kbps, kb/s) A unit of data rate where 1 kb/s = 1000 bits per second. This contrasts with units of storage where 1 Kb = 1024 bits (note upper case K). (kbps) transmission. By adding CLI Desktop Video to our videoconferencing offerings, we assure a high-quality videoconferencing experience ranging from an individual desktop user to groups in a boardroom or class room," said Greg Bell Gregory Leon Bell (born August 1, 1962 in Columbus, Ohio) is a former American football running back in the NFL for the Buffalo Bills, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Los Angeles Raiders from 1984 to 1990. , director of desktop products at CLI. Now available for general distribution worldwide, the CLI Desktop Video family operates on PCs powered by the Intel Pentium processor operating with Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. New features packaged as part of the two basic models include a new analog camera with improved resolution, both an ear piece and a hand set, and two software controllable video and audio inputs. The CLI Desktop Video 1000 supports bandwidths from 56 to 128 kbps and is priced at $1,795 (US); $1,995 (international, PAL). The CLI Desktp Video 2000 supports bandwidths from 56 to 384 kbps (with optional add-in 384 kbps communications board) and is priced at $2,295 (US); $2,495 (international, PAL). Pacific Bell's Education First is a $100 million program to help provide every school and library in California with a digital on-ramp to the information superhighway by 2000. Pacific Bell is a subsidiary of Pacific Telesis Group, a diversified communications company based in San Francisco. Compression Labs, Incorporated (CLI), based in San Jose, Calif., is the leading provider of high-quality, high-performance videoconferencing systems for business, government, education and healthcare organizations. For more information on CLI and Pacific Bell, visit our WEB sites at http://www.clix.com and http://www.pacbell.com CONTACT: Compression Labs Inc. Joyce Strand, 408/922-4610 or Pacific Bell Rebecca Weill, 415/394-3901 |
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