CLI Awarded Contracts From China for Videoconferencing Systems Totaling $1.9 million; new eclipse gold to be Used in Olympic Games; Radiance systems for Network in Province of Hebei.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1996--Compression Labs, Incorporated (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 contract awards from the People's Republic of China for its new eclipse gold and Radiance videoconferencing systems totaling $1.9 million. The Beijing Telecommunication Administration (BTA (Business Technology Association, Kansas City, MO, www.bta.org). A membership association of manufacturers, dealers, distributors and service companies in the business equipment and systems industries, founded in 1994. ) has ordered CLI's recently introduced eclipse gold videoconferencing systems to be used by the China Olympic Association for interactive video communications between Beijing and Chinese athletes in Atlanta during the Olympic Games. The Province of Hebei has ordered an additional 26 Radiance systems and two Multipoint Control Units (MCU) for Phase II of their provincial videoconferencing network. This brings the total number of CLI videoconferencing systems in China to more than 370, including a backbone network connecting the Beijing Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) to all the provincial MPTs, and ten additional networks connecting major cities in ten provinces. BTA chose the eclipse gold systems following a test using ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. transmission between Beijing and Japan. During the test, according to Raymond Hsu, CLI regional vice president for CLI China, the easy-to-use eclipse system with its high quality picture and sound impressed users. The new mid-range eclipse gold product family provides superior video quality at 30 frames per second at transmission speeds up to 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) and is fully compliant with the ITU H.320 and high-resolution full Common Intermediate Format (FCIF See CIF. ) standards. Superior video quality with crisp, sharp images at 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). is largely due to CLI's pre- and post-processing algorithms. The new easy-to-use eclipse gold product line also lays the foundation for collaborative computing in room videoconferencing with a T.120 gateway. The Radiance family of group videoconferencing systems being used by the Province of Hebei achieves television quality video at up to 30 frames per second and 480 lines of resolution The number of horizontal lines on a TV or computer screen. The term typically refers to TV sets; for example, wide screen digital TVs have 720 or 1,080 lines of resolution, while analog TV uses 525 lines. VHS tapes can render from 240 to 260 lines. . The table-top touchpanel, based on CLI's industry-leading Self-Guide user interface, provides intuitive control via menus and icons to guide users during a conference. In addition to communicating with other CLI systems, Radiance can communicate with the growing number of systems that meet ITU-TSS ITU-TSS International Telecommunications Union - Telecommunications Standards Sector H.320 standards. Hebei has ordered two additional Multipoint Control Units, which are being used in all the China networks to enable multiple sites to participate simultaneously in the same conference and to serve as critical video hubs to link numerous sites connected via dedicated transmission lines. CLI is a leading provider of television-quality videoconferencing solutions for business, government, education and healthcare organizations. Founded in 1976, CLI has sales offices across the United States, with international offices in Asia and Europe; and distributors serving more than 50 countries worldwide. CONTACT: Compression Labs, Incorporated, San Jose Joyce Strand, 408/922-4610 Mia Bradway, 408/428-6735 |
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