ClassPoint Version 1.1 Becomes Distance Training Add-On For MeetingPoint Conference Server.

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 2, 1999--

New Version Enables Linking of

Multiple Servers for Scaleable Class Sizes

White Pine Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: WPNE), a leading provider of multimedia conferencing applications for the Internet and intranets, today announced ClassPoint version 1.1 for distance learning and training applications.

The newest version of ClassPoint is available as an add-on for the recently announced MeetingPoint v4.0 conference server. MeetingPoint provides the core H.323 standards-based conferencing functionality for audio, video and data collaboration; the ClassPoint option provides an additional layer of features and functionality related to distance learning and training environments. The new release of ClassPoint allows servers to be linked together and distributed throughout the network so that larger class sizes and more efficient network usage can be achieved.

"As more companies and organizations are deploying IP-based conferencing and collaboration, they are looking for add-ons which provide specialized functionality for different environments," said Roger Wallman, senior product manager for core technologies at White Pine. "Distance learning and training is a natural extension of the types of interaction that can happen with audio, video and data collaboration. The ClassPoint option gives MeetingPoint users a way to extend the value of their conferencing solutions to new applications and new groups of users."

The ClassPoint option package includes add-on server functionality as well as client software for 100 students and five instructors. Businesses or educational institutions can also purchase a site license for client software. ClassPoint includes the following specialized features for distance learning:

-- Instructor-Controlled Environment - the instructor moderates participants' interaction by defining when students can share audio and video with the rest of the class and when they can take part in application sharing 

-- Student Control Panel - a simple user interface which allows the student to address the instructor, ask questions, and interact within the class

-- ClassPoint Planning Center - a Web-based interface which allows participants to log-in to attend training in session or view posted class materials

-- Web-touring - a method by which the instructor can guide the class through a series of Web pages (either prepared class materials or live on the Internet)

-- Polling and Multiple Choice Quizzing - the option to poll the class or ask multiple choice questions; results can be used informally to test comprehension or can be logged for grading

ClassPoint recently won a Portfolio Award from Media & Methods magazine; it is profiled in their May/June 1999 issue.

Other add-on options are available for the MeetingPoint server, including a Continuous Presence option, which allows end users to view four video windows simultaneously in a multipoint conference, and a streaming media integration option, which allows interactive H.323 conferencing to be combined with one-way streaming technology. The streaming media option is ideal for environments where a small number of participants need to be interactive, but a larger number of participants need to view a conference or meeting. It also allows conferences to be recorded and played back at a later time.

Pricing and Availability

ClassPoint version 1.1 is available mid-August as an option for the MeetingPoint v4.0 conference server. The ClassPoint add-on, available for the Windows NT operating system, is $4,995. The MeetingPoint server is affordably priced, ranging from $8,995 for a 10-user server to $15,995 for a 25-user server. A site license for ClassPoint student and instructor clients can be purchased for $2,995. The other MeetingPoint server add-ons, continuous presence and streaming media integration, are available for $4,995 each.

About White Pine Software

White Pine Software develops, markets and supports multi-platform browser-based internetworking software that facilitates worldwide video and audio communication and data collaboration across the Internet, intranets, extranets and other networks that use the Internet Protocol. White Pine's videoconferencing software products, CU-SeeMe(R) Pro and MeetingPoint, create a client-server solution that allows users to participate in real-time, multi-point video, audio and data conferences over the Internet and intranets. White Pine Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.wpine.com .

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