FVC.COM Opens New Offices in Europe and the Middle East.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 1998--FVC.COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. (Nasdaq:FVCX), the leading provider of Next Generation Internet See Internet2. (NGI (Next Generation Internet) A project of the U.S. government for researching high-speed network technologies for use by federal agencies. See Internet2. ) video applications, today announced the opening of four additional European and Middle Eastern offices: FVC FVC forced vital capacity. FVC abbr. forced vital capacity FVC, n See forced vital capacity. FVC forced vital capacity. .COM Benelux in the Netherlands, FVC.COM Nordic in Stockholm, FVC.COM Germany in Munich and FVC.COM Middle East in Dubai. These additions are the next step in FVC.COM's support of the global NGI infrastructure build-out that delivers integrated voice, video and data over broadband networks. The company is seeing accelerating demand for their market-leading solutions by international and multi-national customers not only in Europe and the Middle East, but around the globe. With the addition of these new locations, the company has 14 offices outside the U.S., delivering global access to supply 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 . FVC.COM is currently implementing NGI applications for international companies including British Airways, France Telecom and British Telecommunications plc, among others. About FVC.COM Benelux Under the direction of General Manager Marcel Groen, the Benelux office serves customers in Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg. The region is investing heavily in the NGI, with an advanced ATM backbone network already in place, supported by extensive underground fiber optic cable Noun 1. fiber optic cable - a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light fibre optic cable transmission line, cable, line - a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power installations. This broadband network is ready to deploy the voice, video and data solutions provided by FVC.COM. "We look forward to working closely with KPN KPN Koninklijke PTT Nederland (Royal Dutch Telecom) KPN Konfederacja Polski Niepodleglej (Polish conservative party) , Belgacom and private infrastructure providers to broaden their installations, helping the government, schools, banks, and other businesses take full advantage of the NGI," explains Groen. FVC.COM Benelux is located at Govert van wijnkade 3, ET1, 3144ED Maassluis, Nederland (Tel: 31 10 5990919 Fax: 31 10 5990918). About FVC.COM Nordic General Manager Tommy Nord heads the FVC.COM Nordic operations, servicing Sweden and Finland. In recent years these markets have been building extensive ATM-based networks and are ready deploy video applications to improve their country's competitive edge. Explains Nord, "The timing is ideal for leading corporations and educational institutions to deploy NGI applications. Infrastructure and application-specific solutions have intersected, creating opportunities not possible until now." FVC.COM Nordic works with local system integrators Telia and Moldata to bring NGI solutions to the market. FVC.COM Nordic offices are located at Nybrogatan 7, 10204 Stockholm, Sweden (Tel: 46 8 611 4610 Fax: 46 8 611 4610). About FVC.COM Germany Headed by General Manager Guy Goodman, FVC.COM Germany strengthens the company's existing presence in this market. "Extensive NGI projects are underway in Germany: in the government, in educational institutions, and in industrial applications where the NGI is instrumental in improving productivity and controlling expenses," said Goodman. FVC.COM Germany will work with local system integrators such as DT-systeme, Bissinger, IBEX ibex (ī`bĕks), wild goat, genus Capra, found in rugged country on mountain ranges from central Asia to the Himalayas, S Europe, and NE Africa. and Pandacom to bring NGI solutions to Germany. FVC.COM Germany offices are located Feringa Strasse 6, D-85774 Munich (Tel: 49 89 99216388). About FVC.COM Middle East Headquartered in Dubai, FVC.COM Middle East serves the Arab world under the direction of General Manager K.S. Parag. The Middle East, with its widely diverse international business and educational community, is especially interested in facilitating business communications and distance learning. "This region is very committed to building advanced video networking applications," explains Parag. "FVC.COM and its partners have the technical expertise to deploy the integrated video, data and voice applications our customers are demanding." FVC.COM Middle East offices are located at GlobalNet Llc, P.O. Box 27348, Dubai U.A.E. (Tel: 971 4 512727). About the Next Generation Internet (NGI) The Next Generation Internet (NGI) is the new broadband Internet being deployed by service providers and enterprises for the integrated delivery of voice, video and data applications. A key characteristic of the NGI (www.ngi.gov) is the ability to handle multimedia applications such as real-time interactive video, as well as stored and live video-on-demand. FVC.COM utilizes its expertise in Internet application integration, Quality of Service (QoS), and video technology to deliver networked video over the NGI. About FVC.COM FVC.COM is the leader in video applications over the Next Generation Internet (NGI). FVC.COM's products enable end-to-end video in a wide range of room and desktop environments for video applications such as distance learning, distance meetings, and distance medicine. Founded in 1993 by technology pioneer Ralph Ungermann, FVC.COM designs, manufactures and supports a full video networking product family that includes NGI Access devices, adapters, gateways and video storage servers. FVC.COM's distribution and system integration partners include leading telecommunication and networking companies throughout the world, such as Ascend Communications (Nasdaq:ASND ASND A Streetcar Named Desire (play) ), Bell Atlantic Network Integration (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BEL), British Telecommunications plc (NYSE:BTY BTY Battery BTY Betty BTY Back To You BTY Better Than You BTY Blessings to You ), EDS (Electronic Data Systems, Plano, TX, www.eds.com) Founded in 1962 by H. Ross Perot (independent candidate for the President of the U.S. in 1992), EDS is the largest outsourcing and data processing services organization in the country. (NYSE:EDS), France Telecom (NYSE:FTE FTE Full-Time Equivalent FTE Full-Time Employee FTE Full-Time Equivalency FTE Full Time Employment FTE Foundation for Teaching Economics FTE Full Time Enrollment FTE For the Enterprise (SQL) FTE Fund for Theological Education ), IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (NYSE:IBM), Lucent Technologies (NYSE:LU), NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. (Nasdaq:NIPNY), and Nortel Networks (NYSE:NT). Cautionary Statement Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements containing the words, "believes," "anticipates," "expects" and words of similar import. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of FVC.COM, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: FVC.COM's limited operating history and variability of operating results, market acceptance of video technology, dependence on ATM backbone technology and the Next Generation Internet, potential inability to maintain business relationships with distributors and suppliers, rapid technological changes, competition in the video networking industry, the importance of attracting and retaining personnel, management of FVC.COM's growth, consolidation and cost pressures in the video networking industry, dependence on key employees and other risk factors referenced in the company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-38755, declared effective on April 29, 1998. |
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