First Virtual Communications Announces Internal Pilot Program with EDS for Collaborative Rich Media Communications.Business Editors 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)--Dec. 18, 2001 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. Implements Click to Meet Prototype Testing Environment to Enable Key Executives to Communicate Efficiently across Networks First Virtual Communications (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 : FVCX), a leading provider of integrated rich media communications solutions for IP and other networks, today announced that it has launched an internal pilot program with EDS (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EDS) using the Click to Meet(TM) platform, an integrated end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. for voice, video, data collaboration See data conferencing. and streaming. EDS, which has recently launched a hosted collaborative communications service built on the Click to Meet platform, has officially launched a pilot program for internal usage of the integrated solution. Select EDS executives will communicate with each other and high profile clients using interactive voice, video and data. The solution being implemented supports IP, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and ATM protocols, and is endpoint independent. Using Click to Meet for Exchange, which integrates seamlessly with the Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. and Outlook environment, EDS is initiating a Prototype Testing Environment. The goal is to pilot Click to Meet for Exchange as an in internal comprehensive solution for videoconferencing and rich media collaboration. EDS is using the Eastern Regional Headquarters Campus located in Herndon, VA as the hosting facility. The pilot program will involve users throughout the EDS Global Infrastructure. Click to Meet for Exchange is specifically designed for corporate environments that have standardized on Microsoft Exchange and Outlook for enterprise-wide messaging and collaboration. By integrating tightly with the existing Exchange environment, Click to Meet extends value to communications without requiring users to go outside of their everyday workflow. End users can intuitively schedule and attend online meetings through the familiar calendar, email and web interfaces they use everyday. About EDS Services EDS services include: high-end consulting services, video infrastructure analysis, service provisioning and capacity planning Determining the required future configuration of hardware and software for a network, datacenter or Web site. There are numerous capacity planning tools on the market used to monitor and analyze the performance of the current hardware and software. , network assessment, network design, installation, maintenance, training, support and end-to-end management of the implemented solution. Additional information about the newly launched services is available online at www.edsvideo.com. About EDS EDS (NYSE: EDS), the leading global services company, provides strategy, implementation and hosting for clients managing the business and technology complexities of the digital economy. EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways, establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS, with its management-consulting subsidiary, A.T. Kearney, serves the world's leading companies and governments in 58 countries. EDS reported revenues of $19.2 billion in 2000. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . Learn more at www.eds.com. About First Virtual Communications First Virtual Communications is a world leader in providing easy-to-use, integrated rich media communications solutions to enterprises, service providers and portals. By enabling interactive voice, video and data collaboration over IP-based networks, First Virtual provides cost-effective, integrated end-to-end solutions for large-scale deployments to enterprise desktops. It also enables best of breed videoconferencing solutions to be extended through ISDN and ATM networks. The company's flagship product, Click to Meet(TM), provides a complete framework for delivering a new generation of video-enabled web collaboration applications that address the real-time communications needs of companies worldwide. Click to Meet can be integrated seamlessly into popular enterprise messaging and collaboration environments such as Microsoft Exchange/Outlook and instant messaging. First Virtual serves its customers through a worldwide network of resellers and partners. Additional information about First Virtual Communications can be found on the web at www.fvc.com. All trademarks are recognized. |
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