First Virtual Communications Conference Server Completes Worldwide JWID Testing as the Technology Standard for Defense Collaboration Tool Set in Support of US and Allied Warfighters Worldwide.

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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2001

Conference Server Passes Phase Two Testing and Remains as Standard

in Defense Collaborative Tools Suite for Immediate Use

in Support of DOD, NATO and Members of Coalition Forces

First Virtual Communications (NASDAQ: FVCX), a leading provider of integrated rich media communications solutions for IP and other networks, today announced that its Conference Server has completed worldwide Phase Two testing for the Department of Defense (DOD) Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) as continued part of the technology standard called the Defense Collaborative Tools Suite (DCTS). This standard impacts DOD, NATO and members of our Coalition Forces worldwide, which will implement this new interoperable collaboration technology to support defense and national security interests.

The previously defined DCTS standard includes the following collaborative technologies: First Virtual Conference Server; Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Digital Dashboard, Microsoft NetMeeting and Outlook; and Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW) SUNForum. The Conference Server is an MCU (multipoint control unit) that facilitates standards-based group conferencing and collaboration, including voice, video and data sharing, between the NetMeeting and SunForum endpoints. This standard, based on input from across the DOD, is part of a cooperative effort between government and industry to shape the future for a fully interoperable, multi-vendor collaborative environment.

"First Virtual Communications is currently involved in a number of high level programs involving the federal government and branches of the military. We are pleased that we were able to work with First Virtual Communications to provide the military with a highly functional and cost-effective multipoint video teleconferencing solution," said Jim Sintic, Battlefield Video Teleconferencing (BVTC) Project Leader for the Warfighter Information Network-Tactical. "First Virtual's Conference Server MCU (Multipoint Control Unit) is well designed to support the extensive set of requirements necessary to organizations like the military. We look forward to continuing our successful relationship to support military readiness."

First Virtual Communications has received final test results for the "Joint Warrior Interoperability Demonstration (JWID) 2001" from JWID Joint Project Office, Langley AFB, VA. JWID 2001 is the first large-scale Distributed Collaborative Planning (DCP) session between US and Allied Warfighters, using the Defense Collaborative Tool Suite (DCTS). Lieutenant General Raduege, Director, Defense Information Systems Agency, stated that, "this JWID is the Best JWID Ever Done."

The JWID test included real time objectives for DCTS including the assessment of the functionality of DCTS and the investigation of the operational utility of configuration control options from warfighter using DCTS. The published results of the DCTS testing include the following:

-- Achieved good availability

-- Enhanced mission planning and execution

-- Supported an average of 80 to 100 simultaneous users

-- Supported an average of 30-40 sessions in multiple simultaneous

conferences on multiple conferencing servers

"The selection of our Conference Server as a standard by the DOD is a testament to its flexibility, reliability and scalability in a demanding and variable conferencing environment," said Gary McGuire, director of DOD and federal sales for First Virtual Communications. "We have a long-standing history of providing leading-edge videoconferencing and collaboration solutions to warfighters within the United States Department of Defense and to other military sectors of NATO and members our Coalition Forces. We're pleased to see our technology formalized as a standard for these groups moving forward."

Additional information about the DCTS project can be found online at the following web sites:

-- http://www.jbc.jfcom.mil/public/Command_Brief/Index.htm

-- http://www.jbc.jfcom.mil/public/projects/JCOBIAA/Briefs.htm

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.

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