First Virtual Communications Defines the Next Generation of Web Conferencing.Business Editors & Technology Writers 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)--June 17, 2002 Click to Meet(TM) Product Family First to Combine Best-of-Breed Web Conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. Tools with Industry Leading Audio and Video Conferencing into a Single, Easy-to-Use Application First Virtual Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:FVCX), a premier provider of rich media Web conferencing and collaboration solutions, today announced its next generation Web conferencing solution. The Company's completely updated Click to Meet(TM) product family embraces the market's acceptance of the first generation of Web conferencing and collaboration tools and adds advanced and easy-to-use video and audio conferencing See audioconferencing. capabilities for desktops and conference rooms. "The new Click to Meet product family dramatically expands the capabilities and ease of use of earlier generations of Web conferencing products," said Killko Caballero cab·al·le·ro n. pl. cab·al·le·ros 1. A Spanish gentleman; a cavalier. 2. A man who is skilled in riding and managing horses; a horseman. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of First Virtual Communications. "The Click to Meet product line brings the Company's award winning IP videoconferencing technologies and an updated set of collaboration tools to desktops and conference rooms with an easy to use, easy to deploy system. For companies new to online conferencing, our updated product family offers business quality audio and video and a rich set of data collaboration See data conferencing. tools within a convenient Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. interface. We believe organizations with existing desktop or room-based videoconferencing systems can leverage and enhance those investments since, unlike any other Web conferencing solution, Click to Meet can include existing systems in a Click to Meet Web conference." The Click to Meet product family now includes Click to Meet 3.0 and Click to Meet Express, developed from a convergence of the following three drivers: the multi-point audio and video technology that the Company has been developing over the past several years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time general availability of high-powered low-cost PC processors and the market's acceptance of collaborative work on the Web. Each product integrates First Virtual's enhanced desktop Web conferencing with the highest quality of room system conferencing solutions available. "First Virtual's next generation of rich media communications solutions propels organizations to new heights of collaboration by eliminating complexity, embracing speed and delivering the most innovative solution available in the Web Conferencing market today," stated Orstell Barnett, business development executive at Electronic Data Systems, 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 NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : EDS). "The ease of use and simplicity of implementation sets Click to Meet apart from all other solutions." Click to Meet provides a wide range of audio, video, presentation, application sharing A data conferencing capability that lets two or more users interactively work on the same application at the same time. The application is loaded and running in only one machine; however, keystrokes are transmitted from and screen changes are transmitted to the other participants. , text chat, scheduling and management capabilities to customers in ways that were not previously available. With this product solution, the Company has successfully integrated business class audio and multipoint video into a software-only browser plug-in A third-party software product, such as a search toolbar, that is integrated into a Web browser to extend its capabilities. A "helper application" provides similar capabilities to a browser plug-in, but runs as an external application and typically launches another window for viewing. , while maintaining compatibility with other conferencing investments to extend and enhance value for existing video and audio conferencing equipment customers. First Virtual believes that Click to Meet presents a unique sales opportunity for resellers, integrators and service providers looking to expand their offering of pure videoconferencing hardware to include Web-based solutions with a complete multimedia collaboration focus. "With the convergence of audio, video and data (web) conferencing there is a drive for collaboration vendors to provide one easy-to-use interface that supports a single application solution that seamlessly integrates all components," said David Coleman This page is about David Coleman the sportsman, for the academic visit David Coleman (academic) David Coleman, OBE (born 26 April 1926) is a former British sports commentator and TV presenter. , managing director at Collaborative Strategies. "Several vendors in the real time collaboration space have been talking about this integrated solution for the last year, but we have only seen a few, like First Virtual, that have brought these components together to provide a rich media web conferencing experience. The first vendors to deliver on this promise, and bring a quality experience to market, will be well-positioned to reap the benefits of accelerating growth and deployment." Next Generation Technologies Delivered with Tremendous Usability The Click to Meet product family allows almost anyone with a PC and a robust Internet connection to be invited and included in a Web conference, by using Click to Meet's directory or simple PC tools such as e-mail or instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or . The invitee An individual who enters another's premises as a result of an express or implied invitation of the owner or occupant for their mutual gain or benefit. For example, a customer in a restaurant or a depositor entering a bank to cash a check are both invitees. simply downloads the auto-installing browser plug in and joins the conference. This significantly extends the reach over traditional videoconferencing solutions. The Click to Meet and Click to Meet Express auto-installing browser plug-ins deliver a wide range of collaborative Web tools. Among the facilities integrated into these easy-to-use Web plug-ins are document, spreadsheet and presentation delivery, collaborative Web browsing See collaborative browsing. , text chat, real-time application sharing and multi-point audio and video. Each of these tools is delivered through a Web conferencing "skin" that allows a participant to choose a presentation-centered, video-centered or mixed view of the Web conference. Each participant has control over their view of the conference. A completely updated audio system allows high quality, low-latency multi-point audio in the conference. The Click to Meet Web plug-in is one of the first products to support Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. echo cancellation The elimination of an echo in a two-way voice transmission. Echo is created in the telephone company's central office switch when two-wire lines from the customer are converted to four-wire lines for backbone trunks. . Although sending video is not always necessary in a Web conference, when it is desired, Click to Meet's completely updated video system allows for high quality multi-point video to be viewed at up to 30 frames per second on a PC with no additional hardware. The Web plug-in supports a full screen video "skin" that has multiple picture-in-picture videos of participants. Additionally, the Click to Meet Web interface and Web plug-ins can interoperate with other standards-based IP video and audio equipment, as well as ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and ATM conferencing equipment through a gateway. Conference room PCs can now control room-based conferencing systems, adding new collaborative facilities to room conferences and bringing remote participants in from their desktops. Click to Meet Family Overview The Click to Meet product family has two new members - Click to Meet 3.0 and Click to Meet Express. Both products create a more accessible, more robust, cost effective and an easy to use means to conduct Web conferences and online training, while preserving existing investments in equipment, infrastructure and training. Click to Meet 3.0 provides directory services, policy management and logging tools, and setup for ad-hoc and scheduled Web conferences within and outside an organization. Click to Meet Express gives individual workgroups and small organizations a simpler and cost effective way to conduct ad-hoc Web conferences through the use of "virtual conference rooms". Conferences can be created and accessed through a simple Web page listing of available conferences. Click to Meet 3.0 and Click to Meet Express Availability and Pricing Click to Meet Express currently has worldwide availability, and pricing starts at $16,900. Click to Meet 3.0 pricing starts at $29,900 and is expected to be available next Quarter. About First Virtual Communications Headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. , First Virtual Communications is a premier provider of next generation Web conferencing and collaboration solutions. It delivers award winning integrated communications solutions that address the needs of business people who need to work together remotely to collaborate, train, demonstrate or sell. The Company has helped to define IP-based communications by pushing the boundaries of conferencing for a better user experience, easier enterprise deployment and potential return on investment. The Company's products provide business quality communication by supporting a wide range of industry standards. The Company's solutions integrate seamlessly with existing tools and methodologies, extending the advantages of instant messaging and collaboration environments such as 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. , Outlook and MSN Messenger. The Company's innovative solutions are deployed in over 1200 customer sites worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and service providers. Additional information about First Virtual Communications can be found on the Web at http://www.fvc.com. 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 have known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of First Virtual Communications, 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: the continued increase in sales of the Company's Click to Meet(TM) and MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users products, First Virtual Communications' limited operating history as a combined company with CUseeMe Networks, its variability of operating results, First Virtual Communications' broadband video services offering, market acceptance of video technology, potential inability to maintain business relationships with telecommunications carriers, distributors and suppliers, rapid technological changes, competition and consolidation in the video networking industry, the importance of attracting and retaining personnel, and other risk factors referenced in First Virtual Communications' public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001. All trademarks are recognized. |
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