First Virtual Communications Demonstrates Upcoming Release Of Click To Meet Express Web Conferencing At VoN Conference.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers Spring VON 2003 SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2003 Enhanced Version of First Virtual's Next Generation 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. Solution to Be Previewed at Voice on the Net Spring Conference - March 31th-April 3; Microsoft Partner Section - Booth #'s - 501, 503, 600 & 602
WHO: First Virtual Communications and Microsoft Real Time
Communications Group (RTC)
WHAT: Preview demonstrations of Click to Meet(TM) Express 2.0
WHEN: Monday, March 31 through April 3, 2003 - San Jose Convention
Center
WHERE: Microsoft Partner Section - Booth #s - 501, 503, 600 & 602 -
San Jose, California
First Virtual Communications (Nasdaq: FVCX), a premier provider of rich media web conferencing and collaboration solutions, today announced that it will participate in VoN, a convention for the IP communications A general term for networks that use the IP protocol for voice (VoIP) and video traffic. See IP telephony. industry, from March 31st to April 3rd in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . First Virtual will be demonstrating the upcoming version of its award-winning Click to Meet(TM) Express solution in the Microsoft Partners Booth. First Virtual's solutions enable workgroups to meet on-line with the effectiveness of face to face meetings. Click to Meet Express provides an extremely easy to use, ad hoc For this purpose. Meaning "to this" in Latin, it refers to dealing with special situations as they occur rather than functions that are repeated on a regular basis. See ad hoc query and ad hoc mode. , rich media web conferencing environment. It is the only web conferencing solution that fully integrates data conferencing Sharing data interactively among several users in different locations. Data conferencing is made up of whiteboards and application sharing and are often used in conjunction with an audio or videoconferencing connection. with high quality IP audio and multi-point video in a single window environment. "Click to Meet Express provides the richest conferencing experience available today with the best features of web conferencing, audio conferencing See audioconferencing. and videoconferencing, all combined in an integrated, easy to use and simple to deploy package," said Bob Romano, vice president of marketing for First Virtual Communications. "The first version of Click to Meet Express has been an award-winning success and is clearly a solution that fits today's enterprise communications requirements. Our next version will raise the bar in terms of increased capability and unprecedented scalability that will make rich media web conferencing obvious and accessible for all types of organizations." The Company will be demonstrating an upcoming version of Click to Meet Express, showcasing the following: -- Powerful web conferencing integrated with the Microsoft Greenwich server -- Launch ad-hoc web conferences via Windows Messenger The instant messaging (IM) client in Windows XP. Windows Messenger is the XP counterpart to MSN Messenger, both of which have been upgraded to Windows Live Messenger. Organizations can use the instant messaging capabilities in Microsoft Exchange to set up a private IM system. -- Provides Next Generation Web Conferencing that leverages Microsoft's Greenwich platform for a global secure instant messaging environment Click to Meet Express 2.0 will be available for purchase in Q2 2003. Previews of the product will be available during VoN at the Microsoft Partner section (Booth #s - 501, 503, 600 & 602) 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 a potentially greater 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, such as email and web browsing, while extending the advantages of 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 and collaboration environments, such as MSN Messenger Microsoft's instant messaging (IM) service, which provides text messaging and voice calling. Part of the MSN Network, MSN Messenger clients are available for non-XP versions of Windows, Mac, Pocket PC and MSN TV. For Windows XP, the IM client is Windows Messenger. and Microsoft Exchange. The Company's innovative solutions are deployed in over 1,200 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. |
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