Latitude Introduces ''MeetingPlace Premium Services''.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2002

Value-Added Voice and Web Conferencing Services Help Enterprises

Hold Effective High-Profile Meetings, Trainings and Presentations

Businesses can now hold sophisticated large conferences with "MeetingPlace Premium Services," offered by Latitude Communications (Nasdaq:LATD), the leading provider of integrated voice and web conferencing solutions.

Now generally available, Premium Services have been in use for several months by firms such as HP; Vignette Corp.; Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, P.C. (FDBL); and Conoco Inc. Through the new services, enterprises can use MeetingPlace voice and web technology to plan, schedule and manage large events such as trainings, seminars, company meetings and product introductions.

"Even with only 15 attendees, meetings can become unruly without proper facilitation. So, we use Premium Services, which provides skilled professional management," said Elizabeth Barnes, IT telecommunications manager for Vignette. "Also, the technology is the best, hands down, and costs less. With MeetingPlace, we record conferences and enter breakout rooms on the fly and get fast screen refreshes." Each week, the Austin, Texas based company holds voice and web conferences for groups of 15 to 200 people managed by Premium Services. Employees in the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin America use MeetingPlace for forecast, status updates and other meetings.

Using MeetingPlace Premium Services, companies can:

-- Be confident that their high-profile events will run flawlessly

-- Focus on meeting content rather than coordination

-- Access Latitude's expertise and support 24 hours a day, seven days a week

"MeetingPlace Premium Services meets the growing demand for value-added support for virtual meetings," said David Alexander, industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan and author of an upcoming report on conferencing services. "Businesses that hold high-profile meetings increasingly expect roll calls, waiting rooms, in-session announcements and other high-end assistance."

Businesses planning a company meeting, training session, product introduction or customer seminar attended by a large, dispersed audience might opt for a lecture-style conference. Moderated question and answer sessions and "waiting rooms" managed by Latitude ensure that virtual meetings run smoothly. MeetingPlace Premium Services also provide capabilities for roll calls, meeting notices, self-muting, subgroup sessions, polling and other features. For maximum security, MeetingPlace provides password protection, meeting "locks" and restricted entry.

About Latitude Communications

Latitude Communications (Nasdaq:LATD) provides MeetingPlace, the leading secure, integrated voice and web conferencing solution. Companies such as HP, Agilent, Cisco and Deloitte & Touche use the solution to work better and speed decision-making through real-time collaboration. Available as an outsourced service or on-premises platform, MeetingPlace integrates with traditional and IP communications infrastructures enabling people to share and edit live documents from any location. The technology integrates with standard groupware applications such as Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes to simplify scheduling. Based in Santa Clara, Calif., Latitude has offices and distribution partners in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and India. Visit www.meetingplace.net or call 408/988-7200 (800/999-7440, U.S.).

MeetingPlace is a registered trademark of Latitude Communications Inc. All other product and company names are trademarks of their respective holders.