On Display at SIA Exhibit: New Integration of Avistar Video with IBM Lotus Sametime 7.5 Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing Solution; Video Capability Heightens Collaboration for Financial Services Institutions.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of & REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. -- Avistar Communications Corp. (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 :AVSR (Audio Visual Speech Recognition) Using lip reading software to enhance speech recognition. In noisy environments where a camera can be included, AVSR improves the computer's ability to recognize the speaker's words by visually tracking lip movement and ), a video collaboration platform An emerging category of computer software, collaboration platforms are unified electronic platforms that support synchronous and asynchronous communication through a variety of devices and channels. provider, will be participating in the Securities Industry Association (SIA Sia (sī`ə) or Siaha (sī`əhə), in the Bible, family returned from the Exile. SIA - Serial Interface Adaptor ) Technology Management Exhibit from June 20-22 at the Hilton New York to demonstrate how financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. firms are using the power of visual communications to address challenges such as maintaining business continuity, making timely and effective decisions and managing complex dispersed relationships in today's increasingly global environment. On display at booth #1520, Avistar will also showcase a new presence-based integration with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Lotus(R) Sametime(R) 7.5, IBM's new 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 web conferencing solution. With availability projected for Fall 2006, this integration will enable users to place one-to-one or multi-party video calls from the Lotus Sametime buddy list. Similar video communications capability has also been incorporated into the IBM Workplace Managed Client(TM) platform, and extended to widely used Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint. "Effective collaboration is a key to success in today's fluid, fast-paced, global financial services industry," said Gerald J. Burnett, Chairman 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. at Avistar. "Video connectivity not only speeds, deepens and clarifies communications, it also helps ensure business continuity in a world fraught with potential disruptions, including pandemics, transit strikes and severe weather conditions." Visitors to Avistar's exhibit will see how the AvistarVOS(TM), Avistar's pioneering high-quality video operating system, equips many of the world's leading financial services institutions with interactive "face-to-face" accessibility to speed and enhance key business processes. Whether it's morning meetings, research updates from internal analysts or broadcast meetings to discuss developing information that impacts markets, Avistar facilitates communications that cultivates trust and deepens understanding. Video-enabling workers at the desktop smoothes the execution of complex collaborative negotiations across time zones and cultural barriers; facilitates the exchange and leveraging of in-house expertise and research; and offers interactive broadcasts for sales or other presentations addressing market conditions and other areas of strategic importance. Users can also record content for later playback and distribution through e-mail or the Web. Come see Avistar's 2006 "Lotus Advisor" award-winning video applications on display from June 20-22 at the Hilton New York, booth #1520. For further information, visit www.avistar.com. To view a video demonstration of Avistar's integration with Lotus Sametime 7.5, please visit www.avistar.com/assets/media/sametime_plugin_demo.wmv. About Avistar Communications Corporation Avistar Communications Corporation develops, markets, and supports a video collaboration platform for the enterprise, all powered by the AvistarVOS(TM) software. From the desktop, Avistar delivers business-quality video calling, recording, publishing to web and e-mails, video-on-demand, broadcast origination and distribution, and document sharing. Avistar video-enables business processes by integrating visual communications into the daily workflow and connecting communities of users within and across enterprises. Founded in 1993, Avistar is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California Redwood Shores is an upscale and desirable [1] waterfront neighborhood on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is located on the eastern edge of Belmont, but is actually part of incorporated Redwood City. , with sales offices in New York and London. Avistar's technology is used in more than 35 countries. Collaboration Properties, Inc Collaboration Properties, Inc. (CPI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Avistar Communications Corporation. It holds US and foreign patents in the primary areas of presence-based interactions, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, multimedia documents, data sharing, . (CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I ), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Avistar, holds a current portfolio of 71 patents for inventions in the primary areas of video and network technology. CPI pursues patents for presence-based interactions, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, multimedia documents, data sharing, and a rich-service network video architecture to support Avistar's product suite and customers. CPI offers licenses to its patent portfolio and Avistar's video-enabling technologies to companies in the video conferencing, rich-media services, public networking, and related industries. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements including statements regarding the availability, performance, impact and benefits of Avistar's suite of video applications and the integration of such applications with other products. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including such factors, among others, as technical difficulties, difficulties and delays in completion of the integration process, the development of competitive technology and solutions and delays in adoption or acceptance of video collaboration technology. Copyright (c) 2006 Avistar Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Avistar, AvistarVOS, and the Avistar logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avistar Communications Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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