White Pine's MeetingPoint Named Multimedia Conferencing `Product of the Year' by Network Magazine.Business and Technology Editors NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2000 May 2000 Issue to Profile MeetingPoint Version 4.0 as Product That Has Made IP-based Videoconferencing `Ready for Prime Time' White Pine Software, Inc. (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 : WPNE), a leading provider of multimedia conferencing See videoconferencing and data conferencing. applications for the Internet and intranets, today announced that its MeetingPoint(TM) 4.0 conference server has been named Network Magazine's `Product of the Year' for multimedia conferencing. The Product of the Year 2000 awards, to be featured in the May issue of Network Magazine, profile the best products and services in categories related to enterprise networks. The 2000 `Product of the Year' titles were awarded to products that according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Editor-in-Chief, Steve Steinke, "Make a difference to the readers--the enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. and IT individuals who manage, administer, and support enterprise networks." In relation to the multimedia conferencing category, the magazine states that with MeetingPoint, "H.323 is pretty much ready for prime time." MeetingPoint was selected as the `Product of the Year' in the multimedia conferencing category for its software-based solution and the comprehensive set of features that it offers to enterprises for conferencing and collaboration, including its Streaming Media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. and Continuous Presence plug-ins and its ability to bring users into a conference on the fly. "MeetingPoint is making multimedia conferencing accessible throughout the enterprise," said Roger Wallman, director of product marketing for White Pine Software. "The flexibility and advantages of a software-based solution meet the needs of network administrators for deployment and scalability, while a well-rounded feature set meets the needs of individual conferencing users." About MeetingPoint MeetingPoint was the first conference server software to implement the International Telecommunications Union See ITU. (body, standard) International Telecommunications Union - (ITU) ITU-T, the telecommunication standardisation sector of ITU, is responsible for making technical recommendations about telephone and data (including fax) communications systems for PTTs and suppliers. (ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. ) H.323 standard for conferencing over packet networks. It enables the tens of millions of users who have installed H.323 desktop clients such as Intel ProShare, Microsoft NetMeeting Microsoft NetMeeting is a VoIP and multi-point videoconferencing client included in many versions of Microsoft Windows (from Windows 95 OSR2 to Windows XP). It uses the H. , PictureTel LiveLAN, and White Pine CU-SeeMe(R) Pro to participate in full multi-point group conferences for departmental meetings, partner support, corporate training, and other business-critical applications. MeetingPoint has been awarded several industry awards, including previous `Product of the Year' awards from both CTI (Computer Telephone Integration) Combining data with voice systems in order to enhance telephone services. For example, automatic number identification (ANI) allows a caller's records to be retrieved from the database while the call is routed to the appropriate party. and Internet Telephony magazines. Along with White Pine's CU-SeeMe software or CU-SeeMe Web (a fully web-based client), MeetingPoint provides a complete conferencing and collaboration solution for any IP network. About White Pine Software White Pine Software develops, markets and supports multi-platform browser-based internetworking software that facilitates worldwide video and audio communication and data collaboration across the Internet, intranets, extranets and other networks that use the Internet Protocol. White Pine's videoconferencing software products, CU-SeeMe and MeetingPoint, create a client-server solution that allows users to participate in real-time, multi-point video, audio and data conferences over the Internet and intranets. White Pine Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.wpine.com. All trademarks are recognized. |
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