New Video Portal Poised to Bring Videoconferencing to Every Desktop
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- TELECON WEST BOOTH #358 -- FVC.COM
(Nasdaq: FVCX), wants to make video as important to business as voice and data
are today. With the launch of its Video Portal, the company is making
videoconferencing as easy to use as surfing the web. And best of all, they're
doing it with the quality of broadband networks.
FVC.COM has developed a browser-based Video Portal that brings point-and-
click simplicity to making video calls. At the heart of the Video Portal is
the first-of-its-kind directory service, which enables callers to connect to
one another in a video call just by clicking on a name or several names. The
directory is searchable, automatically indicates the status of remote users,
and allows callers to create "favorites" lists.
In addition to live video calls, FVC.COM's Video Portal also offers an
array of streaming video applications. Users can play stored video such as a
recorded employee meeting or third party content, and can receive live video
streams such as a CNN feed or broadcast of a live event.
"FVC.COM wants to make video applications part of every business person's
desktop. An important step towards making this happen was to make video
simple and intuitive, which we've accomplished with our new Video Portal
interface," explains Allwyn Sequeira, CTO and EVP of Products for FVC.COM.
"The Video Portal has been designed to be bookmarked on your browser, used
everyday alongside your email and other daily communication tools."
The Video Portal offers an array of calling features, including:
-- Common interface for any videoconferencing standard - The Video Portal
provides interoperability between all common video standards (IP, ISDN,
ATM).
-- Call scheduling - Callers can schedule meetings in advance, prompting
the Video Portal to automatically place the call to all participants at
the scheduled time.
-- Calling one person or many people is achieved the same way - Similar to
email, callers click on as many participants as they want to include in
their meeting, then initiate the call by clicking the "call" button.
-- Contact and Buddy Lists - Video Portal users can create Contact Lists
for different groups of people they call frequently.
-- Automatic Status Notification - When a caller is logged onto the
network, their status is automatically displayed next to their name in
the directory. This allows other callers to know if they are available
to take a call, busy on another call, or not logged onto the system.
FVC.COM's Video Portal delivers video applications to a broader audience
than ever before -- to over 200 million network-connected PCs worldwide. By
bringing the power of video to real-time product launches, video mail, global
meetings, executive announcements, event broadcasts, and other enterprise
applications, FVC.COM sets the stage for the adoption of video as a mainstream
business tool.
For more information about the Video Portal including a demo, visit
http://www.fvc.com .
About FVC.COM
FVC.COM (Nasdaq: FVCX), the world leader in broadband video networking,
designs, manufactures and supports a wide family of products for real-time
interactive video, streamed video and broadband access. Designed for high-
quality video delivery integrated with voice and data, these products enable
applications such as video calls, video conferences, video mail, and
conference overflow and video events.
FVC.COM's OEM, distribution, and system integration partners include Bell
Atlantic Network Integration, British Telecommunications plc, Cisco Systems,
Inc., EDS, France Telecom, IBM, Lucent Technologies, NEC, Nortel Networks,
Telstra and other leading companies worldwide. Further information about the
company is available 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 FVC.COM, 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:
FVC.COM's limited operating history and variability of operating results,
market acceptance of video technology, dependence on ATM backbone technology,
potential inability to maintain business relationships with distributors,
suppliers, telecommunications carriers, rapid technological changes,
competition in the video networking industry, the importance of attracting and
retaining personnel, management of FVC.COM's growth, consolidation and cost
pressures in the video networking industry, and other risk factors referenced
in FVC.COM's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the company's report on Form-10 K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1998.
For more information on FVC.Com, at no cost, please call 1-800-PRO-INFO
(U.S.) or 908-544-2850 (int'l), ticker symbol FVCX.
SOURCE FVC.COM
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Related links:
http://www.fvc.com
CONTACT:
Elyse Phillips, Director of Corporate
Communications of FVC.COM, 408-567-7230, or ephillips@fvc.com
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