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BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- VideoServer, Inc.
(Nasdaq: VSVR), a leading enabler of multimedia group communications, today
announced that its Encounter NetServer (TM) was awarded the "Editor's Choice"
by Network Computing Magazine. The magazine chose VideoServer out of a field
of five leading providers of IP-based multimedia conferencing servers, citing
the Encounter NetServer's distinction in the areas of performance, flexibility
and interoperability.
"The VideoServer Encounter NetServer radiates an aura of good genes and
muscle," noted the reviewers from Network Computing Magazine, who were
particularly impressed with the product's mixed-mode conferencing
capabilities, allowing users with different voice and video capabilities to
participate in the same meetings. The Encounter NetServer was also praised for
its outstanding compatibility with the widest range of endpoints and network
devices, thus easing the deployment of multimedia communications over LANs,
intranets and the Internet.
"The selection of the Encounter NetServer as Editor's Choice substantiates
the market success we are experiencing with our IP-based products," said Khoa
Nguyen, president and CEO of VideoServer. "The editors at Network Computing
have recognized our commitment to delivering the industry's most innovative
multimedia communications servers which help people interact in richer and
more compelling ways."
With the receipt of the Network Computing Magazine Editor's Choice,
VideoServer's Encounter family wins its third award in five months, having
recently received Frost & Sullivan's 1999 Market Engineering Product
Innovation Award, and Network Magazine's Product of the Year Award.
About the Encounter NetServer
The Encounter NetServer is a multimedia communications server that enables
users on IP networks -- corporate LANs, intranets, or the Internet -- to
create and participate in multipoint, multimedia conferences, using any
combination of voice, video and data. Other products in the Encounter family
include:
-- Encounter NetGate -- a gateway that enables multimedia conferencing
between ISDN and IP-based devices. By ensuring that IP conferencing
integrates effectively with ISDN equipment, Encounter NetGate helps
protect organizations' existing technology investments, while
facilitating state-of-the-art communications.
-- Encounter Gatekeeper -- a software application, which enables
administrators to set network policies and control access and bandwidth
utilization for a zone of endpoint terminals, gateways and Multimedia
Conference Servers on the network.
-- Encounter NetServer ADX 1000 -- the first voice and data conferencing
server to accommodate both traditional phone (POTS) users and Internet
(VOIP) users for multiparty voice conferencing.
About VideoServer
VideoServer, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSVR) is a leading enabler of multimedia group
communications, allowing people in multiple locations to communicate together
using any combination of voice, video and data. VideoServer connects
employees, customers and partners reliably to each other by providing seamless
integration of multimedia communications over LANs, intranets and the
Internet. The company's multimedia communications servers and gateways
provide multipoint conferencing, gateway services, conference control, and
bandwidth management.
VideoServer sells its products and services worldwide through leading
resellers and integrators of videoconferencing and networking solutions.
VideoServer also sells directly to providers of conferencing services,
including Internet Service Providers, telecommunication carriers, Regional
Bell Operating Companies and global PTTs.
Note: The VideoServer logo is a registered trademark of VideoServer, Inc.
Encounter and Velocity are trademarks of VideoServer, Inc. Additional
information on VideoServer and its products is available at
videoserver.com . All other trademarks are property of their
respective companies.
SOURCE VideoServer, Inc.
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karennichols@lpp.com, or Bridget Peake of VideoServer, Inc., 781-505-2188,
bpeake@videoserver.com/
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