I found this in business wire. They also announced a similar service with Intel.
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 1996--Inacom Corp.
(NASDAQ:INAC), a leading global provider of business-driven
technology management services, announced it is providing a
videoconferencing solution integrating IBM PC systems with
PictureTel's Live200p videoconferencing kit. Inacom will provide all
the services necessary to support the bundled videoconferencing
platform.
"This relationship marks the first time corporate America can
purchase a bundled videoconferencing solution the same way they
purchase a PC or printer," said George De Sola, group president,
Inacom Communications. "All they have to do is specify the SKU and
we take care of the rest."
Clients can choose from the IBM PC 350 or ThinkPad 760 as the
hardware platform bundled with the PictureTel Live200p, a complete
videoconferencing kit for ISDN networks. Inacom services include
consulting, domestic and international project and purchasing
management, configuration, installation, end-user training, ISDN
provisioning and help desk support and maintenance.
"As the worldwide leader in videoconferencing technologies,
PictureTel is excited about our relationship with Inacom to provide
complete and integrated videoconferencing solutions," said David
Andonian, vice president of sales, Personal Systems Division at
PictureTel. "This relationship ensures our customers' successful
enterprise-wide deployment of high quality videoconferencing
solutions."
The PictureTel Live200p is a Windows(R) 95 standards-based,
single-board desktop videoconferencing solution for personal
computers with a PCI bus. The Live200p operates over BRI (basic rate
interface) ISDN digital telephone lines and is interoperable with all
other PictureTel desktop and group videoconferencing systems, as well
as H.320 standards-based systems from other manufacturers. |
