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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 25, 1999--VIPswitch, a leading developer of enterprise wide QoS IP Networks and switches, and VideoServer Inc. (Nasdaq:VSVR.O) a leading enabler of multimedia group communications, have announced that they have joined forces to market their complimentary products at the MultiMediaCom trade show (August 31st and September 1st in Boston, MA at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.) The ability of VIPswitch QoS to transport real-time video and voice, combined with VideoServer's IP conferencing servers, enables companies to take advantage of guaranteed flicker-free video and voice to the desktop in real-time in multiple locations using any combination of video, voice or data. "VIPswitch has solved the latency problem associated with videoconferencing and VideoServer has solved the complexity issue of using videoconferencing", explains David Nault, VP Business Development of VIPswitch. "These complimentary solutions work extremely well together. Network Managers who were reluctant to install videoconferencing now have the ideal solution". "As multimedia conferencing gets deployed widely in the enterprise, the demand for robust and highly integrated multimedia networks increases", comments Khoa Nguyen, President and CEO of VideoServer. "The QoS solution from VIPswitch will facilitate the successful deployment of VideoServer's IP conferencing servers in today's corporations". About VIPswitch VIPswitch Inc. is a leading developer of enterprise wide QoS IP networks and switches that allow the integration of multimedia and conventional data on the same network wire. VIPswitch Inc. is in partnership with a leading venture capital firm, TechnoCap. This privately owned company has sales offices in Montreal and Boston. Additional information is available at vipswitch.com About VideoServer VideoServer, Inc. (Nasdaq:VSVR.O) 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 Conference Servers (MCS) 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. Additional information on VideoServer and its products is available at videoserver.com VIPswitch is a registered trademark of VIPswitch Inc. VIPswitch 160, VIPswitch 360, VIPswitch 1600, VIPswitch 3240, VIPswitch IP LAN/WAN switch and the VIPswitch QoS IP MAN switch are proprietary trademarks of VIPswitch. The VideoServer logo is a registered trademark of VideoServer, Inc. Encounter and Velocity are trademarks of VideoServer Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective companies. --30--jc/ny* CONTACT: Press Contacts: Beverly Wilks - bwilks@VIPswitch.com VIPswitch Inc. - www.VIPswitch.com 8 Commerce Place, Suite 200 Brossard, Quebec J4W 3H2 Tel: 450-923-4040 (ext: 53) Fax: 450-923-4882 or Bridgete Peake-bpeake@VideoServer.com VideoServer Inc. - www.VideoServer.com Northwest Park 63 Third Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 Tel: 781-505-2188 Fax: 781-502-2101 KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMED TRADESHOW