FVC.COM SIMPLIFIES VIDEO CALLS THROUGH NEW VIDEO PORTAL; DEMONSTRATES
AT TELECON WEST IN ANAHEIM, CA NEW VIDEO PORTAL POISED TO BRING
Videoconferencing to Every Desktop
ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov 3, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- 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
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
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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CONTACT: Elyse Phillips, Director of Corporate Communications of
FVC.COM, 408-567-7230, or ephillips@fvc.com
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