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To: Stoctrash who wrote (28362)	1/22/1998 12:37:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

New PC-based Video Communications Applications to Anchor DVC'98 Spring Conference and Exhibition in April Conference Will Show Business and IT Managers Solutions for Multimedia Communications Over Intranets and the Internet HINSDALE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 1998-- Live demonstrations of new, PC-based video communications will anchor the DVC'98 Spring Conference and Exhibition this April in Santa Clara, Calif. DVC is the leading venue for business executives and information technology managers looking to enhance communications between employees and customers over corporate intranets and the Internet. The event will convene April 27 - 30 in the Santa Clara Convention Center. Computer-based video and other multimedia communications have moved beyond novelty and become important business productivity tools for widely dispersed workgroups. Applications include collaboration, training, customer service, marketing and promotion. Videoconferencing, for example, is popular among travel managers who see it as a replacement for face-to-face meetings in a time of rapidly rising airfares. Video communications technology traditionally required expensive videoconferencing centers that allowed limited use. Now, networked PCs provide a convenient and economical platform for visually linking employees and business partners. ''The new medium is the network,'' said Jerry Goldstone, publisher of DVC Magazine and event sponsor. ''Businesses are expanding the role of corporate networks and unleashing the power of the Internet to create new, visual communications tools.'' Networked multimedia promises to be a key technology of the new millennium, according to industry analysts. Technology innovations and hundreds of recently developed communications applications offer dramatic changes in the way companies do business. Industry giants such as Cisco Systems, Inc., Intel Corp. [Nasdaq:INTC - news] and Microsoft Corp. [Nasdaq:MSFT - news] are putting their combined weight behind business- critical applications of networked multimedia communications. DVC'98 Spring features a digital multimedia communications extravaganza: Conference program developed by the leading researchers, developers and users of networked multimedia communications. Three keynote addresses by executives of Disney Imagineering, Microsoft and Cisco. Utterly fantastic live demos, including a virtual jam session of live musicians. State-of-the-art multimedia show network - DVCnet -with Internet Protocol LAN and WAN premises systems provided by Cisco and global ISDN services by MCI Telecommunications. Videoconferencing Shoot-Out Corral - separate ''shootouts'' of H.323 (LAN), H.324 (POTS), H.310 (ATM) and H.320 (ISDN) videoconferencing products. DVC Live! - an Internet multicast of DVC '98 Spring, hosted by Microsoft and supported by MultiMedia Access Corp - accessible through www.bcr.com. Real World Solutions Pavilion featuring distance learning, corporate training, business event broadcasting, telemedicine, surveillance, customer support, advertising and promotion, video mail and many other business applications. International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium (IMTC) Interoperability Pavilion, demonstrating how different video communications products work together. Picture This! - up to 16 videoconferencing cameras working side-by-side, letting you judge the quality, price and performance that best suits your needs. NMC Multimedia Theater where Networked Multimedia Connection partners Intel, Cisco and Microsoft will present overviews of the hottest business solutions for use on company intranets and on the Internet. FREE Voice-Over-IP Phone Calls, to anyone anywhere in the world using fully featured telephones provided by Selsius Systems and switched digital services from MCI. MCI + Global ISDN Applications and Events Pavilion, featuring video conferences and ISDN solution demonstrations coming from Germany, the U.K., Japan, South Africa, Canada, Australia, the Middle East and other locations around the world. Prizes Galore! Including videoconferencing systems, thousands of dollars worth of bridging services, videophones, digital video cameras, director's chairs, software, books and more. You must be present to win. For information contact DVC '98 Spring at (800) 227-1234 or visit the Web site at www.bcr.com. Contact: Buerger Media & Marketing, Inc. Maggie Buerger 770-449-1666 maggie@buerger.com

To: Stoctrash who wrote (28362)	1/22/1998 3:22:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Respond to of 50808

Divicom Partner................................................................. ijumpstart.com COMARK PRESIDENT SETS SIGHTS ON '70%' DTV MARKET SHARE <Picture><Picture><Picture> Another installment in our continuing series of Q&As with top executives in the high-end video industry brings us head to head with Comark Communications president Navroze S. Mehta, who presides over one of the largest transmitter manufacturing operations in North America. The Southwick, Mass. company is part of the $13 billion Thomson empire of France, and falls directly under the umbrella of Thomcast, also of France. Recently, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) announced it formed a strategic partnership with a spin-off unit of Comark's, the newly formed Comark Digital Services in Alexandria, Va., headed by PBS veteran Mark Richer. The deal provides that CDS and PBS will jointly develop implementation solutions for member stations converting into Digital TV facilities broadcasting SDTV multichannel and high-definition programming. Born in England of Indian heritage, Mehta, 39, has lived in the United States since 1979. He is a CPA and holds an MBA from Syracuse University in New York. VTN: On the Comark Web site, there is a 'vision statement' that reads, in part, 'We will continue to lead our industry through technological innovation to provide our customers with the best possible products and services.' How do you see Comark's 'technological innovations?' Mehta: We have been, and will be, the technology leader in this business. We've always been a very creative company, very innovative, starting with the external cavity Klystron...we brought the IOT transmitter to the market and redefined the entire high-power UHF broadcast arena. And now, with the Advantage transmitter, we will define the transmission of high-definition TV. VTN: You've said that in the past four years you've captured 70 percent of the high-power UHF transmitter market. Are you looking to capture 70 percent of the DTV market? Mehta: I don't see why not. We're in a very strong position, we've had some fairly significant commitments. We do have a very formidable competitor in Harris Corp. [HRS]. But we are very confident in our position. I think our customers have recognized what excellent service is all about. We don't just meet their requirements, our goal is to delight them. VTN: Comark isn't just in the business of selling transmitters anymore, you have a new unit called Comark Digital Services (CDS). Why did you form this company? Mehta: We created CDS because we saw the opportunity to provide broadcasters with complete solutions for when they make the transition to DTV. CDS will provide solutions that are innovative, creative and cost-effective for whatever their transition needs are, whether it's SDTV or HDTV. VTN: CDS just inked a deal with PBS to provide expertise to the network and its affiliates going to DTV and HDTV. It seems like a sales opportunity also, can you describe the arrangement? Mehta: Comark Communications has been a dominant player in the PBS arena, they have a significant number of UHF television stations and we have a huge market share for transmitters. So it seemed very natural for PBS to want to partner with CDS...they wanted to tap our expertise and develop a joint technical working team, and bring that, as a service, to its member stations. The second important element of the deal is for PBS to act as a kind of broker for member stations and negotiate good prices for them. VTN: So are you looking to become the major outfitter of equipment for those PBS affiliates? Mehta: Absolutely. The member stations need assistance to acquire that equipment. VTN: Who will CDS look to partner with or provide advisory services in the next 18 to 24 months? Mehta: Anyone whom Comark Communications has an agreement is a natural for CDS to strike a similar agreement with. Companies already working with the Comark family are looking seriously at, or already have agreements to work with CDS. However, CDS's solutions are not limited to customers who are buying our transmission equipment. There may be companies that buy equipment from one of our competitors, but they may require services that no one but CDS is providing. VTN: Specifically, who have you made a deal with? Mehta: CDS will assist Sinclair Broadc asting with a multicasting and HDTV demo in Baltimore in February. VTN: How much market share in DTV are you expecting CDS to have in the next 18-24 months? Mehta: I'd prefer not to quote any numbers, other than to say historically we've been the dominant player and have every intention of staying that way. I will also say that our emphasis has been to focus on R&D, over marketing. Some companies focus too much on marketing and not enough on development. VTN: As part of the Thomson conglomerate, you have incredible resources. Can Comark outfit a digital facility from top to bottom with gear strictly under the Thomson umbrella? Mehta: We are not limited to selling Thomson equipment. In the United States we will look to other technology partners too, such as Microwave Radio Company, Divicomm and Mitsubishi. In the case of PBS, we want them to come to us for everything they need, like one-stop shopping. Whatever their requirements are, we will provide it to them. (Comark, 413/569-0116)