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To: Mr. Aloha who wrote (212)	8/4/1998 12:09:00 PM
From: John A. Stoops	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 266

Mr Aloha, A press release: General DataComm Announces MPEG-2 Interface for Multimedia Communications Over ATM MIDDLEBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 1998-- -- GDC APEX Product Family Now Supports Integrated MPEG-2 Video Services -- General DataComm, Inc. (NYSE:GDC), a global leader in ATM technology, announced today the availability of its VIP-4 MPEG-2 Line Interface Module (LIM) for the GDC APEX(R) multiservice ATM switch family. One of the first integral ATM MPEG-2 codecs available to work over an ATM network, the VIP-4 combines video, audio, and data to provide full motion, premium-quality interactive video. MPEG-2 has become the technology of choice for deploying a wide range of multimedia applications including telemedicine, distance education, and premium quality videoconferencing. GDC's VIP-4 is a highly flexible interface that supports all MPEG-2 coding frames (I-intra, P-predicted, and B-bidirectional), allowing users to gain the maximum flexibility from the MPEG-2 standard. Achieving rigorous levels of compression with minimal processing delay, VIP-4 delivers real-time interactive video use. This allows users to minimize bandwidth for cost-sensitive applications, such as videoconferencing, and to easily reconfigure bandwidth for high-quality, delay-intolerant applications, such as collaborative surgery. GDC's VIP-4 MPEG-2 customers include U.S. and international companies. In particular, People's Telephone Cooperative is distributing GDC's MPEG-2 VIP-4 technology to ET-LINC, a distant learning consortium of independent school districts located in east Texas. In a coordinated effort with ET-LINC, 10 school districts were responsible for the purchase of the GDC MPEG-2 VIP-4 units required to complete the multimedia network. ET-LINC will use this new technology as a replacement for an older uncompressed video system providing video distance learning and Internet access to the rural school distracts. Linda Porter, president of ET-LINC said, "We will now be able to provide full-time courses to all of our school districts despite their size or location. Additionally, our access to the Internet will provide our students with an excellent source of information on a global level." "With the introduction of the VIP-4 interface, GDC offers our customers a full range of integrated multimedia interfaces for our GDC APEX(R) product line including H.320, Motion JPEG, and now MPEG-2," said Charles P. Johnson, GDC's chairman and chief executive officer. "Our VIP-4 MPEG-2 product meets the evolving needs of the marketplace by providing high-quality video, flexibility, and a comprehensive feature set. In addition, easy upgrades are available to protect customers' investments." The VIP-4 LIM offers extensive management capabilities. It can be remotely configured and managed by using either the GDC ProSphere(TM) suite of network management applications or any SNMP-based network management system, providing full control over video, audio, and data parameters. Complementing the GDC APEX(R) video capabilities is the Multimedia Multipoint Server (MMS), the first any-band multipoint server, which acts as a broadband control hub for multimedia applications across ATM networks. Video Interactive Products (VIP) modules configured in any GDC APEX switch, combined with the MMS, allow service providers to offer multiple multimedia services over existing ATM infrastructures and provide an interface to non-ATM networks via gateways. The addition of the VIP-4 MPEG-2 module reinforces GDC's leadership position as a supplier of multiservice solutions, allowing our customers to integrate video, audio, and data services on a single platform.