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To: Link Lady who wrote (1228)	10/9/1998 11:40:00 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14638

Article from PC Week on Nortel Product Voice and Data Collaboration Take Videoconferencing Stage By Scott Berinato, PC Week Online October 5, 1998 More than ever, conferencing has less to do with video than with data collaboration. Contigo Software LLC, Northern Telecom Ltd. and White Pine Software Inc. this week are rolling out Web-based conferencing products that ride that trend, focusing on collaboration through voice and data via the Internet. Contigo this week will ship ICS (Internet Conferencing System), a Java-based suite that enables users to arrange, conduct and follow up on conferences. With ICS, users can send out invitations, publish presentation schedules and perform other calendaring functions, all via the Web, said Contigo officials in San Diego. During conferences, ICS provides such common features as whiteboards, the ability to capture screens and deliver them to conference participants, co-presentation with remote users, and polling. With polling, administrators can ask questions of conference members and get instant feedback. After the meeting, ICS collects data defined by the presenter. The data can then be imported into enterprise databases or contact managers. ICS supports audio; it does not support video because of the Internet's bandwidth limitations and a lack of demand for such features, officials said. The software, which runs on Windows NT, starts at $9,995 for a system supporting five presenters and 25 conference members. Nortel has added Internet voice features to its NT-based Internet Conferencing suite as well as Web-based scheduling and data-sharing capabilities similar to those in ICS. Nortel tapped Voxware Inc. for voice conferencing capabilities and Databeam Corp. for data conferencing features, said officials in Brampton, Ontario. Pricing for the suite has not been set. White Pine, meanwhile, has upgraded its MeetingPoint conferencing system with data enhancements. Version 3.5 interoperates better with third-party client software, including Microsoft Corp.'s NetMeeting and Intel Corp.'s ProShare clients. Administrators also gain the ability to load the management console onto third-party servers, said officials in Nashua, N.H. In addition, end users can now schedule meetings and choose whose video, if any, they see on-screen. Available now on Windows NT and next month for Solaris, MeetingPoint Version 3.5 costs $9,000 for a 10-user license and $16,000 for a 25-user license. Contigo can be reached at (619) 278-5900 or www.contigo.com. Nortel is at (800) 466-7835 or www.nortel.com. White Pine is at (603) 886-9050 or www.wpine.com.