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To: Reginald de Cologne who wrote (1156)	5/12/1999 8:09:00 AM
From: sargent	Respond to of 1214

Interesting interview in IBD today (page A6) - the GM of Streaming Media from Microsoft. Identifies RealNetworks and Apple as major competitors, but also notes there are some smaller companies that are developing the technology. Said the biggest competition is not how the pie will be split, but instead just making people aware of the technology so that it becomes a huge pie.... FWIW

To: Reginald de Cologne who wrote (1156)	5/14/1999 10:37:00 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1214

this news? GTE Delivers Video Over IP Networks with VTEL and Cisco GTE, VTEL and Cisco to Demonstrate IP Video at Networld+Interop 99 AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 1999--VTEL® Corporation (NASDAQ:VTEL - news) today announced that GTE Network Services, a unit of GTE Corporation (NASDAQ:GTE - news), will provide IP-based (H.323) video solutions that integrate VTEL's award-winning desktop and small group videoconferencing systems. To demonstrate its IP video capabilities, GTE Network Services and the Internet arm of GTE Corp. in conjunction with Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO - news) will operate a live video over IP link at the Networld+Interop 99 conference and trade show in Las Vegas, May 11-13. The network will link GTE and the Cisco Powered Networks Partner Pavilion booths using VTEL's IP-based SmartStation desktop and WG500(tm) workgroup systems at 384 kbps. The video will be controlled by Cisco's Multimedia Conference Manager (H.323 gatekeeper) on the MC3810 Multiservice Access Concentrator. ''VTEL is committed to providing the highest quality video solutions for IP networks,'' said Vinay Goel, VTEL vice president, Internet visual communications unit. ''The partnerships with GTE and Cisco allow VTEL customers to seamlessly integrate videoconferencing over their IP infrastructure.'' ''VTEL's PC-based videoconferencing systems enable GTE to readily integrate video endpoints into IP networks and to deliver new and differentiated services to our customers,'' said Bob Back, group product manager for GTE Network Services. ''VTEL's collaboration with Cisco to develop IP-based video products that operate on existing network equipment, such as the MC3810, enable GTE to provide a tested and reliable IP video solution today.'' In March, VTEL announced its industry leading Network Assured program, designed to foster collaboration with networking companies to bring visual communications solutions to a seamless network environment. Cisco is the first vendor in the VTEL Network Assured program. VTEL SmartStation desktop and WG500(tm) workgroup videoconferencing systems allow point and click connections to both digital and IP networks on a call-by-call basis. Both systems are available for Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0, providing complete enterprise operating system flexibility and assuring investment protection for those organizations considering a move to Windows NT. With 1998 revenues of more than $25 billion, GTE Corporation is one of the world's largest telecommunications companies and a leading provider of integrated telecommunications services. In the United States, GTE provides local service in 28 states and wireless service in 17 states; nationwide long-distance service and internetworking services ranging from dial-up Internet access for residential and small business consumers to Web-based applications for Fortune 500 companies; as well as video service in selected markets. Outside the United States, the company serves nearly 9 million telecommunications customers. VTEL Corporation develops and manufactures video communications technology, including videoconferencing systems, software and services for commercial, education, healthcare and government applications. In March 1999 VTEL acquired Vosaic, LLC, a multimedia streaming software company, to combine the power of traditional videoconferencing with the global reach of the Internet. Based in Austin, Texas, with offices in Europe and Asia, VTEL distributes its products through value-added resellers and partners in 61 countries. VTEL is a registered trademark of VTEL Corporation. WG500 is a trademark of VTEL Corporation. Digital Visual Communications is a servicemark of VTEL Corporation. VTEL Corporation, 108 Wild Basin Road, Austin, Texas, 78746. 512/437-2700, Fax: 512/437-2792. VTEL Web site: vtel.com