PIXION ANNOUNCES INDUSTRY'S FIRST PANTHER
-COMPATIBLE WEB CONFERENCING SOLUTIONS
Cross-Platform Web Conferencing Leader Provides
Compatibility With Panther, Safari, iCal And iChat AV
Macworld San Francisco, Calif. – January
6, 2004– Pixion, Inc., the leader in cross-platform Web conferencing
solutions for the enterprise, today announced the release of PictureTalk
Enterprise Conference Server (ECS) and PictureTalk Hosted Services
for Mac OS 10.3.2 "Panther". In addition to full support
for Apple's newest operating system, this latest PictureTalk release
offers Macintosh users with key capabilities previously unavailable
in any Web conferencing solution, including optimization for the
G5, Safari and iCal compatibility and more.
PictureTalk integrates into key components of Apple's newest operating
system, empowering Web conferencing presenters and attendees with
a multitude of capabilities critical to Web meeting attendance,
scheduling, presentation and content delivery.
"This latest version of PictureTalk was specially
designed to exploit the unique, powerful capabilities of Mac OS
X Panther while optimizing for the speed of the G5," said John
Heng, director of engineering at Pixion. "Macintosh users have
long requested a real-time Web communication solution that integrates
into critical components of the operating system. With PictureTalk
for Panther, we have accomplished this goal and raised the Web conferencing
bar for the Macintosh."
Designed to run natively on any operating system,
PictureTalk enables business professionals to cost-effectively increase
their productivity and efficiency by conducting and attending Web
meetings. Any document, presentation, application, Web page or desktop
can be viewed and shared with multiple attendees in an unlimited
number of locations. Further innovations as part of PictureTalk
for Panther include:
-- Full compatibility with the Mac OS, from 9.2 to OS X including
10.3.2 "Panther," PictureTalk runs natively on Panther
leveraging the processing and networking power of Apple's newest
operating system.
-- Optimized for the G5 -- Designed specifically
to take advantage of the G5's advanced bus and processor speed,
PictureTalk ECS for OS X Server enables a faster, more stable Web
communications experience for the Mac.
-- iChat AV compatible -- iChat and iChat AV users
can easily move from an iChat session directly into a real-time
PictureTalk meeting.
-- Safari compatibility -- Scheduling, joining
and attending PictureTalk sessions is simple and easy from Apple's
intuitive Web browser.
-- iCal and Entourage calendar enabled -- Automatically
schedule PictureTalk sessions and invite attendees with integrated
appointments and notifications in today's most popular Macintosh-compatible
calendaring software.
"Our full commitment to Apple and the entire
Mac community is clear," said Gene Wolf, president and CEO,
Pixion. "As PictureTalk is offered as both a hosted service
and a 'behind-the-firewall' solution, organizations of all sizes
-- including those on Macintosh or using OS X Server -- can leverage
the power of Web-based meetings for all their business communication
needs."
Pricing and Availability
PictureTalk for Panther is available now directly from Pixion.
To obtain pricing information for PictureTalk ECS for Mac OS X Server
or PictureTalk Hosted Services, please contact Pixion at 888-8-PIXION
(888-874-9466) or visit www.pixion.com.
Pixion provides Web-based communications services
and solutions for the enterprise as well as one-on-one meetings
for thousands of individual users. Pixion will be providing demonstrations
of PictureTalk for Panther, Mac OS X Server and other versions of
PictureTalk at Macworld in San Francisco, Moscone Center - Booth
#1939. |