Pixion’s Picturetalk 4.0 Sets New Benchmark
For Web Conferencing Ease Of Use, Deployment
And Security
New PictureTalk Platform Overcomes Traditional
Web Conferencing Usability Barriers And Combats Common Enterprise
Scattered Usage Cost-Inefficiencies
PLEASANTON, Calif. – October 1, 2002 – Eliminating
the barriers to the widespread use of Web conferencing
in business today, Pixion, Inc., the leader in cross-platform Web
conferencing
solutions, has launched a new version of its
PictureTalk Web conferencing platform. PictureTalk 4.0 is the first
scalable online meeting environment
that allows businesses to standardize on a
Web conferencing platform that is easy to use and administer, can
be deployed rapidly at the
individual or enterprise level, and provides
the highest state of data security available.
Pressure to reduce travel costs
while maintaining real-time communications
with customers, employees and partners, has resulted in virtually all
Fortune 1000 companies
using Web conferencing, although often on
a scattered usage, multiple-vendor basis. This scattered usage has
limited the promise of Web conferencing
to deliver the level of business productivity
and cost savings promised. According to David Alexander, industry analyst,
Frost & Sullivan, “We
have found that many corporations are using
several Web conferencing products across multiple departments, minimizing
the organizational
productivity gains and increasing the overall
cost of Web conferencing. ”
Unlike most Web conferencing services that are only delivered via the Internet, PictureTalk 4.0 is available as a high-performance Web-hosted service, PictureTalk Hosted Services, and an installed enterprise software application, PictureTalk Enterprise Conference Server (ECS). This allows users ranging from individuals to small companies to global corporations to select a cost-effective, scalable, Web conferencing solution that best fits their online meeting demands and budget parameters.
“To maximize productivity, businesses have standardized on virtually every mission-critical information technology system — computers, networks and communications,” said Robert DeKoning, Pixion’s president and CEO. “However,
to date, companies have resisted standardizing
on a single Web conferencing platform; a decision that could potentially
return millions of dollars
to the bottom line. PictureTalk 4.0 delivers
the cost savings and fiscal predictability required of business today. ”
PictureTalk 4.0 Features
PictureTalk 4.0 features a newly designed PictureTalk
Console for unparalleled ease-of-use and meeting control. Meeting presenters
have access to PictureTalk 4.0 options and features close at hand via
both the Console and Pixion’s intuitive Capture Frame® presentation tool. PictureTalk also features dynamic interactive tools including “Web touring” and “follow-me” browsing,
annotation, interactive chat, predefined or impromptu polling, and
expanded audio capabilities. PictureTalk 4.0 core Web conferencing
features include: real-time document, presentation and file attachment
sharing, application/desktop sharing and remote control, centralized
calendaring, VoIP, meeting record and playback, meeting lock-out, reporting,
and powerful browser-based administration capabilities.
All PictureTalk 4.0 meetings deliver
the industry’s highest level of Web conferencing security.
SSL support provides users the ability to
encrypt every aspect of a hosted or server-based Web conference.
PictureTalk 4.0 offers seamless
integration with existing firewall technologies,
providing data encryption and multiple layers of password protection.
PictureTalk ECS resides
behind the enterprise firewall, maintaining
the highest levels of network and Internet security deployed within
the existing enterprise
infrastructure.
PictureTalk 4.0 ECS is designed specifically for rapid and easy deployment across all enterprise networks. New LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) and mail server support dramatically streamlines enterprise configuration and enables simple and cost-effective administration and management.
PictureTalk Architecture – Client-Server-Client™ (CSC)
Technology
Utilizing the company ’s Client-Server-Client™ (CSC) Web conferencing technology, PictureTalk 4.0 accommodates users with different connection speeds, enabling the highest level of security, scalability and bandwidth-independent performance. Pixion’s CSC architecture senses varying network transmission speeds, enabling the system to automatically allocate resources as needed. In addition, the architecture is aware of the presenters’ and attendees’ individual
platforms and viewing requirements, allowing the
system to automatically prioritize and allocate the flow of data,
maximizing bandwidth and ensuring
that interactive meetings provide the best possible
user experience.
Designed
to run natively on any client platform, including
Windows®, Macintosh® and Solaris™,
PictureTalk offers unparalleled ease-of-use and control,
allowing meeting presenters to capture information in real-time right
from their desktop,
and easily share and collaborate over the Internet
with an unlimited number of attendees.
Pricing and Availability
PictureTalk 4.0 is currently available directly
from Pixion. Prices begin at $60 per connection/per month for Hosted
Services. Pricing for the Enterprise Conference Server as well as individual
meeting or large event pricing using Pixion’s WebSeminar™ is
available directly from Pixion. Please visit www.pixion.com or call (925) 467-5300 for more information.
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