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On Display at SIA Exhibit: New Avistar Video Software Offers Interactive Desktop Broadcasting Solutions Keyed to Financial Services Industry

Posted on: Monday, 20 June 2005, 09:00 CDT

Avistar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:AVSR), a video collaboration platform provider, will demonstrate a new, more interactive level of desktop broadcasting for meetings and other daily communications at Booth #1519 during the Securities Industry Association's (SIA) June 21-23, 2005, Technology Management Conference and Exhibit in New York City.

The recently launched AvistarVOS(TM) v8.1 video application with Interactive Broadcasting capabilities brings a host of new functionalities to end-users, including the ability to moderate, manage and enhance real-time broadcasts with more flexible control options such as instant text message interactivity and the ability to "drag and drop" presenters and viewers into and out of live broadcasts.

Avistar's suite of desktop video applications provides the basis for conducting daily video-enabled vBusiness and can be crucial to high-impact communications in the enterprise. These video solutions provide for one-on-one communications, ad-hoc meetings, company briefings and client interactions. Exhibit visitors can also see how video capability speeds and enhances team communications, while at the same time leveraging the best available in-house resources and expertise. Whether it's morning meetings, research updates from internal analysts or broadcasts of developing information that impacts markets, Avistar provides the video communications dimension that heightens trust and deepens understanding. The bottom line: maximum effectiveness in a sector built on quick, well-informed decision-making.

Financial services clients are particularly interested in Avistar's recent integration with collaboration products such as IBM Workplace Managed Client. Integration with IBM Workplace puts Avistar squarely in the rich-media mix, adding face-to-face video interaction capability to the full complement of communications mediums such as IM, email and shared documents. Utilizing presence information, Avistar's platform links easily with IBM Workplace, paving the way for simple, seamless video-enabled contextual collaboration. Besides real-time calling, communications options include the ability to pre-record and publish content for broad distribution or later viewing. Designed to enhance daily workflow, integrated video and data sharing functions give team members the ability to exchange and whiteboard information in small-group or presentation settings.

"Video communications solutions are on many evolving 'must-have' lists, particularly among executives in the financial services industry whose daily workflow is driven so specifically by trust-based, collaborative, time-sensitive communications," says Gerald Burnett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Avistar. "Our clients tell us that the ability to connect and interact 'face-to-face' clearly helps strengthen business relationships, speed decision-making and improve the overall bottom line."

Come see Avistar's 2005 "Lotus Advisor" award-winning video applications on display from June 21-23 at the Hilton New York, Booth #1519. For further information, visit www.Avistar.com.

About Avistar Communications Corporation

Avistar Communications Corporation develops, markets, and supports a video collaboration platform for the enterprise, all powered by the AvistarVOS(TM) software. From the desktop, Avistar delivers TV-quality video calling, recording, publishing to web and emails, video-on-demand, broadcast origination and distribution, and document sharing. Avistar video-enables business processes by integrating visual communications into the daily workflow and connecting communities of users within and across enterprises. Founded in 1993, Avistar is headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, with sales offices in New York and London. Avistar's technology is used in more than 35 countries.

Collaboration Properties, Inc. (CPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Avistar, holds a current portfolio of 67 patents for inventions in the primary areas of video and network technology. CPI pursues patents for presence-based interactions, desktop video, recorded and live media at the desktop, multimedia documents, data sharing, and a rich-service network video architecture to support Avistar's product suite and customers. CPI licenses its patent portfolio and Avistar's video-enabling technologies to companies in the video conferencing, rich-media services, public networking, and related industries.

For more information, visit www.avistar.com.

Copyright (c) 2005 Avistar Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Avistar, AvistarVOS, and the Avistar logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avistar Communications Corporation. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Business Wire

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