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VCON/Ipx Connect Partner to Deliver Rich Media Conferencing Services News Release For Immediate Release For More Information: Blanc & Otus: IPx Connect: Dana Marruffo Brian Suerth Blanc and Otus IPx Connect, Inc. (512) 335-8771 x17 (858) 626-2265 [email protected] [email protected] VCON/IPx Connect Partner To Deliver Rich Media Conferencing Services IPx Connect to provide customers with the ability to collaborate via the Internet (October 27, 2003) Austin, Texas –VCON (Nouveau Marché No. 022021), a worldwide leader in visual communications solutions, today announced its partnership with IPx Connect, an interactive online meeting and training solutions company targeting the corporate and education industries. The partnership will enhance IPx Connect’s advanced technology in audio, video and collaborative tools to cost effectively provide its customers with real-time, rich media conferencing and online training platform solutions via the Internet. “With organizations demanding flexibility on how, when and where they communicate, we decided it was crucial to provide a rich media conferencing service that encompasses video, audio and web conferencing,” said Dan Moody, vice president of sales, IPx Connect. “IPx Connect chose VCON as a partner because of the scalability and manageability of their videoconferencing, Web sharing and text messaging solution, and the ease of use of their endpoints.” The video, audio and Web collaboration services that IPx Connect provides are managed by the VCON Media Xchange Manager™ (MXM), a rich media conferencing and collaboration server that has multi-vendor support and functionality. With the VCON MXM, IPx Connect can remotely connect clients and upgrade software on the videoconferencing systems, as well as easily troubleshoot their clients’ video endpoints. The MXM has a centralized management feature that allows IPx Connect to easily manage each customer and seamlessly add new customers, while the reporting and billing feature can assist with network evaluation and planning. Furthermore, IPx Connect can offer customers the flexibility of selecting the types of solutions that meet their needs. For instance, organizations can conduct unlimited online meetings with audiences of any size without paying per seat prices, and share any application such as a PowerPoint Page 2 – VCON/IPx Connect Partner To Deliver Rich Media Conferencing Services presentation, Word document, or Excel spreadsheet across the Web, making meetings more effective. Through its videoconferencing and Web collaboration capabilities, IPx Connect’s training platform enables participants to view the presenter and the materials simultaneously. This platform truly replicates face-to-face training sessions making the learning process more valuable to both the participant and the instructor. “IPx Connect is delivering an important and timely service to their customers by offering conferencing services that are easy to use and provide clear value to the organization,” said Gordon Daugherty, president, VCON, Inc. “By using the MXM as their management system, IPx Connect can easily grow their customer base exponentially and still be able to keep their finger on the pulse of each customer and each installation.” About IPx Connect IPx Connect, Inc. is a leading provider of interactive online meeting and training solutions. IPx Connect has combined cutting edge technology in video, audio, web conferencing, and collaborative tools to give customers the flexibility to determine how, when and where they want to communicate. The company’s solutions enables customers to increase productivity, improve their bottom line and eliminate costs. IPx Connect helps companies and educational institutions increase their overall effectiveness in training, selling, servicing, and presenting. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California. For more information please call 888.IPX.CONF (888.479.2663) or visit www.ipxconnect.com. About VCON VCON (www.vcon.com) develops and manufactures visual communications solutions that bridge distances between people. Our award-winning technology ensures the highest audio and video performance over your enterprise IP and ISDN networks. VCON’s meeting and collaboration solutions include desktop and group videoconferencing products, along with an advanced IP video PBX that operates as a management, administration, and billing tool. The company markets its products and services through a network of reseller partners, OEMS and value-added resellers worldwide. Headquartered in Israel, VCON holds subsidiaries in six continents and is publicly traded on Le Nouveau Marché (Sicovam No. 022021). # # #.
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