With IOCOM, You Can Have It All

Revolutionizes Unified Collaboration with accessible, affordable Visual Communication platform

March 19, 2008 // Chicago – With their IG software platform, IOCOM delivers on the promise of "Whenever and Wherever" visual communication at affordable rates and on existing infrastructures.

In contrast to the expensive, high-end telepresence rooms built entirely of commodity equipment being offered by other companies, IOCOM's software solution lets you instantly communicate from desktops, laptops, UMPC's, as well as high-end conference rooms working off of existing infrastructure, using existing hardware devices. Among the features offered by the IG software:

• Multipoint video from all sites at customizable resolutions (including High Definition)
• Full-duplex audio, allowing individual tuning of each site's volume
• Complete data sharing toolset including Screen Sharing, Collaborative Whiteboard, and File Sharing
• Bridged server architecture allowing for bandwidth tuning at each endpoint
• Integration with legacy video conferencing devices and telephones
• The IGPresence Engine allows you to see all of your contacts, their availability, and talk to them instantly
• Integrated Web Conferencing
• Customizable desktop layout, resizable video windows, skin-able control panel
• Advanced meeting moderation tools
• System optimization tools to adjust for system and/or network limitations

All features are standard on all IOCOM systems. The IG software can be installed on any standard system running Windows and many Mac systems. The software supports nearly all standard PC video and audio devices and runs over standard internet (including wireless) connections, giving the user ultimate flexibility to always be connected.

Telepresence rooms, on the other hand, limit customers to expensive, inflexible rooms that can be used only by the limited number of participants at the right place at the right time.

Microsoft has made clear that it does not see telepresence as the movement of the future. At the VoiceCon Orlando 2008 conference, Gurdeep Singh Pall, Microsoft's vice president of the unified communications group, said, "What's next? Are they going to be selling you the chairs and the tables and the buildings?"

Avaya CEO Lou D'Ambrosio made the similar point in an interview with InformationWeek. "If you buy two of these videoconferencing solutions that cost $300,000, you may be able to get [only] 20 to 30 people using the system," he said.

In contrast, IOCOM offers a solution that installs on computers that are already in use, thereby integrating seamlessly with the way people are already working. Brian Gleason, IOCOM Executive Vice-President, noted that "although we enjoy some of the buzz surrounding Telepresence, as our conference rooms provide much of the feel and functionality, we are quick to point out the scalability and flexibility of our Unified Visual Communication solutions. From telepresence rooms, executive offices, desktops, laptops, or handhelds, with IOCOM, you can have it all."

About IOCOM
IOCOM is a Chicago-based software provider that helps keep people connected through video, data and audio conferencing. Its solutions work with virtually any Internet-enabled device, including room systems, PCs, laptops and mobile devices. IOCOM’s focus is on delivering the high performance necessary for smooth audio and video without the cost and complexity of bulkier, proprietary systems. Fortune 500 companies, government and education institutions, researchers, skilled workers, and general consumers currently rely on IOCOM’s solutions. For more information, please visit http://www.iocom.com.

Media Contact for IOCOM:
Jamie Larson
Blanc & Otus
512.372.6654
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