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Able to connect with existing collaborative solutions, inSORS Grid 2 enables on-demand conferences with groups and/or multiple individuals, worldwide. Single, integrated environment provides capabilities of Polycom, Webex, Skype, instant messaging, as well as file and desktop sharing. In addition to full duplex audio, software also supports multiple, simultaneous video and data views for each location, with record and archive capabilities for playback within real-time collaborations.
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inSORS Launches inSORS Grid 2 On-Demand Collaborative Video & Data Conferencing at DEMOfall 2005
CHICAGO, and DEMOFALL 2005, HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 19 / -- inSORS Integrated Communications, the leader in "whenever" and "wherever" communications, announced today the launch of the inSORS Grid 2 (IG2) and a line of room and personal collaboration systems at DEMOfall 2005. With IG2, global organizations can hold on-demand conferences with groups and/or multiple individuals located anywhere in the world. inSORS will demonstrate IGMeetings in a six minute session on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in the segment that runs 3:08pm-4:06pm, and throughout the show at station #44.
"inSORS is disruptive to both the collaboration and video conferencing markets by delivering the standards-based tools an enterprise needs into a single, integrated environment that connects with any existing collaborative solution," said Chris Shipley, Executive Producer of DEMOfall 2005. "With inSORS the company gains the capabilities of Polycom, Webex, Skype, instant messaging and a host of disparate collaboration features in a single solution that scales from the auditorium down to the individual desktop."
inSORS Grid 2
IG2 dramatically expands small, medium, and large group collaboration with:
-- A "like I am there" experience enabled by full duplex audio, and multiple simultaneous video and data views for each location;
-- Complete "on demand" inclusion of both room based groups and individuals as participants, or for immediate consultations; and,
-- Integrated "data sharing" capabilities as a natural partner to voice and video.
IGMeeting delivers a single collaboration environment that brings together auditoriums, conference rooms, workspaces, video endpoints, PC endpoints, and/or telephones. Through its patented software, inSORS delivers the highest quality user experience for work groups ranging from two to 20+ individuals over two to 20+ locations. Key features include white boarding, Web conferencing, VoIP calling, chat, desktop sharing and file sharing.
IG2 expands on the capabilities of the first inSORS Grid with several important new features, including: interoperability with ITU-standard H.323 videoconferencing systems; full-duplex audio with standard and wide band codecs; H.264 video compression for improved video quality at all bandwidths; and secure firewall and NAT traversal. Unique to IG2 is the ability to optimally deliver 2 million pixels of video and record and archive voice, video, and data communications for prospective playback within real time collaborations.
InSORS also announced today, the release of a line of turnkey room systems that securely operate on existing IP infrastructures (using commodity audio visual equipment). The new inSORS solutions include:
-- Grid room systems for groups - Turnkey room systems delivering the full functionality of IG2 (described above) including multiple displays, microphones, and cameras in support of multi-party / multi-location collaborative work. The Grid room systems are designed to be easily set-up and operated in existing personal work environments, small and large conference rooms, and/or, auditoriums.
-- The unified collaboration server ("UCS") - The UCS manages multiple video views, voice streams, sessions, and data collaborations; the interface with h323 phone and video systems; the archive of recorded files; storage of files required; and directory, presence, and security functionality.
-- Video conferencing room systems - Cost effective room systems designed for integration with existing IP video conferencing infrastructure that provide comparable capabilities as existing video conferencing systems plus access to selected IG2 features.
Pricing and Availability
The purchase cost of IG2 solutions (including client hardware) range from as low as $550 per system for large multi-location groups to as much as $40,000 for a multi-camera, multi-microphone, multi-display large conference room systems showing and presenting millions of active pixels. InSORS believes that its solutions provide more functionality than traditional room video conferencing systems at purchase prices that are more than 35% lower.
"In today's global enterprise, companies need immediate access to the knowledge workers that can impact critical business decisions, no matter where they are in the world. The integration of easy to use, standards based, video conferencing with productivity enhancing collaboration tools places inSORS on the cutting edge of group communications," said Michael Galich, President and CEO of inSORS.
About inSORS Integrated Communications
Headquartered in Chicago, IL provides software solutions for on-demand collaboration between groups and individuals. inSORS leverages state-of-the-art management, connection, and content transport technologies to power a new generation of effective business communications for the Global 2000, Federal and Government agencies, and research and education institutions. Founded in 1998, inSORS customers include Boeing, Chevron, Motorola, Oxford University and Texas A&M.
About the DEMO Conferences
The annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring and U.S. Robotics, helping them secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit www.demo.com.
CONTACT: Erica Lee of StrategicLee, Inc., +1-415-359-7322, or erica@strategiclee.com, for inSORS Integrated Communications
