[February 9, 2000]

V-SPAN's New Platform Drives Broadband Collaboration Via Cable

V-SPAN, the largest privately held broadband communication portal (BCP), has announced the Internet Broadband Application Platform (iBAP) which enables video collaboration over cable systems and other broadband networks. Created for new media networks, the platform allows for reservationless broadband communication via a Web browser.

"V-SPAN's iBAP technology is the answer to effortless broadband communications. The development of iBAP, as a complete broadband video solution, was in response to the vastly expanding market that demands business quality performance over new media networks like cable, wireless and DSL," said Ken Hayward, President and founder of V-SPAN.

The Internet Broadband Application Platform offers effortless multimedia collaboration by simply dragging and dropping participants into a conference using a standard Web browser. Multimedia conferences can be held instantaneous or by reservation, regardless of hardware or network differentials.

With iBAP's rich directory services, V-SPAN can create a limitless supply of "virtual meeting rooms" on the Web. The technology will authenticate an unlimited number of meeting participants as they arrive from different networks. Additional participants can join a conference at anytime via video, audio, chat or streaming.

"V-SPAN's iBAP platform received an enthusiastic reception at the Annual Comcast Investor Conference. With the flexibility and rich directory services associated with iBAP, V-SPAN has a compelling product for new media operators, ISP's and networks who want to offer this service to their customer base," said Mark Coblitz, Sr. Vice President of Strategy of Comcast Corporation.

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