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Time Warner Cable Launches Videoconferencing Initiative with Viseon's VisiFone DALLAS --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 28, 2004 -- Viseon, Inc. (OTCBB:VSNI), a global developer of broadband personal video communications solutions, today announced that Time Warner Cable of Northeast Ohio has chosen to utilize the Viseon VisiFone(TM) in its VidiFone Eye-to-Eye videoconferencing service, a new value-added service for its Road Runner Business Class broadband Internet customers. This new product offering expands the possibilities of high-speed Internet connections to include videoconferencing at a fraction of the cost of large videoconferencing systems.Time Warner Cable's Road Runner Business Class is a full suite of broadband solutions enabling businesses to capitalize on the potential of the Internet by turning a necessary communications medium into a strategic business tool. "We see tremendous opportunity for the VidiFone Eye-to-Eye Teleconferencing service as a valuable time and money-saving tool for our growing list of Road Runner Business Class customers," said John Guran, vice president, Commercial Services and High Speed Data at Time Warner Cable of Northeast Ohio. "Just as we led with Road Runner Business Class service when it was first launched, this new offering will represent the most significant scalable videoconferencing effort to date," Mr. Guran stated. John Harris, chairman and CEO of Viseon, commented, "Time Warner Cable is known for its leadership role in providing the most innovative products and services for its customers. We are honored to have Time Warner Cable as our first cable MSO marketing partner for the VisiFone." As Time Warner Cable has continued to increase the amount of bandwidth available to Road Runner Business Class customers, value-added services requiring broadband connectivity, such as remote teleworker packages, wireless networking solutions and, now, videoconferencing services, have become a reality. "I believe that small and large business customers alike will see using the VidiFone Eye-to-Eye videoconferencing service as a logical and affordable way to supplant expensive business travel and voice-only communication with full, two-way interactive video communication," said Time Warner's Guran. Time Warner Cable of Northeast Ohio serves customers in 234 communities in northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It is a division of Time Warner Cable, Inc., which owns and manages cable systems serving 10.9 million subscribers in 27 states, including some of the most technologically advanced, best clustered cable systems in the country. Time Warner Cable employs a fully upgraded advanced cable network and is dedicated to providing consumers with choice, value and world-class customer service. About The VisiFone The VisiFone is the world's first low-cost broadband videophone. It is a self-contained system that does not require a PC or any external equipment. The VisiFone operates on any broadband connection and home or office network including high-speed Internet connections via DSL or cable modem. The VisiFone is H.323 or SIP compliant and delivers up to 30 frames per second video and crisp audio quality utilizing 128k to 512k of bandwidth. It is compatible with virtually all corporate video conferencing systems, yet at $599, the VisiFone can be used by the over 30 million broadband connected North American homes. About Viseon Viseon has been developing, manufacturing and patenting video communication technologies for use by corporations, universities and government agencies since 1994. Its products have been sold under various brand names around the world including Philips, Canon, VTEL and Gentner. Viseon has announced a strategy to deliver TV-quality broadband videophones to consumers directly and through relationships with broadband and VOIP providers. Viseon currently owns U.S. patent numbers 5,802,281, 6,073,192, 6,397,275, 6,519,662 and number 6,654,825. Viseon also holds patents in 18 European and Asian countries and has additional patents pending. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this news release regarding Viseon's business that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including adverse business or market conditions, the ability to secure and satisfy customers, the availability and cost of materials from suppliers, adverse competitive developments, change in or cancellation of customer requirements, and other risks described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the most recently ended fiscal year. |
