The Microsoft Gold Certified Partner improves conference scheduling, invitation, and participation for Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 and Outlook usersRedwood City, CA (PRWEB) December 15, 2004 -- First Virtual Communications, Inc. (Pink Sheets: FVCC), a premier provider of infrastructure software and solutions for real-time, rich media communications, today announced that their new version of the award-winning Click to Meet real-time, rich media communications solution adds new levels of integration with Microsoft real-time collaboration products.Click to Meet 4.1 expands upon First Virtuals existing integration with Microsoft products, which currently provides the ability to use Outlook for scheduling, Windows Messenger and Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 for presence and call setup, as well as Active Directory for user access and authentication. Click to Meet 4.1 adds the ability to create and initiate conferences directly from within Windows Messenger. With a simple click, you can move an Instant Messaging chat session instantly into a multipoint audio, video, and data session within Windows Messenger. Click to Meet provides the intelligence behind the scenes to create the conference across multiple servers, and to route and connect conference participants to the server most applicable to the application and network configuration.Were excited to see the continued commitment to Microsoft Real-Time Collaboration demonstrated in Click to Meet. commented Marc Sanders, Senior Product Manager, Real-Time Collaboration, at Microsoft. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, First Virtual understands the customer benefits of utilizing Microsoft applications such as Live Communications Server 2005 and Windows Messenger as launching points for real-time, rich media communications.Click to Meet 4.1 provides an enhanced level of integration with Microsoft applications, including: Instant Messaging: via Windows Messenger and Live Communications Server 2005 Calendaring: via Outlook User Authentication: via Active DirectoryThese recent enhancements build on our previous Microsoft integration by allowing Microsoft customers to more easily incorporate Click to Meets real-time audio, video and data into their everyday workflows through existing applications, such as Outlook and Windows Messenger. commented Duncan Campbell, Vice President of Marketing for First Virtual Communications. We continue to set the pace with our Microsoft integration by making directory-based access to individuals for both scheduled and ad-hoc meetings seamless for individuals working in a Microsoft environment.The Click to Meet Software Development Kit (SDK) allows others, including systems integrators and Microsoft resellers, to integrate real-time, rich media communications technology into their applications, creating the most flexible, open standards-based software platform available today.Click to Meet provides an integrated rich media communications platform that allows multiple users to communicate in an on-line meeting with audio, video, data and text through a client-server software solution. Through a web browser, Click to Meet allows people to attend meetings and classes, see and hear everyone in the conference, and do it all through a single windowed interface. Now, with these enhanced integration features, access to Click to Meet is provided through commonly used desktop applications.Pricing & AvailabilityThe Microsoft integration option for Click to Meet has a list price of $8,900 for a single server deployment, $14,900 for a multiple distributed server deployment. The option is now available for shipment. All inquiries including additional pricing can be obtained from First Virtual Communications and its authorized reseller channel by sending email to .About First Virtual CommunicationsFirst Virtual Communications is a premier provider of infrastructure and solutions for real time rich media communications. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, the Company also has operations in Europe and Asia. More information about First Virtual Communications can be found at www.fvc.com or by calling 1-800-728-6337 or +1-650-801-6500 outside North America. Cautionary Statement:Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements containing the words, "believes,`` "anticipates,`` "expects`` and words of similar import. Such forward-looking statements have known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of First Virtual Communications, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: any adverse impact arising from our de-listing from The Nasdaq SmallCap Market including any adverse impact on our commercial relationships, your ability to trade our securities or the value of such securities; the Companys need to raise additional capital to fund its operating requirements; any adverse impact arising from the continued delay in filing required periodic reports including the inability to meet the listing requirements of the OTC Bulletin Board or the Nasdaq SmallCap Market; the aggregate value of and impact on the Company of the investigation and the restatement of our previously filed financial statements as described in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November15, 2004; the risk that sales of the Companys Click to Meet and Conference Server products will not increase or that new versions will not be released on a timely basis; the Companys variability of operating results; market acceptance of web conferencing technology; potential inability to maintain business relationships with integrators, distributors and suppliers; rapid technological changes; competition and consolidation in the web conferencing industry; the importance of attracting and retaining personnel; and other risk factors referenced in First Virtual Communications` public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company`s report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003. 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