ShareVision offers screen-based video and telephone, an interactive on-line whiteboard, application sharing, file transfer and high quality image capture, all on a regular telephone line.
ShareVision PC3000, at an SRP of £999, includes an audio compression card, external fax/modem, ShareVision's application software, a colour video camera, a headset and Creative's VideoBlaster RT300 video capture and compression board.
The Difference with ShareVision
While other video communications products require ISDN, switched 56 or TI
transmission lines, Creative's ShareVision products provide an inexpensive,
readily available method of PC communication using regular telephone lines.
By using programmable technology, ShareVision products fully upgradeable,
enabling users to take advantage of emerging standards.
"ShareVision makes business sense of multimedia," said Liz Parratt, Creative's European ShareVision product manager. "This product isn't about bells and whistles, it's about productivity. ShareVision is a really easy way to let the latest technology help you do your job and unlike competitive products, there's none of the hassle of ISDN."
Who Will Use ShareVision ?
ShareVision is intended for large corporates wishing to save on their travel
budgets, creative and marketing services agencies, teleworkers and any business
looking to increase its productivity by improving the efficiency of group
working practices.
How Will Businesses Use ShareVision ?
ShareVision's collaborative computing technology enables users to
simultaneously collaborate on documents, even if the application software is
installed on only one user's system. Both users can work in real-time on word
processing documents, database management programmes, spreadsheets,
presentations and whiteboards.
ShareVision's PC3000 video capabilities enable users to communicate in real-time through live colour video and audio, simulating a face-to-face meeting. Users can also capture from either party's camera for on-line editing or archiving of images.
The History Of ShareVision
"Since the acquisition of ShareVision a year ago, Creative has made an extensive
effort to port this innovative technology to the PC platform," said Hock Leow, vice
president of video product marketing for Creative Technology.
"We're very enthusiastic about entering the desktop video communications market for the PC platform, we think there's room for tremendous growth," added KS Chay, president and CEO for Creative Technology.
Availability, Specification & System Requirements The ShareVision products will ship immediately through a network of resellers and VARs with established communications expertise.
ShareVision PC3000 includes:
ShareVision requires a 486 DX2/66 with 2 available ISA expansion slots, 8MB RAM and 6MB available hard disk space, Windows 3.1, VGA or SVGA display, 16-bit or 24-bit VGA display card recommended, one standard telephone line.
About Creative...
Creative Labs UK is a subsidiary of Creative Technology, the world leader in the
development, manufacture and marketing of multimedia products for PCs. Best
known for establishing its Sound Blaster system as the industry standard for PC
audio - with over 6 million users worldwide - Creative also leads the market in
multimedia upgrade kits, video boards and voice recognition technology.
Creative Technology was founded in 1981 and is based in Singapore. The company's subsidiaries include Creative Labs in China, Europe, Japan, Taiwan and the US. The European head office is based at Ruscombe, near Twyford. In January 1994, Creative opened its technical support group in Dublin, which provides telephone support to French, German and English-speaking customers across Europe. Creative's stock is traded on the NASDAQ exchange, with record sales in 1994 of $658 million - a 126% increase on 1993.
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