MCI and Microsoft Partner to Revolutionize Conferencing Technology

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MCI and Microsoft Corporation have joined forces to provide direct access to networkMCI Conferencing services in future versions of Windows, a groundbreaking industry first. This partnership will enable Windows users to register, reserve, and use multipoint audio, video, and document conferences with ease, eliminating the need to place a phone call to make reservations. The availability of this new desktop service is expected to enable businesses to make rapid-fire decisions by bringing all forms of communication together in one format.

Key Takeaways:

  • MCI and Microsoft have formed a strategic partnership to provide direct access to networkMCI Conferencing services in future versions of Windows.
  • The software will allow users to register, reserve, and use multipoint audio, video, and document conferences with ease.
  • Users will be able to select networkMCI Conferencing as their default service provider within Windows for multipoint conferences.
  • The partnership aims to benefit both users of telecommunications and personal computers by providing immediate access to the many services being offered by both technology leaders.
  • networkMCI Conferencing provides multipoint bridging, a single 800 number for reservations and support, and digital transmission.
  • MCI is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing diversified communications companies, with annual revenue of over $13 billion.
  • The partnership involves the development and delivery of enhanced software allowing Windows users to register, reserve, and use networkMCI Conferencing services.
  • The software will also enable users to confirm a conference from Windows, using MCI, and convene the data portion of a conference from Windows by establishing the data connection with the service.

Statistics:

  • MCI has annual revenue of over $13 billion.
  • The partnership aims to benefit both users of telecommunications and personal computers.
  • The software will allow users to register, reserve, and use multipoint audio, video, and document conferences with ease.
  • networkMCI Conferencing currently offers audio, video, and document conferencing, as well as tele-management conferencing services.

Sources:

  • MCI and Microsoft Corporation have joined forces to provide direct access to networkMCI Conferencing services in future versions of Windows (Business Wire, Nov. 6, 1995)
  • MCI is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing diversified communications companies (Business Wire, Nov. 6, 1995)
  • networkMCI Conferencing provides multipoint bridging, a single 800 number for reservations and support, and digital transmission (Business Wire, Nov. 6, 1995)