FIRST INTEROPERABILITY EVENT SCHEDULED FOR Q1'96, FOCUSED ON T.120

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. JANUARY 23, 1996 - Intel Corporation and Microsoft
Corp. today announced plans to work with AT&T, PictureTel and other
industry leaders to achieve interoperable, standards-compliant
implementations for conferencing on the PC.

This work is intended to help ensure that conferencing-enabled PCs can
connect to each other and with multipoint services using industry-standard
multipoint control units (MCUs), providing the same worry-free connections
end users experience with the telephone today. T.120, the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) standard for data conferencing, was
ratified in 1995.

T.120 implementations are currently being designed by leading conferencing
vendors for inclusion in their products. Intel and Microsoft, in
cooperation with the International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium,
Inc. (IMTC), intend to host a series of interoperability events in 1996 to
test and resolve interoperability issues between desktop conferencing
products, multipoint services, and application providers.

The first event, scheduled for March 25-27, 1996, in Santa Clara, CA, will
test vendors' T.120 implementations to ensure interoperability across a
wide range of products. Invitations for the event have been sent to 250
companies, including all members of the IMTC, recently merged with the
Personal Conferencing Work Group (PCWG).

"Microsoftsupports T.120 and intends to work with the industry to achieve
interoperable T.120 solutions. We intend to provide a base level
connection for widespread conferencing applications by multiple vendors,"
said John Ludwig, vice president, Personal Systems Division at Microsoft .
"The ability to collaborate and share applications will significantly
enhance the productivity of users of the Windows" operating system."

"Interoperable solutions are critical to the wide-spread deployment of
conferencing capability. Intel is working with Microsoft and industry
leaders to enable customers to use interoperable conferencing to solve the
real-time decision making requirements of business," said Pat Gelsinger,
vice president and general manager of Personal Conferencing Division,
Intel Corporation.

"AT&T WorldWorx (sm) Network Services continues to support the use of T.120
standard for multipoint desktop conferencing." said Ernie DeNigris, AT&T
vice president. "We're working closely with the IMTC as well as
corporations like Intel and Microsoft to further industry-wide adoption of
these standards and ensure end-user interoperability using our network for
customers desiring multipoint capabilities." "PictureTel has long
supported and contributed to the development of open standards for video
conferencing and data conferencing," said Dom LaCava, vice president of
PictureTel's Personal Systems Division. "The increased emphasis on
interoperability standards by major players such as Microsoft and Intel
will help broaden the acceptance of conferencing technology and fuel
growth of the industry."

Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of
personal computer, networking and communications products.

Founded in 1975, Microsoft (NASDAQ "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in
software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of
products and services for business and personal use, each designed with
the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take
advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
 
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