PictureTel Announces Live200p

A SINGLE-BOARD DESKTOP VIDEOCONFERENCING SYSTEM FOR PCS RUNNING WINDOWS 95

COMPANY ALSO ANNOUNCES LIVEDTK DEVELOPER'S TOOLKIT

DANVERS, Mass. -- May 13, 1996 -- PictureTelc (NASDAQ: PCTL), the global
leader in videoconferencing, today announced the PictureTel Live200p, a
Windows 95 standards-based, single-board desktop videoconferencing
solution for personal computers with a PCI bus.

The Live200p has a suggested U.S. list price of $1,495 and is available
immediately in the U.S. and Europe. It will be available worldwide within
the next 60 days.

By taking advantage of the bandwidth of the PCI bus, the 200p is able to
maintain PictureTels high-quality, full-screen video without the need for
a specialized graphics card. The 200p works with the native graphics card
of any PCI-based PC.

The Live200p operates over BRI (basic rate interface) ISDN digital
telephone lines and is interoperable with all other PictureTel desktop and
group videoconferencing systems, as well as H.320 standards-based systems
from other manufacturers.

The system includes LiveWare application software that integrates
videoconferencing features and data collaboration functions in one
seamless, easy-to-use interface. LiveWare includes the latest version of
LiveShare Plus, PictureTel's award-winning data-conferencing software
package that enables users to work on a whiteboard together, share
multiple Windows applications, transfer files, exchange information
through share clipboards and remotely control another PC, during a video
call.

"The 200p represents a continuation of the PictureTel strategy to
dramatically lower the cost of videoconferencing without sacrificing
performance," said Tony Paradiso, PictureTel's director of desktop
marketing. "At PictureTel, we understand the requirements and dynamics of
all aspects of the videoconferencing market. Other manufacturers tend to
minimize the importance of audio and video quality, while we realize that
they are the key components of this communications tool."

According to Paradiso, the 200p is well positioned for high-volume
deployment. It has an intuitive user interface and the hardware supports
Microsofts plug and play for ease of installation. The 200p comes with
everything needed for videoconferencing, including a single audio/video
board featuring ISDN interface, camera, headset, speakers and microphone,
data-collaboration software, documentation and cables.

The Live200p includes:

  full-CIF video send and receive;
  full-screen video;
  7KHz, full-duplex audio;
  LiveWare software.

Among the features of LiveWare application software are:

  toolbars and menus that the user can customize;
  automatic repositioning of video windows for data conferencing;
  caller ID; and
  ahot list of frequently called video numbers.

LIVEDTK

PictureTel today also announced the latest version of its developer's
toolkit, LiveDTK. LiveDTK enables developers to integrate PictureTels
videoconferencing technology into custom and vertical applications.
LiveDTK is a true 32-bit development tool that supports PictureTels
Live200p and 200i desktop videoconferencing systems.

It has a suggested U.S. list price of $750 with no run-time fees. LiveDTK
is available immediately worldwide.

LiveDTK is supported by the PictureTel Developers Response Center and its
features include:

  OCX custom controls;
  Rapid prototyping via drag and drop OCX container capability;
  and
  Visual Basic 4.0 and Visual C++ support.

ABOUT PICTURETEL

PictureTel Corporation is the world leader in developing, manufacturing and
marketing a full range of visual communications solutions. The company's
products serve videoconferencing needs from the desktop to the boardroom.
PictureTel also markets network products and a comprehensive portfolio of
enterprise-wide services. Additional PictureTel information is available
on the Internet at http://www.picturetel.com.

Recent PictureTel news releases are available by calling 1-800-716-6000,
extension 4 (U.S. and Canada only).
 
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