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Pacnet VC Plus Delivers High Definition Desktop Conferencing over the Internet: Page 2 of 3

"At the heart of Pacnet VC Plus is a proprietary video compression technology which has much lower bandwidth requirements than a standard MPEG 4 or H.264 video codec. This allows Pacnet VC Plus to need just 1 Mbps of bandwidth per high definition video stream, and if more bandwidth is available, it can scale up to allow up to 16 concurrent users to meet in a virtual room," said John Currie, Vice President of Product Management at Pacnet.

Pacnet VC Plus also comes with a host of features to provide a comprehensive virtual meeting environment. Users can choose to instant message one another, share files and applications such as slides or show whatever is on their computer desktop, as well as "write" on an interactive whiteboard. Additionally, the whole meeting can be recorded, so as to be shared with others or stored for compliance requirements.

Deploying Pacnet VC Plus is quick and easy, as it simply involves downloading a small file which will install the VC Plus software provided by Pacnet onto users' computers. No special, dedicated hardware is required as it will work with standard video peripherals including popular external webcams or built-in notebook webcams.

"Pacnet VC Plus is also backed by Pacnet's extensive global Internet backbone and Pacnet's full ownership of EAC-C2C, the Asia Pacific region's leading submarine cable network," added Mr Currie. "With our robust Internet backbone and a full suite of connectivity solutions, we provide a one-stop shop solution to enable our Pacnet VC Plus customers with business-grade Internet access to ensure a truly high quality collaboration experience."

Pacnet VC Plus is currently available in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong, and will be rolled out across all major markets in Asia by the end of 2009.