MARRATECH SETS INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR WEB-BASED, REAL-TIME COLLABORATION WITH SUPPORT FOR H.323 STANDARD THAT CROSSES MULTIPLE PLATFORMS

Leading Provider of Virtual Office Solution Enables the Use of Traditional Video Conferences Across Windows, Macintosh and Linux Platforms

Morristown, NJ - November 2, 2005 - Marratech®, a leading global developer of Web collaboration solutions, has announced that, with the newest changes to its Marratech Manager Web-collaborations solution, it has become the only integrated Web-based, real-time collaboration solution to enable the inclusion of participants on multiple platforms in a traditional video conference. The company’s most recent update to its Marratech Manager software made Marratech the first real-time collaboration provider to introduce integrated H.323 standard for Windows users.

"We are seeing substantial growth in the area of interest in real-time collaboration across the internet, but a few potential users in education and enterprise have been holding back worried about their existing investment in video equipment,” said Lars Persson, CEO of Marratech. “Now there is no reason for anyone not to move into the next communications generation."

Built-in support for the H.323 audiovisual conferencing standard into its Marratech Manager server software enables the user to leverage its existing video conferencing investment while taking full advantage of the emerging Web-collaboration market. The cross platform capabilities of Marratech means remote people using any computer or laptop on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux computer platforms can include those using dedicated video conferencing facilities in their interactive meetings or conferences.

Now, all users of Marratech Manager 3.2 can communicate with the current versions of major video conferencing applications that support the standard for video and audio communications. "Integration of H.323 into our server application allows for a seamless connection, while other Web-based products demand the use of bridges and complex set up before they will work with video systems," adds Persson.

Marratech Manager provides state-of-the-art video conferencing capabilities across the internet from the user's computer. Using a Webcam and a headset they can work effectively and efficiently even from remote locations. Marratech Manager provides all the necessary tools, including high-quality voice communications, live video, messaging, application sharing and an interactive whiteboard. Meeting attendees enter a virtual meeting room with a single click on a URL. They can see and speak to each other, and share documents and applications. The software provides a secure connection over the Internet via any high speed broadband connection.

For more information on Marratech and any of its products and services, visit the company’s Web site at www.marratech.com.  

About Marratech

Marratech AB is a global company based in Sweden that develops and markets software solutions which enable remote groups and individuals to collaborate and interact over the Internet. The company’s distance learning products are based on research that began in 1995 at the Centre for Distance-Spanning Technology (CDT) at Luleå university of Technology, Sweden. Marratech is being used by companies across the world and has won several industry awards and accolades including the 2001 European IST Prize. The company is owned by Swedish mutual funds as well as its employees and founders. It has operations in the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, the USA, Australia and the Far East, as well as an extensive and rapidly expanding network of resellers and agents. For more information, visit www.marratech.com.