News & Topics |TV/Web Conferencing - Cloud services - V-CUBE

2012.05.14

Clear video even on web conference,
V-CUBE Meeting now supports high-quality HD video
~ Convenient features added for users ~

V-cube Inc. (Headquartered in Tokyo, President & CEO: Naoaki Mashita), who specializes in Web-conferencing and Webinar solutions that accomplish visual communication services available for "anytime, anywhere, anybody", is now supporting high-quality HD video for V-CUBE Meeting. In addition, there are also changes with interface as well as many convenient feature add-ons, further improving service user experience.

By accomplishing high quality this time, when connecting to video conference systems such as Polycom, high quality video is available even for PC end points. Therefore even when customers are not in meeting rooms where video conference systems are available, we are able to deliver high quality visual communication matching customers'' network environment and work styles.

Comparison between normal mode and high quality mode

Normalmode                                                                                  High quality mode

V-cube has always emphasized on supporting regular users' environment. As a matter of fact, we have done many things to design our service in order to provide users with the best experience, but high quality video has not been a point of emphasis. However, many customers have expressed their interests in high quality video, so in order to respond to customers' voices, we are pleased to announce that high quality (which used H.264) is now supported by V-cube.

[Main improved features of V-CUBE Meeting]
- Support high quality by H.264 encoding *
- Intuitive, easy accessible main menu design change *
- Pre-meeting mute for mic and camera feature added in order to respond to customers' need *
- Guidance feature for beginners for joining meeting rooms
- Single sign-on feature for address books while reserving a meeting
* The new version is available when contracts are signed in the new format.
Customers who are using old version can upgrade to the new version without extra cost.

[Beginning date for new features]
05-16-2012

[Pricing]
Same as current pricing.

[What is V-cube]
V-cube is a service that can be used anywhere in the world so long as you are equipped with webcam, headset, and connected to the Internet. Since there is no troublesome installation of dedicated software required, anybody can easily access V-cube service. This includes a combination of features such as virtual whiteboard, document sharing, recording of meetings as well as corporate-level high security. In addition, with our 24/7 customer call center, operation instruction sessions and so on, the support system is also well equipped.

V-cube's product lineup is, V-CUBE meeting (Web-Conferencing), V-CUBE Seminar (up to 10,000 simultaneous base points for hosting webinars), V-CUBE Paperless (accomplishing energy saving), V-CUBE Voice (audio conference system via normal telephone line), V-CUBE Sales & Support (one on one highly interactive communication), V-CUBE Video (making it possible to access on-demand corporate and product introduction), and V-CUBE Portal (management of all V-cube contents). Our system is now utilized by 3,000 enterprise customers in Japan alone.

■V-cube, Inc.
・Company name : V-cube, Inc.
・Address : 20F, Nakameguro GT Tower, 2-1-1 Kami-Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan
・President & CEO : Naoaki Mashita
・Date of foundation : October 1998
・Description of business: Development and sales of visual communication tools
・URL： http://www.vcube.co.jp/ (Corporate Site)
             http://www.nice2meet.us/ (V-CUBE Service Site)

■Contact
V-cube, Inc., PR & Marketing Department, Ms. Okubo
TEL:03-5768-3308　FAX：03-5501-9676 E-mail: release@pj.vcube.co.jp