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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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F O R M 6-K
Pursuant to Section 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of December 2000
RADVISION LTD.
(Name of Registrant)
24 Raoul Wallenberg St., Tel Aviv 69719 Israel
(Address of Principal Executive Office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F __
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes __ No X
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RADVISION LTD.
6-K Items
1. RADVision Ltd. Press Release dated December 11, 2000 re StarBak
Communications Licenses RADVision Technology for Torrent Streaming Media
Network Appliance.
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ITEM 1
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For Immediate Release
Contact:
Jody Burfening
Karen Gurwitz David Seligman Sanjay Hurry
Dir. Corp. Communications CFO IR for RADVision
RADVision, Inc. RADVision, Ltd. LHA
Tel: 201.529.4300, x305 Tel: +972.3.645.5446 Tel: 212.838.3777
[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
www.radvision.com www.radvision.com www.lhai.com
Ray Harris Ken Krause
Starbak Comm. Tech Image, Ltd. (PR for StarBak)
Tel: 614.865.9150 Tel: 847.632.0040, 228
Fax: 614.865.9149 Fax: 847.632.1841
[email protected] [email protected]
www.StarBak.net www.techimage.com
StarBak Communications Licenses RADVision Technology for
Torrent Streaming Media Network Appliance
RADVISION SOFTWARE WILL PROVIDE GREATER INTEROPERABILITY
WITH STREAMING MEDIA EQUIPMENT WHILE ASSURING RELIABILITY
Columbus, OH & Mahwah, NJ, December 11, 2000 -- StarBak Communications, the
newly established leader in LINUX-based streaming media solutions, and RADVision
(NASDAQ: RVSN), the leading provider of award-winning, industry-standard
products and technology for real-time voice and video communication over IP,
announced today that they have signed an agreement to license RADVision's H.323
enabling software for integration into StarBak's new Torrent streaming media
network appliance product line. StarBak is using RADVision's technology to give
streaming media clients using QuickTime and Windows Media Player access to
webcast-enabled, real-time H.323 conferencing.
Gartner Dataquest has predicted that nearly half of U.S. businesses will be
using streaming media applications by the end of 2001, up from just 17 percent
in 1999. The Torrent product line will help these organizations bring streaming
media online faster (and keep it online easier) by providing software, dedicated
hardware, and operating system in a single appliance, simplifying installation
and management.
"RADVision's H.323 enabling software is an integral part of our strategy of
simplification," said Ray Harris, president and chief operating officer for
StarBak Communications. "Our vision is to provide a single unit that can do it
all. Torrent is already the first streaming media product that can deliver
Windows Media Player, QuickTime, and MPEG1 file formats from a single user
interface. Partnering with RADVision, the market-leading in H.323 enabling
technology, extends this interoperability even further to provide the broadest
reach from a single solution."
"StarBak's innovative use of RADVision's H.323 technology will enable the large
population of Media Player and QuickTime streaming media clients to have access
to H.323-based real-time voice and video communication sessions," said Dr.
Michelle Blank, VP of Galactic Marketing for RADVision. "As champions for
interoperable, industry standards for voice and video over IP, RADVision derives
a great deal of satisfaction seeing our customers use our technology to
facilitating the widespread deployment of IP-centric conferencing."
more...
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StarBak's initial targets for Torrent will be for corporate applications such as
distance learning and internal communications. The latter will create a virtual
video intranet that organizations can use for team building, product
introductions, and other communications that will be enhanced by the use of
voice and video rather than simple text messages. Its ability to deliver 1,000
simultaneous streams at a rate of 300 Mbps while being managed by a junior-level
IT person makes it more accessible to more types of organizations; hence the
need for a widely accepted, high-performance standard for VoIP.
About StarBak
StarBak Communications is dedicated to helping large and mid-tier organizations
reduce the cost and complexity of delivering streaming media to customers,
employees, and business partners through the development of all-in-one server
appliances with imbedded operating systems. These solutions are designed to be
easily integrated into existing network infrastructures while providing
performance far superior to other available solutions, including the ability to
stream multiple formats from a single unit. The company was founded in 1999 in
Columbus, Ohio, and its first product, the Torrent streaming media network
appliance, was launched in Q4 of 2000. For more information, contact: StarBak
Communications, 757 Brooksedge Plaza Drive, Columbus, Ohio, 43081; phone
614-865-9150; fax 614-865-9149, [email protected]; www.StarBak.net.
About RADVision
RADVision is a leading provider of products and technology that enable real-time
voice, video, and data communications over packet networks, including the
Internet and other networks based on the Internet protocol or IP. RADVision's
products and technology are used by RADVision customers to develop systems that
enable enterprises and service providers to use next generation packet networks
for real-time IP communications. RADVision is actively involved in the
development of the industry standards that are driving the emergence and growth
of the use of packet networks for real-time communications, and was the
first-to-market with enabling technology and the products required for the
transmission of real-time voice, video and data over packet networks. As a
result, RADVision is well positioned to lead the market with products and
technology that enable enterprises and service providers to migrate their voice
and video communications from traditional telephone networks to next generation
packet networks. The company's products and technology include standards-based
gateways, conferencing bridges, gatekeepers and software toolkits. For more
information, please visit our website at: www.radvision.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, general
business conditions in the industry, changes in demand for products, the timing
and amount or cancellation of orders and other risks detailed from time to time
in RADVision's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including
RADVision's Form F-1 registration statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
RADVISION LTD.
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(Registrant)
By /s/David Seligman
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David Seligman
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: December 14, 2000
