▁was ▁in ▁software ▁alone , ▁they ▁named ▁the ▁new ▁company ▁In So ft . ▁M oney ▁to ▁start ▁up ▁the ▁company ▁came ▁ ▁from ▁family ▁and ▁friends , ▁and ▁also ▁from ▁the ▁Pitts burgh - based ▁vent ure ▁capital ist ▁Adams ▁Capital ▁Management , ▁which ▁raised ▁funds ▁from ▁Philadelphia ▁Vent ures , ▁New ▁Enter prise ▁Associ ates ▁of ▁Baltimore , ▁Ed ison ▁Vent ure ▁Fund ▁of ▁Harris burg ▁and ▁New bridge ▁Network s ▁of ▁Canada . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Sun World ▁magazine ▁pra ised ▁In So ft ' s ▁Comm unique ▁product ▁as ▁a ▁" k iller ▁app " ▁for ▁Sun , ▁calling ▁it ▁" the ▁next ▁logical ▁step ▁in ▁impro ving ▁computers ▁as ▁communic ations ▁devices ". ▁The ▁product ' s ▁could ▁run ▁on ▁any ▁high - end ▁work station ▁power ed ▁by ▁virt ually ▁any ▁chip ▁through ▁most ▁any ▁type ▁of ▁existing ▁network . ▁Within ▁two ▁years , ▁industry ▁mag az ines ▁were ▁referring ▁to ▁the ▁company ▁as ▁a ▁" p ione er ▁in ▁the ▁desktop ▁video con fer encing ▁market " ▁The ▁company ' s ▁software ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁manufact ur ers ▁like ▁IBM , ▁H ew lett ▁Pack ard ▁and ▁others . ▁An ▁industry ▁mark eter ▁wrote ▁that ▁In So ft ▁had ▁position ed ▁itself ▁as ▁" a ▁mand atory ▁check list ▁item " ▁among ▁computer ▁gi ants ." ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁issue ▁of ▁V AR Bus iness ▁magazine ▁described ▁In So ft ▁as ▁purs uing ▁" a ▁new ▁software