multipoint? Standards-based or proprietary? Is the system offered as a cross-platform solution? Product family? What capabilities are included in the family? Do all applications in the product family have a similar look and feel? Is the product offered in multiple languages? Platforms Supported Which Microsoft Windows versions Which Mac os versions UNIX (Linux, Solaris, BSD, other) Hardware Configuration What class of processor is required (minimum / recommended)? Processor clock speed (minimum / recommended)? How much RAM is required (minimum / recommended? How much free space on the hard drive is required? What number & type slots (ISA, EISA, PCI) does the system require? Hardware Supplied with Product V.90 modem Camera Sound card Microphone Speakers Video capture board Video Communication: the Whole Picture Hardware-level codec NT-1 for ISDN BRI All required cables Networks and Protocols Supported Circuit-switched digital ISDN BRI Other circuit-switched (T-1, E-1, ISDN PRI) Multirate ISDN (Nx64, H0, H11, H12) IP networks (TCP or UDP) Frame Rates, Data Transfer Rates Range of operating data rates? Optimal data rate? Average frame rate at optimal data rate? Maximum frame rate at optimal data rate? Can users control bandwidth allocation between voice, video & data? Standards Compliance H.320 compatible? H.264 H.320-based multipoint support? H.321 ATM network support? H.323 supported? H.324 supported? If so, is V.90-compliant modem included? H.323-compliant gateway between H.320 and packet network? Picture Viewing and Resolution What is the maximum / minimum size of viewing window? Can the user scale the viewing window(s) using a mouse? What video resolutions are supported (SQCIF, QCIF, CIF, 4CIF, other)? Can the user adjust the picture resolution? Can users make on-the-fly trade-offs between frame rate and resolution? Does the product provide a local video window for self-view? Can users control the viewing window screen quadrant? Does the product offer far-end camera control? Personal Conferencing Product Evalua