(PRWEB) October 7, 2005 -- BrightCom, Inc., the performance leader in enterprise conferencing, announces that CEO and technology visionary Robert McCandless will present a session at the COE 2005 Industry Workshop - Automotive titled "The Next Generation of Collaboration for Engineering."

The COE 2005 Industry Workshop - Automotive focuses on users of engineering applications such as Dassault Systèmes CATIA, ELOVIA, DELMIA and SMARTEAM by providing educational forums and networking opportunities with other users. While focusing on the automotive industry, the workshop also includes new technology in the engineering workspace surrounding development and innovation within the industry.

It is with the concepts of new technology and innovation in mind that Robert McCandless will present his session titled "The Next Generation of Collaboration for Engineering" on October 11th (Session Code: OEM-5) at 1:35 PM. He will discuss how the next generation of engineering workspace needs to incorporate the latest collaboration tools such as live screen sharing, CAD visualization and instant messaging to enhance productivity.

He will also speak about the most recent versions of engineering portals and how they enhance collaboration by including role-based logons with dynamically delivered content and instant live communication. As an industry leader and innovator for over 15 years in collaborative solutions, Robert’s knowledge and influence in engineering collaboration and related subjects is far reaching and imaginative. Participants interested in engineering collaboration will not want to miss this session as it details the future of collaboration and communication as it relates to engineering.

BrightCom will demonstrate several of their Integrated Communications products at their booth during the workshop as it relates to the automotive engineering industry. Products included:

The Versona Instant Messaging System (VIMS) - The Versona Instant Messaging System is a complete client/server application which provides a scalable instant messaging server and an integrated client designed for the enterprise market. With client software streamed from the server, there is no client-side installation resulting in easier management. VIMS also has the ability to integrate with third party instant messaging solutions such as AIM, Yahoo Messenger and MSN to provide additional flexibility for the corporate user.

The Visual Collaboration System (VCS) - The Visual Collaboration System is a fully integrated “plug and play” network appliance solution optimized for hosting rich, interactive, live collaborative meetings via a web browser. Simply plug the unit into your network and you can be hosting a live web conference in just a few minutes. As an integrated hardware and software solution, the Visual Collaboration System eliminates the deployment time, challenges and costs of server based systems, offers a richer feature set than competing offerings, and eliminates reoccurring hosting costs.

ClearView - BrightCom's ClearView line of products provide state of the art audio and video conferencing. Solutions include offerings for conference room systems and desktop video conferencing systems. ClearView products offer the unique ability to interconnect high resolution video conferencing between conference rooms and desktop systems as well.

For more information about the COE 2005 Industry Workshop - Automotive, please visit www.coe.org.

About BrightCom
BrightCom is a provider of a wide range of integrated conferencing solutions for business customers. BrightCom is a wholly owned subsidiary of The McCandless Group and has it's headquarters in Huntington Beach, California. You can visit BrightCom on the web at www.BrightCom.com.

BrightCom, Visual Collaboration System, Versona, and ClearView are trademarks or registered trademarks of BrightCom, Inc.
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