inSORS and CACR Sign Deal

February 13, 2003

Pasadena, CA --- inSORS Integrated Communications, Inc., a Chicago-based communications firm specializing in multipoint collaboration software technologies, and the Center for Advanced Computing Research (CACR) at the California Institute of Technology have engaged in a joint effort to demonstrate the technological advancement and broad range of uses of the inSORS Grid software and supporting hardware products.

The inSORS Grid (IG) platform—designed to allow multiple locations to interact as one large group—combines advanced distributed-computing technologies with inSORS' Virtual Venue software to connect geographically dispersed groups of people within virtual room environments. These dynamic and scalable environments accommodate simultaneous interaction among disparate locations, creating the effect of all participants being together in a single location.

inSORS' CEO and President Michael Galich expressed with vivacity his enthusiasm for the project. "CACR is the ultimate testing ground for the IG. With its world class people, its professional grade facilities, and our software, I am looking forward to watching as the IG meets and exceeds the collaborative needs of the brightest researchers in the fields of performance computing and high-speed network technologies," Mr. Galich said.

CACR provides leading-edge capabilities for computational science and engineering research, and experiments with new technologies that help define the technical computing environment of the future. CACR will use the inSORS Grid facility for both internal and external activities.

The Pasadena facility will be fully operational in mid-March. To schedule a demonstration, contact Jim Miller at jmiller@insors.com.

For more about inSORS and the inSORS Grid, visit www.insors.com. For more information about CACR, visit www.cacr.caltech.edu.