Multipoint communication and group working for business applications: goals and initial results of the MIMIS project

The paper presents a brief overview of project R2025 MIMIS (Multipoint Interactive Multimedia Interpersonal System) of the European Community´s RACE II programme. The project is dedicated to the development of a desktop broadband multimedia conference system. The system will be designed according to the business communication requirements of its potential users and user groups. The practical aim of the project is to develop four demonstrators: three intermediate versions and a final one, containing all conference facilities, using an ATM broadband network. It describes the project´s aims, the distinction between MIMIS and commercially available systems and initial results of the study on user requirements and the system specification