First Virtual Communications Awarded 2002 ``Product of the Year'' By Technology Marketing Corporation's Communications Solutions Magazine

Business Wire, April 2, 2003

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2003

Click to Meet(TM) Express Singled out for Its Technological

Excellence and Vision

First Virtual Communications (Nasdaq: FVCX), a premier provider of rich media web conferencing and collaboration solutions, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM))'s Communications Solutions(R) magazine, named Click to Meet(TM) Express as a Product of the Year winner for 2002. Communications Solutions(R) is the premier publication in the rapidly growing IP telephony industry.

"Click to Meet Express is a clear leader in the communications and telecom industry. We're proud to reward their hard work and innovation with a Product of the Year Award for 2002," said Rich Tehrani, president of TMC and group editor-in-chief of Communications Solutions(R). "The Product of the Year award honors the outstanding teams who developed and manufactured the products and services on our winning list, and also to educate our readers on the vast array of offerings in this market. Choosing the winners was a difficult process."

"The Communications Solutions Product of the Year Awards are an important tradition and the perfect way for us to honor companies developing cutting-edge products and services," added Marc Robins, TMC's Vice President of Publications and Trade Shows.

"We are honored that Click to Meet Express has received the 'Product of the Year Award' from Communications Solutions Magazine, a key publication in the growing IP telephony industry," stated Bob Romano, vice president of marketing at First Virtual Communications. "Click to Meet Express provides audio, video and data conferencing over IP- networks, while giving each user the ability to control and use the media that is most appropriate to their task. As we prepare to launch the next version of this exciting communications solution, we are confident organizations will continue to realize the value of using Click to Meet Express as they transition to web-based communications."

The Click to Meet Express web conferencing solution enables dispersed groups to meet online and conduct more effective, collaborative meetings. Through a flexible, user-centered choice of integrated audio, data and multipoint video, this First Virtual Communications client-server solution maintains the expressive and interactive communications of a traditional face-to-face meeting. Click to Meet Express users have deployment, feature and flexibility advantages that are not available with other web conferencing solutions.

A full list of Product of the Year winners appears at http://www.tmcnet.com/comsol/cs_poy02.htm.> About TMC(TM)

Since 1972, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(TM)) has produced industry-leading trade magazines and events focused on technology and telecommunications. TMC(TM) publishes two magazines: Customer Inter@ction Solutions(TM) and Internet Telephony(R) , two online publications, Planet PDA(TM) Magazine and BiometriTech(TM) Magazine, and a series of e-mail newsletters, including Communications Solutions eNews. TMC(TM) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs(TM), and provide factual and unbiased product reviews. TMC also produces INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & Expo, Planet PDA(R): The Enterprise PDA Event and BiometriTech Conference & Expo. TMCnet.com publishes more than 25 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit its Web site at www.tmcnet.com.

About First Virtual Communications

Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, First Virtual Communications is a premier provider of next generation web conferencing and collaboration solutions. It delivers award winning integrated communications solutions that address the needs of business people who need to work together remotely to collaborate, train, demonstrate or sell. The Company has helped to define IP-based communications by pushing the boundaries of conferencing for a better user experience, easier enterprise deployment and a potentially greater return on investment. The Company's products provide business quality communication by supporting a wide range of industry standards. The Company's solutions integrate seamlessly with existing tools and methodologies, such as email and web browsing, while extending the advantages of instant messaging and collaboration environments, such as MSN Messenger and Microsoft Exchange. The Company's innovative solutions are deployed in over 1,200 customer sites worldwide, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies and service providers. Additional information about First Virtual Communications can be found on the Web at http://www.fvc.com.

Cautionary Statement

Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation ,statements containing the words, "believes," "anticipates," "expects" and words of similar import. Such forward-looking statements have known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of First Virtual Communications, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others: the success of and timely release of Click to Meet 3.0, the continued increase in sales of the Company's Click to Meet(TM) and MCU products, First Virtual Communications' variability of operating results, market acceptance of video and Web conferencing technology, potential inability to maintain business relationships with integrators, distributors and suppliers, rapid technological changes, competition and consolidation in the video networking industry, the importance of attracting and retaining personnel, and other risk factors referenced in First Virtual Communications' public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.