Basic HTML version of Foils prepared Feb 20 1999

Foil 19 New and Improved Applications

From Review of Information and Communications Activities at ARL and ASC ARL ASC Joint Mid Year Review Aberdeen Maryland -- Feb 23-25 1999. by David Bernholdt, Geoffrey C. Fox, Sandie Kappes


BuenaVista 3.0 (TANGO videoconferencing agent) completely rewritten for PC and SGI platforms
Chat tools
  • advanced avatar based 2.5D chat for "telepresence"
  • new professional text chat with many advanced features, including clipboard, session save/mail, and latecomers support, fully customizable
New "instructor feedback" tool
  • continuous audience feedback with polling and alert
Layered whiteboard
  • used in several applications, advanced authoring mode, import/export/save support, telecursor, scriptable external interface, advanced image compression, ....
Shared Telnet tool
Shared streaming media tools
  • Java H263/GSM video viewer with database interface
  • RealVideo player (use and distribution agreed with supported by Progressive Networks)



© Northeast Parallel Architectures Center, Syracuse University, npac@npac.syr.edu

If you have any comments about this server, send e-mail to webmaster@npac.syr.edu.

Page produced by wwwfoil on Mon Feb 22 1999