Tango is a fully Web integrated
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system that can share general client side applications, web pages and output from databases and other servers
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TangoInteractive is being deployed to support:
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Distance Education and Training which links asynchronous and synchronous modes with database or web server backend
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With EOT, teaching computational science at HBCU; High School classes on Java; Internetics Certificate
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Collaborative Visualization Research and Management
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NCSA group developed link of Tango to collaborative visualization from CAVE to PC
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NCSA Biology Workbench made collaborative
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Deployment sponsored by DoD HPC Modernization Program and NCSA Alliance
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Links Interactive (synchronous) and self-paced (asynchronous) collaborative models
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Integration of the Best of Web Browsing, Lotus Notes, CUSeeMe
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Runs on Windows 95,98,NT UNIX (Irix, Solaris, Linux)
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Supports multi-language shared server and client applications in Java, Javabeans, C++ and JavaScript (W3C DOM)
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Supplement existing very general tools (audio-video conferencing, chats, whiteboard etc.) by specialized applications to support particular collaborative activities
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Education and Training: support completely particular course development models
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Management: Distance Briefings
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Research: Link to particular PSE's (no experience yet)
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Upgrade core technology in areas such as browser independence, security, multiple community support, archiving
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Improve User Support and documentation
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Substantial Experience -- starting 4th semester of classes given twice a week from Syracuse to JackSon State
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Feb 6 will start Middle and High School Java Academy with sites in Boston Houston and Mississippi
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Today is second day of CEWES sponsored training in OpenMP given to 6 sites around the country from OSC
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Will support 3 features of selected authoring Models
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Shared Web-based Curricula including telecursor and shared scrolling
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Database backend with XML Templates
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Archiving including MPEG (and lower resolution) audio/video recording of lecturer
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Initially Powerpoint and general HTML Pages including shared Java Applets
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Then WebCT, and Cornell Workshop like enhancements for glossaries, notes, quizzes
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Finally Macromedia Authorware (To be scoped out)
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