From Review of Information and Communications Activities at ARL and ASC ARL ASC Joint Mid Year Review Aberdeen Maryland -- Feb 23-25 1999. byDavid Bernholdt, Geoffrey C. Fox, Sandie Kappes
Incorporates hosts of improvements in GUI and Functionality
available internally in NPAC
public release expected in beta version March 99
employs newest Java (Swing) and browser technology
incorporates all "lessons learned" from TANGO 1.0 deployment and use
new paradigm for "collaboration space" navigation, session handling, and floor control
New client supports configurable, domain-specific interfaces
selection of collaborative tools
predefined, automatically started session
hidden agents (faceless application)
multi-frame integrated interfaces
administrative interfaces
all aspects under external control of system administrator/end user
