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Foil 3 TangoInteractive Features and Strategy

From TangoInteractive in a Nutshell Federal Web Consortium Meeting at NPACI All Hands Meeting San Diego -- Jan 27 1999. by Geoffrey C. Fox


Links Interactive (synchronous) and self-paced (asynchronous) collaborative models
  • Integration of the Best of Web Browsing, Lotus Notes, CUSeeMe
Runs on Windows 95,98,NT UNIX (Irix, Solaris, Linux)
Supports multi-language shared server and client applications in Java, Javabeans, C++ and JavaScript (W3C DOM)
Supplement existing very general tools (audio-video conferencing, chats, whiteboard etc.) by specialized applications to support particular collaborative activities
  • Education and Training: support completely particular course development models
  • Management: Distance Briefings
  • Research: Link to particular PSE's (no experience yet)
Upgrade core technology in areas such as browser independence, security, multiple community support, archiving
Improve User Support and documentation



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