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Given by Geoffrey C. Fox at Presentation to New York State and Federal Representatives on November 17,1995. Foils prepared November 17 1995
Abstract * Foil Index for this file
| This presentation involves these foils and WWW material taken from NPAC projects including Living Schoolbook and eight business Collaborations |
| We describe NPAC, InfoMall and what we can do for New York State |
| We first present the standard infrastructure vision and describe some of the impacts of the current computer and communication revolution on Business Society Medicine and Education |
| The education discussion includes a short description of the Living Schoolbook collaboration led by Steve Bossert -- Dean of SU School of Education |
| Business Enterprise Systems, Medicine and Public Communication applications are highlighted |
| Applications are grouped into Digital Library, Collaboration and InfoVision (text video and image information on demand), and Geographical Information Systems |
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| Presentation at |
| Syracuse University |
| November 17,1995 |
| Geoffrey C. Fox |
| 111 College Place |
| Syracuse University |
| Syracuse NY 13244-4100 |
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| This presentation involves these foils and WWW material taken from NPAC projects including Living Schoolbook and eight business Collaborations |
| We describe NPAC, InfoMall and what we can do for New York State |
| We first present the standard infrastructure vision and describe some of the impacts of the current computer and communication revolution on Business Society Medicine and Education |
| The education discussion includes a short description of the Living Schoolbook collaboration led by Steve Bossert -- Dean of SU School of Education |
| Business Enterprise Systems, Medicine and Public Communication applications are highlighted |
| Applications are grouped into Digital Library, Collaboration and InfoVision (text video and image information on demand), and Geographical Information Systems |
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| NPAC is an integrated technology development and research organization aimed at bringing latest computing and information ideas into the Òreal worldÓ |
| NPAC involves professional staff, faculty and students and combines advantages of university and professional organization |
| NPAC uses concepts of Òvirtual corporationÓ and sets up partnerships to transfer and develop technology -- this is InfoMall |
For example in the World Wide Web Area
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| InfoMall helps Òservice/systemsÓ companies as well as end-users |
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| Most Businesses Communities and Jobs will be impacted by the Information Age |
| The World Wide Web / Internet is the Information Age today |
InfoMall is focused on bringing current and future opportunities of the Information Age to all aspects of the New York State enterprise from
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| Computer, Telephone, and Cable Engineers |
| Journalists from both print, photography, and video fields |
| Artists, Advertising designers, Architects, Film Producers, ÒBookÓ Publishers etc. |
| Real Estate Brokers |
School Teachers, Librarians, Government and Business workers involved with giving information to public or fellow workers
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Shop owners and staff advertising their wares on digital highway.
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| All those in medical area -- from Virtual reality to allow surgeon in Syracuse to manipulate robot devices at accident scene to Multimedia patient records |
| Law enforcement (police searching worldwide databases) and lawyers accessing case histories. |
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| InfoMall has some 40 active members and today we will choose eight examples |
| NYNEX -- a Large Corporation suplying Information Age Infrastructure |
| Rome Laboratory -- Federal laboratory developing state of the art information technologies for the military |
| State DOED Bureau of Media Services using our technologies to enhance economic development |
Five small businesses from Upstate, MidHudson and New York City
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Partnership with Corporations including
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Education and Training
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Consulting with Corporations who are worried about how to integrate
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Conventional start-up assistance
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Funding
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Enabling Technologies
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Access to HPCC facilities
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Support for Virtual Corporation of several small companies
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| Geoffrey Fox - Director |
| Gene Woodcock -- Executive Director |
| Denny Eaton - InfoMall MidHudson |
| Steve Warzala -- Manager InfoMall |
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Total NPAC Operating and Infrastructure Funding Level
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| State Operating $700K 15.2% |
| State Infrastructure $1000K 21.6% |
Industry $430K 9.3%
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Federal Total Operating $2290K 49.5%
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University $200K 4.3%
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| This excludes all funds passing through NPAC as subcontracts to other organizations. |
| This only includes cash and does not estimate value of Òin-kindÓ discounts on equipment, software and content (for media companies). |
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NII is/will be digital superhighway provided to you by
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| Current NII is INTERNET and World Wide Web |
| Currently access NII through Internet directly or through an intermediary such as America On-line |
| Currently use a Computer and modem on POTS -- plain old telephone service |
| In future Computers/TV set sets will ÒconvergeÓ and access will be dedicated cable/optical fiber which will be much faster and allow high quality video delivery |
| ÒEveryÓ Business Office, Every doctorÕs Office, ÒEveryÓ school desk, ÒEveryÓ home(potential patient) (approximately any home on cable) will have such a two-way high speed link to the NII |
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| ÒAllÓ children will have the equivalent of todays $20,000 business or university computer processing capability in |
| BOTH Settop Boxes and in Video Game Controllers which will ÒjustÓ be Personal Computers |
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| Information Video Imagery and Simulation on Demand |
| Tomorrows Communities will be centered not just on roads, libraries, schools and local businesses but EVERY community will have a High Speed Digital Community network that will both drive the community internally but also tell the outside world about business services, tourist attractions etc. |
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Analog as in current Cable Satellite or broadcast TV or radio represents informations by WAVY SHAPES
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| Digital as in current computers represents everything by NUMBERS and uses Òerror-correctionÓ so that you receive EXACTLY what is sent with NO distortion of text or images |
So information is more precise
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| and looks better -- your great art piece is not distorted or the medical picture is transmitted without adding or subtracting tumors/pathologies etc. |
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The World Wide Web will develop a marvellous WebTop Environment allowing users to access Web versions of Word Excel(Lotus123) Persuasion(Powerpoint) Databases Lotus Notes etc.
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| This (as developed) enables a wonderful new software industry as Microsoft no longer has key advantages |
This (as used) enables very effective (business) enterprise systems where ÒWebÓ used internally to an enterprise
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We can either TEACH about this technologies
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Or use New Teaching Methodologies with Information presented with:
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| At K-12, University or Continuing Education levels |
| Use technologies within University/Community OR .. |
| The digital superhighway will be worldwide -- a challenge and opportunity for Syracuse University |
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| Collaboration between teachers and students, businesses and customers, and more generally like minded people |
| Video information on demand |
| Text Information on demand |
| Image Information on demand |
| Interactive Simulation of products/scenarios |
| Geographical Information Systems |
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| The Living Schoolbook is a New York State funded Initiative to create K-12 educational applications that exploit leading information technologies |
| Living Schoolbook Uses high performance multimedia server computers at NPAC linked via ATM NYNET network to 6 schools |
School of Education/NPAC/Local Schools Innovative Educational Applications
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Input from real time video of collaborating individuals as well as:
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| Software will run on ÒSettopÓ downloaded from information server. |
| Allow Sick Children to participate in lessons while at home and in hospital |
| Allow discussions of Homework among teachers and students etc. |
| Software such NPACboard and WebChat will enable future ÒtalkshowsÓ as well as more structured interactions among communities -- back up with sophisticated database search for previous insights |
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ÒAutomaticallyÓ or ÒManuallyÓ explore the WWW for resources relevant to K-12 Classroom
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| Local Storage at NPAC to support focused teacher selection of material and high performance delivery over NYNET |
| Selection by teacher teams provides high-value materials, efficiency in teacher preparation time and K-12 appropriate material |
| Support of WWW searches with knowledge agents from variety of sources |
| Offer to produce CDROMÕs of selected material for sites with poor Internet access |
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| Can store Books Newspapers Encyclopedias Photo Archives etc. as full text (cf: Microsoft Encarta CD) |
Rather than keyword or abstract searches, search full text for say all newspaper articles with words Syracuse Bargain Price Twizzlers
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Digital Library
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Sophisticated Examples at NPAC include
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| SUNY HSC is juxtaposed to Syracuse University Campus and hopefully NYNET will extend from NPAC to SUNY HSC |
Initial Experiments demonstrated to Hillary Clinton and involved:
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| SUNY HSC responsible for large rural area including Adirondacks |
Image Processing on MPP for Pathology Images using multi-resolution browsing techniques
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| Patient Records and Results of Medical Instruments and emergency room analysis can be viewed by specialist doctors from either their home or central hospitals |
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The simplest VOD applications treat InfoVision server as a ÒglorifiedÓ digital VCR with a huge stock of readily accessible prerecorded tapes
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Interactive VOD will have granularity of order a minute
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| Can use same approach as for text -- relational databases -- to search for material |
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| Video and Server Technology Network is prototype of Wire Service of future using Web Technology to service Mass Communications Industry |
| NYNET ATM network extended internally to allow linkage of NPAC to Newhouse School of Public Communications and University Electronic Media Production Unit |
Faculty and students -- the multimedia digital journalists of the future will use:
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| Allows University to understand Integration of media and computer fields both at technology and academic level |
Industrial partners from traditional print and analog video fields
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President of ThinkMedia is Robert Frye who is an independent television and film producter and director
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| Linked with NPAC through Newhouse and other University Contacts |
| Exploring combining his expertise in video documentaries with NPACÕs collaborative Web technology (developed with Rome lab and NYNEX support) |
| Result will be a generalized forum where people from around the world can interact in a rich electronic environment |
| Bob Frye has donated some of his video material to NPAC for use in Living Schoolbook |
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| NPAC helped Sonnet Software develop for the government advanced parallel versions of their electromagnetic circuit simulation |
| Textwise can use parallel computing as a backend for their natural language processing to provide needed performance on large document databases |
Manufacturers can use advanced Java VRML and Oracle-web integration technology to offer customers and distributers
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| Living Schoolbook can offer students simulations such as lake effect snow for use in class |
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| NPACÕs part of Living Schoolbook will provide 3D journeys through both Mars (courtesy of NASA) and parts of New York State |
Computer holds digital maps and basic spatially tagged information such as
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| Teachers can add such information for particular classes to their clients or server. |
| Use for virtual field trips such as simulated trip down Hudson river or Erie canal |
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| Other applications that will be important with the NII include: |
Yellow Pages
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Travel Agencies
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| Community Information as part of Community network |
| Weather -- Cruise around 3D world with real weather superimposed to plan trips etc. |
Real Estate
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