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LITTON NETWORK ACCESS SYSTEMS AND UCAID TO COLLABORATE ON MPEG-2 VIDEO
APPLICATIONS

December 7, 1999 -- Roanoke, Virginia -- Litton Network Access Systems
(LNAS), a division of Litton, and the University Corporation for Advanced
Internet Development (UCAID) have agreed to work together to provide
better-than-TV videoconferencing to Internet2™ events.  LNAS  has provided
five MPEG-2 video encoders/decoders (codecs)  for videoconferencing and
high-quality, remote video presentations to events such as Internet2 Days,
workgroup sessions, and member meetings.

Louis J. Tabor, President of LNAS, stated that, "As a corporate sponsor of
Internet2, LNAS supports the efforts of higher education in advanced
research and distance learning.  The CAMVision-2 MPEG-2 video products will
facilitate high-performance videoconferencing applications which will, in
turn, strengthen the collaborative relationship that exists between our
company and UCAID."

Three CAMVision-2 codecs will be permanently installed in UCAID offices in
Ann Arbor, Michigan; Armonk, New York; and Washington, DC.  In addition to
real-time videoconferencing between their offices, UCAID can also offer
Internet2 members and prospective members a location to demonstrate the
application of TV-quality video interactivity.

Two mobile CAMVision-2 units will travel to Internet2 events to provide
remote presentations and demonstrations over Abilene, vBNS and other
high-speed networks.  In addition to the donated units, UCAID also purchased
CAMVision-2 codecs for installation at the Indiana University network
operations center (NOC) and the Qwest NOC in Colorado.

The Internet2 Fall Meeting in Seattle in October provided live fine arts
performances from schools that included University of Alaska; University of
Michigan; Virginia Tech; and Oklahoma School of Music.  These remote
performances were broadcast into Meany Hall at the University of Washington
through the compression capabilities of LNAS video codecs.  Members at the
meeting constantly expressed amazement at the excellent video quality and
audio clarity.  In addition to the fine arts demonstrations, Larry Smarr,
Director of the National Computational Science Alliance (NCSA) presented the
opening plenary session from the University of Illinois using the LNAS
codecs.

The NLANR/Internet2 Techs Meeting at Florida International University in
December will demonstrate remote presentations from a speaker at the
University of Hawaii and a violin performance from Oklahoma State
University.  This will be the first time the technical workgroup meetings
have demonstrated remote video presentations, and the LNAS video codecs will
provide these broadcasts.

About Internet2

The Internet2 project is being led by over 160 leading US universities,
working with industry and government, to enable and facilitate the advanced
network applications necessary to meet emerging needs in higher education.
Internet2 participants are developing the broadband applications,
engineering and network management tools for research and education. For
more information on Internet2, a project of the University Corporation for
Advanced Internet Development (UCAID), please see:  www.internet2.edu.

About Litton Network Access Systems

Litton Network Access Systems, a Virginia-based division of Litton, provides
MPEG-2 videoconferencing  products to users of advanced multimedia
applications.  CAMVision-2 MPEG-2 video codecs are used in both IP and ATM
networks for applications that require the delivery of high-image resolution
with minimal latency.  For more information about Litton Network Access
Systems, please see:  www.netaccsys.com.

Contact:
Greg Wood
Internet2

+1-202-331-5360

Kitty Coleman
Litton Network Access Systems

540-777-3203

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Announcing NLANR High Performance Connections Applications Database

We invite you to preview the High Performance Connections Applications 
Database being developed by the NLANR Distributed User / Applications Support 
Team. The HPC Applications Database is the initial phase of a HPC 
Clearinghouse that is being developed as an online resource to provide people 
who are using high performance networks with support services and information 
about projects, applications, and resources that are related. 

Initially, the HPC Applications Database will include basic information about 
the NSF HPC awards: meritorious applications (projects), participants, 
institutions, discipline areas, and specific applications. Later the database 
will grow to include more detailed information about technical requirements 
of the applications and results of application research. Once the NSF HPC 
information is in place we will work with staff of the Internet 2/Abilene 
community to see that their data are incorporated. Also, we are working with 
regional and local support services (e.g., NYSERnet) providers to explore how 
they might use this collection or its format directly with their communities.

We ask you to review project, application, and resource information and then 
send us corrections or updated information. Also, if projects being 
developed/developed at your institution are not listed, please use our web 
data submission form, or send us a URL where they are described. The quality 
of the database largely depends on individual contributions of updated 
information.

Please check the data using the query page at: 
http://dast.nlanr.net/Clearinghouse/Query.htm

You can send your comments to us via email or use the web form indicated on
the query page.

You will find the main page of the Clearinghouse at: 
http://dast.nlanr.net/Clearinghouse/clearing_main.htm 

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World Leaders Nelson Mandela and Graca Machel To Speak at Student
Convocation in Seattle

Live Webcast Planned on ResearchTV, Encoded Video Available via FTP

On December 9 from 2:00-3:30pm Pacific, Former President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel, former First Lady and Education
Minister of Mozambique will address students at a special convocation
hosted by University of Washington, Seattle University, and Seattle
Central Community College.  This event will be webcast live on ResearchTV
and encoded video will be available after the event.

To view the ResearchTV webcast:
http://www.washington.edu/researchtv/special/

Three different viewing streams are available: one for very high bandwidth
(1.5Mbps), one for T1 through DSL or cable modem connections, and one for
ISDN or modem users.  All will be in Windows Media Technology, MPEG-4 V3.

Encoded Video of Event Available Via FTP: 
ResearchTV offers to transfer the encoded video of this event via FTP
and invites interested parties to retrieve this video for storage on
campus servers. To receive the encoded media files via FTP, please write
to 

 and include your contact information and
FTP site address.

Clearances have been granted for non-commercial re-distribution of this
webcast.

For more information:

Seattle University website 
http://www.seattleu.edu/mandela/

ResearchTV:

Susan Brandt
212-414-4672, 206-685-9137

     

En Park
Blue Sky Advocacy
425-444-2485

      

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formed in 1996 to create greater access to high bandwidth research
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