The world of Video Bridging

For Multipoint Videoconferences, the MCU needs a mechanism to connect multiple endpoints, each operating at different parameters ...this is called TransCoding.

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Extranet article

Extranets are small networks with security measures for controlling traffic between an enclosed corporate Intranet and the wide-open Internet.
How do Extranets work? How do they safeguard the flow of information and convert it into a competitive advantage? And what everyday benefits do they offer customers, partners, and employees?
Find out in this article by Jerry Hinek, Senior Business Security Manager with SBC Services.
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Go to http://resources.thefocus.org/topic/2004/Topic_Spotlight_Extranets.pdf

What's a DS3?

- A DS3 is very similar to a DS1. The big difference is that, with a bandwidth of 45Mbps, a channelized DS3 has the ability to carry 28 DS1s (at a cost lower than just ordering 28 DS1s). It is also a High Capacity Special Access Service that will provide you with high-speed, dedicated, point-to-point lines capable of transmitting multiple streams of information. Whether you are sending voice, data, or high quality video, a DS3 can fulfill your requirements. And since it is a dedicated line, the full bandwidth will be available to you 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week.

Open Source Coding

IN this week's Chronicle, there is an entire section dedicated to open source coding. The plus it it is that it's easily shared and essentially free. It's defined by G. A. Jackson , when a programmer creates software for a computer, he or she starts out by specifying the steps and calculations that the software is to execute, describing them in a high-level language--typically C or Java, which we now use instead of the old fashioned Cobol type languages. The source code becomes open when it meets three conditions: 1. It must be written in a documented high-leve language (Java, for example) so that other programmers can understand it, 2. It must be complete, without any hidden functions and 3. others can recompile as they see fit.

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NOETC: Technology & Teaching

NOETC: Technology & Teaching

I have a definition of technology transer:
From: http://www.nttc.edu/products/guide/seca01.html, the National Technology Transfer Center, Wheeling College.
There is no widely accepted definition of technology transfer, but, generally speaking, technology transfer is the sharing of knowledge and facilities among:
• Federal laboratories
• Industry
• Universities
• Federal, state, and local governments
• Third party intermediaries
The concept of technology transfer as a practical matter becomes clearer when one understands what technology transfer is designed to accomplish. For instance, the purpose of a federal technology transfer program is to make federally generated scientific and technological developments accessible to private industry and state and local governments. These users are then encouraged to develop the technology further into new products, processes, materials, or services that will enhance our nation's industrial competitiveness or otherwise improve our quality of life.