Bellcore Internet technology provides on-line access at International Web Conference.MORRISTOWN, N.J./PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 1996--Bellcore technology will make it possible for attendees of the Fifth Annual World Wide Web Conference (WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. 5) in Paris to view live presentations or catch ones they missed with the click of a mouse. Sponsors of the WWW5 Conference contracted Bellcore to provide live "Webcasting" of conference events using components of its Adapt/X(TM) suite of products and services. Adapt/X solutions use Bellcore software and consulting to give businesses an adaptive and secure way to maximize the power of the World Wide Web. During this week's meeting, attendees can walk up to a kiosk at the conference center to view clips of featured speakers, obtain event highlights or access the WWW5 home page. This is the first use of this technology for Web-based Intranet (Local Area Network) multimedia broadcasting. The next application will be for live event broadcasting directly over the Internet. Adapt/X products that make this virtual conference possible include RAVE, a real-time audio/video environment and IBrowse, a video indexing feature of RAVE. Using real-time and streaming data Data that is structured and processed in a continuous flow, such as digital audio and video. See streaming audio and streaming video. services, RAVE allows instantaneous playing of either stored or live video on any multimedia-capable computer. In the past, video clips A short video presentation. on the Internet typically needed to be downloaded to a user's PC to be viewed via a helper application An application that adds additional capabilities to the program that is running. See browser plug-in. . RAVE eliminates the need to download, so live or taped video starts playing as soon as a Web user clicks on this application. IBrowse, a component of RAVE, allows easy indexing of, and access to, video information. Conference attendees can go directly to portions of stored speeches in which they are interested - eliminating the need to view the speech in its entirety and improving Web-based audio-video response time. The business potential for RAVE is substantial according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jac Simensen, vice president of Bellcore's Technology Solutions organization. "More and more corporations are beginning to use the Web as a way of decreasing costs and increasing productivity through the efficient distribution of - and access to - corporate data. RAVE is a multimedia communications tool that can be used in a multitude of ways. Training via the Internet, video conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. and video mail are just a few of the meaningful applications that will transform the way businesses manage their internal communications  This article's grammar usage needs improvement. Please edit this article in accordance with Wikipedia's . , as well as reach their customers." According to Richard Demillo Richard DeMillo is the Dean of Georgia Tech's College of Computing, and a Distinguished Professor of Computing.[1][2] He has also served as Hewlett-Packard's Chief Technology Officer and the Director of the Georgia Tech Information Security Center. , Bellcore's vice president of Information Sciences and Technologies Research, RAVE holds the promise of offering multimedia services to the Web community so that each person can easily publish and receive real-time information in a variety of formats. "Major technology innovations such as Bellcore's Adapt/X products will help spur the software and network infrastructure advances needed to bring the Web to the next energy level," Demillo said. Both Demillo and Bellcore's Paul England Paul England (born in Melbourne, March 28, 1929) is an Australian former racing driver. He worked for the Repco company and raced his own Holden-powered Ausca sports racing car that used a fibreglass body based on the A6GCS Maserati. , senior research scientist and RAVE co-inventor will speak at WWW5. Bellcore has also been contracted to create a Web site that will link Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f worldwide to the WWW5 conference. This site will enable viewers to preview movie clips of the featured speakers. Viewers logging on to the Web site will also get updates about what is going on at the conference. The home page address is http://www.bellcore.com/WWWconf5/index.html. This site will be on-line from May 3 through June 9. In addition to introducing and using RAVE at the WWW5 conference, Bellcore will simultaneously be demonstrating the technology at its annual Customer Solutions Forum in Naples, Fla. Bellcore, headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey Morristown is a town in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 18,544. Its estimated population in 2004 was 18,842. It is the county seat of Morris CountyGR6. , provides engineering, software and consulting services for telecommunications carriers, governments and industries worldwide. Bellcore's in-depth research capabilities and technical expertise helped define the nations's telecommunications infrastructure for long distance and local exchange carriers. Bellcore is now applying that same expertise to creating Web-based business solutions. More information about RAVE and other Bellcore products and services is available at Bellcore's Website, http://www.bellcore.com. Through June 9, Bellcore's Web site will also allow you to link to the new WWW5 conference page. CONTACT: Bellcore, Morristown, N.J. Deanna Munoz 201/829-2178 201/829-2193 (fax) |
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