CLI Wins $1.1 Million Contract to Deliver Distance Learning Solution to Boise State University; Radiance Videoconferencing Systems to Link Campuses, Ten Rural Communities.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1997--Compression Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CLIX (language) CLIX - ["Overview of a Parallel Object-Oriented Language CLIX", J. Hur et al, in ECOOP '87, LNCS 276, Springer 1987, pp. 265-273]. ) announced today that it has won a $1.1 million contract to supply videoconferencing A real time video session between two or more users or between two or more locations. Although the first videoconferencing was done with traditional analog TV and satellites, inhouse room systems became popular in the early 1980s after Compression Labs pioneered digitized video systems equipment for a Boise State University distance learning project that will bring expanded course offerings to several rural and underserved Idaho school districts. "Our partnership with Boise State and these communities reiterates CLI's commitment to distance learning, and illustrates how advanced videoconferencing technology can have a significant positive impact on our communities," said John Turner, CLI's Director of Marketing. CLI's videoconferencing systems are used for distance learning in a variety of industries, including education, healthcare, government and business. The 10 CLI (1) (Call Level Interface) A database programming interface from the SQL Access Group (SAG), an SQL membership organization. SAG's CLI is an attempt to standardize the SQL language for database access. Radiance videoconferencing systems -- part of Boise State University's Distance Learning Network -- are currently being brought on-line at high schools in southwestern Idaho, and will be used to deliver academic, technical and vocational instruction directly into the classrooms. The purchase was funded by the Boise State University College of Technology, the State of Idaho, and the Economic Development Administration. "We chose CLI not only because of our good experiences with them in the past, but because of the fact that their technology is simply the best," said Dr. Sharon Cook, Associate Dean of BSU's College of Technology. "We had some very high expectations, and CLI exceeded those expectations, both from a technological and customer service standpoint The Standpoint is a newspaper published in the British Virgin Islands. It was originally published under the name Pennysaver, largely as a shopping-coupon promotional newspaper, but since emerged as one of the most influential sources of journalism in the ." "This is a real opportunity to serve the needs of not only our students and schools, but our business community as well," said Cook. "These videoconferencing systems will assist students in earning a diploma DIPLOMA. An instrument of writing, executed by, a corporation or society, certifying that a certain person therein named is entitled to a certain distinction therein mentioned. 2. , receive technical and vocational training, and have access to academic courses that aren't offered in their schools, all of which means a better-trained workforce for Idaho's business community." Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., CLI is a leading designer and manufacturer of videoconferencing solutions. Using its core technology, compressed digital video, the company provides a broad range of video communications products for business, government, educational, healthcare and other organizations. CLI's installed base includes major corporations and institutions such as Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, General Electric and the National Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. in China. CONTACT: Compression Labs, Inc. John Turner, 408/435-3000 or Rourke & Company Simon Eastwick, 408/453-9194 seastwick@rourke.com |
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