ClearPhone Enables Live Desktop Internet Video Chat; Mt. SAC College Uses ClearPhone to Conduct Live Online Tutoring Sessions.Business Editors ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2000 Internet Communication Technologies Inc. (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ) has agreed to support Mt. San Antonio San Antonio (săn ăntō`nēō, əntōn`), city (1990 pop. 935,933), seat of Bexar co., S central Tex., at the source of the San Antonio River; inc. 1837. (Mt. SAC) College with its ClearPhone(TM) technology. The agreement enables the Pomona, Calif. college to utilize real-time video chat software to enable live, interactive online distance learning with its ever growing student population. "The educational community is more than a robust test bed for our ClearPhone technology," said Jeff Wallace, ICT CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and co-founder. "It becomes a showcase for the immediacy and power of the technology. Connecting students and teachers via the Internet with live video and audio technology to enhance the learning process completes the Internet communication experience." Mathematics Professor Chuck Sorcabal echoed those thoughts. "On one level ClearPhone has extended my office hours office hours, n.pl See business hours. because students can connect with me from home rather than trying to get to me here on campus. I have found that students feel more comfortable connecting this way rather than coming to the office, and it is a far more complete experience than a phone call," he said. "We establish a solid working rapport immediately, and I'm certain that we have better learning taking place in a casual atmosphere." Mt. SAC is one of the largest junior colleges in America with over 40,000 enrolled students. "We would love to have every Mt. SAC student and teacher using ClearPhone," said Wallace. "I know we could make their educational and online experiences more complete. Because you have the entire Internet world at your disposal while on a ClearPhone call, you can chat, see who you're talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to , use whiteboard technology and surf the Web at the same time; it's as close as you can get to being in the same room, having a conversation with someone." ICT's relationship with Mt. SAC College is serving as the model for additional educational partnerships designed to use ClearPhone for enhanced Internet-based learning. About Internet Communication Technologies Inc. Internet Communication Technologies Inc. (http://www.ictincorporated.com), an Anaheim, Calif. corporation founded in 1999, develops and markets turnkey Web-based software for Videoconferencing, Broadcasting/Streaming and Data Collaboration See data conferencing. for both Internet and wireless platforms. ICT is the first fully integrated software solution combining these three areas into one cohesive software package, ultimately providing the next generation of visual Internet communication. ICT is a Communications Service Provider A Communications Service Provider or CSP is a company that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the wireline, wireless, Internet, cable, satellite, and managed services businesses. (CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P ), serving both business and consumer market segments and capitalizing upon the rapid advancements in broadband Internet technology. ICT's flagship product, ClearPhone(TM) (www.clearphone.com), is a proprietary software product that was initially designed in 1996. |
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