Convey Systems Assists University of Wisconsin with Virtual Library.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2001 Convey Systems has installed an interactive librarian feature, AskWendt Live, for the University of Wisconsin's Kurt F. Wendt Library. Using its 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 application sharing A data conferencing capability that lets two or more users interactively work on the same application at the same time. The application is loaded and running in only one machine; however, keystrokes are transmitted from and screen changes are transmitted to the other participants. technologies, Convey Systems will allow UW-Madison students and faculty to engage in librarian-assisted research activities, without ever entering the building. "The library's walls are becoming transparent to the faculty and students of the University of Wisconsin," said John Wanserski, Deputy Director for the Library. "Just as library users in the past needed help finding the right printed book, they now need guidance navigating (networking, hypertext) navigating - Finding your way around. Often used of the Internet, particularly the World-Wide Web. A browser is a tool for navigating hypertext documents. the online tangle of web-based information. Convey Systems is helping us achieve that for our students." AskWendt Live, is a real-time service that connects students to a librarian who can use text-chat and voice over IP to help them navigate (1) "Surfing the Web." To move from page to page on the Web. (2) To move through the menu structure in a software application. the library or the web. AskWendt Live uses Convey Systems' conferencing See teleconferencing. software for the two-way interactions of text-chat, voice and application sharing. Convey Systems' technology provides a library-consulting gateway to distance education programs in the UW College of Engineering. Students in the Masters of Engineering in Professional Practice program arrange an online appointment with an engineering librarian. They are guided by the librarian using chat and voice over IP. The librarian then uses the software's application sharing functions to lead the student through the specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. literature databases needed for their research. "Our technology allows the Wendt Library to reach the growing online campus research community," said Mike Sibley, 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. of Convey Systems. "Faculty and students can connect online to a librarian at night from the privacy of their dorm, home or lab. They are then guided to the right web page or one of the many proprietary databases the campus leases. The University of Wisconsin is ahead of the curve regarding technology in education settings and we are privileged to serve their interactive program needs." Kurt F. Wendt Library at the University of Wisconsin serves as the primary campus library for engineering, computer science, statistics and the atmospheric and oceanic sciences. The program is being offered through the university's website, www.wisc.edu/wendt. About Convey Systems, Inc. Charlotte-based Convey Systems (www.conveysystems.com) provides interactive Web-based technology that changes the way businesses communicate with customers, suppliers, partners and prospective clients. Convey Systems, founded in 1998, accomplishes the personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. of Internet communications through video, voice over IP, text chat, co-browse and application share capabilities in a seamless Web-based utility that builds and strengthens business relationships. |
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