Oklahoma State University Selects VBrick Systems for Dynamic 'On Demand' Digital Video Communications.WALLINGFORD, Conn. -- VBrick Systems, Inc. (www.VBrick.com), an industry leader in affordable video over IP network solutions, today announced that Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University, at Stillwater; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1890, opened 1891 as Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1957. (OSU (Open Source UNIX) Refers to the Unix variants that are maintained as open source, which were primarily BSD Unix and Linux until Sun made its Solaris operating system open source in 2005. ) has selected VBrick as the foundation for its new digital video capabilities that will enhance education while extending communications and information access across campus and globally. VBrick applications include on-demand video, video streaming See streaming video and video stream. , and real-time virtual presence collaboration. OSU will leverage its new digital video resources to expand structured classroom teaching and independent student learning, which is integral to fulfilling the university's commitment to education excellence. "OSU graduates and professors have a long history of forging new frontiers New Frontier President John F. Kennedy’s legislative program, encompassing such areas as civil rights, the economy, and foreign relations. [Am. Hist.: WB, K:212] See : Aid, Governmental in medicine, science, and other fields," said Dr. Marlene Strathe, provost and senior vice president, Academic Affairs, Oklahoma State University. "It is paramount that we provide students and professors with new tools to continue research and discovery. As we prepare for new challenges and opportunities, we are committed to adopting new technologies that simplify and expand our ability to educate and support our community." The VBrick EtherneTV Media Distribution System enables users to record, distribute, and manage DVD-quality digital video via any IP network. The robust digital video capabilities enable professors to retrieve video and multimedia content at the push of a button, providing an added classroom dimension. Students gain on-demand access to archived class lectures and supplemental information for enhanced course understanding, as well as increased global insight through unique distance learning opportunities. EtherneTV also supports real-time virtual presence communications between two sites, enabling productive collaboration between two locations across campus or across the globe. "The way that we work and communicate continues to evolve dramatically, and it is essential that we leverage technology to support the university's mission to foster groundbreaking discovery and prepare students for their active roles shaping our nation's future," said Marshall Allen Marshall Belford Allen (born in Louisville, Kentucky, May 25, 1924) is a free jazz and avant-garde jazz alto saxophone player. He also performs on flute, oboe, piccolo, and EVI (an electronic valve instrument made by the Akai company). , director, The OSU Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence. "We expect that VBrick's on-demand and streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. capabilities will play a key role in dramatically shifting how students and faculty communicate with one another, access vital academic resources, and support an enriched learning environment." VBrick is easy to use - placing the focus on teaching and education while removing user technology hurdles. EtherneTV's intuitive, browser-based interface enables authorized users authorized user Radiation physics A person who, having satisfied the applicable training and experience requirements, is granted authority to order radioactive material and accepts responsibility for its safe receipt, storage, use, transfer and disposal to search the college's central digital video library and immediately access stored programming. Importantly, VBrick provides the scalability and flexibility to support OSU's evolving communications requirements. "Student learning styles are as unique as their fingerprints Impressions or reproductions of the distinctive pattern of lines and grooves on the skin of human fingertips. Fingerprints are reproduced by pressing a person's fingertips into ink and then onto a piece of paper. , which is driving the trend for blended course content that includes lectures, small discussion groups, textbook review, multimedia, and video," said Michael Baker Michael Baker can refer to:
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VBrick delivers reliable digital video content to users via existing IP networks or Internet viewers globally using minimal bandwidth resources. VBrick multicasting technology enables an unlimited number of IP networked users to view a video stream, while only requiring the bandwidth for a single stream. OSU's Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE) will deploy VBrick's EtherneTV and oversee the training and best practices for using digital video and OSU's existing IT solutions. About The OSU Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence The Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ITLE) provides resources and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services to promote and enable excellence for every element of the teaching-learning transaction within the University community, and provides quality video production, broad distribution services, and access to state-of-the-art educational technology for Oklahoma State University and its clients. About Oklahoma State University Oklahoma's only university with a statewide presence, Oklahoma State University is a five-campus, public land-grant educational system that improves the lives of people in Oklahoma, the nation, and the world through integrated, high-quality teaching, research, and outreach. Established in 1890, the Stillwater campus is the home of the OSU System. The STATE's university boasts students from all 50 states and 116 nations, and has 185,000 alumni throughout the world. About VBrick Systems, Inc. VBrick Systems, Inc., creates and delivers innovative networked video solutions that enhance communications and reduce costs for organizations around the world. VBrick's broad range of video solutions provide the simplest and most reliable visual communications to businesses, educational institutions, and government agencies ranging in use from distributing news and information to distance-learning, training, and surveillance. VBrick, an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001:2000 certified company, has garnered numerous industry accolades including the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Connecticut Technology Fast 50, and the National Association of Broadcaster's (NAB) Award for Innovation in Media in the Content Delivery category. Based in Wallingford, Connecticut Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 43,026 at the 2000 census. History Wallingford was established on October 10, 1667, when the Connecticut General Assembly authorized the "making of a village on the east river" to , USA, VBrick Systems' products are distributed through industry-leading value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. , system integrators, and distributors. Find out more at www.VBrick.com. |
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