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The Web and visual assets play important roles in university classrooms and in the lives of researchers on campus. Unfortunately, accessing and sharing images can be cumbersome cum·ber·some  
adj.
1. Difficult to handle because of weight or bulk. See Synonyms at heavy.

2. Troublesome or onerous.



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 and bandwidth-intensive. In the past, any variation of an image had to be created, saved, indexed, and published to the Web server. Now with TrueSpectra image servers, users can offer small, medium, and large versions of an image without creating derivatives derivatives

In finance, contracts whose value is derived from another asset, which can include stocks, bonds, currencies, interest rates, commodities, and related indexes. Purchasers of derivatives are essentially wagering on the future performance of that asset.
 of each variation of the image. They can even modify images and add special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. . And faculty can respond to students' questions on the spot, zooming in on images for better visibility, or to drive home a point. TrueSpectra easily integrates with several commonly used products and platforms. Prices start at $8,500. To learn more, visit www.truespectra.com.
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Author:Rivard, Nicole
Publication:University Business
Date:Jan 1, 2003
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