White Pine Software Wins Contract for Providing Voice Over the Internet Solution to NASA.Business Editors/High Tech Writers NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 11, 2000 CU-SeeMe Web and MeetingPoint Conference Server Provide Critical Communications Solution for NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. , the International Space Station, and Related Educational Program White Pine Software, 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 : WPNE), a leading provider of multimedia conferencing See videoconferencing and data conferencing. applications for the Internet and intranets, today announced that its CU-SeeMe(R) Web and MeetingPoint(TM) products have been selected by AZ Technology, under a contract with NASA, to provide a `voice over the Internet' solution for a NASA's International Space Station (ISS ISS See Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). ) program. The project is tied into the Payload Operations Center The facility or location on an installation, base, or facility used by the commander to command, control, and coordinate all crisis activities. See also base defense operations center; command center. at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), the original home of NASA, is a lead center for propulsion, Space Shuttle propulsion, Shuttle external fuel tank, crew training and payloads, International Space Station (ISS) design and construction, for computers, networks, and in Huntsville, Alabama Huntsville is the county seat of Madison County, Alabama. Huntsville is the largest city in northern Alabama in a region of a half-million people, with the city proper having 168,132 residents (2006 estimate). . AZ Technology, also of Huntsville, will be developing the project's client interface using the CU-SeeMe Web software development kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ). In addition to providing for communication between NASA sites and the Space Station, the project also does significant public outreach through an educational program which allows science and math students in middle schools and high schools around the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. to interface with NASA researchers. White Pine's technology is providing the voice conferencing capabilities that facilitate the interaction between students, teachers and researchers. "This project is particularly exciting because it engages students directly with NASA researchers and astronauts and increases their interest in math and science," said Bob Bradford, NASA engineer from Marshall Center. "The ability to communicate verbally over the Internet in real-time is critical to this program's success. White Pine's MeetingPoint and CU-SeeMe Web give us a solid and flexible solution that can scale with our needs." White Pine's technology is integrated into a custom web interface that is used as a central communications center for members of NASA and educational program participants. "The fact that AZ Technology and NASA has chosen White Pine as its solution of choice speaks to the strengths of both our technology and our responsiveness and reliability as a vendor," said Gary W. McGuire, director of sales for White Pine. "There are a number of companies that have voice over IP technologies, but White Pine is unique in that it offers a full suite of communications tools including real-time video and collaboration components that NASA could choose to integrate in the future." About White Pine Software White Pine Software develops, markets and supports multi-platform browser-based internetworking software that facilitates worldwide video and audio communication and data collaboration across the Internet, intranets, extranets and other networks that use the Internet Protocol. White Pine's videoconferencing software products, CU-SeeMe and MeetingPoint, create a client-server solution that allows users to participate in real-time, multi-point video, audio and data conferences over the Internet and intranets. White Pine Software can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.wpine.com. All trademarks are recognized. |
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