From: "Swisher, Bob" <bswisher@ou.edu>
To: "'it-fyi@listserv.ou.edu'" <it-fyi@lists.ou.edu>
Subject: it-fyi: Video-on-Demand White Paper (Internet2 News)
Date: Wed, 5 May 1999 09:50:33 -0500
ANNOUNCEMENT: VIDE WHITE PAPER ON VIDEO-ON-DEMAND
The Video Development Initiative (ViDe) was established in March 1998 to
promote and develop functional, standards-based and scalable video
systems for use in the higher education environment. ViDe is composed of
representatives from The Georgia Institute of Technology, The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, and North Carolina State University. NYSERNet (New York
State, Educational and Research Network) also partnered with ViDe in
Phase 1 (August 1, 1998 - April 1, 1999).
Phase 1 of this multi-year initiative was funded by the Southeastern
Universities Research Association (SURA) to focus ViDe efforts on the
promotion of digital video among the 44 SURA member institutions. Two
deliverables were prepared in Phase I: A Video Conferencing Cookbook and
a White Paper on Video-on-Demand.
The white paper, "Digital Video for the Next Millenium," is now
accessible at http://sunsite.utk.edu/video (a pdf version is also
available at this URL), and presents an overview of current
video-on-demand methodologies, standards, vendor offerings, and future
developments. Responses to the RFI released by ViDe to the video system
vendor community in September 1998 are included. The online edition of
"Digital Video for the Next Millenium" also links to examples of
streaming video applications at various institutions nationally. For
more information, contact Grace Agnew of GIT, author of the white paper
and ViDe video-on-demand technical lead
(grace.agnew@library.gatech.edu).
The Video Conferencing Cookbook (Version 1.0) was released to both the
SURA and NYSERNet memberships on February 15, and includes practical
steps for getting started with desktop video conferencing, a summary of
current vendor offerings, and more advanced functionalities and
management. The cookbook is accessible online at
http://sunsite.utk.edu/video_cookbook/. For more information, contact
Mary Trauner of GIT, cookbook editor and ViDe video conferencing
technical lead (Mary.Trauner@oit.gatech.edu).
The next phases of the ViDe initiative will consist of the pursuit of
collaborations and partnerships with vendors, the implementation,
testing and evaluation of systems, and the development of applications
deploying the selected technologies. Pursuing interoperability will
continue to be a central focus. In addition, ViDe is currently expanding
its membership to include institutions nationwide sharing our goals and
technical directions, and who can bring additional resources and
expertise to the effort.
ViDe is a member of the I2 Digital Video effort and represented on the
I2 Digital Video steering committee.
More information on ViDe is available at http://vide.utk.edu
More information on SURA is available at http://www.sura.org
More information on NYSERNet is available at http://www.nysernet.org
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Ms. Mairead Martin maireadm@utk.edu
Network Information Consultant Tel: (423) 974-6454
Telecommunications & Network Services Fax: (423) 974-2622
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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