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| Viewics Content Gallery |
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12/01/2000 |
| If you want to make StarFX really sizzle, you need compelling content! Check here frequently to get the latest cool stuff
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| Cookies and Privacy |
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| CIAC Information Bulletin regarding Cookies |
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07/29/1998 |
| U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability (CIAC) -- excellent discussion regarding cookies. The popular concepts and rumors about what a cookie can do have reached almost mystical proportions, frightening users and worrying their managers. Cookies are only used to identify a web user though they may be used to track a users browsing habits. Reading this article may allay some of your concerns.
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| How Web Servers Cookies Threaten Your Privacy |
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07/29/1998 |
| Well... this is still up for debate. Cookies contain only the information you have opted to give a site. Viewics is currently using cookies only to maintain state where necessary during traffic through the site; if you are adamant about cookies, this article will tell you exactly how to avoid them. Some features of this site, and others like it, may not work as smoothly for you with cookies disabled, but we support your choice on this matter and will do whatever we can to make your visit optimal with or without cookies. Read on for more information
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| IN DEFENSE OF COOKIES |
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10/08/1999 |
| Cookies elicit big-time paranoia. Much of it due to misinformation. Know what I think? Cookies are getting a bad rap. Come to the site where I expose common cookies myths and suggest ways to manage cookies more effectively.
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| Lighting |
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| ITRIX Inc., Videoconferencing Lighting & BackDrops |
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09/17/1998 |
| When you want a truly professional video production, you need to make sure you have good professional lighting available! ITRIX has a product line specifically for videoconferencing assistance
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| Why do I look like a Raccoon |
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09/17/1998 |
| This is an excellent overview on video lighting, and common pitfalls with video conferencing. Although it is focused on the business video conferencer, it has many subjects of merit to home video phone users as well.
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| Organizations |
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| International Telecommunication Union |
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08/06/1998 |
| An international organization, based in Geneva, Switzerland, which assists governments and the private sector in coordinating global telecom networks and services
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| The Multimedia Communications Forum |
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08/30/1999 |
| An international non-profit research and development organization of telecommunications service providers, multimedia application and equipment developers, and endusers who realize the revolutionary potential of multimedia communications. Forum members are dedicated to accelerating the market acceptance of multivendor, multimedia solutions which can interoperate easily across different types of networks.
Recent meeting minutes and upcoming activities are nicely documented on the organization's web site.
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| International Multimedia Teleconferencing Consortium |
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04/03/1999 |
| Non-profit corporation founded to promote the creation and adoption of international standards for multipoint document and video conferencing.
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| International Teleconferencing Association |
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08/06/1998 |
| ITCA is a professional association linking users, providers, strategists, educators, learners, managers and employees that use teleconferencing, telecollaborative and distance education technologies. The site has information on the organization and its meetings as well as links to current news information on the subject of teleconferencing
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| Vendor Support |
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| Intel Create & Share (TM) Camera Pack Support |
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08/14/1998 |
| The official support site with lots of tips and information on installing and operating your Intel Create & Share Camera Pack
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| ZDnet Company Finder |
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10/02/1998 |
| Quick search for companies
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| Publisher Directory |
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10/02/1998 |
| Quick search page for companies so you can do price comparisons, upgrades, etc
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| Video Conferencing General |
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| H.323 Frequently Asked Questions |
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03/15/1999 |
| Excellent Intel resource with everything you need to know about H.323, the ITU-T standard for real-time multimedia communications and conferencing over packet-based networks
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| The Reading Room website |
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11/29/1999 |
| Funny, scary, fascinating collection of observations, surveys, and comments about videoconferencing: "You won't find any help pages here or tech tips. Instead, these are links to the non-technical stories and writings about CU, the social side of it.
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| How to Videoconference Anytime, Anywhere |
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11/06/2000 |
| A ZDNet step-by-step guide to basic video conferencing.
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| Global VideoConference Network -- Your Centralized Hub for Videoconferencing |
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05/11/1999 |
| A collection of all things VC. Contains links to various companies and resources, and serves as a good starting point for videoconferencing
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| SAVIE Videoconferencing Atlas |
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08/06/1998 |
| Wide-ranging Finnish site with basic information on video conferencing, lists of vendors and products, education materials, directories, glossaries and FAQs
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| Meeting by Wire -- Your NetMeeting Information Source |
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08/30/1999 |
| Meeting by Wire is a service providing information, tips and stuff and rumors about products that support distance meetings and conferences. The current focus is Microsoft's netMeeting
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| Setting up a Conference Room with Video Conference |
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08/30/1999 |
| The best hardware and software won't help you if your actual physical video set up isn't adequate. There are minimum lighting requirements that must be met before achieving success with any video-related activity or product. Here's a step-by-step guide to getting your environment just right
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| Peeping Jesse's Guide to Webcams |
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08/30/1999 |
| Editorial from Jesse Berst on the proliferation of WebCams, their dropping prices and increasing availability, with some guidelines to best practices and uses for a more optimal Webcam experience
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| Rocketcharged website for videoconferencing |
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11/29/1999 |
| This site contains reviews, links and a variety of other information about videoconferencing, centered mostly around the CuSeeMe videoconferencing application: "We created this site so people can learn about CU-SeeMe and have more fun using it. Our reflector listing is also one of the most popular on the web.
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| Video Conferencing Made Easy |
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11/06/2000 |
| ZDNet Editorial Director Jesse Berst gives a simple guide to desktop video conferencing.
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| Video Server |
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11/03/1998 |
| Vendor/product page for VideoServer, Inc., provider of multimedia networked conferencing applications using any combination of audio, video and data information, as a standards-based vendor
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| MIVNET: Public Room Videoconferencing |
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04/02/1999 |
| Metropolitan Interactive VideoConference Network. MIVNET is an association of business class centers, providing you with access to the world of videoconferencing. MIVNET centers are located in key metropolitan areas around the world. You can talk with one person or hundreds, in the next state or across the globe.
MIVNET is a Not for Profit Florida based corporation. All MIVNET members provide upscale business class videoconferencing facilities at affordable prices. MIVNET affiliates do not represent brokered or third party relationships.
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| Yahoo! Computers and Internet: Multimedia:Videoconferencing |
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03/15/1999 |
| Direct link to Yahoo! guide to video conferencing
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| UK Videoconferencing Demonstration Service |
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08/06/1998 |
| This is a site which facilitates demonstration and testing (a place to call, in other words) for "all ISDN H.320 videoconferencing users within the UK". It also sports a good amount of links to information, much with a UK or European slant
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| Video General |
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| Video University |
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07/29/1998 |
| Video-related resources for hobbyists and professionals
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| comp.dcom.videoconf newsgroup |
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07/29/1998 |
| General video conferencing newsgrou
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| Desktop Video Communications magazine -- Networked Multimedia for Business |
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08/30/1999 |
| As they say, "DVC covers the applications, the technology and the products for networked video communications in the enterprise. As organizations video-enable their desktops for conferencing, for information retrieval and for training, it is essential to understand the technical, management and human factors issues that can mean the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful implementation, between investing in systems that adapt to changing needs or in dead end technology."
The magazine includes buyer's guides, case studies, and general information. From a review, it appears that they post the issues online approximately two months after "paper" publication
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| Sharper Desktop Picture Comes into Focus |
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11/11/1999 |
| Money, management, and technology -- the basic raw materials of Silicon Valley -- are being gathered in an effort to sharpen the quality of digital video.
Logitech, best known for PC peripherals such as keyboards, said today that it is forming a new company focused on designing and developing peripherals for PC video. The company declined to comment about the details of products from the new venture but confirmed that the accessories will focus on PC video cameras.
Mentions Sabbatical's work with Intel on video initiatives.
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| Video Hardware |
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| Picture Phone Direct |
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08/30/1999 |
| Bills itself as the world's largest supplier of videoconferencing products and accessories. Online catalog features products from Intel, PictureTel, Panasonic, Polycom, Canon, Sony, 8x8, C-phone, Winnov, WhitePine, Videoserver, Howard, C-it, Intertel, Telesync, Ibid, Extron, Softboard, and many more. Online ordering is supported.
There's also an interesting video gallery section with example videos, requiring the VivoActive plugin, plus an extensive page of links to video conferencing software and applications.
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| comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video |
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07/29/1998 |
| General video-related hardware newsgroup for IBM PCs and PC clones
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| HardwareUser: Videoconferencing -- ZDNet Products |
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08/30/1999 |
| Ziff-Davis Publishing's VideoConferencing resource page on the Internet
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| Intelect Visual Communications |
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11/03/1998 |
| Vendor provider of high-quality visual communications solutions, offering enterprise-wide videoconferencing products for LAN and WAN.
Technical bulletins area on the site has some useful information about video in general
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| ZIBEX DirectSight |
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04/02/1999 |
| Now this is cool! Their DirectSight Eyeline Imaging Solution provides a beamsplitter glass between you and your monitor which reflects your image into your camera, so that your partner on the other end of the video call gets eye-to-eye contact with you, not your typical view of the top of your head, from the monitor-top camera perch, as you stare into your monitor!
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| QuickCam Third-Party Drivers |
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08/06/1998 |
| Contains links and information relating to third-party drivers for the Connectix QuickCam, for just about any platform. Not vendor-supported
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| Video Production |
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| rec.video.production |
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07/29/1998 |
| Video production techniques, software and hardware. While you will get more
discussion from folks doing actual "commercial" video production, you still may pick up
some interesting tidbits
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| Video Software |
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| Conferencing -- Video |
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04/02/1999 |
| Dave Central is a great shareware/demo repository of software in all categories. This is a link to the video conferencing page
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| VideoWebGate |
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08/30/1999 |
| Amitm.com - No. 1 Video solution provider. Oodles of great links
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| About.Com Video Conferencing Area |
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08/30/1999 |
| Contains lots of links and information on video conferencing software of all types, plus
chat boards and lists for discussing the latest cool BackDrop technique with your online pals
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| rec.video.desktop |
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07/29/1998 |
| Focuses primarily on the video editing/playing software used on PCs and Macintosh platforms
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| Third-Party Quickcam software page |
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08/06/1998 |
| Contains links to Quickcam non-vendor-related information sources, plus a nice table of software information that is alleged to work with QuickCam, and other video-related software. Not vendor supported
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| DT-5 / Product Survey Update Form |
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04/02/1999 |
| A desktop video conferencing software online link list. Had some technical problems when we last visited, but still should be a good reference
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| Webcam32 -- The Ultimate Webcam Software |
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08/07/1998 |
| Webcam32 is a full-function, inexpensive web Camera application. It may be used to provide monitoring of remote locations or to present images of yourself or your environment, at work or at home
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| Video Technology and Research |
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| The Computer Vision Home Page |
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10/21/1999 |
| The Computer Vision Homepage was established at Carnegie Mellon University in 1994 to provide a central location for World Wide Web links relating to computer vision research. Due to the success of the concept, we have broken the original monolithic site into a number of specific subpages. The emphasis of the Computer Vision Homepage is on computer vision research rather than on commercial products. The growth and continued usefulness of the this site depends on submissions and suggestions from everyone in the computer vision community. If you have suggestions for improvement, we would love to hear from you (vision+@cs.cmu.edu).
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| VTC Resource Center |
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07/29/1998 |
| A non-profit, non-vendor-specific personal site with extensive video conferencing history and information
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| The Human Factors of MBone Videoconferences: Recommendations for Improving Sessions and Software, by Andrew S. Patrick, Ph.D. |
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08/06/1998 |
| For the academics among us, this research paper discusses the "MBone", the portion of the Internet that has implemented a new computer network technology called "multicasting". Multicasting supports efficient distribution of network traffic to multiple users simultaneously. Videoconferencing is the most common MBone application in use today and this paper reviews the human factors issues related to MBone videoconferencing. Includes research information and literature references, as well as recommendations which the author says will be of interest to people developing or using any videoconference system
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| DT-5/Desktop Videoconferencing Product Survey |
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11/04/1998 |
| North Carolina State University web area outlining products as a reference
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| Web Security and Law |
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| Creating Enforceable Contracts Over The Internet |
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08/30/1999 |
| A brief outline to digital signatures, what's enforceable, and how to establish a contract on the internet
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| Windows Technical Support |
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| PC-Help Online |
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11/03/1998 |
| This is a great collection of links to technical support sites for many different companies, organized in a way that makes it easy to find the information you need
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| SUPPORTHELP.COM |
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10/02/1998 |
| Another collection of links to technical support sites for many different companies covering a wide array of subject areas
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| comp.os.ms-windows.video |
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07/29/1998 |
| Video display cards, drivers and monitors for use with Windows family machines
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| Microsoft Network Communications for Windows NT Server |
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09/01/1998 |
| This Microsoft technical area contains some white papers on subjects such as TAPI, VPN and general Internet Connection Services
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