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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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