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FROM THE PROGRAM MANAGER In the last newsletter I talked about information overload and working as efficiently as you could be working, and I suggested that the Educator's Knowledge Center could help with information and knowledge sharing and management. One of the comments I received was that the Educators Knowledge Center is not for use by everyone. True. This technology application was developed for a limited community: educators. However, with some source code editing and new interfaces, the basic application can be adapted to just about any community. In a future newsletter we'll discuss another application of the Knowledge Center. This project began as an attempt to bring together a community of (like-minded) users to facilitate their collaboration and their work, as do most of the other research projects that we undertake. In the current newsletter, we are focusing on the physical technology that makes collaboration possible. We are featuring the OptIPuter Collaboratory, a research infrastructure that integrates the OptIPuter, optical networking, data analysis and visualization resources into a multi-node, nationally distributed shared knowledge environment. The objective is to develop a capability to move massive amounts of data over a national infrastructure that will permit advanced visualization technologies to be adapted to solving real-world problems. In this issue we are also highlighting the Personal Augmented Reality Immersive System (PARIS), the soon-to-be-installed Varrier autostereo display system, and the enhancements to the Continuum. Yes, these projects also are focused on facilitating collaboration and sharing. You won't find these applications at your local tech store, but you can find them (except for OptIPuter, which is still under development) at our facility in DuPage County. Check out our web site for more information and directions to the TRECC facility in West Chicago.
E.J. Grabert Return to March 2005 Newslink Table of Contents
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