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ConferenceXP: Overview and Updates
Fred VideonUniversity of Washington, Computer Science &
Engineering
Outline
• What is ConferenceXP• Brief history• Existing Deployments• Transition to Open Source• Downloads and Contacts
ConferenceXP• Platform for real-time collaboration• High quality, low latency multipoint conferencing • Targeted for standard PC and high quality network• Works with commodity cameras and audio
equipment• Built-in collaboration tools including presentation,
whiteboard , screen sharing, video playback, chat
ConferenceXP Services
• Services included:– Venue Service: Virtual meeting spaces– Archive Service: Conference archive &
playback– Reflector Service: Unicast/Multicast
bridge– Diagnostic Service: Collect and report
loss rates and other statistics
• Hosted Services vs. Site Local Services
A Brief History of ConferenceXP
• 2001: Project began at Microsoft Research
• 2003: First successful deployments for distance learning
• 2007: UW Center for Collaborative Technologies – 3 yr. funded project to advance the platform
• 2010-11: Transition to Open Source community supported project
Notable Deployments
• Distance Education– University of Washington– Australia: N. Territory Education Dept.– Univ. Carlos III de Madrid– Many others
• Internet2 Performing Arts Community• Telemedicine: Univ. de Puerto Rico
and others
Oct 30, 2008 IIIT Bangalore
Open Sourcing ConferenceXP
• Work in progress – but significant progress
• OuterCurve Foundation• Univ. of Washington remains main
point of contact• License to change from MSR shared
source to Apache 2.0• We hope to announce in coming
weeks• Help us build an active community!
ConferenceXP Downloads• Binary:
– http://cct.cs.washington.edu
• Source: http://www.codeplex.com/ConferenceXP
Resources & Contacts• CCT Website/Wiki
• Announcements Email List
• Contacts:
cct.cs.washington.edu
[email protected]@cs.washington.edu