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--- Forwarded Message from "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]> ---

>From: "Dente, Ed" <[log in to unmask]>
>To:  "'Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum'"     <[log in to unmask]>,       "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: #7121 Video Conferencing/NetMeeting (!)
>Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:14:00 -0400

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I'll confirm Victor's comments on Via Video.
Victor, 
I'd like to call you with my Via Video. When will you be available?
Ed

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Edmund N. Dente
Director, Language Media Center    Ph: 617-627-3036
Tufts University                   [log in to unmask]
Medford, MA 02155            http://ase.tufts.edu/lmc


> -----Original Message-----
> From: LLTI-Editor [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:24 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: #7121 Video Conferencing/NetMeeting (!)
> 
> 
> --- Forwarded Message from Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]> ---
> 
> >Disposition-Notification-To: Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]>
> >Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:42:36 -0400
> >From: Victor Aulestia <[log in to unmask]>
> >Organization: UMBC
> >User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; 
> rv:1.0.2) Gecko/20030208 Netscape/7.02
> >To: Language Learning and Technology International 
> Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re: #7121 Video Conferencing/NetMeeting
> >References: <[log in to unmask]>
> 
> NetMeeting is very fickle. A superior solution is a Polycom ViaVideo 
> desktop unit. It provides superior video and audio and steady 
> connectivity. Because it is H323 compatible it will connect 
> with nearly 
> all videoconference equipment anywhere n the World. Last week we 
> provided a unit to a Japanese music composer in Japan and he 
> was able to 
> participate at a music/dance conference in Baltimore. The video and 
> audio were good and we did not experience any drops during 
> the conference.
> The cost of the ViaVideo unit is less than $400.
> It has the capability of connecting to NetMeeting but I have 
> not tried 
> it. I will set my unit to allow NetMeeting and you may call 
> me at this 
> IP  130.85.82.28.
> 
> Victor Aulestia, OIT/UMBC
> 
> LLTI-Editor wrote:
> 
> >--- Forwarded Message from Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]> ---
> >
> >  
> >
> >>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 10:56:56 -0400
> >>From: Carine Ullom <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
> >>To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]>
> >>Subject: Video Conferencing/NetMeeting
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Hello colleagues!
> >Here's hoping you have time for another inquiry in the waning days of
> >the spring semester (assuming you're in the U.S. and on a semester
> >system)....
> >Here at St. Lawrence University we've made occasional use of 
> NetMeeting
> >to allow our upper level Spanish students to see and talk to our
> >students studying abroad in Madrid.  Lately we've run into a 
> few snags
> >and have decided it's time to explore various video conferencing
> >options.  I have two broad questions:
> >1) For those who've used NetMeeting:
> >a) What version of the ILS software are you using and on 
> what type (OS)
> >of server?
> >b) Our ils server is behind a firewall.  We use VPN generally to get
> >through the firewall but so far haven't had any luck getting 
> NetMeeting
> >to work since the firewall was installed.  Off-campus users are not
> >"seen" in the directory (yes the settings are correct).  Has 
> anyone else
> >experienced anything like this?  Our IT folks are certain the
> >firewall/VPN piece has nothing to do with the troubles.  We have no
> >trouble "meeting" on campus, only when one or both parties are off
> >campus.
> >
> >2) For those who have experience with other video 
> conferencing setups,
> >especially in a small college without a dedicated room for such
> >pursuits, what do you use?
> >
> >Thanks in advance,
> >Carine
> >
> >--
> >Carine Ullom
> >Director, Language Resource Center/
> >Instructional Technology Specialist
> >Department of Modern Languages & Literatures
> >St. Lawrence University
> >Canton, NY 13617
> >[log in to unmask]
> >315-229-5857 (tel)
> >http://www.stlawu.edu/lrc
> >  
> >
> 

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