Next Steps for Next Steps for ConferenceXPConferenceXP
Center for Collaborative Technologies at the
University of Washington
Fred VideonUniversity of Washington
SC07SC07
OutlineOutline
Introducing The Center for Collaborative Technologies
ConferenceXPBackground, Scenarios and HistoryShort Term PlansMedium and Longer Term Futures
Building the ConferenceXP Community
Q & A
Introducing the Center for Introducing the Center for Collaborative Collaborative Technologies Technologies Established at the University of
Washington by Microsoft Research External Research and Programs in July 2007Funded for a duration of 3 yearsCollaboration between UW Computer Science & Engineering, Pacific NW Gigapop and ResearchChannel
CCT MissionCCT Mission
Develop and extend the ConferenceXP platform
Apply the platform to a wide range of educational and collaborative scenarios
Strengthen the educational and research communities that use the platform
ConferenceXPConferenceXPPlatform for Real-time collaboration
High-quality multipoint conferencing
Full-screen, real-time video at 30 fps
Built-in presentation capability, whiteboard & screen sharing
ConferenceXP ServicesConferenceXP Services
Venue Service – Virtual meeting spaces
Archive Service – Conference archive & playback
Reflector Service – Unicast tunnel
ConferenceXP is a Shared ConferenceXP is a Shared Source PlatformSource Platform
Provides a great platform for research in collaborative environments
APIs designed for extensibility
.Net Framework shortens development cycle
Includes rich AV device support
Provides a proven platform for distance learning and distributed meetings
Existing tools support integrated TabletPC based presentation, archive post-processing and integrated archive playback
Distributed LearningDistributed Learning
A Brief History of A Brief History of ConferenceXPConferenceXP
Project began at MSR in 2001 as DISC
Successful deployment for distance learning, Spring 2003
First 4-way distance learning deployment Autumn 2004
November 2006, CXP 4.0 releasedAdds .Net Framework 2.0 support
Coming Soon: ConferenceXP Coming Soon: ConferenceXP 4.14.1
Support of localizationExtract strings to a resource fileInitial Languages
Japanese, Chinese, Portuguese, Spanish
Vista Support
x64 Support
Target Release Date: Dec. 15th 2007
ConferenceXP Beyond 4.1ConferenceXP Beyond 4.1
CCT projectsSecurity & Access ControlReliability, Diagnostics & Management improvementsDeveloping World ScenariosHigh Definition Video integration
Planned CXP WorkPlanned CXP Work
Access Control & SecurityIntegration with emerging federated inter-realm identity management frameworks such as Shibboleth, OpenID, LiveIDReal-time stream encryption
ReliabilityBandwidth scaling to support heterogeneous network and system capabilities.Automated failover
Planned CXP Work (cont.)Planned CXP Work (cont.)
DiagnosticsReal-time holistic conference status discovery and reporting
Conference Management & Scheduling
Integration with existing scheduling systemsDynamic generation of virtual meeting spaces
Node ManagementAsynchronous & Remote operationAutomated window placement
Planned CXP Work (cont.)Planned CXP Work (cont.)
New educational scenarios (including developing world)
Single-machine lecture archiverSupport for asynchronous use of video
High Definition VideoLow-latency VC-1 encoding
Get Involved!Get Involved!
We are looking for feedback on CXP features
See: cct.cs.washington.edu/projects
Use ConferenceXP!Let us know how you are using itParticipate in CXP forums
Collaborate with us on new deployments
Get the ConferenceXP Get the ConferenceXP SourceSource
ConferenceXP and related projects are available in source & binary distributions
http://www.codeplex.com/ConferenceXP
Collaborate with us on new features, languages ... ??
Resources & ContactsResources & Contacts
CCT Website/Wiki
MS ConferenceXP Site
Email List
Contact us:
cct.cs.washington.edu
www.conferencexp.net