Tuesday, October 30, 2001. 2 INTERNET RADIO: THE NEW PORTAL by Barbara E. McMullen Director of the Center for E-Business Marist College TRACK 7: INFRASTRUCTURE/NETWORKING/SECURITY

Tuesday, October 30, 2001

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INTERNET RADIO: THE NEW PORTAL

by

Barbara E. McMullen

Director of the Center for E-Business

Marist College

TRACK 7: INFRASTRUCTURE/NETWORKING/SECURITY

Tuesday, October 30, 20018:10 am – 9:00 am

Room 209

October 30, 2001 Copyright 2001 Center for E-Business

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Copyright notice….

Copyright Barbara E. McMullen, 2001. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

A presentation for Educause2001


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From proposal to now…..the changing climate…..highs and lows

• Proposal deadline – Feb 16, 2001• New Bush administration seeks its legs• Aftermath of the collapse of the dot com phenomenon – no immediate future for

entertainment on the Internet – Napster bad boy slapped down• California electricity crisis takes front page• Emergence of Compaq’s Windows CE on the Compaq iPAQ, movies stream in NYC

with Richochet • Economic downturn continues• US in last place with wireless deployments• Metricom’s Richochet network goes under (128Kbps wireless connection with Novatel’s

Merlin modem on a pocket PC)• Predictions of an era of Internet mass victimization crimes• Court halts Microsoft breakup; Bertelsmann manager becomes Napster’s new CEO• DoCoMo – pricing by amount of data transfered over the network – a model that

supports download, not streaming


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From proposal to now…..the changing climate…..highs and lows• IBM succeeds with Linux on an S/390 mainframe with virtual servers – major contract with

NYSE/SIAC• NSF to fund supercomputer – grid computing becomes the new buzz word – the SETI

model extended • HP acquires Compaq (Compaq iPAQ becomes HP iPAQ)• September 11, 2001 -- WTC and aftermath• Exodus declares Chapter 11 (dot com customers continue to decline and Linux/390’s virtual

servers suggest a new more scalable model)• Teetering on recession• Video conferencing to the rescue• MPEG-4 is the talk of the town• Renewed demands for pervasive computing and broadband• October 7, 2001 – war begins• Anthrax – the continuing attack on America and technology in Florida, New York, and Reno

– BTW, what is going on in Florida??• Recession concerns abate as market returns to pre-Sept. 11 levels• The “New Economy” is dead



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Agenda

MARIST COLLEGE• Who we are• Commitment to technology• A unique partnership with IBM • Innovation at Marist • Streaming media at Marist

CENTER FOR E-BUSINESS AT MARIST

•ASmallFootprint – an innovation in communication

• Marist/IBM Joint Study• Working together• Contact us



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Who We Are

The Marist profile• Founded in 1946• A liberal arts college with an emphasis on teaching and learning• 150 acres of riverfront campus • 3,600 full-time undergraduate students• 600 graduate students• 600 adult continuing education students• 27 bachelor’s degree programs• Graduate degrees in eight fields including MBA, MPA,

Psychology, Computer Science, and Information Services• Pre-med and pre-law programs• Study abroad in 10 countries and internship programs in seven

of these countries



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Who We AreA nationally recognized regional college• Top tier of colleges in northern U.S. (U.S. News & World

Report)• Rated “highly selective” by TIME/The Princeton Review• Listed in Yahoo’s 100 most wired colleges and

universities (2001)• Listed in Barron’s Best Buys in College Education• Listed on the honor roll of The Templeton Guide for

Colleges that Encourage Character Development• 6,200 applications for 850 available seats in last year’s

freshman class



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A Commitment to Technology

• Information Technology is emphasized in Marist College Mission Statement and Strategic Plan

• First college to appoint VP for Information Services responsible for all communication and information technologies (1987)

• One of the first colleges to have a fully networked campus including faculty offices, residence hall rooms, classrooms, labs, library and administrative offices

• Recognized in 1995 By CAUSE for Excellence in Campus Networking (other recipients: Cornell, Duquesne, Stanford)



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A Unique Partnership with IBMMarist has always operated in a total IBM environment• 1978 – IBM 1401 • 1979 – IBM S/370 installed• 1983 – Pilot study with IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center (Epistle project

using computers to write/re-write student papers on a 4341 IBM Mainframe)• 1984 – First gift from IBM: 4341 Mainframe and software• 1988 – Joint Study I – Use of large system by a small customer• 1994 – Joint Study I – Automated student telephone directory (direct talk 2)• 1994 – Marist College World Wide Web, served off S/390• 1995 – Joint Study II Phase 1 – MERIT (electronic reserve room)• 1997 – Joint Study II Phase 2 - Development of digital library & integration of

LearningSpace• 1999 – Joint Study II Phase 3 – Development of Knowledge Management• 2000/2001 -- Joint Study III – eserver zSeries G5 with Linux and streaming

media research and development



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A Unique Partnership with IBMCurrent technology infrastructure• ATM backbone network• S/390 is central to campus network and computing integration• Number of networked PCs: faculty (215), students (1632) and

staff (320)• 415 networked PCs located in labs and in 20 multimedia

classrooms• Student residence halls networked for easy access to

resources world-wide• Library has 205 workstations, four multimedia classrooms, and

over 400 network ports for student laptops.



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A Unique Partnership with IBM

Development and maintenance of web pages for IBM• S/390 Home page (Internet and Intranet)• Network Computing intranet Home page• Career Fitness Center and Exec Club• Network Computers (NC Group)• Partners in Development & Internal Communications• Women in Technology & Think Technical• Lotus Notes database development for IBM Academy of

Technology



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Innovation at Marist

Center for Applied Technology (C.A.T.)• Endeavor to bridge the gap between academia and the

business community by sharing technology and resources.

• A new kind of relationship between business and education

• E-Commerce and Internet Web Development• Student and faculty driven technology projects • Partnering with over twenty profit and non-profit

businesses (working with seven IBM groups)– www.academic.marist.edu/flash/movie.swf


http://www.academic.marist.edu/flash/movie.swf


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Innovation at MaristDigital library• Archival collection of digital information in multiple formats

(video, audio, animation, images and text) which runs on IBM S/390

FDR presidential library• Electronic archives of primary source material and

documents• Database for scholars and researchers• Collaboration by Marist College, IBM and FDR Library• Accessible through the World Wide Web and the White

House Web site– www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu


http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/


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Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) The Marist Poll

• Survey research center founded in 1978• Provides educational opportunities for students and

information on elections, policy issues and human interest topics for the public

• Uses state-of-the-art survey technology to measure public opinion in New York and nationwide

• Provides accurate survey data and rapid communication of survey results


http://www.mipo.marist.edu/


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Live streaming video project – International Radio and Television Society, IBM, and Marist, 1998

• Student developed, using IBM Bamba technology• Streamed video and audio live from the Waldorf

Astoria• Viewable to 3,500 users on the World Wide Web• Used multiple IBM servers in Poughkeepsie, NY and

Chamburgh, IL– www.academic.marist.edu/commarts/irts.html


http://www.academic.marist.edu/commarts/irts.html


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Streaming Media at MaristA major initiative• Started with the FDR digital library• Launched with an IBM collaboration to run Linux on IBM’s high capacity

server, eserver zSeries (previously known as S/390), with streaming media• Supported by NY State grants for Linux R&D and the Center for E-Business• Tested and promoted by The E-Commerce Radio Program from Marist

College • Consolidation into the Marist Institute for Public Opinion (MIPO) with scientific

Internet research for ad testing, brand management, concept testing, consumer attitudes, pricing, target markets and market segmentation, commercial testing, product and package design using streaming media

• Life cycle includes new radio studio facilities for Marist College Internet radio (WMCR) and further integration of streaming media into the curriculum of the School of Communication and the Arts



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Streaming Media at Marist

Marist College Internet Radio (WMCR)• Deployed on Linux/390 with Icecast• The internet audio stream is created with IceCast, an

open source streaming server based on the popular MP3 audio compression algorithm, which can be listened to through a wide variety of players such as WinAmp, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player, Sonique, and XMMS.

http://www.marist.edu/wmcr/



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The Center for E-Business at Marist

The Center for E-Business at Marist College, partially supported by a grant from New York State, was established to assist New York State businesses participate in the benefits of the new technologies for doing business and commerce electronically. – Industry focus: Internet Radio– Technology focus: Linux

• A Marist College Goal: Determine business A Marist College Goal: Determine business models for new revenue streams for the college models for new revenue streams for the college that use our established technology advantage that use our established technology advantage (President’s Committee on Business Ventures)(President’s Committee on Business Ventures)



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Overall StrategyOverall Strategy

• Learn – learn about streaming media as an emerging technology

• The E-Commerce Radio Program from Marist College• Streaming media hosting, consulting, development

• Build – build a new way…….

•ASmallFootprint • Joint Study with IBM and patent proposal pending

• Consolidate – go to market




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LearnLearn

• Entertainment industry– Music– Videos and movies– Other applicationsWMCR – Marist College

Radio

• The enterprise– Corporate

communications– E-learning/training– Compliance– Other applications

The Marketplace




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LearnLearn• Develop a streaming media application

– That is small and simple– Can be used in both the entertainment and

enterprise marketplaces– Uses audio as the driving media– Is capable of video and other media– Could be taken to the marketplace rapidly – Could prove a concept– Could evolve to new emerging technologies such

as wireless applications




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LearnLearn• Deploy to the enterprise

– We understand this market– Entry is easier than the entertainment space– To gain an understanding of how new media can

support business processes– To acquire funds to continue development

• Identify interesting new technologies and business models




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ASmallFootprintASmallFootprintWhat is it?

– ASmallFootprintASmallFootprint is a suite of products and services, owned by Marist College, that supports streaming media in the enterprise. It is designed to serve the communications needs of a busy and mobile society.

A high capacity server-based product, ASmallFootprintASmallFootprint is a custom and personalized environment for concurrent telework and telelearning.1

Using streaming media,

• audio primarily, and • video where appropriate,

ASmallFootprintASmallFootprint is positioned for migration to wireless hand-held devices and automobiles when streaming becomes available in these environments.



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ASmallFootprintASmallFootprint Products

Corporate Radio – a product deployed for internal communications and e-learning – beta tested with IBM POK SupplierNet Radio – currently seeking a test siteMaristCollegeChat – the new portalHighSchoolRap -- a variation of the new portal

Current state of development includes:• Content creation, uploading, and scheduling• Viewing with branded and personalized jukebox



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Corporate Radio• server-based • corporate communications, e-learning, and marketing product• delivers a managed list of streaming multimedia content • through a personalized and branded player that is:

always present always on always current



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• Uses a jukebox metaphor to stream audio, video and other multimedia

thinner than a full player can be spawned from a full player can work well on portable devices supports entertainment content as well

• Positioned for migration to wireless handheld devices and automobiles when streaming becomes available

• Designed to serve the communications needs of a busy and mobile workforce

Corporate Radio



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• Content can be stored and managed through a browser

on the Marist Center for E-Business' RealServer on a cache or edge server or appliance inside a firewallon the corporate RealServer elsewhere

• Content types include audio, video, music, text, pictures, URLs, PowerPoint slides, visualizations, and animations, among others

Corporate Radio



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Corporate Radio should support:

• Demand for voice copies of e-mail, phone-mail, announcements, news, and other important communications that will save employees time in their busy day

• A new portal that is pervasive, portable, and mobile to support audio with other media where appropriate

Corporate Radio



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• Assumes the corporation will recognize streaming media as a way of engendering employee satisfaction by making available a wide range of content including:

• education• personal and professional development• training • household and other domestic tips • music• and more…..

Corporate Radio



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Components

- 1-Stream Server

ABC

CO

TAFT

HS

- 2 -Storage for ABC CO.

JOHN

MARY

HOSPITAL

HEALTH

C

- 4 -Player/Jukebox

- 5 -Suite of mini utilities (e-utilities)

- 3 -Playlist Manager

- 6- Skins



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Components

-1- Stream server

-2- Storage for each client

-3- Playlist manager

-4- Player

-6- Skins

-5- E-UtilitiesNEXT



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- 1 -Stream Server

• Virtual server for each client

• Organized storage of all streamed files for a client



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- 2 -Storage for Each Client

• Each client’s storage space contains folders for each individual person to receive content

• Each individual’s folder contains a description of the personalized playlist content

• Playlists are dynamic, generated, and manageable

• Playlist content includes pointers to files in the stream server, rich display metadata files that include pictures, text, urls, and a customized jukebox skin



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- 3 -Playlist Manager

• This is a proprietary system developed by Marist College

• The Playlist Manager currently consists of utilities (written in PHP and MYSql) that enable a person using a browser to create, upload, and schedule content:

– Record and encode at any equipped multimedia workstation– Upload streaming content to the stream server and schedule it– Store metadata about the content for future functionality in the

client’s storage space– Enable upload of rich metadata content – Enable selection of groups (one person, work group, location,

corporation, etc.) for individual content



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- 4 -Player

• The current player is the Real Jukebox

– The playlist is downloaded to the client and played by the jukebox

– The playlist consists of pointers to files on the server to be streamed

– Audio and video files are never downloaded to the client as in typical jukebox operations



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- 6 -Skins

• Skins cover the jukebox– can take on any form– include any selection from a palette of

buttons

• A skins editor enables custom skins with pop-outs and pop-downs for mini-web pages and other visuals to be created by a graphic artist



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- 5 -E-Utilities

• Bundled e-utilities are initiated through a branded skin



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How It Works

• Create, upload, and schedule content

• Viewing content using the Real Jukebox



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• Create, upload, and schedule content• Viewing content using the Real Jukebox

FIRST TIME USE: User goes to a login page to get to personal webpage and personalized playlist.

How It Works



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• Create, upload, and schedule content

• Viewing content using the Real Jukebox

How It Works



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Create, upload, and schedule content• The employee's personal "skin" sits on the desktop or in the Windows tray at all times once the authorized user downloads it• A playlist manager insures that content is fresh according to the client's content choices and schedule which can be personalized to the employee • Content is created each day using Real Producer from any multimedia equipped computer• The content files are uploaded to the server through a web page to the directory /home/web/ibm/upload/uploaded_content - The upload form contains an upload editor for viewing and editing files in a playlist for a selected date - It also contains a diagnostic page which shows the files that can be streamed for the current day’s playlist• A scheduling script runs if either of the following conditions are true: (1) The time on the server reaches midnight (2) If the selected date range for an upload includes the current date


http://ecommerce.marist.edu/ibm/upload/upload_form.php

http://ecommerce.marist.edu/ibm/upload/uploaded_content/

http://ecommerce.marist.edu/ibm/upload/edit_uploads.php

http://ecommerce.marist.edu/ibm/upload/diag.php


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IBM Corporate Radio Content andPlaylist Manager

CONTENT Sam Mary Joe DESCRIPTION(Click to Preview)

GM-P X X Good morning Poughkeepsie

GM-A X Good morning Austin

MENU-P X X Cafeteria menu Poughkeepsie

MENU-A X Cafeteria menu Austin

FOCUS X X X Focus of the day

B-P X X Birthdays - Poughkeepsie

B-A X Birthdays - Austin

STOCKS X X X Stock market

SPEECH X X X Lou Gerstner talk to Comdex

NEWS X X X News

SM CLASS X X Self Management Class

WG-A X Work Group A

WG-B X Work Group B

WG-C X Work Group C

VALUE ADD X X Buying a Christmas tree

MUSIC X X X Your music list



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User automatically gets latest content next time they click on PLAY

Corporate Radio

PLAY

NEXT

A DemonstrationA Demonstration



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Corporate RadioContent choices – huge array of e-learning

topics – Colleges and Universities are kings of content

• Self-management training already in the can – The Dr. Ed and Donna Show with Dr. Ed O’Keefe

and Donna Berger, creators of the nationally recognized ABC Approach to Self-management

• Focus for Today • Professional development modules

• Share cost with corporate training area



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Corporate Radio

Vast selection of content through a partnership with IT Networks for “AddictiveAudio” including:

Your choice -- any or all !



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Commodities CBOT Grains M-F, 3X dayCommodities CME Meats M-F, 3X dayCommodities CSCE/NYCE Softs M-F, 3X dayCommodities NYMEX Energies M-F, 3X dayGovernment Reports Commerce Department Reports as issuedGovernment Reports Department of Labor Reports as issuedGovernment Reports Economic Reports as issuedGovernment Reports Federal Reserve Reports as issuedIndustry Report Consumer Goods Close of business, M-FIndustry Report Entertainment Close of business, M-FIndustry Report Finance Close of business, M-FIndustry Report Healthcare Close of business, M-FIndustry Report High Tech Close of business, M-FIndustry Report Industrial Close of business, M-FIndustry Report Services Close of business, M-FIndustry Report Transportation Close of business, M-FMarket Updates AMEX Update M-F Hourly 10:30am-05:00pmMarket Updates Bond Market Update M-F Hourly 10:30am-05:00pmMarket Updates Dow Jones Averages M-F, every 30 minutesMarket Updates Foreign Exchange Report M-F, 2X dayMarket Updates Foreign Markets M-F, 2X dayMarket Updates Key Metals Prices M-F, 2X dayMarket Updates Market Daily Gainers DailyMarket Updates Market Daily Losers DailyMarket Updates Money Rates M-F, 2X dayMarket Updates Mortgage Rates DailyMarket Updates Mutual Funds DailyMarket Updates NASDAQ Update M-F Hourly 10:30am-05:00pmMarket Updates NYSE Update M-F Hourly 10:30am-05:00pmMarket Updates Previous Financial Markets Summary DailyMarket Updates Previous Stock Markets Summary DailyMarket Updates Upgrades & Downgrades FridayMarket Updates Weekly Stock Market Wrap FridayNews Business News Update M-F, 3X dayNews Earnings Scoreboard FridayNews Financial Markets Summary M-F, 4X dayNews IPO Watch M-F, 2X dayNews Stock Market Update M-F Hourly 10:00am-5:00pmNews Top Business Story M-F, 4X day

Marketreports andnews



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• AMEX Report• Bond Market Report• Business News Update• Foreign Exchange Report• Dow Jones Averages• Financial Market Summary• Foreign Market Update• Top Business Story• NASDAQ/OTC Report• NYSE Report• Key Metals Prices• Stock Market Update• Money Rates• Earning Scoreboard• Upgrades and Downgrades• Weekly Stock Market Wrap• Market Indices Update• IPO Watch• Previous Financial• Markets Summary• Previous Stock• Markets Summary

• Market Daily Gainers• Market Daily Losers• Mutual Fund• M ortgage Rates• Commodities- CBOT Grains• Commodities- CSCE/NYCE Softs• Commodities- NYMEX Energies• Commodities-CME Meats• Commerce Dept. Reports• Dept. of Labor Reports• Economic Reports• Federal Reserve Reports• Industry Reports• Consumer Goods Report• Entertainment Report• Finance Report• Health Care Report• High Tech Report• Industrial Report• Services Report• Transportation Report

Corporate RadioOther content available In Spanish

In Levels of Detail


Corporate Radio

A DemonstrationA Demonstration

Good MorningCafeteria menuFocus of the DayBirthdaysStock marketLou Gerstner talk - ComdexNews

A pop-out window shows a mini web page with supplemental text and graphic information for each topic.

A pop-out window shows today’s content, personalized and selected for Debbie.

A pop-down window shows a visualization or videoEnhanced with text, pictures, and links to full text transcriptions, threaded discussions, chat rooms, and forms. www.ecommerce.marist.edu/ibm/ibmdemo/lgtext.html


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Moving FromMoving From Corporate Radio

toto MaristCollegeChat – – A New Portal A New Portal

A Complex Problem



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MaristCollegeChat Building the New PortalBuilding the New Portal

The problem: Streaming media is an emerging Internet technology that has the potential of totally changing the way colleges and universities conduct business because of the eventual pervasiveness of the media into all forms of organizational communications, personal and professional development, education and training, news, and entertainment.

Although bandwidth constraints are often cited as the primary reason for not exploring these technologies more vigorously, it seems that there are opportunities for compromise. Streaming audio is viable today, particularly in intranet applications, where control of bandwidth is possible and quality is predictable.

The question then becomes how to best exploit audio technologies and metaphors in search of new and better approaches to information delivery. MaristCollegeChat is a strategy for moving ahead incrementally with streaming media.



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• One definition of a portal -- A Web site or service that offers a broad array of resources and services, such as e-mail, forums, search engines, and on-line shopping malls. The first Web portals were online services, such as AOL, that provided access to the Web, but by now most of the traditional search engines have transformed themselves into Web portals to attract and keep a larger audience.

Source: http://www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_portal.html



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• The characteristics of a portal for higher education – where portal is more generally defined as “a hub

from which users can locate all the Web content and services they commonly need.”

Research Project:Portals from the Higher Education Perspective

http://ict.emich.edu/portal.html



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• The ideal portal for higher education will overcome the confusion created for users by:– the myriad of information providers who exist on any

campus – from student groups, to individual faculty members and researchers, to schools within the university, to administrative back-end system information providers, and many other sources

– the myriad of formats, taxonomies, and user interfaces employed by information providers

– the myriad of access and security mechanisms employed.



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• What would indispensability mean for– Students – Faculty – Staff – Alumni – Parents and family – Donors – Corporate learning clients – Legislators and policy makers


What do you think?


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• Requirements for a streaming media portal – Intelligent, integrated, and personalized access to university services

from anywhere, anytime (all portals)– Elegantly integrated content that supports the mission and is

seamlessly presented to only those to whom the content is pertinent and who are authorized to get it

– Integrated and powerful personalization tools and methods– Tools for creation, uploading, managing content from a browser– Tools to compose, manage and deliver complex content of mixed

media– New processes that are rich media oriented – Intranet, Internet, and extranet strategies– A wireless strategy for handheld and other pervasive devices

including automobiles to enable user mobility



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• Requirements for a streaming media portal – Secure stream and web servers – Secure delivery of personal information from back-end systems

such as student records, human resources, or financial aid – we think this implies a hybrid interface.

– An appropriate player that supports all forms of content that users may need and the means to distribute the player to users

– A convergence of audio technologies (e.g., voice mail) and conversion of text technologies (e.g., email)

– Supports community (workgroup communications)– Audio/video content search tools


Others?




The use of audio and video on the Internet can be segmented into four categories. Vertical ApplicationsApplications which serve specific industry groups.Solution ProvidersHorizontal Solutions serving the Vertical Application Markets.Enabling TechnologiesAll the tools and services required to use audio and video in an Internet world.Content ProductionTools and services for creating and/or re-purposing audio and video content.Source: www.emanciple.com

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• Is it worth it? – Audio/video are often a more powerful means to communicate than other media– It is media that delivers emotional impact very directly and effectively– It is entertaining while informing and educating– The audience gets more in the content. If they are willing to pay extra for rich

media content, then give them what they want– Compelling content encoded and streamed properly is a good thing– Live streaming is too risky and expensive; short, sweet on-demand clips available

for a longer time are very valuable– Streaming enables consistent and pervasive communications with employees,

customers and partners.– Streaming is a better technology than downloading, if properly implemented,

because it requires less resources on the client end and facilitates rights management and usage fees of media stored, managed and delivered from a server


Other benefits?


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• Inhibitors– Bandwidth and network load– Cost (technology and labor)– Infrastructure– Business process– End user access– Quality of streams– Limitations of desktops (high bandwidth

connections, sound cards, microphones, etc.)– Culture


Other inhibitors?


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• A Demonstration – Students and alumni

• Compelling• Modern• Supports fun

– Faculty and staff• More traditional• Serviceable• Integrates back-end systems



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• Where we are now and where we are going– Development continues– Metaphors are needed– Parallel development of wireless handheld

environment – Clients, funding, collaborators, partners, and test

sites are sought

A MAJOR CHALLENGE



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Learning at a Distance Using Learning at a Distance Using a Handheld Devicea Handheld Device

• The Problem– Limited screen size.– Streaming is just one aspect – learning requires more than a talking

head.– How do you take notes, collaborate, have interaction using a very small

screen and keyboard?– How do you keep content short enough to be viewed on the subway

ride to work? Listened to during the car ride to work?– What do we need to do to be ready with a product when the DoCoMo

culture comes to the U.S.?– “Always connected” wireless business models encourage download vs.

streaming. Hybrid needed.

What is the new metaphor?What is the new metaphor?



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Learning at a Distance Using Learning at a Distance Using a Handheld Devicea Handheld Device

• What is the new metaphor?What is the new metaphor?



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Leveraging our experience with ASmallFootprintASmallFootprint

to build a new pervasive embedded Linux player as part of a Marist College/IBM

Joint Study

Marist/IBM Joint Study An Opportunity to Continue Building



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BuildBuild• Marist/IBM joint study

– Marist participation in the creation of new streaming technologies (server, player, mobile, wireless), new business models, and new deployment methods (to wireless handheld devices, for instance)

– Enables us to adapt our application to a new and more viable technology as well as provide an application for an end-to-end solution that can be used as a proof-of-concept for IBM



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BuildBuild

The Marist/IBM joint study

• Joint development of a pervasive Linux player (deployed for the desktop and ported to an embedded Linux handheld device that streams media)

• The server (VideoCharger on Linux /390, support for MPEG-4 video format)

• The portable device (Compaq iPAQ)



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The Compaq iPAQ with LinuxThe Compaq iPAQ with LinuxA presentation for Educause2001


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SummaryASmallFootprint ASmallFootprint Products:

•Corporate Radio (corporate communications and e-learning including audio, video, PowerPoints, mini-web page access to Intranet links and content, work group communications, training, distance education) – access in the office, home, away from home on laptops and other computers – on portable devices in the future while jogging, riding in a car or plane, sitting in an airport



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Summary ASmallFootprint ASmallFootprint Products:

• MaristCollegeChat – The New Portal

• HighSchoolRap (communications between administration, students, and parents, between schools for sports and activities) – access in the school and home

Demonstration

Demonstration



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SummaryASmallFootprint ASmallFootprint Products:

• SupplierNet RadioSupplierNet Radio -- supplier relations with customers– Product announcements– Product demonstrations– Sales training

Demonstration



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SummaryASmallFootprint ASmallFootprint Products

• Hospital Help (communications between hospital administrators, doctors, nurses and the patients they serve from day of entry to day of departure – includes information on procedures, medication, where things are, your menu, your therapy, preparing to leave the hospital) – over the TV initially and later on portable devices given to the patient when they enter the hospital

• My Trainer (your personal trainer designed and managed by your health club) -- on portable devices when they are available



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Summary:ASmallFootprint ASmallFootprint Products

How they work

– The customer’s or employee’s personal “skin” sits on the desktop or in the Windows tray at all times once the authorized user downloads it

– A playlist manager insures that content is fresh according to the client’s content choices and schedule (personalized to the customer or employee)

– Paradigm explores “Concurrent Telework and Telelearning” environment (L.S. Harms)1

– Content includes optional self management training by experts in field

– Content includes client’s corporate content stored on corporate RealServer, content stored on Center for E-Business RealServer, content stored elsewhere.

– Content can include audio, video, music, text, pictures, urls, PowerPoint slides, visualizations, animations, and others.



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Step by Step

1. Create Content and save it – by recording the audio with a microphone using a

standard multimedia PC (and Real Producer Plus as your recording software)




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Step by Step

2. Describe content and upload it – by filling in a form

Example




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ASmallFootprint ContentMetadata and Portal Links

Creator First

Last

ID

Keywords

Description For Menu

File name

……Browse……

Group

Date of Delivery

Order Code

Use Playlist Manager

Review ContentOrder by Group

Optional and/or Your Fields

LongDescription

CommunityLink

Text Link

Feedback Link

Picture


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Step by Step

3. User automatically gets

latest content next time

they click on PLAY

PLAY




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• Consulting services– Web development – Technical services – Streaming media encoding

• Hosting

•ASmallFootprint (base plus options – price depends on number of deployments, customization, options, and content)

• Special needs (cost plus negotiated percentage)– Added communication lines and specialized hardware– Studios and AV equipment– Custom content– Other

• Internships

Working Together



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Contact Us

Barbara McMullen 914-575-3588

[email protected]

Leanne Ma 914-575-3216

[email protected]

Marist College http://www.marist.edu

Center for E-Business http://ebusiness.marist.edu

1 Refer to “Concurrent Telework and Telelearning” by L.S. Harms, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1991.


http://www.marist.edu/

ASmallFootprintASmallFootprint: A PRODUCT OF NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND

COLLABORATIONSby

Barbara E. McMullen

Director of the Center for E-Business

Marist College

TRACK 6: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Tuesday, October 30, 20014:55 pm – 6:10 pm

Exhibit Hall E

Documents

Tuesday, October 30, 2001. 2 INTERNET RADIO: THE NEW PORTAL by Barbara E. McMullen Director of the Center for E-Business Marist College TRACK 7: INFRASTRUCTURE/NETWORKING/SECURITY