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ConferenceXP Overview. UW Center for Collaborative Technologies. Fred Videon University of Washington, Computer Science & Engineering. ConferenceXP. Platform for real-time collaboration High quality, low latency multipoint conferencing Targeted for standard PC and high quality network
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ConferenceXP Overview UW Center for Collaborative Technologies Fred Videon University of Washington, Computer Science & Engineering
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
A Brief History of ConferenceXP • Project began at MSR in 2001 as DISC • Successful deployments for distance learning since 2003 • July 2007, UW Center for Collaborative Technologies established to take over codebase • CXP 5.1 released May 2009
ConferenceXP Licensing • Microsoft “Shared Source” License • Similar to open source for use in education or research • Free binary download • Source available for modification and redistribution under the same license
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
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 cct-announce-request@cs.washington.edu cct@cs.washington.edufred@cs.washington.edu anderson@cs.washington.edu