Connect Technology

Connect Technology
(Or how we can use low cost technology to support international collaboration & advance the sustainabilty agenda world wide)

2 April 04 - New section, full text and links to follow

FlyOnTheWall - the Internet broadcasting company (Great Britain)

Mambo Open Source PHP Server (Australia)

Marratech (Sweden)

nGroups (France)

SUNET - Net Based Meetings (Sweden)

Polycom (USA)

Tholos Systems (Austria)

Vital Community (Sweden)
Further information and leads

What is this? (Full text to follow . . . )

Technology is not going to solve all our problems and dilemmas of sustainable development. But one thing that we have learned over the last decade of awfully slow 'progress' in these matters from a global perspective, is that we are not going to get very far with the challenges if we do not learn to make imaginative uses of the full range of which are at our disposal. Which brings us right up in front of information and communications technologies, an area where there is a huge amount going on and where the tools available to support the international sustainability movement are advancing with great strides.

This section of the site will share with the readers leads that have come out of our own hands-on work with these challenges and technologies over a number of years now. A rapidly expanding portfolio of approaches and means which need to be monitored closely not only for careful use in the interests of sustainability and social justice -- but also since they are subject to laws such as Moore's and the like, which means that the process of change in on-going and unrelenting. Technology is a very sharp two-edged sword, so let's make sure that we have it at the right end.

Connect Technologies: 2004

This listing is just getting underway. Even when 'completed' (you know the web) it will not attempt to be encyclopedic; rather it reflects our own knowledge and experience, and that of our colleagues and work partners world wide, and the limitations thereof. What you have here is the beginning of a first cut. Have a look and if you have ideas to share with us on this, click here and let us know today.

FlyOnTheWall - the Internet broadcasting company (Great Britain)
Whether providing a live multi-camera broadcast, encoding and hosting a 30 second clip or providing coverage on-demand of a two-day conference, Fly allows clients to take advantage of latest Internet broadcast technologies, offering:
- Live and on-demand webcasting
- Event filming
- Editing
- Encoding
- Hosting
- Audience measurement and tracking

Mambo Open Source PHP Server (Australia)

Marratech (Sweden)
The Marratech Work Environment helps groups of people to communicate, collaborate and manage information from their computers. It gives users a secure e-meeting environment where members can talk with high quality audio, share information, pictures, MS Office documents and see each other.

nGroups (France) To follow (site temporarily down.)

Polycom (USA)
Polycom develops, manufactures and markets a full range of high-quality, easy-to-use and affordable voice and video communication endpoints, video management software, web conferencing software, multi-network gateways, and multipoint conferencing and network access solutions. In addition to being the worldwide leader in market share for voice and video conferencing, the company has developed The Polycom OfficeTM, the world's only fully integrated, end-to-end video, voice, data and web collaboration solution.

SUNET - Net Based Meetings (Sweden)
This web site aims to encourage the use of net-based meetings as a natural choice for SUNET connected people. The project group behind these pages has done an in-depth examination of different solutions concerning net-based meetings and is financed by SUNET (Swedish University Computer Network).

Tholos Systems (Austria)
embodies the emergence of new technologies in the field of virtual communication and interaction, enabling virtual contact between individuals of various cultures. Linking major European cities, it will lay the foundation for an entirely new form of communication.

Vital - Community (Sweden)
Scalable dynamic mediated human communication. Meeting with others is a very important part of life. We develop technology that makes it simple to have rich meetings with family, friends, and colleagues even if they are located elsewhere or are on the move. Rich meetings are charactarised by depth, quality, and substance. They can include video, audio, chat, and shared areas for text, pictures, and drawings.

Sources for further information and leads

Development Gateway Foundation
The Development Gateway Foundationaims to help improve people’s lives in developing countries by building partnerships and information systems that provide access to knowledge for development.We exploit powerful and affordable information and communication technologies (ICT) that were previously unavailable to: Increase knowledge sharing; Enable aid effectiveness; Improve public sector transparency; and Build local capacity to empower communities.
EU Information Society Portal
The Information Society Portal provides a unique entry point for all European Commission policies and activities related to the Information Society, irrespective of the internal Commission department responsible for them.

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