White Pine's software for Internet based video conferencing Llew Jury Sales Executive Namadgi Marketing & Distribution Fyshwick, ACT

Namadgi Marketing & Distribution (NMD) supports the sales, marketing and distribution of a wide range of products. Namadgi are the Australasian distributors of White Pine's software for Internet based video conferencing, including CU-SeeMe 3.1, MeetingPoint, Reflector and ClassPoint. For EdTech'98 Namadgi is presenting free demonstrations and you are invited to view and try:

Namadgi's ClassPoint and MeetingPoint Demonstrations

White Pine, based in the US, develops, markets and supports multiplatform desktop connectivity software that facilitates worldwide video and audio communication and data collaboration. White Pine's video conferencing software products create a client-server solution that allows users to participate in real time, multipoint video and data conferences over the Internet and Intranets.

White Pine is the commercial developer for the CU-SeeMe video conferencing software originated by Cornell University. They also have recently developed MeetingPoint software that allows 10-100 people to participate in Internet conferencing. White Pine's latest addition to its video conferencing product line is ClassPoint.

ClassPoint delivers a complete distance learning by video conferencing solution for use over LAN, WAN or the Internet. ClassPoint is an Intranet/Internet instructor controlled learning environment powered by CU-SeeMe with:

• Multipoint video
• Multipoint audio (spotlight capabilities)
• Web-based class set-up and scheduling
• Instructor led web tours and
• A shared whiteboard and chat

To learn more about how CU-SeeMe, Reflector, and MeetingPoint have been used in education and to see a listing of schools using CU-SeeMe, visit the Global Schoolhouse at [http://www.gsn.org/]

For case studies showing how White Pine's products have been used in education, visit the Distance Learning Resource Center at [ http://www.wpine.com/DLRC ]

Author: Llew Jury Sales Executive Namadgi Marketing & Distribution 12/90 Barrier Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609, AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 6280 0370  Fax: +61 2 6280 0380 Aust Freecall: 1800 504 324  NZ Freecall: 0800 101 175 [ http://www.namadgi.com.au/marketing/home.html ] [ llew_jury@namadgi.com ] Please cite as: Jury, L. (1998). White Pine's software for Internet based video conferencing. In C. McBeath and R. Atkinson (Eds), Planning for Progress, Partnership and Profit. Proceedings EdTech'98. Perth: Australian Society for Educational Technology. http://www.aset.org.au/confs/edtech98/pubs/articles/namadgi.html

Editorial note 22 Apr 2003: Namadgi is now part of the Powerlan group of companies, http://www.powerlan.com.au/