Multipoint communication and group working for business applications: goals and initial results of the MIMIS project

Author

Coolegem, Karel ; Anstötz, Karin

Author_Institution

PTT Research, Leidschendam, Netherlands

Volume

5

Issue

1

fYear

1993

fDate

2/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

51

Lastpage

56

Abstract

The paper presents a brief overview of project R2025 MIMIS (Multipoint Interactive Multimedia Interpersonal System) of the European Community´s RACE II programme. The project is dedicated to the development of a desktop broadband multimedia conference system. The system will be designed according to the business communication requirements of its potential users and user groups. The practical aim of the project is to develop four demonstrators: three intermediate versions and a final one, containing all conference facilities, using an ATM broadband network. It describes the project´s aims, the distinction between MIMIS and commercially available systems and initial results of the study on user requirements and the system specification

Keywords

asynchronous transfer mode; broadband networks; commerce; groupware; multimedia systems; project engineering; ATM broadband network; European Community; MIMIS project; Multipoint Interactive Multimedia Interpersonal System; RACE II programme; business applications; business communication; conference facilities; desktop broadband multimedia conference system; group working; system specification; user requirements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0954-0695

Type

jour

Filename

197433