Word: projects
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...multicasting project is much more ambitious--and, Doyle says, will be far more efficient than the present RealVideo methods...
With the assistance of a wealthy benefactor, HRTV is embarking on a project that will beam its programming into every student dorm room via the Internet. This new technology, called multicasting, will allow students across the Harvard network to access HRTV programming at regularly scheduled times. HRTV executives hope that students will be watching "Ivory Tower" on their laptops by the end of April, if college administrators comply...
HRTV has been receiving technical and financial assistance for the Internet multicasting project from Doyle, who runs a media company called New Media Labs from his Cambridge home...
Doyle says Harvard's network administrators have nothing but cold feet, and the multicasting project will actually use little of their server space...
...atmosphere at the Project HEALTH help desk is a far cry from the HASCS help desk located in the Science Center basement. A folding table adjacent to the pediatric waiting room, the help desk is decorated with brightly-colored, child-friendly posters and offers a variety of services. Volunteers, who attend the desk for two-hour weekly shifts, could be asked about local vocational training programs. "How do I become a nurse's assistant or a data entry specialist?" for example. Parents--many of whom are our age--might saunter over to the help desk to inquire about public camps...