To: Paul Lee who wrote (13256 ) 1/30/1999 5:01:00 PM From: Sergio H Respond to of 29382
Paul, Thanks for posting about AXC. Any knowledge on FCVX. I just started looking it over. The deal with Lucent is driving the stock. I'm not familiar with the next generation internet ....yet.Looks interesting Paul. fvc.com The Next Generation Internet is the new broadband Internet, being deployed by service providers and enterprises (i.e. intranets) for the integrated delivery of voice, video and data. A key characteristic of the NGI (www.ngi.gov) is the ability to handle end-to-end multimedia applications such as real-time interactive video, and stored video-on-demand. The NGI infrastructure is being built out rapidly as a result of massive funding from the federal and state governments, university systems and K-12 school districts, and corporate networks. The Next Generation Internet (NGI) is being built in the same way today's Internet was built ­ by organizations connecting together on closed networks (i.e. universities and corporations) to deploy specific applications. These isolated networks were then connected together one by one to create what is now the ubiquitous Internet. This internet serves us well for text-based applications such as email and simple multimedia applications such as one-way video streaming. As people wanted more sophisticated applications such as two-way interactive video, high-bandwidth intranets were built to support the quality of service (QoS) necessary for advanced multimedia applications. These intranets are now being connected together to create the Next Generation Internet. In Virginia, for example, all four-year universities and two-year colleges are connected to Network Virginia, creating one of the most advanced distance learning networks in the world. More information about connecting to Network Virginia is available at www.networkvirginia.net. Another large NGI deployment is The Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX), which will bring together the collective expertise of universities, technology providers and information service providers in the Middle Atlantic states to establish the first Washington, D.C., area aggregation point for advanced information services. MAX also will provide access to several other advanced network initiatives, including the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development's Project Abilene, the National Science Foundation's vBNS network, the Department of Energy's ESnet, commercial Internet providers and others. October 28, 1998 statement by President Clinton regarding the Next Generation Internet Research Act of 1998 If you have a network that has the bandwidth and Quality of Service to support integrated voice, video and data, we'd like to hear from you. Visit the NGI Forum Web Site for updated information of future conferences, registration information, press and general information .