Prentice Bulletin Number 73, December 1997
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UNIVERSITY OF
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ONE OF THE MOST
POWERFUL COMPUTERS
IN AUSTRALIA.
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TAKE CONTROL OF
YOUR LECTURES WITH
NEW STATE OF THE ART
AUDIO VISUAL
EQUIPMENT.
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Funding boosts
new technology
"The lecturer will not need much training
to use the system," Mr Rees said.
"They can create their own text or video on
a web page or give it to us and we will
The University of Queensland has allocated
prepare it."
funds to support new technology being
trialled by the Prentice Centre.
Equine Medicine Associate Professor Chris
Pollitt used a live cross to Gatton campus
VideoWeb, believed to be an Australian
first, is web-driven, video-on-demand
to demonstrate the endoscopic examination
of a horse's throat and trachea.
technology that delivers broadcast quality
video to the lecture theatre.
Developed by Prentice Centre and Sun
Microsystems, with assistance from Bay
Networks, VideoWeb means the sky is the
limit in teaching techniques.
The power of VideoWeb was recently
demonstrated when four University of
Queensland lecturers demonstrated the
technology to teaching staff.
VideoWeb allows web pages, real time
video and audio to be displayed on huge
lecture theatre screens.
Prentice Centre Joint Director Graham Rees.
"Instead of silent pictures and attendant
Staff are able to create media-rich web
pages in their office or from home and call
up web page links and video links during
lectures.
description, (VideoWeb) can bring my
students not only the dynamics of clinical
science but the sounds as well from a site
anywhere in the world to any number of
Presentations can contain text, graphics,
students," Dr Pollitt said.
images and high quality broadcast video
and audio segments.
"With this high quality broadcast, we can
now pause the video, talk about it, rewind,
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Prentice Centre joint director Graham Rees
connect to a remote location and bring up
Client Services
said the University funded the development
the web - all in the lecture theatre."
Room 207, ground floor
because flexible delivery of teaching was
Prentice Building
Telephone (07) 33654400
Facsimile (07) 3365 4477
Email info@prentice.uq.edu.au
the way of the future.
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Marketers target net surfers
Internet users should be aware their use of
"It's possible to scan a web server's access
a web site could be recorded and used for
logs for an IP address to see if it has visited
marketing purposes.
a particular page on that web site."
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Mr Smith said this could tell the marketer
Response Team (AUSCERT) Technical
something about the user's current
Director Danny Smith said net users should
information preferences.
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http://www.prentice.uq.edu.au
not become too concerned.
"Cookies contain data sent by the web
"There is a difference between what is
server which may be retrieved at a later
possible and what is probable," he said.
date," he said.
He said while privacy issues were
'This could be used, for example, to collate
important, an alarmist attitude did not help:
information on how many times you logged
"It comes down to a realistic use of the
in, how long ago and what you did the last
information. "
time you were there."
Having trouble
connecting to
the net?
Why not attend one of Prentice
Mr Smith said some organisations' web
He said marketers could use this
Centre's dial-in modem access
sites may use tools which monitor usage
information to target campaigns and to
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patterns once someone visited their site.
personalise promotions.
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Internet Service clients can now
"Access logs, cookies and some browser
Many browsers now provide users with a
book
features are all possible sources of
choice. Different levels of security can be
consultation at our Internet
information about users' behaviour,"
chosen, including the ability to disable
he said.
cookies, Java, JavaScript and ActiveX.
in
advance
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Access Clinics.
During a 45-minute session, our staff will
GIVE YOUR WORK THE RIGHT TOUCH
answer your questions and show you how
Researchers and students can now preserve and present their documents at an
to get connected,
affordable price.
Prentice Centre offers small-scale document preparation services for jobs requiring a
professional touch, but not the cost of professional printing.
By the time you leave, your system will be
configured to access the internet and you
will be ready to start surfing.
Prentice Centre's Operations Group printing and copying service now has a CD ROM
burner, colour laser printer and copier to add to its support services. Document heat-
So, if you have an account with us and you
binding from 1-150 pages, text and image scanning, MCa exam marking, are among the
can't get connected - or, if you just don't
services already available.
You can also use Prentice's Computer Lab to create your documentation, on a wide
know where to begin - call client service.
Appointments are available from 9am to
range of popular software packages.
4pm weekdays,
Gatton staff and students can contact Client Services on (07) 5460 1044 for the cost of a local call or
email tooper@brolga.uq.edu.au.
Phone ext 54400.
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FUNDING BOOSTS TECHNOLOGY
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Journalism Assoc Prof Bruce Grundy said
he was seen on screen in the lecture
theatre while he operated a television
High
performance
computer gives
Jointly owned by various University
entities and operated and managed by
Prentice Centre, Mr Brimblecombe said
OZONE had three major applications fluid flow and thermo dynamics, finite
element analysis and chemical modelling.
editing suite from the other side of the
campus.
university edge
"The opportunities for us in Journalism
A $2.1 million upgrade of The University
are potentially enormous ," he said.
of Queensland's high performance
computer, OZONE, has given the
Biochemistry's Assoc Prof Susan
University Australia's third most powerful
Hamilton, who used animated graphics to
computer.
show cell formation, said VideoWeb made
it "simple" to put together video clips, still
Housed at Prentice Centre, the 32CPU
images and access the web.
Silicon Graphics computer is available free
to University researchers.
Dr Dale Spender also presented at the
demonstration and highlighted some of the
copyright issues that would need to be
addressed.
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Using the process of preparing a
VideoWeb presentation as an example,
Dr Spender revealed experiences of the
Super Computing manager Wilfred
Brimblecombe said OZONE was 60-100
Super Computing manager Wilfred Brimblecombe
times faster than a high end pentium PC.
He said each CPU in OZONE was at least
expensive chemical experiments in the
CPU.
computer before they do them in the lab,
which is a huge cost saving," he said.
"Well balanced supporting hardware around
the 32 high performance CPUs and
Other current projects include solar car
professional scientific software and
aerodynamics (Mechanical Engineering) ,
compilers means OZONE can deliver much
and a seismic waves site effects study
more than 100 pentium based PCs could,"
(Centre for Earthquake Sites).
Weekly access to Prentice
Centre's web pages has increased
14 times in the past two years and
almost doubled in the past year.
"OZONE allows researchers to do
three times faster than a high end pentium
copyright permission process.
SITES ATTRACT
demonstrates the power of OZONE.
he said.
Prentice Centre joint director Graham Rees
There were 1,089 accesses in the
"This computer allows you to calculate
said students who used HPCs in their
very big problems that need large memory
studies would be well equipped to be
requirements and large data inputs.
tomorrow's corporate leaders .
The top site is http ://www.uq.edu .au/
"In the past, researchers would have to go
"We want to encourage corporations to use
pcc/services/uqneVmquota with
to the US to get this computing
HPCs and, as that demand grows , this
3,485 accesses.
performance."
Journalism web pages recorded
Mr Brimblecombe said SGI ORIGIN 2000
7,864 accesses in one week in June.
systems similar to OZONE were being used
first week of November 1995, 8,984
in the same week in 1996 and
14,144 this year.
University will be well placed to offer the
corporate sector more services," he said.
in research centres around the world to
The top site was http://www.uq.edu.
investigate the effects of global warming
au/jrn/coco.html with 696 accesses.
and ozone depletion.
Account applications are available through
Prentice Client Services.
Net address - ozone.hpcu.uq.edu.au
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Touch-button technology makes lecturing easier
Prentice Centre has pioneered new lecture theatre ·technology with userfriendly touch controls for lectures or conferences.
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No more fumbling for dials
and switches.
Audiovisual and Conference Services coordinator Kevin Dalton said the touch-screen
panels gave lecturers and presenters instant control to audio visual aids.
The University of Queensland is the first organisation to use
the AMX touch screens in a conference environment.
"These new AMX panels allow the speaker to control the
presentation of slides, videos, 3-D overheads, computers,
cassettes and volume by the touch screen," he said.
Mr Dalton said the simplicity of the technology turned
amateurs into professionals: "For someone who is using AV
equipment only rarely, this is probably as user-friendly as you
can get."
The panels and associated electronics have been installed in
nine lecture theatres at The University of Queensland,
including Abel Smith, Hawken and at the Gatton campus.
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Overhead, data and 35mm projectors, video systems, radio mics, PA systems and amplifiers
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are among the AV equipment available through Prentice Centre.
If you want to know more about what AV equipment exists in campus lecture theatres, check out the
greetings
Prentice Web site http://www.prentice.uq.edu.au/AudioVisuallindex.asp?theatre=yes.
Phone Kevin Dalton on ext 54057 for details.
As this is the final Prentice Bulletin for the
year, we would like to take the opportunity
to wish our clients and their families a
safe and happy Christmas.
UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY SHOP CLOSES
By now, most of you are aware the
result of the closure. All Technology Shop
University Technology Shop has closed.
contract staff have been offered Voluntary
Separation Agreements. All current
We thank you for the chance to work for
The decision was made by the Vice
you this year, and wish you a prosperous,
successful and enjoyable 1998.
senior executives. His decision was a
Jennie Perry Smith & Graham Rees
Prentice Centre Directors
orders and warranties will be honoured.
Chancellor after consultation with his
response to a report from the directors of
Prentice Centre.
Technical Services (repairs etc), Client
Services and Software Licensing are not
affected by the closure.
This closure is not the result of poor
performance by Technology Shop staff.
We believe Stephen Atherton and his
team have worked assiduously within a
highly competitive environment and within
We would like to thank all those who sent
their best wishes to those affected, and
appreciate the support of the University
community.
a complex University policy framework.
Jennie Perry Smith & Graham Rees
Unfortunately, there will be job losses as a
Inquiries Client Service on ext 54400.
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