Systems/Enterprise:
TeraBurst DEPLOYS REMOTE VISUALIZATION GRID
SOLUTION
TeraBurst Networks Inc, a leading provider of grid
distributed visualization
and optical networking solutions, announced the
deployment of its Wide Area
Visualization Solution (WAVS) as part of the
ShadowBowl 2003 activities
leading up to the SuperBowl in San Diego on 26
January, 2003.
The ShadowBowl was set up to demonstrate biomedical
security monitoring and
communication systems for rapid response, on-demand
services in the case of
potential mass-casualty events and is a joint effort
of the San Diego State
University (SDSU), the San Diego Police Department as
the lead for several law
enforcement agencies, San Diego Supercomputer Center
(SDSC) and Cal-(IT)2,
amongst others.
TeraBurst's WAVS solution is
designed to provide real-time visualization
connectivity between
geographically disparate locations of high-bandwidth, 3-D
display and video
applications, over optical networks. This leading-edge
remote visualization
solution is designed to inter-operate with any software
application, any
graphics platform, and any projection system, at any
distance.
At the
ShadowBowl, the WAVS solution provided real-time graphics connectivity
and the
crucial collaborative link between SDSC where data from various
environmental
and 3-D imaging activities around the city of San Diego were
processed and the
command-and-control center at San Diego State University. A
whole range of
medical, environmental and geospatial applications were
available to the
command center personnel in an interactive, full-resolution
manner with
additional videoconferencing capability over the same connection.
"Being able to view and remotely control the supercomputing facilities at
SDSC
from the ShadowBowl command center in real-time allowed us to set up
operations at locations that were best suited for their specific purposes"
said Prof. Eric Frost, Director of SDSU's Visualization Center which hosted
the command-and-control center for the ShadowBowl.
"This type of grid
distributed visualization is a superb template for homeland
security
implementations nationally, where major supercomputing centers can
process
data and instantly deliver the high-end graphical results for
detailed
analysis anywhere in the country".
"TeraBurst's solution allowed users
and monitors at the command center 45
fiber miles away to access and
manipulate highly complex, graphically rich
images created by and housed on
visualization servers located at SDSC", said
Dr. Richard Moore, Executive
Director of SDSC.
"This type of distributed visualization technology
developed by TeraBurst can
prove invaluable in maximizing the capabilities of
supercomputing centers like
SDSC and can provide government and private
agencies the ability to set up
distributed command centers to coordinate
resources during mass casualty
events nationally."
As the primary
component of the WAVS solution, TeraBurst has developed the
V2O0 system to
enable transmission of high-quality graphics images fully
synchronized with
real-time audio and control data, onto a single optical
signal for secure and
reliable transport over private or public networks.
This
patent-pending system, which is available today, combines TeraBurst's
optical
networking expertise with its high-bandwidth video imaging and
audio/video/data mapping technologies to offer users a truly interactive
experience.
"We've designed the solution with plug-and-play remote
visualization and ease-of-use in mind", said Shantanu Mitra, TeraBurst's vice
president of Marketing.
"Deployments like ShadowBowl 2003 are great examples
of real-time, mission-critical decision making made possible by the
collaborative visualization
environments enabled by TeraBurst."
About
TeraBurst Networks
TeraBurst Networks Inc develops scaleable,
high-performance optical networking
systems and collaborative visualization
solutions. Its optical networking
products are designed to enable service
providers to realize the promise of
next-generation photonic networking, while
maintaining the performance
benefits of current network technologies.
Its collaborative visualization solutions are designed to enable real-time
interactive collaboration of high-bandwidth video applications over wide area
networks. The company is headquartered at 1289 Anvilwood Ave, Sunnyvale, CA
94089.
http://www.teraburst.com
About
ShadowBowl 2003
Medical organizations supporting the Super Bowl XXVII
effort on January 26 are
an organization of units that do not routinely work
together in day-to-day
operations. Should a catastrophic event occur on
January 26 the medical
facilities in Southern California could be strained
under the load of required
medical care.
The purpose of the ShadowBowl
event was to prepare local San Diego emergency
medicine providers with
"what-ifs" scenarios leading in to the SuperBowl event
and to allow
participating organizations to demonstrate rapid response, on-demand services
in the case of a mass casualty event.
http://www.shadowbowl.org
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