<s>
ConferenceXP	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open	I-License
source	I-License
video	B-Application
conferencing	I-Application
platform	O
designed	O
to	O
address	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
academic	O
distance	O
learning	O
/	O
multi-institutional	O
instruction	O
and	O
advanced	O
collaboration	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ConferenceXP	B-Application
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
both	O
a	O
tool	O
for	O
end	O
users	O
and	O
a	O
platform	O
for	O
developing	O
solutions	O
for	O
specific	O
vertical	O
applications	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
distributed	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
advanced	O
capabilities	O
including	O
:	O
handwriting	O
and	O
'	O
ink	O
 '	O
input	O
through	O
Tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
;	O
high	O
definition	O
video	O
sharing	O
up	O
to	O
1080p	O
(	O
Full	O
HD	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
desktop	O
conferencing	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
and	O
IEEE	B-Protocol
1394	I-Protocol
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ConferenceXP	B-Application
was	O
originally	O
conceived	O
in	O
2001	O
by	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Research	O
Learning	O
Science	O
and	O
Technology	O
team	O
and	O
released	O
under	O
a	O
shared	B-License
source	I-License
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
mission	O
of	O
the	O
Center	O
was	O
to	O
continue	O
development	O
and	O
deployment	O
support	O
for	O
ConferenceXP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
both	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
assigned	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Outercurve	O
Foundation	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
open-source	O
license	O
was	O
applied	O
,	O
the	O
Apache	B-Application
License	I-Application
2.0	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
open	O
source	O
,	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
continues	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
main	O
ConferenceXP	B-Application
Website	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
repository	O
for	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
act	O
as	O
central	O
point	O
of	O
contact	O
for	O
contributors	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
Universities	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Ireland	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
in	O
research	O
,	O
development	O
and/or	O
innovative	O
deployment	O
with	O
ConferenceXP	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
ConferenceXP	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
supporting	O
applications	O
and	O
services	O
for	O
low-latency	O
,	O
high	O
fidelity	O
conferencing	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
complete	O
description	O
of	O
the	O
architecture	O
and	O
services	O
available	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
ConferenceXP	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jay	O
Beavers	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
the	O
architect	O
and	O
lead	O
developer	O
for	O
the	O
ConferenceXP	B-Application
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Reflector	O
Services	O
accommodate	O
unicast	O
clients	O
in	O
ConferenceXP	B-Application
multicast	O
sessions	O
.	O
</s>
