Developments

Schools Services: Developments

Videoconferencing

Recording
The JANET Videoconferencing Service (JVCS) has recently made a new feature available to organisations registered with the JVCS Booking Service. When you book or launch a videoconference through the JVCS Booking Service, you can now choose to record the conference by simply ticking a box.

Streaming
The feature enables users of the JVCS Booking Service to stream a live videoconference. This means that the videoconference can be viewed and listened to via a web browser by remote participants as it is in progress.

JVCS Desktop
A new desktop videoconferencing feature called JVCS Desktop has been integrated into the JVCS Booking Service and is now available to the JANET community. Please note that this is a pilot feature.

For detail on how to used this feature and more technical information please see the JVCS Desktop Page

Videoconferencing with JVCS Desktop.

More information about videoconferencing development is available at www.ja.net/services/video/jvcs/futuredevel/index.html

Regional Connectivity

JANET(UK) is working closely with a number of local authorities and Regional Broadband Consortia in helping to strengthen and consolidate their network delivery, often in collaboration with the Regional Network Operators (RNOs) that connect Higher and Further Education institutions on behalf of JANET(UK).

West Midlands
In the West Midlands, JANET(UK) now operates a single regional network for not only Higher and Further Education, but also the 15 local authorities..

South East
JANET(UK) recently provided resilient 10Gbps connections to the Kent Community Network, via the Kentish Metropolitan Area Network, JANET(UK)'s RNO.

North West
In the North West, JANET(UK) has been asked by North West Learning Grid to connect each of their 19 local authorities to JANET via the NetNW RNO.

East of England
JANET(UK) operates EastNet, the regional network for Higher and Further Education, and is working in close cooperation with the East of England Broadband Consortium (E2BN) to procure a new regional network, encompassing not only HE and FE institutions, but also the local authorities and their schools.

Content Hosting

NLN Materials
JANET(UK) hosts the NLN Materials site at www.nln.ac.uk These materials are now available to schools through a joint initiative with Becta.

Film Education Pilot
JANET(UK) also hosts the Film Education pilot web site. This is a SEGfL-JANET(UK) project on behalf of the NEN.

Resource Discovery

Becta ecosystem
JANET(UK) is working closely with Becta in the development and delivery of the ecosystem for resource discovery. Further information about the ecosystem can be found on the Becta web site.