Lab Description

Cisco Systems, Inc., Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corporation are establishing an end-to-end network multimedia Lab facility that will be made available to program participants. The fully staffed Lab is located on the Cisco campus in San Jose, CA and includes:

Computer systems from Intel:
• Pentium® processor-based PC workstations
• Pentium processor with MMX™ technology-based PC workstations
• Pentium Pro processor-based servers
• Pentium II processor-based PC workstations
• EtherExpress™ Pro network cards

Networking hardware and software from Cisco:
• routers (with Cisco IOS™ software)
• switches
• firewalls

Operating system and platform software from Microsoft:
• Windows* 95
• Windows NT
• NetShow
• Internet Information Server

Click here to see a concept diagram of the Lab.

Participants are expected to use the Lab in the following ways to ready high-quality network multimedia solutions:

• Application enablement
• Infrastructure design verification
• Integration testing
• Technology proving
• Interoperability testing
• Verification of deployment strategies

During the early stages of this program over 20 leading-edge Internet techology companies have expressed a strong interest in scheduling time in the Lab. The participating companies look to provide solutions in the areas of desktop conferencing, distance learning and information broadcasting.

Click here to obtain more information on participating in the Lab.