Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!uvm-gen!matrox!sullivan
From: sullivan@matrox.UUCP (Gerry Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.ivideodisc
Subject: IVIA videodisk standard
Message-ID: <151@matrox.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 88 21:53:09 GMT
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****Update****


The Interactive Videodisc Industry Association, (IVIA), is in the process 
of identifying a "proposed standard" for all interactive videodisc based
training systems.  Matrox fully supports this standards effort.

The IVIA recommended practices committee has solicited inputs from a number
of manufacturers, developers, and customers of videodisc based systems.  One 
major customer, the United States Department of Defense, (DOD), has voiced 
some urgency in seeing a workable standard, and are hoping for a definitive 
proposal from the IVIA within the next 6 months.

More input is needed from the entire industry in order to ensure that any 
proposal has complete support.  The recommended practices committee is being 
chaired by Henry Mistrot (from Video Associates Labs), and considerable work 
has also been done by Philip Dodds (from Visage).  Copies of one early 
proposal, and some comments on that proposal, are available from the 
committee, at the addresses listed herein.


Henry Mistrot, Chairman
IVIA Recommended Practices Committee
c/o VAL
4926 Spicewood Springs Road
Austin,  TX  78759
fax 512-346-5781

Philip Dodds
IVIA Recommended Practices Committee
c/o Visage
Randall House
9 Randall Court
Annapolis   MD  21401
fax 301-268-7265


We need your comments now.  Each of us has both an opportunity and a 
responsibility to help shape the standards which will serve as the model 
for future interactive video development efforts.  All interested parties 
should respond by fax or E-mail prior to October 10th.

Matrox fully supports the work being done by the IVIA.  We are a founding
member of this group, and have openly shared information with the committee 
members.  Copies of the Matrox comments on the proposed standard, (which 
includes documentation on the Private Tutor / EIDS system command set), are 
available by writing the author.

Gerry Sullivan
Vice President Marketing
Training Systems Division
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