Access Grid
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Access Grid™ is a collection of resources and technologies that enables large format audio and video based collaboration between groups of people in different locations. The Access Grid is an ensemble of resources, including multimedia large-format displays, presentation and interactive environments, and interfaces with Grid computing middleware and Visualization environments. In simple terms, it is advanced videoconferencing using big displays and with multiple cameras at each node (site). The technology was invented at Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago.
As of 2005 there are well over 500 nodes around the world that allow for various forms of creative and academic collaborations. Access Grid users tend to use Jabbers as their text-based back-end.