Marianas Maritime Academy

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Marianas Maritime Academy

• Tele-education Technology and Implementation

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Company Background

• Marianas Maritime Academy (MMA) is a sole
  proprietorship founded in 2001 and based on
  Saipan.
• United States Coast Guard (USCG) approved
• MMA offers a wide range of Merchant Mariner
  programs and education including
• Able Seaman Courses
• USCG Master / Mate Licenses up to 200 tons
• Other Marine Industry Certificates or Documents
• MMA has successfully graduated over three hundred
  students who now enjoy meaningful careers in the
  industry.

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Guahan (Guam)Belau (Palau)Chuuk (Truk)Marshall
IslandsPohnpei Yap
Regional Expansion
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TELECONFERENCING
In telecommunication, teleconference is the live
exchange and mass articulation of information
among persons and machines remote from one
another but linked by a telecommunications
system, usually over the phone line. The
telecommunications system may support the
teleconference by providing audio, video, and
data services by one or more means, such as
telephone, telegraph, teletype, radio, and
television. Internet Tele-conference Internet
telephony involves conducting a teleconference
over the the Internet or a Wide Area Network. One
key technology in this area is Voice over
Internet Protocol (VOIP). Popular software for
personal use includes Skype, Google Talk, Windows
Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger. A List of
commercial voice over IP network providers is
available. (Source Wikipedia)
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Strategic Benefits

• Greater Clientele / Student Base
• Mature / Proven Technology
• Cost Effective / Efficient
• Quality of Instruction

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SONY PCS-11
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D-Link Video Teleconference Equipment
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D-Link DVC-1000 Videophone
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Polycom ViewStation 4000

• User Interface
• User-Friendly
• Remote Control
• Web Interface
• Bandwidth

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ViewStation 4000 Video Features

• PeopleContent
• VCR Recording
• 4 monitor support
• PIP
• Digital Tabletop Microphone

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Features

• Video Outputs (10 outputs)
• Video Inputs (7 inputs)
• Audio Outputs (4 outputs)
• Audio Inputs (4 inputs)
• Video Formats (NTSC, PAL, SVGA, XGA, VGA)

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Features

• Language Support
• Weights and Dimensions
• Warranty

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TANDBERG Set-Top 770 MXP
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Implementation Issues
Connectivity Challenges Compatibility Between
Sites Capacity Limitations Time Zone Differences
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Recommendation
Minimal Investment User Friendly Low Connectivity
Requirement
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