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We are convinced that the tasks have been successfully fulfilled – we have choseniVisit as our basic videoconference tool. Users managed to install and activatetheir videoconference products, and to communicated repeatedly (audio,video, text) with the consultant, irrespective of the type of their communicationline. The consultant managed to control the group effectively, fulfilling his pedagogicalgoal.We published details about the solution in technical report No. 17/2002. Theaforesaid research task also created opportunities for the recording video andaudio conferences and seminars using digital technology, editing, finalisationand distribution of the digital recording.In addition, we cooperated with two teams involved in natural sciences. Thefirst was the Laboratory of Structure and Dynamics of Biomolecules (LSD-BioMU). This centre operates at a top European level, with a number of internationalcontacts. The objective was to help in the use of a reflector and MBonetools. At present, the team is using the system in the Czech Republic, and nextyear, we plan to share 3D applications among more points and to communicatewith partners in Japan. Both topics will help us introduce new innovating elementsin our communication system.Another group involved in this area was the team of Computer Image Processingin Optical Microscopy. Our aim was to enable communication between FI MU,Biophysical Institute of the Czech Academy of Science and centres at HeidelbergUniversity. The system has already been working in the Czech Republic.Next year, we will assist in the connection and support of Heidelberg locationsand solving of problems concerning sharing microscope outputs.In the long term, we also support communicating groups within a researchplan, i.e., our traditional partner – Czech section of the DataGrid project – andnow also the IPv6 project. Researchers working on the project are also usingroutinely the videoconferencing tools.6.3.6 Access Points for Communicating GroupsDuring work on a videoconference portal, adjustment of mirrors and their useby various groups, a group of communicating individuals and a group of communicatinggroups tackle qualitatively different problems. We therefore carriedout an information search on this issue and selected the technology of Access-Grid (AG) nodes for further research.AccessGrid is an integrated set of software and hardware resources, supportinghuman integration with the use of a grid. The main objective is to ensure thatthe integration is as natural as possible. This is enabled by tools for the transmissionof video and audio signal, presentation sharing, visualization tools and88 High-speed National Research Network and its New Applications 2002