FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2000
Contact:
Karen Adams, Indiana University, (812) 856-5596
Craig Stewart, Indiana University, (812) 844-4240

Research @ Indiana Places Spotlight on Stateís Accomplishments in Information Technology

Indiana University, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame are collaborating to present a high-tech display demonstrating Indiana's growing stature as a force in information technology innovation. This display, called Research@Indiana, was unveiled today at the SC2000 Conference (www.sc2000.org) in Dallas, Texas. The annual SuperComputing conference series is the largest international conference in supercomputing and advanced telecommunications.

The Research@Indiana (http://www.indiana.edu/~rindiana) booth will showcase developments within Indiana in several areas of advanced information technology, including supercomputing systems and applications, massive data storage systems, high performance telecommunications, virtual reality, and e-commerce. More than 5000 conference attendees will have the opportunity to see 20 advanced computer applications demonstrated in the booth. In addition, a virtual poster display will feature brief snapshots of more than 50 other innovations created by universities in the State of Indiana. The technology featured in Research@Indiana has applications in science, engineering, medicine, the arts, and informatics.

Michael A. McRobbie, Vice President for Information Technology and CIO of Indiana University, said "I have attended nearly all the SuperComputing conferences since the first and I cannot remember the major research universities in any other State ever having cooperated in this way. This effort promotes the excellent advanced research being carried out at these three great universities, and also shows how the whole State is cooperating to advance the vision of Indiana as a major mid-western high tech center." Craig Stewart, Director of Research and Academic Computing at Indiana University and project manager for Research@Indiana added "this display highlights the considerable array of advanced computing systems located in Indiana – including multiple supercomputers listed among the world's 500 most powerful such systems and the Global Network Operations Center located in Indianapolis."

The Research@Indiana booth occupies 1600 square feet, making it one of the largest research exhibits at the conference. The booth features two ImmersaDesks™, virtual reality systems that create a 3-D viewing environment. More than 50 faculty members, staff, and graduate students from Indiana University, Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame are attending SC2000 to be a part of this display.

Financial contributions from the Indiana Technology Partnership, Indiana Pervasive Computing Research Initiative, and the Indiana Information Technology Association assisted Indiana University, Purdue University, and the University of Notre Dame in funding this display. Compaq Computer Corporation, IBM Corporation. Intel Corporation, Storage Technology Corporation, and Sun Microsystems all provided equipment loans in support of Research@Indiana.

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