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[January 29, 2009]

Chicago's Frances Xavier Warde School Uses Video Furnace to Power Student TV Show

Jan 28, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) --
The Frances Xavier Warde School, a coeducational Catholic school, announced it has begun using an IP video distribution system to connect its two campuses and provide video on demand for its nearly 800 students.

The system was developed by Video Furnace, a provider of IP video solutions.
With its campuses separated by about two miles, the school uses the Video Furnace system to broadcast a daily student-run newscast called "Wake Up Jaguars" live to students in both buildings. Each of the school's 45 classrooms has a set-top box and LCD projector connected to the system, and lobbies in both buildings have set-top boxes and flat-screen TVs so parents can watch the broadcast as well.

"The mission of our school is to teach students to care about, understand and accept each other," said Lisa Shydlowski, development associate at Frances Xavier Warde. "The Video Furnace system really helps because it connects the entire school. Eighth-graders can see preschoolers, preschoolers can see the older kids, and staff at both buildings can see each other. That helps promote school spirit and employee camaraderie - it helps make everyone feel unified."

In addition to transmitting student news broadcasts, the school uses its Video Furnace system to provide video on demand (VOD). Teachers at each campus previously shared a small number of small-screen TVs that they used to show instructional videos.

The Video Furnace IP video distribution system enables organizations to distribute content in a secure manner over their existing high-speed IP networks, the company noted in a release.

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