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Open user interconnect and quality of communication
(Telkom, 2004)
We looked for and found two situations within the South African Digital Divide where constant and severe macro-scale latencies would most likely interfere with the usage of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ...
Connecting bridges across the digital divide
(ACM, 2004)
Connecting people across the Digital Divide is as much a social effort as a technological one. We are developing a community-centered approach to learn how interaction techniques can compensate for poor communication across ...
An IP based multimodal semi-synchronous rural telehealth service: Adding video messaging and conferencing to MuTI
(Telkom, 2004)
We intend adding video messaging and conferencing to Multimodal Telemedicine Intecommunicator (MuTI), a previous system that has already been in place in the target environment. This is to allow a semi-synchronous communication ...
An Internet paradigm approach to policy-based network management of legacy kit for VoIP services in Next Generation Networks
(Telkom, 2000)
With QoS available on IP-dominant NGNs, Policy-based Network Management (PBNM) is an effective mechanism for managing services as opposed to actual devices. IP is ubiquitous, and any NGN must contend with legacy devices ...
Fast tracking students from disadvantaged backgrounds into main stream Computer Science
(Computer Society of South Africa, 2000)
A computer-based training (CBT) system was used to teach Computer Literacy to full-time students at the University of
the Western Cape. This approach was successful in creating computer literate students as well as creating ...
The time is burning: The right of adults to basic education in South Africa
(Journal of Education, 2006)
The government has neglected the constitutional right of adults to basic education over the last decade. This paper examines the bases for holding the government to account in the constitutional court for its performance. ...
Instant messaging on handhelds: an affective gesture approach
(SAICSIT in association with ACM, 2005)
Text communication can be perceived as lacking in chat spontaneity, or plastic, due to medium limitations during interaction. A form of text messaging, Instant Messaging (IM), is now on the uptake, even on mobile handhelds. ...
Automatic voice relay with open source Kiara
(Telkom, 2009)
One way for Deaf people to communicate with hearing people over the telephone is to use a voice relay. The service is often provided with a human relay operator that relays text into voice, and vice versa, on behalf of the ...
SoftBridge: an architecture for building IP-based bridges over the digital divide
(Telkom, 2002)
Users and computing equipment have varying capabilities that include the abilities to exchange text and audio, engage in high bandwidth communication, etc. As the technological options increase, e ective communication ...
Guaranteed delivery of semi-synchronous IP-based communication
(Telkom, 2004)
This research aims to find an empirical solution for guaranteeing the delivery of synchronous and asynchronous messages within a semi-synchronous IP-based communication domain. The communication infrastructure that is ...