User`s guide

9 Glossary of Terms
Actisys Company who manufactures infra-red transceivers.
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode, a low-latency, fast computer network.
CSSE Monash University School of Computer Science and Software Engineering.
Extended Systems Company who produces QuickBeam.
First Virtual Company who manufactures the VAN.
FVC First Virtual Corporation.
IR Infra-red.
IrDA Infra-red Data Association.
QuickBeam Software (drivers and application) used to transfer data between IrDA devices and
computers using infra-red transceivers.
VA N Visual Access Node, the videoconferencing system used by Monash University’s CSSE.
VA N I I Newer version of the VAN.
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