Clients...
Serving the Industry
Our product/service is purchased by corporations, universities, and organizations around the world. Below is a list of just a few of our clients that we have provided our services for over the years.
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TI-IN
Network
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1985 – Texas Interactive-Instructional
Network (TI-IN) became the first distance learning network using satellite
delivery of high-school credit courses and staff development programming.
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Live programs with audio and data
interactivity
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52 initial subscribers (mainly rural
school districts)
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Courses included math, science, and
foreign languages
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TI-IN was a for-profit corporation,
providing a delivery system (with headend and remote site components)
for courses developed and presented by employees of Region 20 ESC
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TI-IN eventually grew to include several
program originating affiliates in other states, with more than 2,000
subscribing sites.
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Designed, implemented, operated, and
maintained the satellite network.
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Ku-band, 2 full transponders on Spacenet
II
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2 program channels per transponder
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Efficient design allowed use of 1.8-m
remote site antennas.
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System included extensive Monitor and
Control (M&C) provisions.
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Designed and manufactured an integrated
classroom equipment unit (AVU), for installation in one or more classrooms
at each subscribing facility.
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Video monitor, satellite descrambler,
and VCR
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4 cordless phones w/autodial to studio
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Printer for receiving and printing
broadcast data
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Electronic writing tablet
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Student keypad response system
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University
of Alabama
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Satellite
uplink systems and remote site systems
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Installation
and maintenance services
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Western
Illinois University
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Satellite
uplink systems and remote site systems
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Installation
and maintenance services
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North
Carolina State Department of Education
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Satellite
uplink systems and remote site systems
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Installation
and maintenance services
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Mississippi
State University
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Satellite
uplink systems and remote site systems
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Installation
and maintenance services
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National
Technological University
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1991- Designed
and implemented the first digital satellite system used in distance education.
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Designed,
manufactured, installed, and maintained uplink/headend systems at 50+
program-providing universities.
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Designed,
manufactured, installed, and maintained remote site systems at 200+ corporate
subscriber locations.
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Digital system
featured new innovations such as broadcast facsimile, remote control of VCRs and
other components.
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California
State University (CSU) System
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CSU-Chico
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Satellite
uplink systems and remote site systems
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Installation
and maintenance services
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M&C services
for Computer Science Network
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CSU-Long Beach
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Designed and
implemented satellite videoconferencing facility.
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CSU-Other
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Installed and
maintained 20 additional high-end receiving earth stations across the state.
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Kentucky
Educational Television (KET) Network
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Designed,
manufactured, installed, and maintained 200 integrated, interactive, classroom
equipment units.
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Southeast
Educational Resources Consortium (SERC)
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Network design
and testing services.
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Antenna testing
and evaluation.
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Region IV
ESC (Houston)
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Designed and
implemented support for ITFS microwave network and for satellite network.
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Installed and
maintained hardware components.
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STARNET
(Community Colleges of Texas)
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Converted
satellite-based network from analog to digital
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Designed and
implemented/fabricated Ku-band mobile uplink vehicle
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Performed
installation and maintenance services for the uplink systems and remote site
systems
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African
Virtual University (AVU)
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A World Bank
project
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An
international distance learning network with programming affiliates in the U.S.,
Ireland, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.
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Installed first
uplink facility in Ethiopia, and provided extensive demonstrations and training
for personnel from about 20 African nations.
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Led all
technical aspects of initial network design, planning, and implementation.
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Educational
Management Group (EMG) Network
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Designed,
installed, and maintained satellite uplink systems and remote site systems.
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Performed
extensive satellite tests to determine and verify new and improved ways of
transmitting digitally encoded video, audio, and data systems.
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Westcott
Communications, Inc.
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Designed and
performed initial implementation of an “Electronic Classroom”
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Designed and
manufactured a new type of electronic student response (keypad) system (over
500)
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ACTV, Inc.
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Designed,
manufactured, and deployed interactive multi-channel audio response systems for
use in several types of distance learning systems.
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Analog video
(broadcast, cable, videotape, etc.)
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Digital video
broadcast systems
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CLI
SpectrumSaver
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GI DigiCipher
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Digital
videoconferencing (2-way) systems
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CLI Rembrandt
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Channel One
(still an active project)
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Designed and
manufactured new receivers, and maintained satellite delivery and recording
equipment for the Channel One network which consists of over 12,000 high schools
throughout the United States
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Analog Video
and Audio
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Automatic
storage of program material for later viewing
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Broadcast of
news material in addition to special science and humanities programs
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Automatic
playback and shut-off of pre-recorded programs to classrooms
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Provisions for
use of the Channel One equipment for other school needs (announcements,
emergency calls, playback of school material)
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U. S.
Department of Education
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2 separate
contracts for determining and evaluating distance learning aids for handicapped
students
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U. S.
Department of Agriculture
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SBIR Contract –
Phase I
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Conceptual
design of a Rural Integrated Technology Center (RITC)
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SBIR Contract –
Phase II
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Detailed
design, implementation, installation, and evaluation of a pilot project
involving four RITC locations
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Texas Tech
University
Provided and installed Ku-band
digital video uplink and VSAT hub and remote systems for 2-way video/audio
distance learning network, as well as a custom software-based monitor and
control system to control all hub and remote RF components
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University
of Arizona
Upgraded Ku-band uplink system
with a state of the art redundant RF electronics system and a custom
software-based system to monitor and control uplink RF components built by
various manufacturers
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Old Dominion
University (Virginia)
Upgraded Ku-band uplink system
with a state of the art redundant RF electronics including Ku-band digital grade
upconverters and TWT amplifiers (which will be utilized for the proposed VSAT
network application)
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Indiana
Higher Education Telecommunications Services (IHETS)
Provide continued support for
digital video distance learning network which includes multiple Ku-band uplink
facilities (in which 22 CLI SpectrumSaver encoders are used)
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Aquinas
College (Michigan)
Consulting services in support
of network infrastructure upgrade for handling video conferencing and virtual
professor requirements
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Lehigh
University (Pennsylvania)
Provided digital video encoders
and IRDs for expanding uplink capability for multiple channels
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City of
Philadelphia
Consulting services in support
of new technology introduction in the city school system
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Texas
Education Agency
Installed complete Ku-band
uplink system with MPEGII DVB encoding platform for educator administrative
training network
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University
of Texas
Designed and implemented two
2.4-meter transportable (temporary-fixed) Ku-band satellite uplink earth station
systems for the University of Texas, along with two separate Hub earth stations
located in San Antonio and Houston.
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VYVX
Designed custom hardware and
software components for the automated delivery of commercials to television
stations throughout the US via satellite
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World Bank
Design and initial
implementation/testing of a “Virtual University” for the World Bank in Africa.
X‑Analog was chief technical advisor for this project, and was responsible for
space segment, ground equipment, uplinking, and student systems
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Merrill
Lynch
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Designed and
implemented a hardware solution for GI DigiCipher II network monitoring over
Wide Area Network (WAN)
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Designed and
implemented a hardware and software solution to resolve GI DigiCipher II data
clock inconsistency for video streaming via satellite
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The May
Department Stores Company
X-Analog currently maintains
and supports The May Department Stores network that consists of over 450 stores
throughout the United States, and utilizes SpectrumSaver and Power-Vu
technology. X-Analog provides the downlink maintenance (including new
installations and IRD replacements and repairs), uplink maintenance, and power
monitoring and control. X-Analog also provides a backup uplink in Alvin, Texas
for this network.
X-Analog has also provided similar services/solutions for the following
customers:
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Rural
Integrated Technology (“RITC”)
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Oklahoma State
University
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State
University of New York (SUNY) Satellite Network (SUNYSAT)
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Achievement TV
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San Juan School
District (Utah)
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Ivy Tech State
College (Indiana)
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Michigan State
University
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Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (New York)
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San Francisco
State University
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Syracuse
University (New York)
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University of
Maryland
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University of
Massachusetts
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Temple College
(Texas)
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Universidad
Virtual (Mexico)
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Universidad
Technica Federico (Chile)
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