While videoconferencing technology was initially used primarily within internal corporate communication networks, one of the first community service usages of the technology started in 1992 through a unique partnership with PictureTel and IBM Corporations which at the time were promoting a jointly developed desktop based videoconferencing product known as the PCS/1. Over the next 15 years, Project DIANE (Diversified Information and Assistance Network) grew to utilize a variety of videoconferencing platforms to create a multi-state cooperative public service and distance education network consisting of several hundred schools, neighborhood centers, libraries, science museums, zoos and parks, public assistance centers, and other community oriented organizations. COUNT 5
QSN1 What year did one the first community service usages of videoconferencing take place? ANS1 1992 QSN2 What company helped in the creation of community service videoconferencing? ANS2 IBM QSN3 What is the videoconferencing product that both IBM and PictureTel worked on? ANS3 PCS/1 QSN4 What does DIANE in Project DIANE stand for? ANS4 Diversified Information and Assistance Network QSN5 How many years did it take for Project DIANE to grow? ANS5 15