IPPOG Steering Committee Meeting [Nov 2013] - 1 IT Vidyo Service Developments Vidyo Unified Client (integrated chat support) –Last beta build received on 8 Nov Several delays during the last months –Last one: audio issues on the new OSX Mavericks GA date pushed to end of November –Users interested are able to use it in beta (betas are published as we receive them): » productionhttp://information-technology.web.cern.ch/news/service-news/vidyo-release-222- production Other Unified features (on upcoming 3.0.x releases): –Moderation controls on the client directly –Up to 16 videos displayed at the same time (instead of 8) –Visual indication of who is speaking and who is sharing –New browser plugin Interesting specially for people that can’t install the native client for security reasons Recording of Vidyo Meetings –Service presented to the user community Currently finishing user documentation guides. Targeting next week to open the service to the community –Some recordings are already being done »upon user request at

IPPOG Steering Committee Meeting [Nov 2013] - 2 IT Vidyo Service Developments Audio Skype bridge: –Skype access pilot tested with a 3 rd party software license Working. Not a lot of interest from the Community (3-4 simultaneous calls mainly ATLAS) Better Alternatives (due to Microsoft Skype strategy): –Investigated Lync server to establish the integration »Not currently possible with curernt version of the Lync server Investigating possibilities using the Skype Manager service (using SIP profiles) Phone bridges – vidyo-meeting-phonehttp://information-technology.web.cern.ch/services/fe/howto/users-join- vidyo-meeting-phone –New Number available in IHEP (China), Esnet (US) and (coming) BNL –Still waiting for Renater/IN2P3: got their agreement but no more news since July 2013 –Interested institutes can contact the CERN Vidyo Team Requires PABX phone line capacity and H323/SIP configured over an Internet connection to CERN

IPPOG Steering Committee Meeting [Nov 2013] - 3 IT Extras IT-CIS is offering CDS already stores plots and now event displays –raw format restricted, derived formats for outreach public Invenio extended as an archival platform –OAIS-inspired long-term preservation practices –persistent IDs, DOI minting –ingestion store, archival store, audit store –semi-automated format migrations - CMS data analysis pilot exercise under way