Optical Technology Special Interest Group (OTSIG) - 7 August 1996 - 'Distribution of images over Local Area Networks'

Minutes of the Optical Technology Special 
Interest Group (OTSIG) 7 August 1996

by Julie Lenson, Minute Secretary.

The meeting was held in the meeting room of the Belconnen Library. Apologise were received from Sandra Henderson and the minutes of the previous meeting were accepted without amendment.

Andrew Freeman reported that the meeting 
schedule for 1997 may be run on an 
ad-hoc basis with meetings being arranged 
as people come up with interesting topics. 

October meeting will feature Tracey Smith from 
Purchasing Australia and the AGM will be held in December.

SPEAKERS

Peter Tilbrook and Frank Wood from the Department of Defence. 

The speakers spoke about technology options 
using electronic forms and how it can change 
the way we do business by moving information around 
using the internet.

Document generators can create word processing 
documents using templates delivered automatically 
which can aid in establishing Corporate Standards. 
Networks using DSTN can talk together and 
published informaton and images can be distributed 
across these networks.

Adobe Acrobat software lets you create electronic documents 
from a wide range of authoring tools for 
sharing across diferent platforms. 
Simply "print" files to the Adobe Portable Document 
Format PDF .and you can distribute your documents 
over a broad selection of electronic media, including 
the World Wide Webb,
E-mail, Lotus Notes, Corporate Networks , 
CD- ROM's, and print on demand systems. If you 
send a PDF file and a copy of Acrobat Reader to 
any Macintosh, Windows, DOS, or Unix user they can view 
or print the document with the hardware they already have.

Using this software you can save valuable time by sending 
your latest report or proposal over E-mail or by Lotus 
Notes to your client or boss for review or comment 
and you can improve productivity and customer service 
by providing instant electronic access to all of 
your available documentation. It allows you to create 
visually rich documents, complete with scalable graphics 
and type for access from the World Wide Web and is a 
fast and easy way to publish on line.

INTRODUCTIONS

Ann Nicholls CSIRO was interested in learning 
more about technology changes.

Jill from the Department of Immigration was 
interested in technology that would allow a faster 
and better way of doing business.