Distance Learning Application NEWS RELEASE: July 14, 1997

From "On the Mark" Newsletter Vol. 2, #09

 Pointmaker used in Government's largest Distance Learning Network

Instructors at the Social Security Administration (SSA) in Baltimore use the Pointmaker to train government employees throughout the United States. The Pointmaker is installed in their Interactive Distance Learing (IDL) facility. IDL is the largest distance learning network in the Federal Government and broadcasts to more than 220 remote government offices. Since 1996, instructors at the Social Security Administration have used the Pointmaker to review policies and procedures, teach people how to fill out government forms, and train on basic software programs. Their Pointmaker has a light pen that extends from the Master Control Room to the instructor's automated podium on the studio set. Using the light pen, the instructor can select from any video or computer source and annotate directly on the preview monitor.

About Boeckeler Instruments, Inc.

Founded on precision measurement in 1942, Boeckeler Instruments, Inc., later expanded its technology to support the video measurement needs in science and industry. In 1993, the company streamlined this video marking ingenuity for use by the presentation and broadcast markets. For further information on Boeckeler products, contact Boeckeler Instruments, Inc., 4650 South Butterfield Drive, Tucson, Arizona, 85714; (800)552-2262 or (520)745-0001; or E-mail: info@boeckeler.com. Or visit the company's website at http://www.pointmaker.com. Boeckeler and Pointmaker are registered trademarks and PVI is a trademark of Boeckeler Instruments, Inc.