To ensure the Compliance Beta Sites are prepared to support this developmental testing, schools or school districts interested in participating in the Compliance Beta Program must apply to become a SIF Compliance Beta Site.
Current input from a beta site preview already has led to plans for additional "marts" that will offer direct sales of products and resources for engineering.
Software developers at yet another beta site, Acquired Data Solutions in Herndon, Va., have created a laboratory automation software package, SmartLab, using the multithreading features of LabVIEW 5.0.
"We knew that our plants, as well as many others, had an immediate need for this level of network and so we agreed to do some beta site testing", said Workman.