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California’s public universities anticipate, prepare for ‘Tidal Wave II’

(U-WIRE) DAVIS, Calif. — Due to an expected increase in California’s population of college-aged students, the state’s public institutions of higher learning have begun preparation for an extreme rise in enrollment.

State regents looking for solutions to remedy poor education report

(U-WIRE) STILLWATER, Okla. — After Oklahoma received poor marks on its “Measuring Up 2000” state-by-state report card Nov. 28, the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are looking for solutions.

VCampus Strengthens Its Higher Education Division; VCampus Promotes Don Olcott, a National Leader in Distance Learning

RESTON, Va. — VCampus Corporation (Nasdaq:VCMP) announced that Dr. Don Olcott, Jr., has been promoted to Vice President for Higher Education and assumed all executive management responsibilities for VCampus’ Higher Education Division effective December 1, 2000. Dr. Olcott, a national leader in distance learning, has served as Associate Vice President for Higher Education Services with […]

Copyrights: Tech Blurs Control

WASHINGTON — The U.S. government mustn’t tinker with current copyright law. That’s what publishers, movie studios, and software makers told the Library of Congress on Wednesday.

SRI International’s Senior Technical Adviser Emeritus Douglas C. Engelbart to Receive National Medal of Technology

Prestigious Medal Recognizes Dr. Engelbart’s Innovations in Human-Computer Interaction and Online Collaboration

Use online profiles to improve schools, urges Shaheen

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gov. Jeanne Shaheen on Thursday urged parents to use new online school profiles to improve their schools, though she noted some will be tempted to compare their communitys performance to others.

Lernout & Hauspie files for bankruptcy protection

(November 29, 2000) Embattled speech-recognition technology vendor Lernout & Hauspie Speech Products NV (L&H) today announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. after being unable to reach an agreement to get additional financing from its lenders.

Industry, regulators debate online copyrights

Whether or not Webcasters will have to pay a licensing fee to songs’ copyright holders as their radio brethren do was among the topics discussed at a hearing held Wednesday before the U.S. Copyright Office and National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

College policy to limit Internet porn clears first hurdle

CONROE — A policy designed to keep Internet pornography away from minors is headed for a vote by North Harris Montgomery College District trustees.

Digital signature deal targets students

Four agencies have tapped VeriSign and AT&T to support the use of digital certificates by students who use government services online