Fiber to the People
The AFN is being deployed first to support city services. Then, as part of the four-phase project, this municipality of just 40,000 will extend blazingly fast Internet service to businesses and residences.Read the Full Story
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Copper wire shown to be competitive with fiber optic cable for LANS
Dr. Mohsen Kavehrad, the W. L. Weiss professor of electrical engineering and director of the Center for Information and Communications Technology Research who led the study, says, “Using copper wire is much cheaper than fiber optic cable and, often, the wire is already in place. Our approach can improve the capability of existing local area […]
Faster, Better, Cheaper: Open-Source Practices May Help Improve Software Engineering
They’re finding that, in many ways, open-source development can be faster, better and cheaper than the “textbook” software engineering often used in corporate settings.Read the Full Story
Saba Unveils New ”on Saba” Worldwide Content Alliance Program
Saba (Nasdaq:SABA), the leading provider of human capital development and management (HCDM) solutions, today announced its new on Saba(TM) program, a content alliance initiative designed to verify that the world’s best learning solutions are pre-tested for standards-based interoperability with Saba’s learning management suite.Read the Full Story
SkillSoft e-Learning Courseware is First to be Certified for Interoperability with SAP Learning Solution
Nashua, N.H., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SkillSoft PLC (Nasdaq: SKIL), a leading provider of e-learning courseware and referenceware for business and IT professionals, today announced that its business and IT skills libraries, with a total of more than 4,000 courses in 15 languages, has been certified by SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) for seamless interoperability with […]
Hughes Network Systems Introduces New DIRECWAY(R) Broadband Satellite Terminal to European Market
GRIESHEIM, Germany, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire/ — Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), the world’s leading provider of broadband satellite solutions, today introduced the latest member of its family of DIRECWAY(R) broadband terminals, the DW6000, to the European market. The DW6000 is self-hosting, thereby eliminating the requirement to install any special software on customers’ computers and extending […]
Schools could thrive in completely wireless county
Computer chip maker Intel Corp. is talking with officials in middle Georgia’s Houston County about debuting a new wireless internet technology in 2004. The service, called 802.16 or WiMax, could make Houston County the first completely wireless county in the nation, company officials say.Read the Full Story
eHelp’s RoboDemo eLearning Edition 5.0 Certified as First E-Learning Simulation Tool to Produce SCORM 1.2 Conformant Content
The ADL is a collaborative effort comprised of the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of Labor and the National Guard Bureau, and was formed to advance the interoperability of learning tools and course content on a global scale. SCORM 1.2 conformance ensures RoboDemo eLearning Edition users that their software simulations will effectively integrate with any […]
Italian Training Institute IAL Buys Pathlore Software
According to IAL FVG executives, the organization sought a software platform that would simplify the delivery of training to its constituents. A top priority for IAL FVG’s team was finding a learning-management system that could not only deliver online training that mirrored the quality of its traditional classroom training but also blend the two modes […]
DOD [Department of Defense] buys Blackboard technology
While the size of the contract — $400,000 over three years — is relatively small, students around the world will feel its scope. Blackboard will provide its Blackboard Learning System and Blackboard Portal System to the Department of Defense Educational Activity (DODEA), which runs the Department of Defense Dependents’ School (DODDS) system. The system will […]