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IDC Wins $1.1 Million Contract for New Distance Learning Project in Mexico

International Datacasting (TSE:IDC.) announced the signing of a contract valued at CDN$1.1 million to provide a SuperFlex hybrid broadband data and video distance learning system to a new government customer in Mexico (who declined to be identified for policy reasons).

Cable Companies Sign On for Excite@Home Service

Excite@Home (news/quote) signed an agreement yesterday afternoon with a group of cable companies, including the Comcast Corporation (news/quote) and Cox Communications (news/quote), to maintain high-speed Internet access for their customers.

Realizing the Next Generation Optical Network

New Standards Support Ultra-High Capacity Transport

VBrick Systems Enables Transcontinental Arts performance for New York University and University of CalifornIa, Irvine

“Songs of Sorrow, Songs of Hope”, an innovative performance melding music, dance and multimedia commemorating the September 11 tragedy, will be conducted today, November 29, at 9:00 p.m. EST jointly and in real-time at New York University and the University of California, Irvine. This transcontinental performance is made possible by VBrick Systems’ television-quality video-over-IP system […]

Internet Provider Cuts Off 850,000 AT&T Customers

Excite@Home (news/quote), the bankrupt provider of high-speed Internet access, cut off Internet service to 850,000 AT&T (news/quote) customers yesterday after AT&T refused to meet its demands — said to be for more than $100 million — to continue the service.

QuickTime Turns Ten

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of Apple’s QuickTime technology. On December 2, 1991 the original QuickTime team finished work on QuickTime 1.0, which was released to the public at Macworld San Francisco one month later.

Internet Use Takes a Toll on Television Viewing

Survey shows a decline in television use among people with Internet access

Low-Cost Microsoft Office Alternatives

StarOffice 6 and EasyOffice Premium 3 offer low-priced office suites with varying features.

Alaska set to bolster telecom

Following a 15-month-long process, Alaska is poised to award a multimillion-dollar contract that will significantly upgrade the state’s communications infrastructure and bolster network security.

Audioconferencing: A Call for Savings

Audioconferencing solutions on software platforms with Web-based self-service may reduce enterprise costs while increasing service. To achieve savings, management tools, reports and defined procedures are critical.