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Learnframe Releases Next Phase of its Learning Management System, Pinnacle 4.3

Learnframe, a developer of KnowledgE-CommerceINTO and e-Learning infrastructure technologies, today announced the release of a new version of its learning management system, Pinnacle 4.3. New features in Pinnacle 4.3 include enhanced functions in the Online Manager, Online Student and the Administrator Module such as course update, key word search, restriction settings and name display. The […]

Imrglobal Offers Suite of Java Software Components for E-Learning Application Development

IMRglobal Corp. (IMRglobal) (Nasdaq: IMRS), a leading global provider of end-to-end information technology solutions, announced today the release of a comprehensive suite of Java software components for developing e-learning applications. Clic Trade, a major online brokerage in France, is the first client to leverage the e-learning suite to improve customer relationships. The product, known as […]

Perl XML Quickstart: The Standard XML Interfaces

This is the second part in a series of articles meant to quickly introduce some of the more popular Perl XML modules. This month we look at the Perl implementations of the standard XML APIs: The Document Object Model, The XPath language, and the Simple API for XML.

Dell boosts speed with 1GHz Pentiums

Dell Computer Corp.’s latest two-way general-purpose server, the PowerEdge 2550, packs a pair of Intel Corp.’s fastest Pentium III CPUs and robust performance in a rack-optimized form factor, making it a fine choice to handle front-end Web and application services in data centers and e-business environments.

Adobe Premiere 6: The New DV-NLE Standard

DV-based video editing is rapidly becoming the new nonlinear standard on digital desktop systems. By replacing motion JPEG boards with DV hardware, both in cameras and in I/O ports like Firewire, iLink, and the other forms of IEEE-1394, high-quality video editing is now more accessible than ever.

Capella University Selects iManage WorkSite to Automate Online University Resources for Global Distance Learning

iManage, Inc. (Nasdaq: IMAN), the leading provider of e-business software, platforms and applications, today announced that Capella University, the fastest growing fully online university in the United States, has selected the iManage WorkSite(TM) suite of products for automating online admissions in both the U.S. and more than 40 countries worldwide.

IPv6

Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) has been developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force to enable the Internet’s continued rapid growth. The Internet2 IPv6 Working Group is promoting and coordinating the deployment of IPv6 throughout the Internet2 community.

SchoolTone Alliance Launches Project LearningBird; NASA’s Breakthrough Satellite Now Put to Use for Education

In a ceremony today at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, the SchoolTone Alliance announced the launch of Project LearningBird — a distance learning initiative in collaboration with the Ohio Consortium for Advanced Communications Technology (OCACT) and Ohio University. Project LearningBird will utilize NASA’s Advanced Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS), one of the most […]

All eyes focused on Itanium

After seven years of development and numerous delays, Intel Corp. next Tuesday is expected finally to launch the Itanium, its first 64-bit processor.

Telesat launches multimedia trials for remote communities

Canada’s “digital divide” promises to get a little smaller, thanks to a new R&D project launched today by Telesat Canada. Telesat today announced a comprehensive program of high-speed multimedia trials that will test new communications applications and services for schools, businesses, telecommuters and governments in rural and remote parts of Canada.