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Compatibility issues dog XP

Next version of Windows may have fewer apps able to run on it

Letting Computers Do the Typing

These days, dictation software is far more attractive; anyone who cannot type, or does not like to, would do well to investigate the latest versions. Thanks to enormous advances in PC horsepower and recognition technology, speed and accuracy have dramatically improved.

NAB Preview

Just as April showers bring flora, the April convention brings us too much news to mention. With NAB 2001 around the corner, the spring crop of releases and announcements is almost ready for harvest, and here’s a brief overview of some of the more interesting new tools we’ll be seeing in Vegas. Consider this your […]

Dawn of the Big Bells

17 years after the Big Breakup, the Baby Bells are back. And one of them – SBC – could be the next Ma Bell.

Best Buy Signs Multi-Million Dollar Contract For Enhanced AT&T Integrated Network Connection Service

Leading Retailer Benefits From Reduced Operations Costs, Expanded Bandwidth, and Single Point of Contact for Converged Voice, Data and IP Services

Audible, Inc. Demonstrates Full Wireless Download of Digital Audio to Mobile Devices At e-Learning 2001

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 18, 2001–Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBL) announced today that the company is demonstrating wireless audio downloads and other enterprise digital audio services at the 11th Annual e-Learning Conference and Expo.

Lipstream Brings Real-Time Voice Services to Cultura Inglesa Online Language Courses

Cupertino, Calif. — Lipstream® Networks, Inc., the leading provider of real-time voice over the Internet for business, today announced that its VoIP services have been integrated with the Cultura Inglesa Online (www.culturainglesaonline.com) language education portal. The addition of Lipstream’s voice services enhance Cultura Inglesa Online’s Internet-based courses with a complete, real-time voice solution that delivers […]

Promethean: Promethean’s ACTIVstudio sets new standards for group learning

London — Promethean announces a world first in interactive whiteboard systems, further demonstrating its commitment to providing innovative and robust solutions for the education marketplace. The new Network version of its established ACTIVstudio software now includes embedded digital curriculum resources, a world first that is set to change in-classroom teaching. Teachers can have instant access […]

Universities Begin Creating a Free, ‘Open Source’ Course-Management System

Hoping to develop a more flexible way of building World Wide Web pages for their online courses, a group of colleges has begun designing a course-management system that will be free and whose source code will be made publicly available.

VBrick Systems to Demonstrate Streaming DVD at eLearning

WASHINGTON, DC – VBrick Systems, Inc., the leading manufacturer of DVD-quality network video appliances, said that it would demonstrate its new MPEG-2 “Streaming DVD” products at the eLearning Conference and Exhibition, held here this week. The demonstration will be presented in the VBrick booth, #1027, during the show. “VBrick is excited to demonstrate the capabilities […]