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Group and Kinko’s Announce Agreement to Offer Custom Classroom Publishing to Educators

Leading Companies Align to Offer Teachers print-on-demand customized resources for students

PLATO Learning to Provide Core Curriculum for New Online Curriculum Management Platform

MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 16, 2001– PLATO Learning, Inc. (Nasdaq:TUTR – news) today announced its partnership with Microsoft Corporation to provide more than 100 hours of core reading curriculum for the Microsoft® Encarta® Class Server, a new curriculum management platform for grades K through 12.

Ford to Test In-Car Distraction Levels

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co. (F), the No. 2 U.S. automaker, said on Wednesday it would spend $10 million to test the effects of in-car distractions like cellular telephones on drivers.

Will Cell Phone Antenna End Radiation Debate?

The controversy over health and safety issues surrounding mobile phones may become a thing of the past, thanks to a revolutionary new technology developed in the UK.

PT3 Grant Technology Roadmap, New Assessment Standards May Pave The Way

Many industries have established technology criteria standards or certifications to show competency in a given field. Construction workers cant operate a wrecking ball without being certified. An anesthesiologist cant put you under without proper certification either. But how do educators of today and tomorrow know what technologies they must master and employ to maximize their […]

NC State Inventors Technology Will Boost Wireless Communications

A North Carolina State University professor has developed technology that will allow wireless communication relay stations to handle 10 times their current signal capacity. That advancement will help meet — and additionally fuel — the exploding demand for cellular phones, hand-held Internet access and other means of wireless communication.

Media 100’s CineStream

Introducing Media 100 CineStream, the next frontier in streaming media production. Designed for a broad range of video communicators and web developers, CineStream delivers superior quality, highly-interactive dynamic media in every major format; Windows Media, Real or QuickTime. It’s the easiest way to engage your online audience with dynamic content that’s compelling and interactive.

Apple’s New Laptop

MACINTOSH fans don’t always have it easy. They’re often found patiently (or vehemently) defending their choice of machine, they must endure occasional pundit predictions that Apple is doomed — and then there’s the Laptop Gap. At this very moment, a Mac fan with a pudgy 6.5-pound Apple PowerBook G3 is crammed into an airplane seat […]

Cable’s broadband lead whittled by DSL, satellite services

WASHINGTON–DSL providers continue to erode the cable industry’s domestic broadband market lead, a federal report said Monday, with direct broadcast satellite providers poised for gains.

Apple gets Office 2001

Microsoft’s software for Apple’s Macintosh unit to be ready by the fall