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University of Texas at Austin Gets Systimax Structured Cabling to Desktop

The new Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building has single mode fiber, LazrSPEED multi mode fiber and GigaSPEED copper unshielded twisted pair cable to every desktop

Instructors Try Out Updated MOOs as Online-Course Classrooms

Educators have put a new face on one of the oldest forms of online communication by adding graphical interfaces to text-based chat systems called MOOs. The systems still aren’t flashy, but some professors say they make ideal distance-education classrooms.

SoX Enhances Collaboration Opportunities Among Researchers

The Southern Crossroads (SoX) is a cooperative initiative of Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, and the University of Georgia, with support from the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA). SoX is designed to facilitate access to current and future highly integrated, digital communications services for education, research and economic development within the region and across the […]

Film Reels Toward Digital Revolution

Traditional movie theater companies are suffering some growing pains. After a round of building state-of-the-art multiplexes, there now appears to be too many screens for the number of movie watchers in America. To name a few, General Cinemas (NYSE: GCX) and Carmike Cinemas (NYSE: CKE) have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and battered Imax (Nasdaq: […]

Napster for Mac

Download the Carbon based version of Napster for the Mac, which combines the full power of Napster in a Mac friendly Interface.

Microsoft’s ‘Tahoe’: No Mere Portal

The company’s inroad into knowledge management is a good first effort, says eWEEK Labs, but it probably won’t revolutionize the field.

Tahoe’s Aim: Content Market Dominance

With elements geared toward content management, Microsoft’s Tahoe hopes to rival Vignette and Interwoven. But scalability may be an issue.

IBM Introduces eServer Family of Appliances

IBM has announced a new line of eServer appliances, including the industry’s most powerful Intel-based Linux and Windows Web-hosting appliance servers, staking claim to the $11 billion server appliance market, as projected by IDC through 2004.

Computer Crashes Bedevil a Nationwide Virtual College Fair

Technical problems torpedoed a nationwide virtual college fair last week, frustrating admissions officers from about 160 institutions — along with uncounted numbers of their would-be students.

Lotus Opens Shimmer to Beta Testing

Lotus Development Corp. today launched its upcoming Web-access messaging client, code-named Shimmer, for public beta testing. The new product will allow users at small and medium-size organizations to gain access to many of Notes’ features using a thin client.