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AxessPoint, Inc. Acquires Starlight Networks From PictureTel Corp. — PictureTel’s 1414c Retains Licensing Rights For Streaming Technology; Signs Co-Marketing Agreement for eVideo Application Server(TM) –eVAS–

ANDOVER, Mass. & MOUNT DORA, Fla., Oct 16, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) — PictureTel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:PCTL), the world leader in integrated collaboration, and AxessPoint Inc., a leading provider of distance learning and knowledge management solutions, today announced that AxessPoint has acquired Starlight Networks from PictureTel’s 1414c subsidiary.

ALeNet Selects VCampus to Deliver Internet-Based eLearning Solutions to its Clients

RESTON, Va. & CORAL GABLES, Fla., Oct 16, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) — VCampus Corporation (Nasdaq:VCMP) announced today that ALeNet will be a certified reseller partner to provide e-Learning solutions for all of its global customers using the “ALeNet Learning Express” powered by VCampus.

Teledesic Still Eyes ‘Internet In The Sky’

SEATTLE — Iridium’s satellite venture was a flop, but ICO-Teledesic is pressing ahead with plans to ring the globe with satellites, and build broadband “Internet in the sky.”

Microsoft’s Apple-Flavored Office

Microsoft’s Office 2001 for the Macintosh–“Office:mac 2001” in marketing-ese–has a lot of sizzle, but its steak is surprisingly good, too. It appears Microsoft’s designers have finally taken into consideration the unique attributes of the Macintosh platform when creating their software.

WebCT User Base Nearly Doubles In Size During Past Year Fueled By Introduction of Integrated E-Learning Environment

Colleges And Universities Select WebCT Because It Is User-Friendly, Enhances Interaction Between Students and Faculty, And Offers Quality Course Material Nashville, TN, EDUCAUSE 2000, October 11, 2000 — WebCT today announced that its user base in higher education has nearly doubled in size during the past year. Between last years and this years annual EDUCAUSE […]

Q&A: Office 2001 for Mac Takes Users to a Whole New Level of Simplified Computing

Walking what is perhaps one of the finest lines in the high tech industry, Kevin Browne works at Microsoft, where he lives and breathes the Macintosh. Browne, who has worked for Microsoft for 10 years, was named head of Microsofts Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) in late 1999. Today at the CompUSA store in San Francisco, […]

AT&T and Internet2 Establish Research Labs for Network Security

Washington, DC–October 10, 2000—AT&T and Internet2(R) today announced Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be sites for the Internet2 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) Labs. These newly created research laboratories will help develop and deploy interoperable technologies to make the Internet more secure, more reliable and easier to use. AT&T is providing initial funding […]

Carnegie Mellon Works to Make Computers Invisible and Pervasive

Carnegie Mellon University’s wireless network does more than just permit students to check their e-mail wherever they happen to be.

Online Teaching And Broadband Technology

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The greatest obstacle to the widespread adoption of broadband technology in China’s burgeoning telecommunications market is the lack of content, a Cisco Systems executive (NasdaqNM:CSCO – news) said on Thursday.

FirstClass Systems Closes Acquisition of MindQ eLearning Properties from KnowledgePlanet.com

“The MindQ Certified Java Developer courseware we have acquired today continues to be the eLearning industry’s best set of courses serving the needs of Java programmers,” said Mr. Stewart. “Java has become the most popular language for new application development in the past year. Our clients have been demanding increasing amounts of both basic and […]