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Task Force Releases Governor’s Guide to Trade and Global Competitiveness

Released by Virginia Gov. Mark Warner and Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker, the report, “A Governor’s Guide to Trade and Global Competitiveness,” suggests that governors can play four prominent roles in helping promote state trade and international investment promotion. Read The Full Article

Copyright demanded in digital library

At a just concluded international conference, researchers in the fields of library and information sciences and engineering and computer science tried to answer a myriad of questions:… Read The Full Article

Duke University To Use New Media Courses To Prepare Talented Pre-College Students

The project is being marketed under erroyo’s Eduscreen division. John Tolsma, erroyo’s president explains, “If parents are looking for positive, interactive media as a summer alternative for their smart teenagers, the Duke TIP learning series is truly exceptional. Read The Full Article

Training site goes to head of the class

It’s graduation time for the National Learning Center. Read The Full Article

Lightspan’s Academic Systems Expands Product Line Into Programs for English Language Learners

SAN DIEGO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ — Academic Systems, the secondary and higher education division of Lightspan, Inc., and the leading provider of interactive multimedia instructional programs for college students, announced today that it will add interactive CD-based English language learning courseware to its offerings for the elementary, secondary and adult education community. Academic Systems has […]

Microsoft Cuts the (Ethernet) Cord

REDMOND, Wash, July 11, 2002 — In a growing number of homes, waiting an eon for a Web page to download or putting up with constant interruptions in online music or video feeds are distant memories. High-speed connections, such as cable and DSL, have made speedy Web browsing a reality. Read The Full Article

New Report Concludes Federal Programs Critical to Bringing A Nation Online

Washington, D.C. — Today, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund and the Benton Foundation, with support from the Ford Foundation, released a new report that concludes that continued Federal leadership is essential to bringing a nation online, given the significant technology gaps that remain along economic, racial and geographic lines. Read The Full […]

Library Services and Technology Act spurred investment in libraries, SU study shows

…according to a recent study released by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Studies (NCLIS). Read The Full Article

Virtual mammography training avoids radiation

Using new mammography software, radiology residents and technologists can learn to perform breast imaging without exposing them — or patients — to ionizing radiation. Read The Full Article

Gordon Moore on Moore’s Law (and More)

The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the United States’ highest civilian honor, and it went to Moore for his career contribution to the microprocessor and computing industries. Read The Full Article