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The California State University Awards PeopleSoft Consulting Services Contract to Free and Thornton, LLC

Free and Thornton, LLC announced today that it has been awarded The California State University Master Enabling Agreement (MEA) contract for the Common Management Systems (CMS) Project.

Alaska set to bolster telecom

Following a 15-month-long process, Alaska is poised to award a multimillion-dollar contract that will significantly upgrade the state’s communications infrastructure and bolster network security.

Audioconferencing: A Call for Savings

Audioconferencing solutions on software platforms with Web-based self-service may reduce enterprise costs while increasing service. To achieve savings, management tools, reports and defined procedures are critical.

Internet Use Takes a Toll on Television Viewing

Survey shows a decline in television use among people with Internet access

Low-Cost Microsoft Office Alternatives

StarOffice 6 and EasyOffice Premium 3 offer low-priced office suites with varying features.

BOCES wants February vote on building project

Officials at the Broome-Tioga BOCES, citing growing enrollments and cramped space, announced plans Thursday for a February vote on a $10.4 million building project.

Secretary Paige Releases State Reports on Teacher Preparation

U. S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige announced today that the department has released data on the quality of teacher preparation from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and outlying territories.

President Signs Internet Access Taxation Moratorium

The Internet is an innovative force that enables such applications as distance learning and precision farming. Government must do its part to make access to these services affordable. It should not raise costs through additional taxation.

Critics rip Microsoft’s donation settlement offer

Apple Computer Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Tuesday criticized Microsoft’s plan to give $1 billion in computers and software to schools to settle antitrust claims, saying it would give Microsoft an unfair advantage in the education market.

Benton report: eRate needs more money, less paperwork

Despite its “impressive” impact in helping the nation’s schools connect to the internet, the eRate remains a work in progress, according to a new report from the Benton Foundation and the Educational Development Center’s Center for Children and Technology (CCT).