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Company Identifies Student Downloaders and Complains to Their Colleges

The battle over file-sharing and Internet piracy has a new combatant on the field — an ally for the recording industry, and a headache for technical-staff members and lawyers at some colleges and universities.

Capella University Launches 2-Minute Advisor;Innovative Tool Helps Adults Evaluate Educational Options

Capella University has launched a first-of-its-kind Web-based assessment tool for adults considering continuing their education – the 2-Minute Advisor (patent pending). The 2-Minute Advisor(SM) is an interactive tool designed to provide individuals personalized course and program recommendations based on their interests and specific needs.

MSU textbook helps nations 11/5 students learn how we learn

Students at schools ranging from Columbia and Duke universities to the universities of Florida and South Carolina are using a Mississippi State University-authored textbook to learn more about how humans learn.

Internet Penetration Has Leveled Out Over the Last 12 Months

The proportion of all adults who are online at work, at home or from any other location such as school, library or cyber cafe has remained virtually unchanged at 64% for the last 12 months. This translates into approximately 127 million adults aged 18 and over, up from 121 million in the previous year. These […]

WebEx Communications Brings TeleCon 2001 Keynotes to Conferencing And Collaboration Users Worldwide

WebEx Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBX – news), the leader in interactive communications infrastructure for business meetings on the Web, today announced that it will deliver the TeleCon 2001 keynote addresses on the Web.

Telecosm delegates debate connectivity concerns

Optical capacity is plentiful and both corporate and residential demand is high, but connectivity remains elusive, according to delegates and keynote speakers at the Telecosm 2001 conference here on Monday.

The To-Do List That Knows Where You Are

IN the wired world of the 21st century, it seems impossible to forget anything. A cartoon pops up on your computer screen reminding you that it’s a friend’s birthday. An exclamation mark surfaces on your palmtop alerting you to a looming project deadline. Every once in a while your cellphone breaks into spasms of music […]

AT&T Broadband And TiVo To Introduce Digital Video Recorders To Cable Customers

AT&T Broadband and TiVo today announced an opportunity for AT&T Broadband cable customers to purchase the TiVo DVR (digital video recorder) and service. Beginning on November 15, AT&T Broadband will introduce the TiVo DVR and service to customers in the New England region, in Denver, Colo. and in Cupertino, Los Altos, Mountain View, San Jose, […]

Brazil Plans Thousands of Web Kiosks

Brazil is pledging to install Internet booths in 4,000 post offices next year, giving free Web access to some 150 million people in a massive effort to bridge the country’s gaping digital divide, President Fernando Henrique Carodoso announced.

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October 2001 Issue