Intel’s Grove Calls for Easing Broadband Rules
Intel chairman Andy Grove says the government must enable rapid deployment of broadband access, even if it means allowing Baby Bells to dominate their respective markets.
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Sun Microsystems To Acquire ISOPIA
Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) Tuesday says it is acquiring Toronto-based e-learning company ISOPA for an unnamed amount of cash and stock. The specifics of the deal will depend on stockholder approval. The Palo Alto-based networking company says it plans to incorporate ISOPIA into Sun’s Educational Services a worldwide IT training solutions organization.
Graduate School Internet Objectives Include More Effective Prospect Communications and a User-friendly Online Application, Finds a Recent Study Commissioned by ApplyYourself
ApplyYourself, Inc., a leading provider of Internet-based recruitment and enrollment solutions for colleges and universities, today released “The Internet as a Tool in Graduate School Admission – 2001: A Report on the Uses of Technology in Graduate and Professional School Admission,” a study conducted by Education Now, an independent education consulting firm, and commissioned by […]
As Online Test Prep Business Soars 180%, Kaplan Revamps Kaptest.com to take Advantage of Student Influx
With increasing competition for college and graduate school fueling a rise in site traffic and revenue, kaptest.com, the online test prep unit of Kaplan, Inc., has introduced a newly designed web site.
I2-NEWS: Sun Microsystems and Internet2 Create Directory Testbed for Higher Education
Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Internet2 today announced the development of the Directory of Directories for Higher Education (DoDHE). The directory of directories is a service testbed enabling people to find and communicate with each other in the United States by using high performance network applications such as video-conferencing. The Directory will support over 6 million […]
IBM Announces New Smart Home Technology
The technology is aimed at integrating and remotely managing computers, Internet appliances, and such household items as lights, security systems and stereos.
LearningWeek Live Guest of the Week Focuses on Integrating Technology into Public School Classrooms
This weeks guest on LearningWeek Live (LWL), the first interactive weekly webcast featuring stories about the people, technology and business of learning today, is Michael Preston, Program Officer for Technology at New Visions for Public Schools. New Visiommunity to mobilize resources and develop programs and policies that lead to significant, lasting improvement in the achievement […]
Coalition takes on TV – and its ads – broadcast in schools
The young anchors could have been cast for a new “WB” show, and the commercials bring everything from zit cream to summer blockbusters into classrooms. But in between, there’s coverage of weighty news like the Timothy McVeigh execution and an occasional plug to turn kids off drugs.
Apex Learning’s AP Exam Review Enrollment Grows to More Than 40,000 Students; Online Advanced Placement Exam Preparation Program Increases 11-Fold
More and more high school students want to accelerate their education by taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams.
Lifelong learner
GeoLearning, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded a portion of a seven-year, $980 million program launched by the Department of Transportation under which federal, state and local agencies can turn for help when developing projects involving state-of-the-art technology. The Speciaers to rapidly acquire a wide array of specialized or “niche” information technology services and […]