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Institute of Museum and Library Services Issues fact sheet on accomplishments of Library Services and Technology Act

The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administers library funding authorized by the Library Services and Technology Act. IMLS is an independent Federal agency that fosters leadership, innovation, and lifelong learning by supporting museums and libraries. Federal funds are a catalyst for services that help libraries address a wide range of community needs.

Apple Announces QuickTime 5 and QuickTime Streaming Server 3

Apple® recently announced QuickTime™ 5, Apples industry-leading software for creating, playing and streaming high-quality audio and video over the Internet, and QuickTime Streaming Server 3, Apples new version of the standards-based, open source, streaming server. In addition, Apple is demonstrating a preview version of QuickTime with support for industry-standard MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoding and decoding. […]

Viewpoint To Create 3D Worlds For EduLink

New York, New York — The days of class trips as the only way to experience the wonders of nature in its purest form are over as EduLink, Inc., a dynamic internet educational provider signed a deal with Viewpoint Corporation, a leader in digital marketing technologies and services for the Web, and to develop ongoing […]

DOD plugs e-learning standard

An evolving standard to support online, easily accessible and reusable training materials is helping to bring a 3-year-old Defense Department vision closer to reality, according to a DOD official.

IBM earmarks billions for ‘smart’ server

ARMONK, N.Y. – IBM is investing billions in research toward developing self-managing, self-configuring, and self-healing servers that require little human interaction.

World-wide internet community grows by seven million

The number of people with internet access from home grew by nearly seven million people in March to a total of 379 million people, according to ACNielsen eRatings.com.

Web-based tool allows for content interaction

CNN Interactive launches a set of tools allowing users to save, share and print content easily on the Web.

IBM Investing $100M for NY Center

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – IBM will invest more than $100 million to help create a state Center of Excellence in Nanoelectronics at the State University of New York’s Albany campus, Gov. George Pataki and company officials announced Monday. Pataki said the state would contribute $50 million for the center, which is expected to initially employ […]

Foundation Giving $400M to Stanford

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) – The foundation started by high-tech pioneer William Hewlett is donating $400 million to Stanford University, the largest gift ever to an American educational institution.

TAPPI Announces Expanded Online Learning Offerings

TAPPI announced today, that as of April 27, 2001, its online educational offerings have been expanded through an alliance with WISEonline Inc. (Writing Instruction for Scientists and Engineers). For years, TAPPI has delivered high quality, educational courses and recently has begun to offer online learning opportunities. As a result of this new collaboration, TAPPI now […]