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IBM plans WebSphere Translation Server rollout

IBM plans to release in March its WebSphere Translation Server software, which will allow companies to offer Web pages in multiple languages and enable e-mail and chat exchanges between users writing in different languages, all in real-time.

Intellectual Property and Digital Information in Higher Education: Problems and Solutions

Temple University invites participation in an online conference to be held April 17 through May1, 2001. New media technologies have expanded the traditional classroom, providing new methods of delivering educational content. As a result, issues of intellectual property have gained prominence and caused much debate among educators, administrators, librarians, legalists, and others. Questions regarding who […]

Illinois ready to open Virtual High School

Beginning this month, some Illinois high school students will be able to supplement their education with online courses.

Ed-Tech Skeptics Change Tune

Former Secretary of Education William Bennett, who has been skeptical of the use of technology in education, has formed the first K-12 online school. Also: GM touts its new environmentally friendly website for kids … an embarrassing spelling error … and more, in Katie Dean’s education notebook.

UMass Online CEO decision

The University system is close to having a chief executive officer for its new distance-learning venture, UMass Online.

TV Recorders Take Quantum Leap

LAS VEGAS — The second generation of personal video recorders (PVR) could give you a better view of football games than if you were on the 50-yard line.

Baruch College, City University of New York: Desktop Movies Help Business Students Strike the Right Notes

New York, NY — Mention the word lecture to most college students, and theyll invariably experience twinges in both their brains and hands…

Computing in the Future

In celebration of the opening of its new building, School of Computer Science hosted a symposium, earthware: a good world in 2050 . . . will computers help or hinder? this fall.

Sprint, Palm announce far-reaching alliance

In one of the most comprehensive agreements ever between a carrier and a handheld computer maker, Sprint PCS and Palm Inc. today announced plans to develop and market products that run the Palm operating system over Sprint’s wireless network.

Overwhelmed by Tech

Gadgets were supposed to make life simple. But some just make people crazy