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PanAmSat Expects Net 36 Initiative to Speed Growth

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Satellite operator PanAmSat Corp. (SPOT) said on Monday it expected its Net 36 Internet initiative to help speed up revenue growth.

H.323 Virtual Attendance showcased at TeleCon 2000 World Leading Forum For Enterprise Collaboration And e-Learning

SANTA ANA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 1, 2000–Advanstar’s Technology Communities Group announced an experimental virtual attendance option using H.323 at TeleCon 2000 Conference & Expo, the world’s biggest forum for leading-edge solutions for enterprise collaboration and e-learning. TeleCon 2000 will be held December 5-8, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.

UserActive’s Superior Online Learning Technology Added to the MindEdge e-Learning Database

WOBURN, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dec. 1, 2000–MindEdge, Inc., the world’s leading e-learning database and infrastructure company, announced today that it has added UserActive’s suite of programming courses to its powerful e-learning database.

Adobe Photoshop 6.0

Professional designers are always on the lookout for programs that can deliver more powerful tools and streamline workflow. With Photoshop 6.0 ($610 street), Adobe has created a major upgrade that provides both.

Top 10 Scanners

With the impending arrival of the new year, scanner technology fittingly takes another step forward.

IDEA 25th Anniversary, Website, and Annual Report

The US Department of Education celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). To commemorate the occasion, the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (OSERS) launched its new “Lessons for All” IDEA 25th anniversary site. It offers information on the history of the act and its impact on improving results […]

Students set pace at online school

Michele Towns didn’t like going to school. The Columbus eighth-grader said she was frequently teased. “Talk, rumors,” she said. “I just didn’t want to put up with it no more.” Bouts with asthma and bronchitis also kept her from class at Mifflin Alternative Middle School.

Public school rankings hit the Internet

Massive statistical profiles of the state’s public schools hit the Internet today, including the first-ever rankings of performance on the state’s assessment tests.

Measures for Electronic Resources (E-Metrics)

Phase One Report, November 2000 This is an effort led by Sherrie Schmidt (Dean of Libraries, Arizona State) and Rush Miller, (University Librarian and Director, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh) to explore the feasibility of collecting data on the usage of electronic resources. A planning meeting to define this year-long project will be held […]

Ivory servers

Qiao Lijie was frustrated. It was mid-1997, and she was sitting in front of the computer at home in Beijing trying to register for courses for her master’s certificate in professional accounting from an American web-based provider of online courses.