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CompUSA Introduces New Power2Learn Online Training Service; Customers Have the Power of Online Learning at Their Fingertips

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 5, 2000–CompUSA Inc., America’s Largest Computer Superstore(R) retailer, today announced the launch of a new web-based training service, called Power2Learn Online Training.

Random House, Pearson, The McGraw-Hill Companies Make Landmark Allied Investment in ebrary

SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 10, 2000–ebrary, the authoritative source for online research, announced an unprecedented joint investment by Random House Inc., Pearson and The McGraw-Hill Companies – three of the world’s leading publishing and information services companies.

Teaching seniors new clicks

Believe it or not, there are people who have never touched a personal computer. They have never manipulated a mouse, surfed the Internet or sent an e-mail. But they want to, and many of Utah’s senior centers are giving them the chance.

Schlumberger Smart Campus Access Technology Provides the University of Texas at El Paso with Virtual Campus Solution

Applications Include Online Security, Physical Campus Access and Cashless Transactions Applications Include Online Security, Physical Campus Access and Cashless Transactions

Close to 200,000 Community College Students Can Log on to Mascot.com to Interact with Classmates, Faculty, and Administrators

Mascot Network, Inc. Creates Sense of Community Among 2-Year College Students, Many of Whom Commute to Campus CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct 10, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Mascot Network, Inc., the leading provider of higher education enterprise portals, today announced that with the beginning of the new school year over 30 2-year and community colleges have deployed […]

ODU Professor & Bill Cosby Publish e-Book on Education

Old Dominion University professor is promoting that idea in a new book, “American Schools: The $100 Billion Challenge,” with prominent co-author, Bill Cosby.

Web Site Shows Children the Fun Side of Science

AMES, Iowa — Ever wonder how an electric motor works? Ever think you could build one? Now you can, thanks to a Web site called “Funtivities” (http://www.Funtivities.com), sponsored by Iowa State University’s Program for Women in Science and Engineering (PWSE).

Tech Innovation 2000 Conference to Explore Web-based Learning

Web-based learning, collaborations, and knowledge networks are the focus of an upcoming conference at UCSC. The Tech Innovation 2000 conference takes place Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14, and is free. UCSC faculty and students, K-12 teachers, and others involved in the field of education are encouraged to attend.

E-Learning Benefits Taxpayers and their Advisors

WINNIPEG, Oct. 10 – “E-learning” – taking courses over the Internet – is becoming increasingly popular in Canada.

Personal Fingerprint Scanner

Leave your secret-file-laden computer unattended for a long enough while and that greasy-fingered intern is going to be playing Asteroids on it. Heaven forbid.