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Education, industry team up vs. digital divide
The Education Department on Monday joined partners from numerous nonprofit organizations and businesses, including America Online, in launching a new multimilliondollar initiative to provide less fortunate children access to information technology, and guidance on how to use it, in an effort to bridge the 'digital divide.'
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New York Education Officials Seek $12 Million for Virtual Library
New Yorkers listed a statewide electronic library card as one of their top priorities in a recent survey by the Regents Commission on Library Services, and the state's education officials took steps last week to give Big Apple residents what they want.
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New Mexico Internet Law Overturned
A New Mexico law that made it illegal to use the Internet to send sexually explicit material to juveniles was overturned last week.
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Washington State Attorney General Files Suit Against Microworkz
The attorney general of Washington state filed a lawsuit last week against Microworkz.com Inc., accusing the lowcost computer maker of violating consumer protection laws by failing to deliver computers to its customers.
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Arizona's New Remote-Controlled Traffic Lights Debut at NASCAR Event
For the first time, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is using portable, batteryoperated and remotecontrolled traffic signals to help manage the approximately 200,000 spectators expected over the weekend for NASCAR races.
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Arkansas Medicaid Program Wins Vendor State's Quality Achievement Award
Electronic Data Systems Corp., which supports the Arkansas Medicaid program, has earned the Arkansas Quality Achievement Award, an honor acknowledging the company's strategic planning, market knowledge and process management.
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Rhode Island Conducts Internet Learning Day
Bell Atlantic joined Bryant College, the Urban League of Rhode Island and the Women's Center of Rhode Island in cosponsoring a free, Internet Learning Day, part of Bell Atlantic's initiative aimed at residents in communities who do not have regular access to Internet training.
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Illinois to Post Sex Offender List on the Internet
The Illinois State Police soon will post a list of all known sex offenders in the state on its World Wide Web site. The list, which will include offenders' names, dates of birth, addresses and whether their victims were younger than 18 years old, is scheduled to be up by Nov. 15.
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Wisconsin Lands $1.12 Million Federal Grant to Prepare Students for IT Jobs
The U.S. Labor Department has awarded Wisconsin a $1.12 million grant to continue a program that helps prepare students for careers in technology and other fields.
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ISP Delays Debut of Advanced Videoconferencing Network in Central New York
The Syracuse MetroNet, an advanced videoconferencing network developed by the Community and Information Technology Institute at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies, was scheduled to begin a host of pilot projects last month, but complications with the Internet service provider scheduled to support the test beds have postponed the project's launch.
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Election Day goes online with VoteHere.net
Election Day went online Tuesday when VoteHere.net provided the software and technical expertise to manage elections simultaneously in two states.
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Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb., to Offer State's First Large-Scale Distance Learning Program
Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb., will use a multimedia solution to broadcast voice and video to four college locations and numerous offcampus sites throughout the state.
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Hawaii Gov. Ben Cateyano recognized Honolulu-based WorldPoint Interactive Inc.
Hawaii Gov. Ben Cateyano last week recognized Honolulubased WorldPoint Interactive Inc., a software company that has developed a new translation tool that can interpret and edit documents in 18 languages.
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Commerce Department Secretary William Daley announces a digital divide summit
Commerce Department Secretary William Daley announced on Monday that a digital divide summit will be held on Dec. 9, featuring participants from the federal government, the technology industry, the civil rights and nonprofit communities, grassroots organizations and the general public.
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Virginia moves toward digital signatures for government business
The Virginia Council on Technology Services (COTS) moved closer last week to embracing the use of digital signatures for government business.
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Integration Broadens Appeal of GIS Data
State and local government users are on the leading edge when it comes to integrating geographic information systems.
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IT Shops Weigh the Pros and Cons of Linux
The Linux operating system, once virtually unknown outside a small community of loyal users and developers, is making a lot of people take a second look at their information technology strategy. The operating system has been around for about a decade and has been quietly gaining popularity among IT
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A Vote for Ingenuity
Information technology, historically, has focused on automation: using computersand human ingenuityto take the grunt work out of extensive calculations, document design and other daily labors. But technology also has become part of the life stream of our communities, creating a new class of skill
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USDA announces rural tech grants
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Dan Glickman last week announced the USDA Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Awards, with four each going to Alaska, Alabama and Texas, while California garnered funds for three institutions.
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