News 03-13-2001
The EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATION DISCOUNT for the Syllabus spring2001 conference
in Cincinnati has been extended until 3/21. Click here to save 10% on conference
registration fees: http://confreg.uoregon.edu/syllabusSpring01/reg_default.html.
Featured Panel to Discuss Campus Communications
The Syllabus spring2001 conference will host a Featured Panel presentation
in which experts in IT planning and campus communications will explore many
of the technologies presented in Howard Strauss's opening keynote address, Web
Portals in the Year 2015. The panel will focus especially on the technologies
that will be most important to higher education over the next 5-10 years. What
technologies will institutions need to implement in order to remain competitive
in the coming years? What are the trends to be aware of that could impact the
planning process? What might some of the surprises be? The panelists will examine
these and other questions in relation to the conference themes and tracks. The
moderator will incorporate audience Q&A.
Support for Tech Documentation, Journals, and Newsletters
Texterity, a provider of e-book and e-publishing services, recently announced
TextCafe version 1.2. The new version adds significant features to the service
that accepts PDF, Quark, and Word files and converts them to structured XML,
HTML, and open e-book formats. TextCafe already provides automated volume conversion
for trade books that need to be moved into structured XML format. The updated
version now allows cus tomers to convert more complex materials, including journal
articles, technical documentation, and newsletters. TextCafe 1.2 key features
include detection of multi-column material, which can be reflowed in reading
order; tagging and automatic linking of footnotes and endnotes; support for
extraction and reinsertion of PDF annotated tables, graphs, and line drawing
as images; creation of two Cascading Style Sheets (CSS); and tracking of original
page numbering with anchors. Available later this month, TextCafe version 1.2
pricing is based on document type and conversion volume. For more information,
visit http://www.texterity.com.
Net2000 Communications Ethernet Switching
Net2000 Communications, a provider of integrated broadband voice, data, Internet,
and interactive video communications services, announced recently the addition
of a new state-of- the-art Ethernet switching service for customers who collocate
at Net2000's selected central office facilities. The new Ethernet switching
solution is designed to provide Internet Service Providers, Application Service
Providers, content providers, corporate enterprises, and any other collocation
customers with simplicity and scalability to deploy Internet- based applications.
Net2000 currently offers Ethernet switching to customers who collocate at Net2000
central office facilities in Washington, D.C., New York City and expects to
deploy this service in its other markets. For more information, visit http://www.net2000.com.
Online Student Services Conference
The California Virtual Campus Online Student Services Conference: Building
a Virtual Campus will be held April 19-20, 2001, at Napa Valley College, in
Napa, California. Sponsored by the California Virtual Statewide/Rural Regional
Center at Cerro Coso College, the conference will provide opportunities for
educators, student services professionals, and administrators to share ideas,
models, and best practices of online student services. Online registration is
available at http://www.cvc4.org/StudentServices. For more information on attending
or exhibiting, contact Heather Ostash, CVC4 Conference Coordinator, at [email protected],
or Paul Meyers, CVC4 Project Director, at [email protected].
Clinical and Technical Information for Cardiac Physicians
ComView Corporation, a provider of cardiac imaging management systems, recently
announced a cooperative agreement with Clinsights, the developer of TCTMD.com,
a Web-based community that provides objective, scientifically based information
and data on new medical technologies, procedural strategies, and medical products
for interventional cardiologists, endovascular physicians, and allied clinical
professionals. The cooperative effort provides TCTMD users with access to ComView's
ViewStar PC DICOM viewing software and ComView users access to TCTMD.com's educational
content. The interface between ComView Corporation and Clinsights will be exhibited
at the upcoming American College of Cardiology meeting (March 17-21, Orlando,
FL). ComView will distribute free copies of its latest Viewstar PC software
program, embedded with new functionality and links to information provided by
TCTMD.com and ComView's current partners. For more information, visit http://www.comview.com
or http://www.clinsights.com.
think3 Wins NDES 2001 "Best of Show" Award
Mechanical design software company think3 recently announced that it has won
a National Design Engineering Show (NDES) 2001 "Best of Show" Award from CADALYST
magazine for the latest release of its flagship 3D design software, thinkdesign
6.0. New features include a speech-enabled graphical user interface; advanced
3D functionality such as global shape modeling, smart objects, and fully associative
curve, surface, and solid modeling; and additional data translators such as
bi-directional CATIA and Parasolids.For more information regarding think3 educational
programs, visit http://www.think3.com/education/.
SpinFire Release Moves CAD Designs to the Web
Actify recently announced the launch of SpinFire Publisher and Viewer 2.0,
its flagship solution for publishing mechanical designs in Web-based applications.
The programs work in tandem to accelerate the process of delivering design content
to the Web. SpinFire brings 3D and 2D designs into one integrated presentation
tool with a set of measurement and collaboration features.
The intuitive interface
makes it simple to use and implement by both CAD users and non-CAD users outside
of engineering, such as marketing, sales, support, and service personnel. These
departments do not have to learn or install a CAD system or train employees
on the software in order to view and publish product designs. The free SpinFire
Viewer is downloadable from the Actify Web site at http://www.Actify.com.
GeneMatcher for Education
Paracel, a business unit of Celera Genomics, has launched its new GeneMatcher
for Education (GME) program, a cost-effective supercomputing opportunity for
academic researchers. Using the GeneMatcher, scientists can apply computationally
intensive algorithms to the recently completed human genome to significantly
accelerate their large-scale research projects. The GME program offers a pre-owned
GeneMatcher-Plus--a fully configured nine-board unit comprising a total of 6,912
processors, a suite of sensitive search algorithms, and the Paracel user interfaces,
BioView Toolkit and BioView Workbench. GME provides academic researchers with
a suite of advanced algorithms for analysis along with the computing power of
the GeneMatcher. Researchers can apply GeneMatcher's nearly 7,000 processors
to computationally intensive algorithms that typically cannot be run on conventional
hardware. Customers also have the option of loading their own data sets onto
the GME system. For more information, visit http://www.paracel.com.
MathXpert Online
Recognix recently made available on its Web site (http://www.MathXpert.com)
a free service to help high school and college students master the intricacies
of mathematics. MathXpert is a learning tool which shows students how to solve
an algebra, trigonometry, or calculus mathematics problem. Students may practice
with MathXpert problems, which are included with the program, or they may enter
their own problems. The program was developed by Professor Michael Beeson of
San Jose State University (a graduate of Cal Tech and Stanford Universities)
after fifteen years of research. From a set of approximately 800 operations,
the logic engine of the MathXpert programs is able to select the sequence of
mathematical operations that need to be applied to arrive at a solution. MathXpert
is available as a free online service to students, as a single user application
program to be installed on the user's computer, and as a network application
to be installed on a school network. For more information, visit http://www.mathXpert.com.
Integrated Telepathology-Network Medicine Suite
MedSoft.com, an application service provider (ASP) of comprehensive health
care portal solutions, recently announced the debut of its integrated MedMicroscopy/MedReach
network medicine solution. The application combines the functionality of distance-enabled
pathology with full, electronic, multimedia medical record capability. The MultiMedia
technology suite enables pathologists to consult and collaborate over distance
with multiple colleagues, utilizing live remote microscopy and interactive,
live video teleconferencing, while maintaining a permanent, secure digital record
of the consultation. For more information, visit http://www.e-medsoft.com
and http://www.enetgroup.co.uk.
Wireless Web Site Building Application
Epoch Integration Inc., a consulting and development company, today announced
the launch of PageMeBack, a free Web-based service that allows individuals and
businesses to publish Internet content for users with wireless e-mail devices.
Located at http://www.pagemeback.net,
PageMeBack is built on Epoch Integration's Ellipse platform, a Java- and XML-based
architecture that enables transaction processing from, and content delivery
to, any device that supports e-mail. By visiting the site, anyone can build
a PageMeBack Web site that can be accessed by millions of wireless e-mail device
users. No HTML coding or programming of any kind is required, and users do not
have to worry about setting up any hosting.
Virus Alert from Trend Micro
Trend Micro is warning computer users of a potentially fast-spreading Trojan
virus known as "NAKEDWIFE." This destructive Trojan is a mass-mailing worm that
uses Outlook to e-mail itself as an attachment and deletes a variety of files
in the Windows and system directories. Protection is being posted to Trend Micro's
Web site as pattern file No. 859. Concerned computer users can use Trend Micro's
free online virus scanner, HouseCall at http://www.antivirus.com
to detect this threat.
