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Technology Briefs
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Business New Haven
8/23/99
By: BNH
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Microsoft Billed a Buck
The six-week antitrust trial between Bristol Technology and Microsoft Corp. ended last month with a federal jury finding that Microsoft did not violate U.S. antitrust law in negotiating over Windows source code, as Bristol had alleged. The jury did find that Microsoft committed a deceptive act that violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUPTA), but did not specify what that act was, and awarded Bristol $1 in damages. Company statements on the trial can be found at www.bristol.com and www.microsoft.com.
TPU Expands Online Offerings
At the end of its first year of offering a full schedule of online courses, Teikyo Post University in Waterbury is beginning several online degree programs. Students are now able to complete online all courses leading to an A.S. or B.S. in management; B.S. in integrated business with a concentration in law office management, management, marketing or management information systems (MIS); and a B.S. in management information systems (MIS). "A year ago, we took a bold step in offering an extensive series of online courses," explains Judith Slisz, dean of the division of accelerated degree programs, "to accommodate adult students whose work or travel schedule did not permit them to attend classroom courses in the evenings or on weekends on campus or at our branch campuses. The response to these courses has been so strong that we have expanded our offerings to include all the courses leading to a number of popular degrees for the adult student."
SEAS Receives Grants
The University of New Haven has received significant donations from two leading technology firms for computer workstations and software benefiting the university's School of Engineering & Applied Science (SEAS). These grants have an estimated commercial market value of several million dollars. Unigraphics Solutions of Middletown donated equipment software through a workstation site grant that will provide the university with a comprehensive list of computer-related equipment software, including 25 software packages that include industry-standard drafting software. The company will also provide personnel training in the licensed software. Integrated Systems Inc. has also donated software-engineering tools, including 20 software packages, technical support and upgrades for the equipment software as needed.
Companies Go For the Platinum
Gerber Technology and Protein Sciences have earned the "Platinum" award of the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award entry-level Connecticut Innovation Prize, beating out 80 other applicants. Gerber Technology's platinum application was for its 4-Hour Sample, a process developed to reduce the traditional weeks of preparing a sample for an apparel manufacturer. Protein Sciences, of Meriden, received the honor for development of a system employing dialysis to increase the efficiency of protein production in insect cells. Winning plaques will be distributed at the 12th annual CQIA Conference on Quality & Innovation, along with "1999 Connecticut Best Practices," containing this year's winning platinum, gold and silver CIP applications.
IMA Is Best of Show
Also honored recently was IMA of Shelton, whose EDGE(R) 4.0 software suite has been named "Best of CTI EXPO Spring '99." CTI EXPO Spring '99, held in Washington D.C., focused on computer telephony integration (CTI) and attracted more than 16,000 telecom professionals from around the world. "Best of Show" winners were selected by the editors from CTI, Call Center Solutions and Internet Telephony magazines from among thousands of products displayed by more than 300 vendors at the three-day event. IMA has also announced the availability of an integration module between IMA EDGE(R) to SAP R/3m, the dominant enterprise resource planning (ERP) information management system.
Help for the Non-Compliant
New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. has announced the launch of the city's Y2K Web site, part of the Elm City's efforts to keep people informed about preparations under way to insure that the Millennium bug does not create problems for residents and businesses. The site includes an explanation of the Y2K problem; information about the city's preparations, including frequently asked question and answers; links to local, state and federal Y2K sources, and the city's Y2K newsletter. The address is www.cityofnewhaven.com/news/y2k.htm. Also available is the newly released Due Diligence 2000, a comprehensive Y2K testing software designed to analyze and test hardware, software and data files on personal and business computers. According to its manufacturers, DD2000 diagnoses and classifies all potential Y2K problems, identifies the current level of compliance of PC system components and classifies the computer according to its ability to handle the date rollover. For more information visit www.Due-Diligence2000.com.
NVCTC Falls into the Gap
The Computer-Aided Drafting/Design (CADD) Department through the Engineering Technologies Divisions at Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College (NVCTC) has incorporated SolidWorks Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software into advanced courses starting with the fall semester. SolidWorks is a computer-aided design system that allows designers to create three-dimensional solid models of products and make changes as design requirements evolve. Naugatuck Valley says that its reason for adopting the new software is the existence of a technology gap: while many companies are adopting this technology to become more competitive, there still remains a significant gap in the number of people trained to use the new software.
Turn the (Yellow) Page
SBC Interactives regional online yellow pages, SNET SMARTpages.com (www.smartpages.com), has integrated its predecessor service, SNET Internet Yellow Pages. Users and advertisers with SNET Internet Yellow Pages will now be automatically transferred to SNET SMARTpages.com. The directory includes national white and yellow pages listings, shopping guides and city resource guides. SNET SMARTpages.com serves consumers and advertisers in the eight states served by SNET, Pacific Bell, Southwestern Bell and Nevada Bell. SMARTpages.com currently offers 104 city guides in 23 states and the District of Columbia, including guides for Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven and Stamford/Greenwich/Norwalk.
Tech Magic Cyber Camp Honored
The Tech Magic Cyber Camp program sponsored last summer by the New Haven Public Schools' School-to-Career Initiative and the Regional Workforce Development Board was recently honored by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration (ETA). At a New England region-wide ceremony held at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass., the Cyber Camp program was recognized as an exemplary youth program in the Integrated Youth Systems Services category by ETA Regional Administrator Robert J. Semier. The camp is a learning experience for summer campers ages five through eight as well as for their counselors, high school-aged youths hired through the Regional Workforce Development Board's summer youth employment program. Said Semier at the awards ceremony, "This program exemplifies how several agencies in a community can come together to collaborate on an innovative program which can provide a constructive and productive summer experience for young people at several age levels."
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