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...billion market by 2010, according to analyst firm ABI Research; AT&T, Verizon and Sprint Nextel spin-off Embarq are looking to cash in, snapping up their own municipal deals in places like Springfield, Ill., and Riverside, Calif. And Comcast Ventures has invested in BelAir Networks, a Canadian vendor of wireless equipment...
...needs and wishes. Microsoft’s "Windows Live @ Edu" has signed on almost 60 universities worldwide, and Google’s Gmail service is a success with consumers all over the world. In the next few weeks, fellow Ivy League school University of Pennsylvania will be choosing a vendor after a semester of consideration. We hope Harvard will follow suit soon after...
...BANKDespite the specter of rising expenses, the University succeeded in keeping costs constant in several areas. After a 10 percent rise last year, the University did not increase spending on supplies and equipment this year. The report attributed the savings to “University-wide contracts with vendor partners together with cost-conscious purchasing practices.” Meanwhile, the rate of growth of salary and wage costs slowed to 3 percent from the previous year’s 6 percent. The report expressed concern about relatively flat growth in funding for sponsored research, which consists of grants from...
...DRCLAS) this weekend during a benefit bazaar sponsored by Cultural Survival, a non-profit organization that advances the rights of indigenous people across the globe. The smell of Tibetan curry permeated the air against the backdrop of cool Caribbean rhythms as locals weaved through the stalls staffed by 38 vendors from around the world. Agnes Portalewska, the special events and membership coordinator of Cultural Survival, said that the merchants donate 40 percent of their sales to the organization, amounting to between $20,000 and $60,000 in profits per bazaar. “This event gives an opportunity for people...
...seven hours, according to Supervisor of Residential Computing Erin Nettifee. Students could not visit any FAS Web sites and were able to access their FAS e-mail only intermittently throughout the day until the system was fully restored by 6:30 p.m. The Computer Services staff and system platform vendor located the problem to be a malfunction in the FAS UNIX storage system. “Unfortunately, we do not yet have a specific answer as to why the malfunction occurred,” Nettifee said. “The system vendor and operational staff are still on-site investigating...