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Tuesday, April 9, 2002   Volume 2, Issue 19  
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CONTENTS
President Presenting at the AACC Annual Convention
Turnitin.com Offers Exclusive Limited-time Discount
Now Available: KeyServer by Sassafras Software
Technology Tidbits
Why Service Packs Are Better Than Patches
.Net Poster and Roadmap for Students
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President Presenting at the AACC Annual Convention
Saving Big Dollars: Facility Condition Analysis and Construction

Dr. Larry Toy, President/CEO of the Foundation for California Community Colleges and collegebuys.org, and Thomas Nussbaum, Chancellor of the California Community College system, will be presenting at the 2002 AACC Annual Convention in Seattle, Washington on Sunday, April 21, 2002 from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. The forum is "Saving Big Dollars: Facility Condition Analysis and Construction." collegebuys.org has launched a national Facilities Initiative, facilitybuys.org, to save institutions money and to improve facility management. Please visit www.facilitybuys.org for more details.
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Turnitin.com Offers Exclusive Limited-time Discount
World's Most Widely Recognized Plagiarism Prevention Tool

Turnitin.com offers a plagiarism prevention system that makes it easy to identify students who do plagiarize, but even more importantly, acts as a powerful deterrent to stop plagiarism before it starts. This limited time offer covers all collegebuys.org members that make their purchase before May 31, 2002. Please see the full story below for details on how to order.
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Now Available: KeyServer by Sassafras Software
Software License Metering/Access Management

collegebuys.org now offers KeyServer by Sassafras Software through reseller Technology Resource Center (TRC). KeyServer is the most widely used network-independent software license management tool for Windows, Macintosh, and thin-client based computers. Used at the largest networks world-wide since 1990, KeyServer has earned its reputation as one of the most stable, flexible, and comprehensive network management packages available. For product and pricing information, visit www.gotrc.com/collegebuys_trc.htm
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Technology Tidbits
News on Educational Technology and the Internet
by Judy Brown

Brief summaries with links to full stories on educational applications of technology, high tech news, and the Internet.
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Why Service Packs Are Better Than Patches

When most people think about keeping their computer systems secure, they think about security patches rather than service packs—but service packs are the better choice. For a discussion of the differences between patches and service packs—and the most effective strategy for using them—see:  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/columns/security/srvpatch.asp

 
.Net Poster and Roadmap for Students
 
Help your students identify where their skills fit in the Information
Technology or Computer Science field.  Download a poster at
http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/training/roadmap/chart_tabloid.pdf

 
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