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Tuesday, September 9, 2003   Volume 4, Issue 6  
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Experienced Executive to Lead collegebuys.org/schoolbuys.org
Questia Educator Evaluation Copy
Critical Flaw Affects Many Microsoft Programs
Use Care When Reading E-mail with Attachments
Microsoft Windows News
Technology Tidbits
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Experienced Executive to Lead collegebuys.org/schoolbuys.org
Courtney Peterson Hired as F.C.C.C. Director of Purchasing Programs

After a national search and more than 50 applications, Courtney Peterson has been selected to lead the development of the F.C.C.C. purchasing programs. Ms. Peterson spent the last few years as a management consultant, but previously was President of a division of VMX, a telecommunications company, and was Director of New Business Development and Strategic Marketing for Octel Communications. She also held positions with Xerox Corporation.
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Questia Educator Evaluation Copy
Questia - the World’s Largest Online Interactive Library - A General Studies Resource
http://www.questia.com/RequestEvaluation...

The process of scholarly research is transformed with Questia. Faculty find Questia an effective tool when developing course reading lists. Including Questia as a primary resource in a syllabus saves time, insures access, and diminishes the need for copying portions of books, journals, magazines, and newspaper articles for distribution. Eliminate the frustration of copypacks. Educator Evaluation Request Forms: http://www.questia.com/RequestEvaluation.jsp
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Critical Flaw Affects Many Microsoft Programs
Programs Should Be Updated

A security bulletin from Microsoft warns of a “critical” flaw in key software programs in the “suite” of Office 97, 200, and XP—Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Other programs such as Publisher 2002, Visio 2000 and 2002, and Project 2000 and 2002 are also affected. To install security updates see www.microsoft.com/security. Click Full Story for the entire bulletin from Microsoft.
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Use Care When Reading E-mail with Attachments
Advice from the CERT Coordination Center
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by Larry Rogers

With all the viruses and worms in the news lately, here is some straight forward advice from the federally-funded center of Internet security expertise at Carnegie Mellon University.
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Microsoft Windows News
Items from Windows Platform Newsletter

Brief summaries and links to full stories of interest to collegebuys.org/schoolbuys.org members from the insider’s guide to the Microsoft Windows family of products.
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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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