ADVISORY/i-drive.com Sponsors Summit on the Internet and Higher Education at George Mason University.Business Editors/Technology Writers ADVISORY ... for Thursday and Friday (March 30 and 31) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Many of the nation's leading universities and top technology companies will gather at George Mason University Named after American revolutionary, patriot and founding father George Mason, the university was founded as a branch of the University of Virginia in 1957 and became an independent institution in 1972. on March 30 and 31, 2000 to discuss the integration of Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the technologies into academia. In order to attract quality applicants and adequately prepare them for the future, universities need to offer their students leading-edge technologies. Having established itself as the leading source of Web-based file storage services for academia, i-drive will host its third University Consortium Meeting at George Mason University to discuss how higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. institutions can prepare for the imminent "dot.edu Revolution" by effectively partnering with "dot.com" industry leaders. The University Consortium is a group of leading universities that are partnering with i-drive to tailor its powerful file service and collaboration platforms An emerging category of computer software, collaboration platforms are unified electronic platforms that support synchronous and asynchronous communication through a variety of devices and channels. to meet the unique needs of academia. Since i-drive's launch in August 1999, the company has partnered with more than 40 campuses (big and small) across the nation including Stanford, Wake Forest, Case Western University, and UC Berkeley to build co-branded i-drive accounts for students, faculty and staff administrators.
WHEN: March 30 and 31
WHERE: George Mason University
Mason Hall
Fairfax, Virginia
WHO: Keynote speakers: Congressman Chris Cannon (R - Utah)
Huntington Williams III, President and CEO,
Community of Science
Donald Dalton, Economist,
U.S. Department of Commerce
Panel Members: The New York Times Learning Network,
Britannica.com and GuruNet
To attend i-drive's University Consortium Summit, please contact Carrie Bonforte at (415) 356-6814 or carrie@mail.idrive.com. For additional information or to become a member of i-drive.com's University Consortium, please contact Tom Cramer Tom Cramer is an American artist working in Portland, Oregon. He is mostly noted for his intricately carved and painted wood reliefs [1]. Often called the unofficial Artist Laureate of Portland, Cramer is one of the most visible artists in the city and is represented by at (415) 356-2280 or via email at universities@mail.idrive.com Founded in 1998, i-drive.com is the leading provider of interactive Web-based space for users to permanently store, organize, and share information from the Internet and the desktop. With content management tools including Sideloadae and Clip (CLassical IP) See Classical IP. 1. CLIP - Compiler Language for Information Processing. 2. CLIP - Common LISP in Parallel. 3. (programming, tool) CLiP - A documentation extractor by Eric W. , i-drive redefines the term "sticky Refers to an application or service that keeps you on a Web site. For example, stock quotes, glossaries, educational material, chat rooms and similar offerings give you reason to remain on the site, while it allows the company to show you more ads or proprietary messages. " content by delivering features and tools that allow the content to stick to the user-anywhere on the Web. i-drive has established partnerships with a range of top Web sites, including MP3.com, ZDNet.com and the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Learning Network, and has formed the nation's largest university consortium to deliver file storage and management tools to students across the country. i-drive.com is privately held and funded by Global Retail Partners, Information Technology Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California with affiliate offices in more than 30 cities around the world and over $4.5 billion in capital commitments. , Partners Group and ZDNet. For company information, visit the Web site at www.idrive.com. Editors please contact Christine Gasparac at Antenna Group at 415-977-1932 or christine@antennapr.com. |
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