BellSouth's Tanner Appointed to Florida Internet Task Force.TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1999-- Corporate Senior Attorney will give Industry and national policy expertise to committee BellSouth Corporation Senior Attorney Mike Tanner The code name for the Xeon version of the Pentium III chip. See Xeon. has been appointed to serve on Governor Bush's select 34-member state Internet Task Force. House Speaker John Thrasher John Thrasher (February 24, 1818–November 13, 1899) was the founder of the city of Norcross, Georgia, an original pioneer of Atlanta, and a well-travelled entrepreneur throughout the American Southeast. selected Tanner to the committee. "I am honored to be chosen to participate in such an important endeavor," said Tanner. "This Internet Task Force marks Florida's leadership in this area and will not only set a pattern for net usage in the state, but will have a major impact on how other areas proceed in developing technology. This committee will have an important role in determining how this technological revolution will directly benefit the quality of life of all Floridians." Tanner presently serves as general counsel to BellSouth Corporation's Advanced Data Services Unit, giving him overall responsibility for coordinating legal and public policy affecting all of BellSouth's data business. In August, Governor Bush selected Public Service Commissioner Julia Johnson Julia Johnson is the singer/pianist from British Post Trip-Hop band Second Person. Her most well-known project to date has been as singer/pianist on Second Person's 2004 debut release Chromatography and is currently recording their follow up LP with co-writer Mark Maclaine. to chair the Internet Task Force. Tanner's appointment is the latest selection to a Task Force that includes students, educators, legislators and law enforcement officials. "With the diverse and talented composition of this committee, and someone with the stature stature /sta·ture/ (stach´ur) the height or tallness of a person standing.stat´ural stat·ure n. The height of a person. stature the height of an animal in the standing position. of Julia Johnson leading us, we have all the tools necessary to create new and innovative policy for use of the Internet in Florida," said Tanner. Rep (programming) REP - A directive used in IBM object code card decks (and later PTF Tapes) to REPlace fragments of already assembled or compiled object code prior to link edit. . Luis Rojas (R-Hialeah) promoted the creation of an Internet task force during the last legislative session in an effort to make Florida more attractive to e-commerce based businesses and to improve the computer literacy Understanding computers and related systems. It includes a working vocabulary of computer and information system components, the fundamental principles of computer processing and a perspective for how non-technical people interact with technical people. of students throughout the state. |
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