Neil Bush of Ignite! Speaks to Leading Education Visionaries at Technology Seminar Hosted by Premio Computer and Intel.Business Editors & Education/High-Tech Writers CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001 Keynote speaker Neil Bush Neil Mallon Bush (born January 22, 1955 in Midland, Texas) is the fourth of six children of former President George Herbert Walker Bush and Barbara Bush (Barbara Lane Pierce). , brother of President George W. Bush, addressed school superintendents, technology coordinators, teachers and parents representing 14 school districts from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County, including the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , Glendora and Culver City Unified School Districts Culver City Unified School District, located in Culver City, California, serves approximately 6,500 pupils, in a variety of schools. One elementary school, El Marino Language School, has both a Spanish and Japanese language immersion program. , during a one-day seminar titled "eCommunity for Education" held June 6, 2001 in Cerritos, Calif. Hosted by Premio Computer Inc. and Intel(R) Corp., the seminar supported the increasing importance placed on improving education nationwide by focusing on new electronic solutions for the education market. Bush, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Ignite!, an education technology company based in Austin, Texas, which utilizes technology to deliver a unique online learning system, provided fresh insight into the potential for technology to revitalize American classrooms. Bush's main goal has been to humanize hu·man·ize tr.v. hu·man·ized, hu·man·iz·ing, hu·man·iz·es 1. To portray or endow with human characteristics or attributes; make human: humanized the puppets with great skill. 2. and improve education through the use of 21st century tools, such as Ignite!'s online education system that lets students learn core-curriculum in their own way. Also presenting was Dr. Ron Barnes Charles Ronald Barnes (February 21, 1936 - December 7, 1991) was an English professional footballer. He played as a right winger. Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Barnes began his career as a junior with Blackpool, turning professional in May 1954. , superintendent of ABC Unified School District The ABC Unified School District is a school district that is based in Cerritos, California, United States. ABCUSD serves the cities of Artesia, most of Cerritos, Hawaiian Gardens, the portion of Lakewood east of the San Gabriel River, as well as tiny portions of Long Beach, , who delivered an educator's perspective focusing on the role of technology in K-12 schools. Seminar highlights included a presentation by Premio Computer, which introduced eSembler(TM) for Education v. 3.2. Designed by Premio for the education market, eSembler is a Web-based community portal that promotes online teaching, learning and communication. A brief overview of the GASB GASB Governmental Accounting Standards Board 34 requirements for district and school asset management was also presented, as well as potential solutions to meet these federal mandates. "We were extremely pleased with the audience acceptance and interest in the release of eSembler(TM) for Education," said Rob Greer, vice president of Business Development for C-Based Systems, a division of Premio. "We are excited to be part of the renewed emphasis on education improvement and hope that through the development of software products such as eSembler that we can play a positive role in this national effort." Intel also unveiled plans for the new "Model School" and "Teach to the Future" programs. Designed by Intel in conjunction with their technology partners, these programs can channel substantial financial and technical resources to school districts for purchasing educational technology. About Premio Computer With headquarters in the City of Industry, Premio Computer manufactures, custom-configures, markets and distributes Premio(R) brand servers and desktop computers through its base of resellers across the nation. Regional operations in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Dallas, Miami and New Jersey provide local, responsive service and support to its loyal base of customers. Premio's "build-to-order" philosophy carries through installation, networking, service and training to ensure that each customer's specific goals are met. In 1998, Premio Computer was awarded ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9002 certification for manufacturing, reaffirming that all Premio systems are manufactured with stringent quality standards. Founded in 1989, Premio's products are present in countless schools, government agencies and businesses across the nation. GSA (1) (Global mobile Suppliers Association, Sawbridgeworth, U.K., www.gsacom.com) A membership organization of suppliers of GSM products and services. Its goal is to promote GSM as the worldwide mobile communications standard. See GSM Association and GSM. and state contract vehicles are also available. For more information and detailed technical specifications on Premio's products, please contact the Premio marketing department at 800/677-6477, or visit Premio's Web site at www.premiopc.com. Premio Computer is located at 918 Radecki Court, City of Industry, Calif., 91748; Telephone: 626/839-3100; Fax: 626/839-3111. About Ignite! Ignite! is a K-12 education technology company, with headquarters in Austin. The company has developed an online core-curriculum learning system for middle school that uses an innovative instructional design Instructional design is the practice of arranging media (communication technology) and content to help learners and teachers transfer knowledge most effectively. The process consists broadly of determining the current state of learner understanding, defining the end goal of and multimedia rich instructional content to empower students to use their strengths and make choices to learn in the way they learn best. For more information on Ignite!, please visit the Ignite! Web site at www.ignitelearning.com. Ignite! is located at 11044 Research Blvd., Austin, Texas, 78759; Telephone: 512/345-8382; Fax: 512/345-9255. Note to Editors: Premio is a registered trademark of Premio Computer Inc. All trademarks are properties of their respective companies. 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