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| 12.01.2006 |
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Brazil Seeks Larger Place In Global Space Industry
With a budget surplus and roaring economic growth, Brazil has set it sights on some significant new satellite and space initiative. The South American giant has recorded some moderate success throughout its space history, but the country’s latest...
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| 09.01.2006 |
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Company Intranets: How Satellite Helps Expand Capabilities
Several years ago, Datatel, a provider of information management solutions for colleges and universities in Fairfax, Va., created a satellite-enabled intranet for its workforce. Initially, the technology, which acts as a private computer network, was going to...
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| 06.01.2006 |
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Orkin:Taking Training To An Advanced Interactive Level
Such is the case of Atlanta-based Orkin Inc. The 105-year-old pest control company launched Orkin TV, an interactive satellite television communications network that links the company’s 8,000 employees through first-of-its-kind live broadcast technology...
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| 04.01.2006 |
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Latin America: Near Term Business Trends And Developments
By James Careless Talk to many satellite operators in Latin America, and they will tell you the same thing: The Latin American market is not for the faint of heart. The combination of uncertain 'roller coaster' economies, political volatility and the...
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| 03.01.2006 |
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Training 100,000 Employees At A Low Cost
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the U.S. Treasury Department agency responsible for collecting taxes, as well as administering business and individual tax programs. The nearly 100,000 IRS employees include revenue agents, revenue officers, information...
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| 02.15.2006 |
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VSAT Systems: Implementing The Right System For Business Growth
Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) communications systems are cost-saving additions to most enterprise businesses. Throughout recent years, communication systems via satellite have come down in price. But size of network build out, future expansion and...
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| 02.15.2006 |
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Proven Solutions: African Services Grow With Satellite
For government operations, satellite technology has empowered local and multinational African organizations to establish a significant foothold in today’s communication’s arena. Moving forward, expanding applications will predominantly drive...
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| 02.15.2006 |
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Synergy Between Cost And Implementation Is Needed
If money were no object, Africa would be among the world’s hottest satellite services markets. With the exception of some major cities, the continent’s terrestrial communications infrastructure is not as advanced as it needs to be. Even though a...
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| 02.02.2006 |
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Telesat To Use ViaSat Broadband System For Education In Colombia
ViaSat (www.viasat.com) said it is supplying its Surfbeam broadband satellite network to Telesat (www.telesat.ca), enabling Telesat customers in Colombia to provide Internet access...
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| 02.01.2006 |
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Loral Skynet To Provide Distance Learning In Brazil
Loral Skynet do Brasil (www.loralskynetdobrasil.com.br) received a contract from Universidade de Santo Amaro to...
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| 02.01.2006 |
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Training 100,000 Employees At A Low Cost
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the U.S. Treasury Department agency responsible for collecting taxes, as well as administering business and individual tax programs. The nearly 100,000 IRS employees include revenue agents, revenue officers, information...
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| 02.01.2006 |
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Training: What Tomorrow’s Trainers Will Be Using
In today’s highly competitive business arena, executive trainers not only are seeking technology that can streamline their training and corporate communications but also advanced network platforms that will enable them to strategically grow faster and...
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| 01.02.2006 |
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Getting The Most Out Of The Distance Learning Market
By James Careless Distance learning via satellite is as close you can get to a true killer app. However, to fully provide competitive satellite distance learning solutions, you need to understand the medium's strengths and have a keen grasp on what type of...
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| 11.01.2005 |
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HOME DEPOT: Communicating With Employees While Maintaining Corporate Culture
In 1991, Home Depot was well on its way to conquering the home improvement retail market in the United States. At the time, the retailer was supporting 28,000 employees in 174 stores throughout Georgia, Florida, Texas and New Jersey, and annual sales had...
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| 11.01.2005 |
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Distance Learning — Don’t Rule Out Satellite
I recently attended a summit that, in part, brought to the discussion floor the topic of corporate and government distance learning networks and where the next-generation trends and uses are headed. I was surprised by what the industry analysts had to say...
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| 06.01.2005 |
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RE/MAX: Training With A Competitive Advantage
Managing a global business is a daunting task, especially for those in charge of corporate training and communications. Making sure all employees, regardless of geographic location, remain up to date on the latest information coming from corporate...
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| 03.01.2005 |
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Enterprise Solutions: Cashing In On Profits
By Nick Mitsis Enterprise users of satellite-enabled services continue to show strong signs of revenue growth. In fact, this segment of the satellite business promises to be a profit driver in the near-to long-term future for both seller and buyer. Enterprise...
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| 03.01.2005 |
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Distance learning: The Technology Behind The Application
By Sam Silverstein Improvements in satellite communications technology during the past few years have been making it easier and less expensive for people at multiple locations to work and study collaboratively. Interactive satellite-based networks make it...
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| 11.01.2004 |
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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE: Training Employees And Managing Mail Via Satellite
Glen Hubbel was there from the beginning. As the distance learning coordinator at the National Center for Employee Development (NCED), a national training facility in Norman, OK, he helped launch and grow for nearly 20 years a satellite training network that...
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| 11.01.2004 |
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Key Markets Are Sustaining The Industry
by Nick Mitsis As the global commercial satellite industry enters the final months of 2004, business executives are examining which of the undertaken ventures worked and what strategic objectives they will need to execute in the coming years in order to...
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