MS Live Meeting misses the mark.

If you adopt Live Meeting as your standard for synchronous conferencing or training, be aware of the potential issues.

Live Meeting shows that Microsoft has work to do. Microsoft Corp. on Monday introduced a Web conferencing service -- and although it features minor integration with the company's enterprise products, the service falls quite short of the company's plan to offer its collection of collaboration software as an integrated package. [InfoWorld: Top News]

12:57:24 PM    

Heads Up: Verisign is at it again, and don't throw away your old G4 just yet.

Monopoly watch. Verisign uses DNS tomfoolery to take unilateral action against the internet. Microsoft secures yet another monopoly, and this one it didn't even have to work for. [Jeffrey Zeldman Presents: The Daily Report]

12:53:21 PM    

Look Who's Coming to eLearning Producer

The eLearning Producer Conference & Expo in San Francisco on November 12 - 14, 2003 is specifically designed for e-Learning designers, developers and managers who work in corporate, academic, or government settings. You are invited to attend even if you aren't a Guild Member or Associate! Join your professional colleagues from organizations such as these who have already registered to attend:

Williams-Sonoma, Southern California Edison, Humana, AT&T Wireless, The Wired Schoolhouse, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lawrence Technological University, Galileo International, PG&E, Deloitte Consulting, University of California, Osram Sylvania, SC Johnson, SAS Institute, Genzyme, Internal Revenue Service, Pacific Capital Bancorp, Robert Morris University, Reynolds & Reynolds, Cyborg Systems, Cisco Systems, Canadian Center for Management Development (CCMD), Intel, Progressive Insurance, Freddie Mac, AB Sandvik Services, CCG Systems, Beckman Coulter, Minolta, Medical College of Georgia, Siebel Systems, British Petroleum, Mail Boxes Etc., Intermountain Health Care, GeneEd, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Infinity Insurance, City of Concord, Sprint, Rockwell Automation, Ceridian Canada, Ltd., and hundreds more.

There are two weeks left to take advantage of the $100 Early Registration Discount! With the Early Registration Discount, and your standard 20% Guild Member discount, you can register now (or any time before Sept 26^th) for only $895 USD. Compare this to fees required by other major industry events and you'll discover that this conference is the most cost effective choice you can make. Join the amazing concentration of e-Learning industry leaders who will be on hand to facilitate your learning in the General Sessions, Think Tank Session, Concurrent Sessions, Pre-conference Workshops - all designed specifically for e-Learning professionals like you.

[The eLearning Guild]

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