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Webcasting means business: Go online in lieu of travel

(NUE) — If you are reluctant to get on a plane since the Sept. 11 tragedy, you aren’t the only one. But does that mean your business has to stop if you travel for much of it? — No. Consider taking alternate transportation. If the distance is too far, just keep in mind that flying requires more planning and patience. New security regulations by the Federal Aviation Administration have resulted in procedural changes including increased inspections, screenings and random searches. So remember to bring a book or lots of work to occupy the time, and leave all sharp tools at home. If you still want to avoid flying, don’t worry — you can still meet with those clients and colleagues across the country. Just do it online. New technology is allowing more business people to conduct their business via the Internet. Instead of traveling, use interactive webcasting. Webcasting -— the delivery of

live or prerecorded material on the Internet to users in a TV-like format — can provide a wave of information to people worldwide. New technology is providing full-motion viewing of video through 56 kilobits per second (kbps) dial-up access, or in simple terms, your ordinary modem. Make this webcasting interactive, and there’s the solution to your business travel dilemma. Sound too good to be true? Think again. Thaon Communications and its subsidiary CastPro — a leading provider of streaming media out of its Los Angeles digital productions studio, has utilized existing technology to develop a way to provide Internet users high-quality webcasting through a 56 kbps connection. That means if your small business isn’t equipped with broadband services like a cable modem or digital subscriber line, you’ll still be in the game. CastPro’s streaming technology is so high-quality it’s almost

like you are watching TV, with exception of the size of the video window. In most cases, video can be viewed in full motion, at 30 frames per second, even with a 56 kbps modem. This is unlike most other streaming video, which can only be seen at two to five frames per second with a 56 kbps Internet connection. The best part is that CastPro’s live streams do provide people with the opportunity to interact with each other. Essentially, you can do business in person via the Web. For example, another of Thaon’s subsidiaries, Legal Broadcasting Co. — which provides law firms video documentation and storage of legal depositions — plans to combine its services with CastPro’s technology to provide lawyers with the ability to view and interact in live depositions streamed by LBC.

To learn more about the future of webcasting with Thaon Communications, CastPro and LBC, log on to www.thaon.net.

Tips for successfully changing jobs

(NUE) — Unemployment doesn’t mean you have to panic. Changing jobs is a common reality in the modem workplace. For whatever reason — downsizing, mergers, losing a promotion or hunger for a new challenge, you can be prepared to find a solution. If it is time to make a move or you have been laid off, you can create your own possibilities for a satisfying new job through your current company or with ^ new employer. Your job is an important part of your life. It provides you with income and a sense of purpose. If you are dismissed, it can be a shock. Give yourself permission to grieve and to seek outside support. Here are some strategies to cope with the loss of income: • Look at severance benefits — you may be entitled to receive pay for unused vacation and sick days.

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professional recruiters, employment agencies and classified ads. Networking is extremely productive and now circulation of your resumd is free on the Internet. You can always make yourself a more valuable candi- . date by taking computer courses, management training or public speaking seminars to expand your skills. While interviewing, remember to arrive early, dress appropriately, answer questions clearly and concisely, and follow up with a thank you letter to the person who interviewed you. Changing jobs doesn’t have to be a traumatic experience. You can be a survivor with an exciting future.

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Purdue Black Cultural Center offers symposium on minorities and technology

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Staff at the Black Cultural Center library at Purdue University want to help more minorities familiarize themselves with modem technological advances. That is why they are continuing a symposium on culture and technology that was first introduced in the fall of 1999. Entitled “Culture and Technology: Moving African Communities Toward a Position of Strength, II,” the symposium will be at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Black Cultural Center. Abdul Alkalimat, professor of Africana studies and director of the Africana studies program at the University of Toledo, will be the featured speaker. Alkalimat has engineered the only known Internet-based course taught from Africa to students in the United States. He also is the former director of the Afro-American Program at the University of Illinois. An African-American studies scholar for more than 30 years, Alkalimat’s most recent research on cyberspace has positioned him as an expert in the field. He has

lectured at conferences and on college campuses across the United States, as well as in Ghana, South Africa, Canada and England. He was a keynote speaker at the National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries - in March. Alkalimat moderates the largest African-American studies list, called H-Afro-Am. He also created and edits “Malcolm X: A Research Site,” as well as eBlack Studies. He is currently editing an issue of Black Scholar that is devoted to cyberspace and the Black experi-

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BCC librarian Dorothy Washington says she is pleased that Alkalimat will speak at Purdue. “His work at the University of Toledo and within the local community is an outstanding model of a university fulfilling its role of social responsibility,” Washington

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Alkalimat’s presentation is entitled “From Panthers to Spiders: Black Liberation and the Information Society.” The event is co-spon-sored by the M i nority Technology Association and is free and open to the public.

New device transforms vending

(NUE) — With the advent of the debit card, many people no longer feel the need to carry cash. But there are days when you want to buy soda and a candy bar from a vending machine, only to find that the machine requires cash only. For the hungry-for-a-snack vending machine customers with no cash, things might soon change. USA Technologies, a Pennsyl-vania-based company, is launching its e-Port device into the mainstream market. The e-Port is a technology that can be installed into

many types of point-of-sale ports such as snack machines, laundry facilities, office equipment and ATMs. The device would turn a pointof sale terminal into an interactive machine connected to the Internet, capable of displaying advertising and giving customers access to information from the Web.

For more information, visit the USA Technologies Web site at www. usatech. com.