News & Events
Arkansas Renews Contract With Digital Ally
05.18.2008 |
Technology Marketing Corporation.
Digital Ally, which develops, manufactures and markets advanced video
surveillance products for law enforcement, homeland security and
commercial security applications, announced that the State of Arkansas
has renewed its statewide contract with the Company for another year,
through June 5, 2009.
Argenta Wireless New Opportunity
05.03.2008 |
Argenta News.
You do not have to have a wireless card or laptop with wireless access to get internet access at your house from Argenta Wireless.
Panel Discusses Progress Toward Statewide Broadband Access | Broadband A Necessity to Compete | Connect Arkansas
05.01.2008 |
Arkansas Business.
An advisory group working to improve statewide access to broadband Internet service is about to be another step closer to that goal, John Ahlen, president of the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority, said Thursday.
Connect Arkansas looking to conduct pilot program in Faulkner county
04.25.2008 |
Log Cabin Staff.
The Faulkner County Budget and Finance Committee approved a resolution to take before the full court during Tuesday's meeting to approve a study on Broadband internet service throughout the county.
AT&T to invest $40 million in Arkansas wireless network this year
04.16.2008 |
Arkansas News Bureau.
AT&T Inc. announced Tuesday it planned to invest $40 million in Arkansas this year to add 34 new cell sites and bring its third generation wireless network to more communities in the state.
Road agency's sole optic-fiber use questioned
03.25.2008 |
The Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
Members of a legislative technology panel on Monday questioned whether the state Highway and Transportation Department is hoarding fiber-optic cable when it could be used to help others in the state.
Arkansas Governor Addresses IT Symposium Sponsored by IFSA Data Storage, Inc.
03.02.2008 |
Southern Governors' Association.
Magnolia, AR (PRWEB) March 3, 2008 -- IFSA Data Storage, Inc. (IFSA-DSI), of Magnolia, Ark., is a major sponsor of the March 14th, 2008, Arkansas Information Technology Symposium , being held at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on the campus of Southern Arkansas University (SAU).
Web grant aid
okayed
02.29.2008 |
Hope
Star Editor.
The Hempstead County
Quorum Court adopted a resolution Thursday night which completes the groundwork
for a grant application to the Arkansas Economic Development Commission to
create a fiber optic “backbone” for a unique internet-based communications
project.
Capitol Recap:
Broadband in Arkansas
02.27.2008 |
Talk
Business.
All this week,
lawmakers learned more about a private-public initiative that boosts broadband
internet service throughout Arkansas.
White House Touts
Broadband Accomplishments; Groups Call for More Detailed Access
Data
02.06.2008 |
State
Science and Technology Institute.
Four years ago,
President Bush launched a nationwide initiative to increase the availability of
affordable, high-speed Internet access.
Arkansan Helps
California Firm Expand in LR
01.14.2008 |
Arkansas Business Limited
partnership.
When Arkansas native
Keith Wheeler left his job as an engineering manager in Southern California in
2001, he didn't think the job would follow him to Little Rock.
Mercy gift shop to
incorporate RFID technology
01.09.2008 |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,
Inc.
Thanks to the
enterprising effort and philanthropic spirit of a group of local college
students, Mercy Medical Center will employ some of the latest retail technology
at its volunteer-operated gift shop.
Text of governor's
2008 State of the State Address
01.09.2008 |
San
Francisco Chronicle.
Lieutenant Governor
Garamendi, Speaker Núñez, Senate President Pro Tem Perata, Senate Republican
Leader Ackerman, Assembly Republican Leader Villines, my fellow servants of the
people, ladies and gentlemen ...
Economic group talks
CCSP goals, action steps
01.08.2008 |
Donna
Hilton.
In the second of
several planned meetings, members of the economic development subcommittee of
the Clark County Strategic Plan met Monday to help prioritize the goals and
action steps of their portion of the plan.
Some electronic filers
could see tax processing delay
01.08.2008 |
Arkansas News Bureau.
LITTLE ROCK - Some
Arkansans who file their tax returns electronically could have both their
federal and state forms rejected until an update to the federal electronic
filing system is complete, state fiscal officers advised Monday.
Schools prospered in
2007
01.07.2008 |
Batesville Daily Guard-Record Inc.
2007 brought the
beginning and completion of several school construction projects and good news
to a once-struggling district.
Hughes Signs Dow
Electronics as Distributor for HughesNet Satellite Broadband Internet...
01.07.2008 |
Hughes
Network Systems.
Hughes Signs Dow
Electronics as Distributor for HughesNet Satellite Broadband Internet Service
Satellite and consumer electronics dealers now able to open new revenue stream
by adding satellite broadband to their offerings.
SPRINGDALE : Grants,
credits bring Duralor as park's tenant
12.30.2007 |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
SPRINGDALE - A
producer of a high-performance coating material for metal-cutting tools will
arrive next month at Springdale Technology Park.
Arkansas set to join
Streamlined Sales Tax
12.27.2007 |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Arkansas'
participation in the Streamlined Sales Tax Project should benefit Fayetteville,
though there is no way to estimate the potential impact.
Southwestern Energy to
spend $1 billion in Arkansas
12.23.2007 |
Arkansas News Bureau.
Southwestern Energy,
the largest stakeholder in the Fayetteville Shale natural gas play, says it will
spend more than $1 billion in Arkansas for the second year in a row in 2008.
University of Arkansas
'Global Campus' Launches, Expands Reach of Top-Tier Educational Opportunity
12.20.2007 |
University of Arkansas.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -
Not everyone who takes classes from the University of Arkansas is physically on
the Fayetteville campus.
Farmers have answers
the USDA wants
12.16.2007 |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
Arkansas' farmers and
ranchers soon will have to provide information for an updated picture of the
state��s
agricultural sector.
U.S. and U.K.
Companies Form Data Storage Partnership
12.14.2007 |
Arkansas Business Limited Partnership.
IFSA Data Storage
Inc. of Magnolia and Lumison Ltd. of the United Kingdom have formed a
transatlantic data storage partnership that allows clients to store data on
multiple continents via the Internet.
Telecom Leader Against
Web Regulation
12.07.2007 |
The
Associated Press.
The president of a
telecommunications trade association warned Dec. 6 any federal intervention in
how Internet providers serve customers would be akin to the innovation-draining
service of nationalized airlines and railroads of the last century.
Telecom expert
optimistic about spreading broadband access
12.07.2007 |
Arkansas News Bureau.
LITTLE ROCK - A
telecom industry official championed private industry investment in broadband
deployment Thursday and said government involvement is unnecessary to extend
Internet access to rural Americans.
US Telecom's McCormick
Discusses Consumer Benefits From a Broadband World
12.07.2007 |
Portia
Krebs.
Yesterday in a speech
at the Clinton School of Public Service, USTelecom CEO Walter McCormick talked
about the amazing possibilities that a broadband world can deliver to consumers.
Telecom Leader Against
Web Regulation
12.07.2007 |
Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK (AP) -The
president of a telecommunications trade association warned Thursday any federal
intervention in how Internet providers serve customers would be akin to the
innovation-draining service of nationalized airlines and railroads of the last
century.
High-Speed Internet
Service throughout Arkansas
12.07.2007 |
Arkansas Broadband Advisory Council.
It is easier to say
"broadband" than it is to say "high-speed Internet service,"
but they
mean the same thing.
Web project to connect
to job growth
12.03.2007 |
Hope
Star Editor.
New legislation has
been passed in Arkansas to promote better high speed internet capability and
affordability.
Home Health Agencies
Find Telehealth Invaluable Asset
11.2007|
A
Division of Medical News.
Mom always seemed to
have eyes in the back of her head, and now, so do many Arkansas home health
agencies.
ROBY BROCK:
ACCELERATING INCOMES IN ARKANSAS
10.07.2007 |
Talk
Business.
This past week,
Accelerate Arkansas unveiled its five-prong approach to advancing
knowledge-based jobs in the state.
New Group Focuses on
Arkansas Communications and Technology
Arkansans for Economic Opportunity Names Board of Director
10.01.2007 |
ARKANSANS FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
Arkansans for
Economic Opportunity, a newly formed public policy advocacy organization,
announced its new Board of Directors today.
State Teams Up to Lift
Lagging Broadband
09.24.2007 |
Arkansas Business.
Future economic
development in rural Arkansas largely depends on building out a high-speed
Internet infrastructure that is near the bottom nationally.
Supercomputer to link 3
Arkansas campuses
09.13.2007 |
Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette.
The University of
Arkansas at Fayetteville is getting its second supercomputer with the help of an
$ 803, 306 grant from the National Science Foundation.
Back to School 2.0
Education projects such as the Aspirnaut Initiative aim to harness technology to
better prepare U.S. students to compete in the global economy
09.05.2007 |
The
McGraw-Hill Companies.
Children in
Grapevine, Ark., often board the school bus in the dark, some even packing
pillows and blankets. For students in Arkansas' rural Sheridan School District,
the ride can last as long as an hour and a half, and probably seems longer
thanks to rules against behavior that could distract the driver. But lately the
15-hour weekly commute is looking up.
STEM Coalition Event
Aims to Boost Arkansas Economy
08.30.2007 |
Science
and Technology Authority.
Rising Above the
Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing Arkansans for a Brighter Economic
Future
Hearing takes up ways
to broaden broadband Net access in rural areas
08.29.2007 |
The
Democrat Gazette.
Deploying broadband
Internet service to rural areas by using money from the Universal Service Fund
was among ideas suggested Tuesday at a meeting on the state of high-speed
Internet service in Arkansas.
University of Arkansas
for Medical Sciences
Presentation to the Legislature
08.28.2007 |
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology UAMS.
Where you live should
not determine whether you live or die. That sentiment resounds in the mission of
Arkansas' healthcare providers.
The State of Broadband
in Arkansas
08.28.2007 |
Arkansas 86th General Assembly.
The Committee will
hear testimony regarding the accessibility and affordability of broadband in
Arkansas and the impact that broadband can have on improving consumer welfare by
expanding opportunity and access to services like telemedicine, education, and
business development.
Pryor set for hearing
on state's broadband
08.25.2007 |
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
BENTON COUNTY - Two
political leaders in Arkansas - a U. S. senator and a state representative - are
among those people spending some of the summer working to realize for the state
some of the possibilities of broadband.
Lack of broadband
hurts hospitals.(Telecom & Wireless)(Pike county memorial hospital need
broadband internet access)
05.28.2007 |
The
Gale Group.
IN THE PIKE COUNTY
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, patient records still are kept by hand. When a patient needs
a second opinion, instead of having his medical records fired off over a
broadband Internet connection, he must carry them to another specialist.
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Arkansas One Call and
KorTerra Announce Partnership to Offer KorWeb Services FREE to Members
05.25.2007 |
KorTerra.
The Arkansas One Call
Center and KorTerra, Inc. are pleased to announce their partnership to provide
KorWeb at no cost to the members of Arkansas One Call.
ACT 739 Approved
03.30.2007 |
Arkansas 86th General Assembly.
To enable the use of
electric utility power lines to deploy broadband networks.
ACT 604 Approved
03.28.2007 |
Arkansas 86th General Assembly.
To provide for the
creation and operation of the Connect Arkansas nonprofit organization to promote
broadband education and deployment in Arkansas.
ACT 385 Approved
03.19.2007 |
Arkansas 86th General Assembly.
To phase out the
Arkansas Universal Service Fund; to establish the Arkansas High Cost Fund; and
to Provide for the Administrative Transition from the Arkansas Universal Service
Fund to the Arkansas High Cost Fund.
Plugged in
02.22.2007 |
Arkansas Times.
One reason why the
South remained solidly Democratic during the mid-20th century was the enduring
gratitude to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who brought electricity to the
poor, rural parts of the region.
Arkansas Science and
Technology Authority (ASTA)
07.25.2006 |
The
Central Arkansas Library System.
The Arkansas Science
and Technology Authority (ASTA) was created in 1983. Its mission is to bring the
benefits of science and advanced technology to Arkansas.
Arkansas CLEC taps
GENBAND and Pannaway for triple-play service delivery
There is Hope for GIS
in Rural Communities: A profile of Hope, Arkansas
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05.23.2006 |
PennWell Corporation.
Pannaway Technologies,
developer of converged IP broadband systems, and GENBAND, telecommunications
infrastructure products provider, today announced that Arkansas-based Ritter
Communications is the 12th telecommunications company to deploy a joint solution
using GENBAND's G6 Universal Media Gateway and Pannaway's Service Convergence
Network (SCN).
05.16.2002 |
Directions Media.
Directions Magazine
recently conducted an interview with the people responsible for establishing GIS
technology in the city of Hope, Arkansas, a rural town of about 11,000 people
and more popularly recognized as the birthplace of former president Bill
Clinton.
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