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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.

; 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
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).

There is Hope for GIS in Rural Communities: A profile of Hope, Arkansas
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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