------------------------------ Date: 14 Dec 94 09:41:59 EST From: Brian Moura <76702.1337@compuserve.com> Subject: School Tech Award to San Carlos City and Schools San Carlos City/School Press Release For More Information, Call: Brian Moura, City of San Carlos (415) 802-4210 Don Shalvey, San Carlos School District (415) 508-7333 Costis Toregas, Public Technology Inc. (202) 626-2400 For Release 9:00 A.M. December 14, 1994 SAN CARLOS CITY & SCHOOLS WIN NATIONAL AWARD PTI Innovation Award for "Technology Goes to School" Program SAN CARLOS, CA -- December 14, 1994 -- The City of San Carlos and the San Carlos Elementary School District announced today that their Technology Goes to School program has won a national Technology Achievement Award from Public Technology Inc. (PTI). The award was announced at a Public Technology Inc. (PTI) conference in San Francisco and at last week's National League of Cities Annual Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The PTI Technology Achievement Contest drew over 250 nominated programs from cities and counties throughout the United States. Of these nominated programs, 26 were selected as award winners by a panel of public and private sector experts. At the awards ceremony in San Francisco, Public Technology Inc. President Costis Toregas stated: "The winners of this years national Technology Achievement Awards tap the power of technology to improve service to citizens, cut operating costs, and enhance public revenues. I applaud these agencies and their incredible imagination and daring spirit. Their vision has blazed a trail of innovation and success which other cities and counties can now follow to bring better service to the public." The PTI award for Innovative Management Partnership was given to the City of San Carlos and the San Carlos School District for their Technology Goes to School program. Technology Goes to School is a unique City/School partnership that helps both agencies make the most of computer technology. Under the program, the City of San Carlos purchases computer hardware and software, develops training programs and long term technology plans for both the City and the School District. By aggregating the school district's purchasing power with its own, the City has purchased computer technology at lower costs, saving both partners over $20,000 in the program's first nine months alone. In addition, the program has been involved in completing the City Hall local area network, securing a $50,000 grant for a student multimedia database to enhance the classroom experience, installation of a fiber optic link to the City Senior Center and a training program for top school administrators and principals called "Technology Boot Camp." School Board Trustee Henk van der Schoor said that "The Technology Goes to School program has been a very positive experience for the San Carlos School District. It has enabled us to take our existing efforts to bring computer technology to the schools to the next level. The exciting part is that the program is just beginning. I think this program is going to continue to pay dividends for the school district and the school staff, teachers, parents and students in the coming months." San Carlos Mayor Kevin Kelly stated "I am very pleased to accept the award from Public Technology Inc. (PTI) on behalf of the City of San Carlos. This is the second year in a row that the City has received a national technology achievement award from PTI. (Last year's award was for the "Cost Avoidance Reserve" cost cutting program.) I think that demonstrates the ability of this City Council and the City staff in San Carlos to continue to deliver innovative solutions to the problems that face our citizens. I am also excited about the fact that the Technology Goes to School program enables both the City and School District to do more with technology while cutting costs at the same time. Achieving both of these goals at the same time is truly impressive." ABOUT PUBLIC TECHNOLOGY INC. (PTI) ================================== Public Technology, Inc. (PTI) is the non-profit technology organization of the National League of Cities (NLC), the National Association of Counties (NACo), and the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). PTI is made up of over 150 cities and counties throughout the United States who have been invited to join the organization in light of their track record of innovative solutions to the problems of local government. Through research by its member agencies, PTI creates technology based solutions to problems and advances the state-of-the-art in public management in cities and counties nationwide. The City of San Carlos was invited to join PTI in 1988 and became a full member of the organization shortly thereafter. ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS PROGRAM =============================================== The annual PTI Technology Achievement Awards program is one facet of a broader effort to encourage and honor innovation in local government. It is designed to spotlight the innovative ideas and practices of America's most innovative cities and counties. The 1994 Technology Innovation Awards were judged by a national panel of public and private sector experts. This panel included Chuck Anderson, ICMA Director of Central and Eastern European Programs; Winifred Lyday, NACo Information Technology Consultant; Jeff Fletcher, NLC Director of Public Affairs; Uly Ford, Vice President of Waste Management, Inc.; and John Martin, Managing Editor of Governing magazine. ------------------------------ From: tomfox@cs.utexas.edu (Thomas Y.C. Woo) Subject: Looking For References For Paging Systems Date: 14 Dec 1994 08:29:32 -0600 Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin Dear netters: I am interested in finding out where I can get hold of the documents that describe the following systems: 1. ERMES (European Messaging System) 2. APOC (Advanced Paging operators code) 3. Motorola FLEX 4. Motorola TANGO I would greatly appreciate if you can give me specific references for the above and/or possible contact to obtain them. Thanks, Thomas Woo ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 13 Dec 94 17:57:00 EST From: Mark W. Earle <0006127039@mcimail.com> Subject: SBMS - $5 "Roam Admin Fee" In my bill this month with Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems was an announcement that the Roamer Admin Fee is going up slightly. Presently it's $3 for any month there is roaming. This is imposed on top of any other roaming charges. The new rate is $5/month. Geesh, I'm tired of paying through the nose to roam. This seems like a giant step backwards. Maybe this is how they're responding to the previously mentioned fraud problem in NYC??? HoHoHO! mwe mwearle@mcimail.com ------------------------------ End of TELECOM Digest V14 #447 ******************************