Serious software for schools with savvy

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It is not necessary for software to be written for education in order to be effective in education, according to Liz King, general manager of Microsoft's education customer unit. She believes that teachers will choose Microsoft products because they are the best, not because Microsoft has a very strong market position. Microsoft is launching a series of initiatives for education in the UK, including a network of IT training centres for teachers. However, the company also recognizes that software cannot be a substitute for creative teaching.

Usage, Microsoft Corp., Educational software, MSFT, Children's educational software, King, Liz

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Money for nothing

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People in the Linux community prefer open source software, according to Linux distributor Red Hat CEO Bob Young. He feels that Red Hat is a very popular member of the Linux community because changes its engineers make are available to everyone through the Red Hat website and the company assists with the distribution of Linux users' work. He believes that there is a future for Linux in dedicated systems, and feels that Linux is ideal for constructing a simple Internet access terminal, with a good interface hiding all the complexity.

Software Publishers, Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Operating systems (Software), Red Hat Software Inc., Young, Bob

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The Flash of inspiration

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It is important to add life to the World Wide Web, according to software publisher Macromedia CEO Rob Burgess. He believes that the company still has considerable progress to make in its Internet-related work. He acknowledges that it is not sufficient just to have the technology, and that this technology must be distributed very widely. He believes that low- to mid-power games, training materials and animated film will be suitable for downloading in Shockwave over existing Internet connections.

Internet software, Macromedia Europe Ltd., Burgess, Rob

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