Access Wisconsin's mission is to promote the development of an advanced telecommunications infrastructure and to provide a telecommunications services.

Amelia Systems is an information-technology consulting firm whose customer service ranges from applications development to networking to project management.

The Cisco Education Network describes CISCO's education programs, upcoming events, and the use of the Internet in schools.

The International Center for Distance Learning, through its website, CollegeLearning.com, is a one-stop clearinghouse for anyone wishing to take a distance learning course from any university around the world.

Specific services include data center management, developing and implementing strategic and tactical plans, designing and implementing network solutions, expanding the use of technology for instructional purposes, and developing technology migration strategies to help clients achieve the maximum return on their technology investment through multi-year partnerships.

Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC) provides software and services for the educational community.

Creating customized online education solutions for colleges, universities, businesses, and training organizations since 1993. Convene has the expertise, technology and resources to handle everything necessary to successfully build a client's online program and then support it with virtual campus creation, network services, faculty training, customer development, hosting, and an around the clock helpdesk.

Includes the Interactive Distance Learning package with real-time remote interactivity, multimedia support materials available on demand to the presenter, viewer interactive keypads with built-in microphone and training and develop program content.

DigitalThink provides Web-based training courses for programmers, developers, system administrators and end users. DigitalThink's courses offer Continuing Educational Units, in a collaborative learning environment of students, tutors and instructors.

The EDEN Project, Electronic Distributed Education Network uses leading edge technology to meet the evolving needs of learners. By fostering the flow of creative energy in a collaborative environment, EDEN designs, develops and implements educational materials and technical solutions.

Independent service assisting students in finding courses at universities and colleges across the UK and internationally.

Open e-mail and Internet collaboration software that helps students and faculty at colleges and universities worldwide collaborate and participate in distance learning.

Provider of computer-based training solutions for business. Offers over a thousand technical and soft-skill courses in a variety of subject areas.

Provides online reference services and information technology products. Electric Library is a complete online research library with search engine, built-in dictionary, spell checker, and thesaurus.

Knowledge Connection Corporation is a partnership organization of small and large corporations and educators, established in 1995 to foster development of a Distance Learnware industry. It encourages collaborative projects among telecommunications companies, developers of educational software, and educators with expertise in interactive learning techniques.

Using the Internet a student and an Online Music School teacher can come together once a week for a private piano lesson. Students learn from distant teachers almost as if they are sitting in the same room together by using software called NetSessions.

Helping adult learners around the world access the best in educational resources

The Education & Career Center offers features to expand knowledge and communicate with educational institutions.

Question Mark enables teachers and trainers to write, administer and mark tests using computers and the World Wide Web.

Searchable database of events, services, products and providers for business and industry.

An online tutor referral service helping tutors and students find each other over the Internet. Sponsored by the National Tutoring Association of America.

Creates, publishes, and markets multimedia software based on human anatomy. A.D.A.M. (Animated Dissection of Anatomy for Medicine) is a multimedia system for Windows and Macintosh computers, which promotes interactive learning via a comprehensive simulation of human anatomy.

Music training software. Practica Musica 3 is a comprehensive tutor for music theory and ear training.

Provides easy to use solutions with its Eddy Award winning utility, Conflict Catcher and the new Simplified Office Solutions suite of products: K.I.S.S., and Spell Catcher. K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Spreadsheet) shows numerical calculation in a clear and easy-to-understand format. Spell Catcher offers spell checking, thesaurus, and shorthand glossary globally in any application as well as the Internet.

Publishes books and software for educational training and computing professionals.

Computer Curriculum Corporation (CCC) provides software and services for the educational community.

Manufactures weather stations that are designed to be accurate and easy-to-use with a range of features all at affordable prices. Complete your weather station by adding the optional rain gauge and Weatherlink software for IBM or Macintosh.

Jones e-education(tm) Inc. online course software delivers Internet education tools that empower colleges, universities, and corporations to offer online education. e-education's cost-effective software, used in the delivery and management of online courses, supports higher education administrators, faculty and students as well as corporate training and development programs.

Educational science software in chemistry, environmental science and electronics.

The learning materials developed by Logicus recognize the differences in learning abilities and styles of students. Products address students' intuitive and the analytical learning potential.

Microsoft offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use designed to take advantage of the full power of personal computing.

Working in partnership with leading educators to create teaching and learning resources for higher education and secondary school curricula. Unique teams of faculty have created The Biology Place, The Chemistry Place, and The Psychology Place, subscription Web sites.

Question Mark is a powerful tool for computerizing quizzes, tests, assessments and surveys. Used worldwide by corporations, colleges, universities and K-12 schools to test and assess their employees and students using computers.

Science Academy Software produces and distributes educational software, instructional materials and technology.

SocratEase is an easy to use e-learning solution. Build your own e-training portal that educates, tests, tracks and provides detailed reports for employees and students. Visit their site and download a free 2 user version of SocratEase.

TopClass server software from WBT Systems is a virtual classroom environment. It manages student collaboration and the delivery of interactive, customizable courseware from a standard web browser. A free copy called TopClass Lite is available to download from the site.

Provides the products and services necessary to deliver state-of-the-art online course experiences including software, hardware, training and content development services.

UOL Publishing, Inc. is a publisher of interactive, Web-based courseware delivered through the Internet or corporate intranets to the education and training market.

Develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents.

AIMS produces and distributes educational and training programs, core-curriculum videos, CD-ROM, laserdisc, and CD-interactive programs.

Supplier of easy-to-use Internet authoring and development tools for distributed learning, Web publishing, Internet application, and database development.

ConferTech International, Inc., is a dedicated multimedia teleconferencing company marketing equipment and services worldwide.

Copeland Wilson & Associates are producers of online, broadcast and non-broadcast resources for education.

Produces CorelDRAW 5, a product that combines the graphics power of CorelDRAW and the advanced publishing capabilities of Corel VENTURA 5 within an integrated user interface.

Offers academic discounts on multimedia, graphics, and Web development software to schools, faculty, and students.

DataBeam develops and markets multimedia communications technology. DataBeam's products range from application software to servers to developers toolkits for the Internet and dial-up networks, including products such as FarSite and the neT.120 Conference Server.

TCM specializes in integrating the new technologies of the information age into business processes particularly in the area of Human Resources.

Provides video and CD-ROM lectures and tutorials featuring the leaders in computing and information technology.

IV. Mathematics, Statistics, and Visualization

Publishes Math77, a portable library of FORTRAN subroutines for use in numerical computation.

LearningSpace is Lotus' technology for creating and delivering education and training. It combines the anytime, anywhere convenience distance learning with the face-to-face classroom benefits of a rich, collaborative, instructor-facilitated environment.

Leading supplier of advanced software development tools for Windows, Macintosh, and MS-DOS machines.

Developer of multi-platform data analysis and scientific visualization software.

DERIVE for Windows is a new version of its well-established symbolic mathematics software system.

Company focuses on four higher education areas: Administration research, Social Science research (grant based), Medical research, and Instruction (particularly in Business schools, Education, and Social Science).

Produces KaleidaGraph and VersaTerm. KaleidaGraph, available for Macintosh and Windows, has the capacity to transform complex data into functional graphical displays. VersaTerm for Macintosh provides a toolbar interface that lets users access Internet mail, news, FTP file transfers, and three directory clients.

Offers a number of mathematical programs.

Provides students with a fully integrated environment for technical computing.

V. Hardware

Apple develops, manufactures, licenses and markets solutions, products, technologies and services for business, education, consumer, entertainment, scientific and engineering and government customers.

Chaparral provides products used in commercial and residential satellite reception systems worldwide.

Provider of PCs and servers to the education marketplace. The company partners with independent software providers and leading education resellers nationwide to supply educators and students in K-12 and higher education institutions with complete PC solutions.

Products include Computer Monitors, PC TVs, Digital Boards, Handheld PCs, LCD Projectors, Video Printers, Cameras and MPEG Cameras.

• Higher Education
  IBM Global Campus combines advanced technologies, network computing solutions, applications, consulting and services tailored to enable colleges and universities to expand their offerings to new groups of students.
• K-12 Solutions
  IBM K-12 Education site offers news, solutions, technical information, and a Teachers Corner.

VI. Networking Solutions

ADC is a supplier of transmission and networking systems for telecommunications, cable television, broadcast, wireless and enterprise networks.

AE Business Solutions provides advanced client/server and systems integration solutions for companies throughout the Midwest.

In addition to providing Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin with local telephone service, Ameritech offers cellular, long distance, paging, cable TV, security monitoring, electronic commerce, managed services and wireless data communications for much of the U.S. and many parts of Europe.

ARNATECH specializes in all aspects of K-12 educational networking, from phone and data wiring to installation of high speed routers and switches.

The The AT&T Learning Network� provides the latest technology to schools and communities, as well as support and information on how to plan for and use technology effectively.

BT.COM includes information about BT, its Internet access program, information about BT products and details of the research being conducted at the BT Laboratories.

A broad range of award winning LAN/WAN solutions from Ethernet and Token Ring to the newer high-speed technologies like FDDI, Fast Ethernet, and ATM for all levels of education.

Dascom Systems is a systems integration firm specializing in videoconferncing and distance education technology. Dascom offers both packaged and custom classroom, boardroom, and networking systems.

Executone designs, markets and supports a comprehensive line of communications products and services for Computer Telephony, Call Center Management, and Healthcare Communications.

Manufactures state-of-the-art fiber-optic transmission system links for enhanced transmission of voice, video, and data, including systems that combine voice, video, and data transmission custom configured to meet the needs of individual users.

FTP Software, Inc. provides open, secure, managed IP client and server network applications, along with services, that allow customers to access host and server-based information, regardless of computer hardware, operating system, or physical location.

GTE is made up of many business units located throughout the United States, with operations that extend throughout the world. GTE'S Distance Learning Solutions includes implementing the appropriate technology and the latest distance learning conventions.

• Higher Education
  IBM Global Campus combines advanced technologies, network computing solutions, applications, consulting and services tailored to enable colleges and universities to expand their offerings to new groups of students.
• K-12 Solutions
  IBM K-12 Education site offers news, solutions, technical information, and a Teachers Corner.

Lucent Technologies designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, consumer and business telephone systems and microelectronics components. Bell Laboratories is the research and development arm for the company. Center for Excellence in Distance Learning provides information on state of the art distance learning technologies and applications.

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  networkMCI Conferencing audioconferencing, videoconferencing and document conferencing services

NEC America, Inc., an affiliate of NEC Corporation, develops, manufactures and markets communications products and software for public and private networks, including digital key telephone and PBX systems; ATM switching systems; PCS equipment; cellular telephones; pagers; facsimile equipment; videoconferencing equipment; fiber optic transmission systems; data communications products; digital microwave radio, satellite communications and network management systems.

Nortel works with customers in more than 150 countries to design, build and integrate their communications products and advanced digital networks. Nortel's Distance Learning turnkey solutions include hardware and software, such as video codecs, ATM access multiplexers, data ports, transmission equipment, control, cabinets & racks, power supplies, cables & connectors, room preparation and integration, installation, training, and service.

Designs, manufactures, and services a family of networking products and systems that deliver multimedia communications to schools, corporate customers, and service providers.

Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer offers a wide spectrum of products, services and programs to educators including the Pacific Bell Education First initiative of helping schools and libraries connect to the information superhighway.

Presents innovative concepts in classroom and library furniture.

Develops computer laboratory management software.

Provides colleges and universities throughout North America with high-quality, affordable remote access solutions.

Has released its new FirstClass Intranet Server (FCIS). Now an entire organization can connect, collaborate, and publish on the Internet without needing a full-time Web Master or a complex mix of hardware and software.

• Sprint Videoconferencing
  Sprint works closely with the industry's most stable and respected suppliers of videoconferencing technology and equipment.

Sun Microsystems provides hardware, software and services for establishing enterprise-wide, network solutions, offering products from the Java smartcards to SPARC supercomputers.

VII. Video Presentation Products

ACT Teleconferencing provides audio, video and data conferencing products and services.

Alpha Video specializes in the sale, rental, service and training of digital, non-linear, and desktop video editing systems.

In addition to providing Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin with local telephone service, Ameritech offers cellular, long distance, paging, cable TV, security monitoring, electronic commerce, managed services and wireless data communications for much of the U.S. and many parts of Europe.

Worldwide manufacturer and distributor of a complete line of products for every presentation need, from overhead projector, LCD panels, and slide and data/video projectors, to screens, easels, lamps, laminating equipment, laser pointers, and AV furniture.

Global leader in multimedia presentation products - a full family of LCD projectors, panels, and monitors.

The The AT&T Learning Network� provides the latest technology to schools and communities, as well as support and information on how to plan for and use technology effectively.

A supplier of LCD projection and presentation products. Offering the latest technological teaching tools to replace the use of transparencies and slides, Boxlight carries a full range of panel and projector LCD systems.

Manufactures, markets, and distributes a complete line of electronic imaging and video conferencing products.

Designs numerous LCD panels and electronic writing products, which are sold through a worldwide network of audio-visual dealers.

Compunetix, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, installs, operates, and supports a new generation of high-performance digital teleconferencing systems.

Produces video presentation products.

Offers audio visual products that deliver computer generated graphics and video.

Provides a variety of video presentation solutions. An example of the company's education offerings is the Kodak Education Technology Grant Program, which awards winners digital cameras, CD media, thermal dye sublimation printers, and film scanners.

A worldwide manufacturer of electronic imaging equipment. ELMO also offers a complete line of CCTV equipment.

Evans Associates of Thiensville, Wisconsin specializes in the world-wide application of video, voice, and data networking.

Force, Incorporated manufactures fiber optic video, audio, and data links as well as fiber optic test equipment for datacom and telecom industries and the military.

Gentner Communications Corporation develops and manufactures audio solutions for the broadcast, teleconferencing, and assistive listening markets. Gentner's mission is to help build synergistic relationships between people who are geographically separated by providing customers with total audio solutions.

GTE is made up of many business units located throughout the United States, with operations that extend throughout the world. GTE'S Distance Learning Solutions includes implementing the appropriate technology and the latest distance learning conventions.

A global electronic company that markets and manufactures a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products, and power and industrial equipment.

• Higher Education
  IBM Global Campus combines advanced technologies, network computing solutions, applications, consulting and services tailored to enable colleges and universities to expand their offerings to new groups of students.
• K-12 Solutions
  IBM K-12 Education site offers news, solutions, technical information, and a Teachers Corner.

Offers an array of video products from VCRs to visual presenters.

Live desktop data conferencing solutions for distance learning and distance selling.

MultiLink's audioconferencing products are used by commercial, education, government and service provider organizations for applications including: business meetings, shareholder services, public relations, project management, focus groups, teletraining, distance learning and crisis management.

PictureTel Corporation develops, manufactures and markets a full range of videoconferencing solutions. PictureTel also markets network conferencing servers and a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise-wide services, providing videoconferencing solutions to customers in distance learning, health care, financial services and manufacturing industries.

Offers an array of video presentation products.

Polycom, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets audioconferencing and dataconferencing products that facilitate meetings at a distance.

Shure is a leader in the microphone business, with consumer and professional products to meet a variety of audio applications: From quality phonograph cartridges to world standard stage performance microphones to problem solving mixers to teleconferencing products

Provides touch sensitive whiteboards and interactive communications software for use in computer-based meetings, education, presentations, and training.

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  Sprint works closely with the industry's most stable and respected suppliers of videoconferencing technology and equipment.

Elliot Gold founded TeleSpan in 1981 as a publishing and consulting company in the area of teleconferencing.

Manufactures a full line of digital video editing products designed to provide the advanced features required for any video project.

VSI designs, manufactures, markets and supports an array of videoconferencing products, along with integrated telecommunications software and services including product applications designed for use in distance education.

VStream provides video-on-demand and audio-on-demand services to corporations worldwide. VStream collects, digitally encodes and stores the company s media content from various sources such as videotape, audio or videoconference and satellite reception.

VTEL's digital visual communication systems are deployed in corporations, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, and government operations around the globe. VTEL technology is utilized for distance education.