Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.9.3/8.9.0.Beta5/980425bjb) with SMTP id OAA02683; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:24:16 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:24:16 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <003301bfdf9a$1cee4c40$124381d0@lacnyc.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Venu Thelakkat" <venut@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:1121] Web databases X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; Status: O Content-Length: 2817 Lines: 78 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01BFDF78.959988C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Diane mentioned that a number of states are using or are considering = using web databases.=20 It is technology that we briefly considered last year. We eventually = decided it was too expensive. But how has the technology worked out for = people? It will be useful for listserv participants to hear from people = who have used it for a while.=20 Web databases are exciting for database administrators like me because = everything can be administered and changed centrally.=20 But what is the investment that states and programs need to make? Can = programs access it effectively using a 33.6 or 56k modem? Or do programs = need a higher speed connection such as an ISDN, T1 or DSL line to use a = web database effectively?=20 Venu Thelakkat Director of ALIES/Data Analysis Literacy Assistance Center 84 William Street New York, NY 10038 venut@lacnyc.org www.alies.org phone: (212) 803-3370 Fax :(212) 785-3685 ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01BFDF78.959988C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2614.3401" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial> <P><FONT size=3D2>Diane mentioned that a number of states are using or = are=20 considering using web databases. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>It is technology that we briefly considered last year. = We=20 eventually decided it was too expensive. But how has the technology = worked out=20 for people? It will be useful for listserv participants to hear from = people who=20 have used it for a while. </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>Web databases are exciting for database administrators = like me=20 because everything can be administered and changed centrally. = </FONT></P> <P><FONT size=3D2>But what is the investment that states and programs = need to=20 make? Can programs access it effectively using a 33.6 or 56k modem? Or = do=20 programs need a higher speed connection such as an ISDN, T1 or DSL line = to use a=20 web database effectively? </FONT></P></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Venu Thelakkat<BR>Director of = ALIES/Data=20 Analysis<BR>Literacy Assistance Center<BR>84 William Street<BR>New York, = NY=20 10038<BR><A href=3D"mailto:venut@lacnyc.org">venut@lacnyc.org</A><BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.alies.org">www.alies.org</A><BR>phone: (212) = 803-3370 Fax=20 :(212) 785-3685</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01BFDF78.959988C0--
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