http://www.satellitetoday.com Satellite Today en-us 2010 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:27:16 EST The Mexican Ministry of Education initiated Enciclomedia, a computer-based program, in order to improve the education of children throughout Mexico. The program offers every student, whether in urban or rural areas, access to the same tools and infrastructure. As part of the Enciclomedia project, the books... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/18522.html Fri, 1 Jun 2007 0:00:00 EDT Founded in 1985, the European PressPhoto Agency (EPA) covers international news and events and provides a fast and reliable photo delivery to key customers. In May 2003, the EPA expanded its reach, transforming itself into a worldwide service covering events in Iraq as well as other parts of the Middle East... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/17026.html Thu, 1 Feb 2007 0:00:00 EST Located some 6,000 miles from the United Kingdom and 1,750 miles from Cape Town, South Africa (whence the islanders receive their sea-snail mail through the vagaries of ship schedules), Tristan da Cunha has been deemed by the Guinness Book of World Records as “the remotest inhabited island in the... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/5339.html Wed, 1 Nov 2006 0:00:00 EST In the early 1900s, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. George Squier invented a system that allowed the transmission of multiple radio signals along the outside of electrical and telephone lines. In 1922, Wired Radio was created to develop Squier’s idea of delivering programming directly to homes and businesses using... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/14630.html Fri, 1 Sep 2006 0:00:00 EDT Saint Joseph Seminary College, a small Roman Catholic undergraduate institution in St. Benedict, La., celebrated its 115th commencement this year. But for its communications infrastructure, it was like opening day. As a result of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, the Northshore, where Saint Joseph Seminary... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/5297.html Thu, 1 Jun 2006 0:00:00 EDT The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the U.S. Treasury Department agency responsible for collecting taxes, as well as administering business and individual tax programs. The nearly 100,000 IRS employees include revenue agents, revenue officers, information technology specialists and human resources... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/5294.html Wed, 1 Mar 2006 0:00:00 EST The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the U.S. Treasury Department agency responsible for collecting taxes, as well as administering business and individual tax programs. The nearly 100,000 IRS employees include revenue agents, revenue officers, information technology specialists and human resources... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/14636.html Wed, 1 Feb 2006 0:00:00 EST Project Exploration is a Chicago-based non-profit organization whose goal is to make natural science accessible to the public, especially urban youth. In October 2003, University of Chicago paleontologist Dr. Paul Sereno and 11 team members crisscrossed northern Niger’s Sahara desert in search of... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/5303.html Tue, 1 Nov 2005 0:00:00 EST Banamex executives at the Mexico subsidiary of Citibank wanted to provide better services to its employees and customers. Connecting 1,300 branches across Mexico in a cost-effective manner, however, was a challenge for directors seeking a seamless connection for distributing a diverse array of information... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/5300.html Thu, 1 Sep 2005 0:00:00 EDT In today's fast-pace business environment, most organizations cannot operate without a reliable communications platform. Such is the case for Conservation International (CI). Founded in 1987, CI is a U.S.-based, nonprofit international organization composed of roughly 1,000 scientists, economists... http://www.satellitetoday.com/sbs/sag/5296.html Wed, 1 Jun 2005 0:00:00 EDT