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The following stories appeared on the Potomac KnowledgeWay's "Regional News" page during 1998. View an individual story by clicking on the title below or view prior "What's New" stories by year or month using the left margin navigation.

All links within stories are verified at the time of publication, but some may have changed or no longer be available.

January

1/2 - ComNet '98, Washington, D.C.

1/5 - Local Nonprofit Launches Magazine

1/6 - Personal Intelligence Service Available

1/8 - Telematique Launches Web Site

1/9 - Telecomm Professionals Needed

1/12 - Resource for Nonprofits Updated

1/13 - Frost Miller Group Launches Web Site

1/14 - Internet Executive Summit

1/15 - Siliconindia's Free Offer

1/16 - City of Fairfax Recognized

1/19 - Community for Small Businesses

1/20 - Highway Safety Campaign Web Site

1/21 - Offices By-the-Hour Available

1/23 - KnowledgeWay's Roadmap Connects Businesses

1/27 - Food Safety Partnership Launches Web Site

1/28 - Hang Out on the Sidewalk

1/29 - Washingtonpost.com Launches Politics Site

1/29 - KnowledgeWay Names Chief Executive

1/30 - MCI Center Features Multimedia Kiosks

February

2/2 - Internet Policy Forum

2/3 - NMP Sites Win Nonprofit Awards

2/4 - Winter Olympics Web Site for Students

2/5 - Women's Connection Online Adds Information Centers

2/6 - Resource for Travelers Available Online

2/9 - Public Relations Conference in Washington, D.C.

2/10 - Photo Contest Results Online

2/11 - Regional Lupus Foundation Goes Online

2/12 - Electric Utility Deregulation Site

2/13 - Networking With The Netpreneurs

2/16 - Area Firms Re-Tool Web Sites

2/19 - Schools and Libraries Corporation

2/19 - Web Resource for Consumers

2/20 - The Baltic Charter Goes Online

2/23 - World Science and Technology Information Online

2/24 - Creators.com Introduces New Features

2/25 - McGraw-Hill and iNEX Partner for Online Training

2/26 - Electric Press Releases eFed

2/27 - Contest for Independent Musicians

March

3/3 - Personalized T.V. Listings

3/5 - WCO Adds New Features to Site

3/5 - Enterprise Networking Seminar

3/6 - Magazine for Women in High Tech

3/9 - Purchase Auto Insurance Online

3/10 - Pricing Long-Distance Services Online

3/11 - View Tobacco Industry Documents Online

3/12 - High School Robotic Tournament

3/13 - Area Hotels Test New Internet Service

3/16 - NMS Web Site Receives New Look

3/17 - Web Library for Nonprofits

3/18 - Web Resource for Bipolar Disorder

3/20 - Web-based Recruiting Service for IT Careers

3/23 - Area Firms to Market Publishing Software

3/23 - Entrepreneurship Forums Seek Volunteers

3/24 - ThePartyDigest Offers Free E-mail Party List

3/25 - Teaching Kids About Web Surfing

3/27 - Resources for Internet Safety

3/30 - Accessing E-mail via Wireless Phones

3/30 - Drive for Web Space Donation

April

4/1 - Institute Offers Multifamily Housing Data Via the Web

4/10 - Legal Counseling on Debt Available Online

4/10 - Internet Workshops in D.C.

4/13 - Learning Frames in Macintosh

4/13 - Ties on the 'Net

4/14 - Conference on Northern Virginia's Economy

4/14 - E-mail Management Service

4/15 - Area Company Parters with Howard University

4/17 - Antique Auction Web Site Launched

4/17 _ LiteracyLink Expands Web Site

4/20 - Federal Education Resource Available Online

4/21 - Leadership Program Application Available Via Web

4/22 - Volunteer for Local Charities Online

4/24 - Web-based Lobbyist Participates in OrgWeb List

4/24 - OMB Offers Grants and Awards

4/31 - Employer Quality Partnership Launches Health Care
Information Web Site

May

5/1 - It's About TIME

5/1 - YouthTree Branches Resources Nationwide

5/4 - SpiderWare Weaves Virtual Community Web Sites

5/11 - National Cancer Institute Launches cancerTrials Site

5/11 - Magazines Form Partnership with Women's Connection
Online

5/11 - Local High School Participates In Community Share

5/12 - IMG Places Syndicated Radio Show Online

5/15 - StoryBoard Provides Practice to Rising Netpreneurs

5/15 - Technology-Enhanced Teaching Workshop in American
Studies

5/15 - CapITal Reps To Market ITG's PROCURE Product

5/15 - Computer Strategies Hosts WebTime for Small Companies

5/19 - Internet Agent Searches Multiple Job Sites

5/19 - Woodson High School Participates in National Gallery of
Art Program

5/20 - Virtual Card Catalog for Educators

5/21 - Import-Export Web Tool

5/22 - Netpreneur E-Commerce Event Webcast

5/26 - CareerBuilder Network Delivers Alternative to Traditional Job
Classifieds

5/28 - Take A Stand For Quality Child Care

5/28 - Local Company Provides Electronic Marketing Services

June

6/1 - Petsville Web Site Helps Place Homeless Animals

6/1 - Software Productivity Consortium

6/4 - PropertyChannel Site Helps Home Buyers

6/8 - Test Drive Online Image Machines' Internet Imaging Software

6/8 - Rolling Stone Network Features Video-On-Demand

6/8 - New Service for Online Credit Card Payments

6/9 - 1998 World Congress on Information Technology Starts
June 21

6/11 - George Washington University's Virginia Campus Launches
Web Site

6/11 - NewsReal's "Business Channel for the Web"

6/15 - Local Company To Webcast the 1998 World Congress on
Information Technology

6/17 - The Small Business Advisor Web Site

6/19 - Site Helps Travelers Plan Road Trips

6/19 - Search for Homes in Maryland on the Internet

6/22 - Learn About Refugee Crises Around the World

6/22 - Lifetime Learning Survey Results Are Online

6/23 - Buy Pharmaceutical Products Over the Internet

6/24 - Lockheed Martin Unveils "Digital Photo Collection" on
the Web

6/26 - Locally Based n-Vision Wins Industrial Design Excellence
Award

6/26 - Federal Contract Information Available Online

6/29 - Communication Products Unlimited Launches New Web Site

6/30 - Telogy Networks Wins Information Technology Product of
the Year

July

7/1 - Plan a Visit to the Nation's Capital Online

7/2 - Health Program Over the Web

7/2 - Site Offers Voting Assistance

7/6 - VisualRoute Software Tracks Internet Connectivity

7/8 - Online Photo Gallery of the 1998 World Congress

7/9 - New Science and Technology Scholarships for Maryland
Students

7/10 - Greater Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Unveils
Web Site

7/13 - E-mail Nominations for the "Northern Virginia Leadership
Awards"

7/14 - WETA Archives "This Week in Business" on the Web

7/15 - The Second Annual "CivicNet '98" Starts July 27

7/16 - Historical Images Make Internet Debut

7/17 - Alexandria, Virginia Restaurant Now Accepts Reservations
Over the Web

7/20 - Campaign Plans Online Safety Awareness Week for Kids

7/21 - HOST Addresses Health Care and Information Technology

7/22 - DC Public Library Goes Online

7/23 - Legg Mason Tennis Classic Covered Online

7/24 - PetSage Offers Outlet for Pet Information Online

7/27 - Local Book Store Chain Does Business Via the Web

7/28 - Area Company Brings Russian News to the Internet

7/29 - Universal Intranet Document Publication Demo Available

7/30 - Legal Networking Available on Infirmation.com

7/31 - Local Company Develops Online Celebrity Photo Gallery

August

8/4 - Download a Demonstration of InforMax's Molecular
Biology Software

8/6 - Community Information Exchange Launches Online Service

8/6 - Marketplace Online for Government and Private Sectors

8/7 - French Bistro Goes Online

8/10 - Online Library of Remediation Technologies

8/10 - Buy College Text Books Over the Internet

8/11 - UVA's New Technology Leadership Certificate

8/12 - Participate With Washington Building Congress
Through Internet

8/13 - Local Company Participates at Scan-Tech '98

8/14 - Demos of Electronic Commerce Software on Web

8/17 - Home Organizer Web Site Recently Unveiled

8/18 - Buy Office Products Online

8/20 - Fairfax County Launches Statewide Online Business
Calendar

8/20 - PEOPLink Helps International Artists Market Over the Web

8/21 - Browse Reports of Information Technologies on the Web

8/24 - Local Company Presents Consulting Web Site

8/25 - Association for Interactive Media's Web Site

8/26 - Women's Connection Online Offers "Womenconnect Politics
Daily"

8/27 - PSINet Launches International Fiber Connections

8/28 - Second Annual NetExpo To Take Place At
Washington Convention Center

8/31 - Historical Revitalization Resource Online

September

9/1 - OTG's DiskXtender (DX) Integrated into Medical
Diagnostic Software

9/2 - Document Authentication Systems Inc. (DAS) Develops
New Software

9/3 - UMD Hosts 1998 Bioscience Forum

9/4 - Dyslexia Information Available Online

9/8 - National School Modernization Day

9/9 - Computer Books Available Online

9/10 - MapSys, Inc. Introduces AutoPilot

9/11 - Integral Systems New Software Product

9/14 - Certitude Puts Managed Healthcare Solutions Online

9/15 - D'Vinci Interactive Offers Design, Training

9/16 - KnowledgeWay Releases New Economy Study

9/17 - Virginia's School Systems Offer New Courses

9/18 - Autometric Enters New Markets

9/21 - Organization Addresses Workplace Issues

9/22 - Washingtonpost.com Conducts Online Salary Survey

9/23 - Washington Region Restaurants Online

9/24 - Housing Database Online for Travelers

9/25 - SpaceWorks' Releases OrderManager 4.0

9/28 - Conservation Fund Brings Efforts to Web

9/29 - Aid For Emerging Tech Firms

9/30 - NASA Engineers at George Mason University

October

10/1 - Office Supplies Available Via the Web

10/2 - Tech Center at Montgomery College

10/5 - Newsweek Enters Internet Arena

10/6 - KnowledgeWay Wins NAB Award

10/7 - Send Voice Messages Via the Internet

10/8 - Network Solutions Inc. Agrees to Competition

10/9 - Public Libraries To Be Wired Nationwide

10/13 - Discovery Communications Inc.'s New Location

10/14 - Patuxent Partnership in Southern Maryland

10/15 - Arlington Launches Commuter Page

10/16 - National Center for Health Statistics' Web site

10/19 - Customize License Plates on DMV's Site

10/20 - Route-based Search Engine Available for D.C.

10/21 - Dangerous Drivers Under Surveillance

10/22 - A Guide to The Greater Washington Region

10/23 - The Tech Center at Loyola College

10/26 - MusicDC.com Promotes Musical Events

10/27 - TAP Program Helps Developing Businesses

10/28 - Register Now For The "Angels and Revolutionaries" Event

10/29 - Guide to Local Jobs Now Online

10/30 - GTE inResponse Helps Businesses Manage Their Email

November

11/02 - Washingtonpost.com Unveils ISP Database

11/03 - HHMI Promotes Biology Education Through The Web

11/04 - Mindbank Plans To Alleviate IT Worker Shortage

11/05 - Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Helps Air
Travelers

11/06 - WMATA Provides Information On Their Transit Services

11/09 - The Maryland Software Industry Consortium Helps MD
Businesses

11/10 - D.C. Registry Forms Online Community

11/11 - TekAid Enters Y2K Compliance Battle

11/12 - Avoid Traffic Using SmarTraveler

11/13 - The NELC Promotes School-To-Work and Work-Based
Learning

11/16 - Career Information Site Helps Job Hunters

11/17 - Blackboard Inc. Enables Online Learning

11/18 - Learning Center Targets School-To-Work Initiatives

11/19 - Access Washington's History Online

11/20 - PBS Helps Teachers With Technology

11/23 - Subscribe to Newsletters Over the Internet

11/24 - Local Companies Establish D.C. Link & Learn

11/25 - WSJ Adds Tools for Job Seekers

11/30 - Email Servers Tailored for Small Businesses Available

11/30 - Computers for Learning Helps Schools

December

12/1 - ClassWise to Aid Distance Learning

12/1 - Tech Info and Courses Available Online

12/2 - Fedstats Provides Searchable Statistics

12/3 - AOL Foundation Announces Education Grants

12/4 - The Fairfax County Public Library Introduces Their Web Site

12/7 - Office of Educational Technology Now Online

12/8 - IPL Answers Reference Questions

12/9 - Company Helps Market Other Businesses

12/10 - ASTD Launches Online Community

12/11 - DCCC Introduces Web Site

12/14 - Netique Simplifies Gift Giving

12/15 - Byte Back Aids Inner Cities

12/16 - Book Bike Tours Online

12/17 - Search Real Estate Via The Web

12/18 - InteliData's Products Helps Online Banking

12/21 - HOST Merges Healthcare And Information Technology

12/22 - WDCY2K Meeting Web Site

12/23 - Track Santa Online

12/24 - Tyson's Helps Holiday Shoppers

12/25 - Employment Site Now Online

12/28 - NVRP Unveils Survey

12/29 - IEL Provides Internships

12/30 - VA Police Aid Citizens Online

12/31 - Smithsonian Revamps Web Presence


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