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ISSUE NO 56 DIGITAL TOOLBOX

MATCHER WORM VIRUS STARTED IN SOUTH AFRICA?

The Matcher worm, the latest e-mail virus to have taken the world by storm, appears to have originated in South Africa.

(source: http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/internet/2001/0104201159.asp )

PALM TO OFFER WIRELESS SERVICE IN SA

Handheld Computing SA has entered into a joint venture with RangeGate to bring the Palm.Net wireless communication service to SA.

(source: http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/computing/2001/0104180814.asp )

PARTICIPATORY WEB DESIGN - A PEOPLE APPROACH

Those keen on producing African web content or any other web content for use in developing countries are invited to check out a participatory web design methodology - http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/research/isrg/papwec.htm. This methodology - A People Approach to Produce Web Content (PAPWEC) and other reports, are a result of a six months (May 2000 to October 2000) project undertaken by the Internet Studies Research Group with support from the International Institute for Communications and Development (IICD).

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