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If you wish to unsubscribe, simply send a message to [log in to unmask] with the following command in the text of your message: SIGNOFF LSTSRV-L If you have any question about this announcement, please write to [log in to unmask] for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This announcement contains two press releases outlining recent L-Soft donations to student associations: 1. LISTSERV at work: improving health care in rural Oregon. 2. AIESEC receives L-Soft award for Internet innovation. Merry Christmas! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LISTSERV AT WORK: IMPROVING HEALTH CARE IN RURAL OREGON December 25, 1995 (Washington, DC)... The Oregon student group ACCESS (A Collaborative Community Education and Support System) has been chosen by L-Soft international, Inc. to receive computer hardware and software valued at more than $11,000 as part of L-Soft's "Awards for Student Internet Innovation" program. The donation will make it possible for ACCESS to use LISTSERV electronic mailing lists and other Internet technology to improve health care in rural Oregon. LISTSERV(TM), created by Eric Thomas in 1986, is one of L-Soft's products. Student volunteers from ACCESS's Rural Health Connections group will create and manage the lists, which will be used to facilitate communication between rural health care providers and information sources such as medical schools, libraries and medical experts. Without such online resources, these people have to drive for hours in order to do research or meet colleagues. By subscribing to ACCESS's LISTSERV lists, they can share the latest research results or consult with each other on difficult cases. "LISTSERV discussion lists will be a cure for the isolation that rural health care providers must endure. We hope that this effort will become a model for healthcare providers worldwide", says project organizer Deana Molinari. LISTSERV delivers 10-12 million messages on an average weekday to subscribers of over 26,000 LISTSERV lists worldwide. To find a LISTSERV list of interest, visit L-Soft's home page at http://www.lsoft.com, where you can do a keyword search for lists using the LISTSERV list reference. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- AIESEC RECEIVES L-SOFT AWARD FOR INTERNET INNOVATION December 25, 1995 (Washington, DC)... L-Soft international, Inc. continues its Student Awards for Internet Innovation program with a donation to AIESEC valued at over $8,000.00. AIESEC's mission is to promote peace and further worldwide understanding through international student internships. These internships make it possible for students to work overseas in their chosen field, simultaneously gaining meaningful work experience as well as exposure to a new culture. The award includes an unlimited capacity license for L-Soft's LISTSERV(TM) product, the Internet's premier mailing list management software. "AIESEC will use LISTSERV to improve communication among over 800 chapters in 85 countries. We depend upon electronic mail to foster an ongoing dialog between our members. LISTSERV will allow us to streamline this process," says Adrian Bye, National Information Systems Team Leader for the US division of AIESEC. "By participating in project-based lists, exchange program students can compare notes and discuss their experiences with their peers in other countries." A dedicated list will be created for participants in the Women's Entrepreneurship Program, a project which brings young women from developing countries to work in corporations run or owned by women. The program gives them someone to look to for inspiration while nurturing their entrepreneurial skills. The list will be a forum where these women can exchange entrepreneurial insight and field their own developing business ideas. "This is exactly the kind of Internet innovation we're looking for," says L-Soft's Susan Lowell. "These students are using the Internet to run a large part of their organization. I think it's an exciting example for other multi-national organizations that are beginning to take advantage of the Internet. This is a very cost-effective way to improve communication among people in different geographical locations". AIESEC will start out with about 100 lists, and expects to run as many as 900. "Eventually, we'd like every local chapter in the US to have its own LISTSERV server", says Bye. "It would allow us to have mailing lists in very specific areas, such as for technology students considering internships in Brazil." LISTSERV delivers 10-12 million messages on an average weekday to subscribers of over 26,000 LISTSERV lists worldwide. To find a LISTSERV list of interest, visit L-Soft's home page at http://www.lsoft.com, where you can do a keyword search for lists using the LISTSERV list reference. ---------------------------------------------- AIESEC can be reached at http://www.aiesec.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- L-SOFT and LISTSERV are trademarks of L-Soft international. All other trademarks, both marked and not marked, are the property of their respective owners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------