The e-rate program, created by the 1996 Telecommunications Act, provides subsidies to schools and libraries to pay for wiring and telephone costs. Funded through a surcharge on monthly phone bills, the program's funds come via telephone companies rather than directly from taxpayers. Schools and libraries in high-poverty areas can receive up to a 90 percent discount on Internet services. But only 77 percent of instructional classrooms have Internet connections, and the number drops to 60 percent for schools with the highest concentrations of poverty. With this release of Manila, UserLand also brings support for the next generation Internet standards SOAP, XML-RPC, and RSS to the Mac platform.
Manila makes Web content management accessible to non-technical people.
Manila turns any Web browser into a powerful Web content workstation. The Internet server application is designed to allow groups of writers, designers and graphics people to manage full-featured, high performance Web sites easily. The agreement came during a hearing on the twin lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Library Association challenging portions of the Children's Internet Protection Act. Libraries were supposed to be in compliance by July 31, with certification by October. The lawsuits challenge portions of the law that affect public libraries, NOT schools.