IP: ANOTHER DELAY FOR CALIFORNIA VIRTUAL U.

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

California State University administrators say they will hold a 45-day
comment-and-review period following disclosure of the final details of a
technology partnership they plan to forge with four major companies. This
latest delay, which is in response to complaints about the deal, pushes
back the signing date until at least May. The partnership with Fujitsu,
GTE, Hughes Electronics and Microsoft would bring $300 million in funding
for computers, networking gear and support services, but critics say the
university system would give up too much control over university decisions.
(Chronicle of Higher Education 13 Feb 98)