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- From: hbassant@acorn.co.uk
- Subject: Acorn Press Release: Acorn/CRC run Multimedia Workshop for Unemployed
- Date: 2 Mar 1994 09:52:47 -0000
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- News from Acorn Computers: Release date 1 March 1994
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- Acorn and Cambridge Regional College Run Multimedia Workshop for Unemployed
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- Acorn Computers, the market leader in RISC-based personal computers and the
- biggest IT supplier to UK schools, is teaming up with Cambridge Regional
- College to run a multimedia training course specifically designed to equip
- longer term unemployed adults with up-to-the-minute technology skills that
- will assist them in their quest to return to work.
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- The initiative, which is being financed with European funding, takes place
- over two weekends during March at Acorn's Training Centre in Newmarket Road,
- Cambridge. Up to 10 participants, specially selected by Cambridge Regional
- College, will attend an initial two day session on 5/6th March to learn
- about the concepts and techniques involved in developing multimedia
- applications. Three weeks later, having prepared a design project, the same
- group will reconvene to spend the second weekend developing their own
- example multimedia applications.
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- Multimedia is the term used commonly in the computer world to describe the
- combination of graphics, sound, video, animation and text in one
- application. Once created, multimedia applications can be used,
- interactively if desired, by others as a training tool, information source
- or presentation device. As well as developing an understanding of multimedia
- and its increasing potential, participants will also be able to brush up on
- other skills such as the use of IT, graphic design, training, presentation
- and organisational abilities.
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- Acorn's Training Manager, Garry Neale, commented: "Acorn has an excellent
- reputation for developing leading-edge technology solutions and our
- computers offer the level of performance required to produce effective
- multimedia applications. Over the last 12 months, interest in the use of
- multimedia has rocketed. Although this particular course was designed as a
- one-off initiative for unemployed adults, we are now planning to run similar
- workshops for businesses and individuals, and anyone interested should
- contact us at the Acorn Training Centre on Cambridge 254386."
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- Mike Platten, Enterprise and Training Schemes Manager for the College, said:
- "As a major provider of training in Cambridge, we're delighted to be joining
- forces with Acorn, leaders in the IT field. We hope the relationship
- develops further. This programme is full already and we hope to run it again
- in the future. Anyone who is interested in attending should telephone John
- Jullien on Cambridge 881636."
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- Founded in 1978, with 1992 revenues of #48.2m, Acorn Computers is the
- premier supplier of IT solutions to UK education and has been the leading
- provider of 32-bit RISC based personal computers since 1987. In 1990, Acorn
- established an associate company, Advanced RISC Machines (ARM), in a joint
- venture with Apple Computer and VLSI Technology Inc to develop and exploit
- further Acorn's RISC processor technology. Acorn works closely with a strong
- community of industry partners, users and software developers to provide
- innovative technology solutions for the education, consumer, publishing and
- international markets. Acorn Computers Limited is part of the Acorn Computer
- Group plc, which went public on the USM is 1983.
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- Ends
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- Further information from Garry Neale, Acorn Computers Ltd, tel: 0223 254386
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