UM's intranet brings classroom to biz students. (University of Michigan Business School's intranet is an internal computer network that stores class information)

Crain's Detroit Business, August, 1996 by Mrcer, Tenisha

University of Michigan Business School students soon may need to travel no farther than their laptops or home computers for lectures. Starting this fall, students will be permitted to tap into the UM Business School intranet, an internal computer network that stores class information, said Keith Decie, director of communications at the UM Business School.

Students can access class information only from UM labs. "Business students recognize that this is the way you do things these days," Decie said. "Technology is going to be a part of their environment." It's one of the many technological advancements sweeping across college campuses, changing how students retrieve information. More than ever, students need technology to survive in a business world that is...

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