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Friday, November 9, 2007

Invitation (Dubai Air Show)

We are pleased to inform you that our company SOFAB will be exhibiting in the Dubai Air Show 2007, which will be held in the Dubai Airport Expo halls during November 11 – 15, 2007

We will be presenting our latest products and services, bringing to the industry some cutting edge innovative products, for security and safety throughout our industry. We are currently presenting the Portal Defence Systems (PDS), also on show will be the millimetre wave technology and the latest technology x-ray systems. Our policy of giving a two year guarantee as standard and our lower competitive prices are leading the industry. The Dubai Air Show is a unique opportunity for us to maintain our existing contacts and to create many new opportunities for future relationships. We look forward to meeting you and taking on any challenge you may have with your security requirements.

We are located on stand E628 very easy to find you will not miss our stand. There is a PDF file attached showing our location. For further information on the show and how to get there please visit the following link:

www.dubaiairshow.org/airshow07/site/home/index.php


SOFAB is unique as it is the only large manufacturing company based Middle East supporting the industry, we have a product range covering all aspects of the industry ranging from safety and security through CCTV and surveillance systems to road blockers capable of stopping trucks to airport control of entry systems heli pad systems and helicopter glide slope landing systems and beyond. We are constantly seeking out new and innovative technology to improve portfolio. Technology stands still for no man and we never sleep, our twenty four hour support and offices throughout the Middle East ensure that we are the leading supplier in the region.

We invite you to come and visit us on booth E628 where you will be amazed at the range of products and services that we have to offer.

If you prefer to make an appointment to meet with one of our sales executives please contact Ms Shalini on 00971 50 853 7667 or by email Shalini@socreative.com she will be pleased to assist you in setting up and appointment. We look forward to meeting you at the show.

eSN Today: Bush ed-tech firm under fire

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Nov. 09, 2007

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Bush ed-tech firm under fire
In the latest twist to a storyline that has surfaced previously during the presidency of George W. Bush, the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) inspector general says he will review whether federal money is being spent inappropriately on educational technology sold to schools by a company founded by Neil Bush, the president's brother. Based on reporting by eSchool News... | Full Story

Around the Web ...

New class(room) war: Teacher vs. Technology
A column from the New York Times speaks to the exasperation of countless teachers and professors in the computer era. "Their perpetual war of attrition with defiantly inattentive... | Full Story

Free online materials could save schools billions
The growing use of free, open-source materials in the K-12 world could challenge the dominance of a handful of big educational publishers. But for that to happen, says... | Full Story

Cisco and Aruba clash over Wi-Fi
With its announcement of new wireless LAN hardware this week, Aruba Networks becomes the last of the major enterprise wireless-LAN vendors to announce gear for systems based on... | Full Story

 

Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards...
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School laptop program begets writing gains
Maine's pioneering program to give every middle school student a laptop computer is leading to better writing, according to a new study. Despite creating a language all their own using eMail and... | Full Story

Student kills eight after YouTube rant
An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Nov. 7, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself, police said. The youth reportedly revealed hisl... | Full Story

Nashville schools pilot face-recognition tech
Beginning Dec. 1, the Nashville, Tenn., public school system will become what is believed to be the first school system in the country to implement face-recognition security cameras to... | Full Story

New online tool aids literacy programs
Schools, libraries, and other organizations that aim to improve students' reading skills have a new online tool to help them evaluate how well their literacy programs work: the Verizon... | Full Story


Announcements from ed-tech providers ...

African students and educators to connect with peers around the world through ePals Internet Learning Community | Read the full announcement

Regent provides online early needs analysis and digitized student aid application | Read the full announcement

Gaggle.Net releases eMail archiving solution to satisfy the new eDiscovery rules and meet open-records laws | Read the full announcement

Online university gives HR students a competitive edge | Read the full announcement

New research commissioned by Thinkronize shows that 62% of principals and library media specialists see danger on the internet increasing; porn, predators both seen as dangers | Read the full announcement

SchoolNet Inc. ranked 96th fastest growing company in North America on Deloitte's 2007 Technology Fast 500 | Read the full announcement

Minnesota High Tech Association honors Wireless Ronin with 2007 Tekne Award | Read the full announcement

Samsung expands its SyncMaster line of displays with a 24-inch LCD monitor | Read the full announcement

Knight Foundation to announce $500,000 in grants to create media clubs in 24 Philadelphia high schools | Read the full announcement

Carnegie Learning math programs approved for adoption by Georgia State Board of Education | Read the full announcement

Fujinon introduces day/night megapixel zoom lens | Read the full announcement







November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss...

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Thursday, November 8, 2007

eSN Today: School laptop program begets writing gains

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School laptop program begets writing gains
Maine's pioneering program to give every middle school student a laptop computer is leading to better writing, according to a new study. Despite creating a language all their own using eMail and text messages, students are still learning standard English, and their writing scores have improved on a standardized test since laptop computers were distributed, the study says. Moreover... | Full Story

Around the Web ...

Production begins on XO laptops
The One Laptop Per Child Program, which hopes to spread sub-$200 computers to schoolchildren in developing countries, has reached a milestone with the start of mass... | Full Story

Ultra-fast Internet networks won't merge
Talks of a merge between non-profit Internet networks Internet2 and National LambdaRail have ceased. Clients had backed the merger because the organizations largely ... | Full Story

Kansas City schools distribute MacBooks
This week more than 5,000 Apple MacBook laptop computers will be distributed to high school students in the Kansas City Public School System as part of the school system's... | Full Story

 

Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards...
Is your superintendent tech-savvy?

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But hurry!

Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30.

Safe Center


More from eSchool News Online ...

Student kills eight after YouTube rant
An 18-year-old student opened fire in a Finnish high school Nov. 7, killing seven students and the principal before turning the gun on himself, police said. The youth reportedly revealed his tragic... | Full Story

Nashville schools pilot face-recognition tech
Beginning Dec. 1, the Nashville, Tenn., public school system will become what is believed to be the first school system in the country to implement face-recognition security cameras to spot... | Full Story

New online tool aids literacy programs
Schools, libraries, and other organizations that aim to improve students' reading skills have a new online tool to help them evaluate how well their literacy programs work: the Verizon Literacy... | Full Story

Ed-tech groups issue urgent call to action
Three leading educational technology advocacy groups have banded together to release a position paper that makes an urgent case for why--and how--school leaders should integrate... | Full Story


Announcements from ed-tech providers ...

Northampton Community College enhances instruction, student services, faculty professional development with Elluminate Live! | Read the full announcement

Apangea Learning SmartHelp implemented throughout Texas school districts | Read the full announcement

Soliloquy Learning revamps Soliloquy Reading Assistant | Read the full announcement

Columbia College Chicago equips new mobile production truck with four AK-HC931B Multi-Format HD camera systems | Read the full announcement

Survey: budget limitations key issue Texas schools face to improve security | Read the full announcement

Anti-racism initiative offers free resources to high schools | Read the full announcement

PD 360 solving professional development challenges for rural districts across the U.S. | Read the full announcement

Voyager Evaluation Summary Report shows student gains after using Vmath | Read the full announcement

Texas Education Service Center Region XI selects Pokémon Learning League for online curriculum resource | Read the full announcement







November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss...

Visit us online at http://www.eschoolnews.com every day for the latest news and resources all geared to help you stay on top of school technology.

Get a video recap of November's top news with "TechWatch." Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/video

Visit the daily updated Educator's Resource Center, where you'll find specific information on Collaboration and Storage, Teaching Effectively with Computers, Professional Development, and more. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/Challenges

Get your own electronic copy of the Grants & Funding ALERT eMail newsletter for less than a dime a day (Now just $35 a year)! Everything you need to win technology grants you're looking for is now as close as your computer, available instantly via eMail. Get all the new grant opportunities just announced from federal, state and local agencies, community and corporate foundations, get up-to-the minute overviews of federal funding resources with deadlines and amounts and get grant-giver profiles complete with names, titles, and contact links. You'll go directly to the funding source, saving you valuable time. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/
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Get Free Video News Content for your School. Get great video news content for your school including eSN-TV's critically acclaimed TechWatch newscast and the brand-new Visions of Innovation show and much, much more. eSN-TV programming for educators and education advocates is commercial free and copyright cleared. It's available to schools, school districts, colleges, and universities free of any charge. All schools and colleges are eligible to receive the same service at no charge Call 301-913-0115 ext 110 or email NThrush@eSchoolnews.com to learn more.

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Don't forget, we now have a higher-education email publication, as well:

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Wednesday, November 7, 2007

eSN Tools for Schools: Is your superintendent tech-savvy?

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GRANT OF THE WEEK ...

Up to $1M for library support and development
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This program supports projects to develop faculty and library leaders, to recruit and educate the next generation of librarians, and to conduct research on the library profession and support early career research on any area of library......| Full Story

Deadline: December 17, 2007

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SITE OF THE WEEK ...

Lycos offers free classroom web site-hosting services
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November 07, 2007—Teachers across the country who want to connect with their students, fellow teachers, and parents online can use Tripod for Teachers, a web site hosting service from Lycos Inc. that provides classroom templ... | Full Story

 

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Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards...
Is your superintendent tech-savvy?

Does he or she "get it" when it comes to school technology use?

If so, then nominate your schools chief for our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards here:

http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/surveys/editorial/savvy/

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Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30.

Educator's Resource Center ...
Collaboration and Storage
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/collaborative_learning/
With many states and districts moving towards the 1:1 initiative, the question becomes, "How do we make this more cost effective for our school?" Buying personal computers for each student is expensive and difficult to maintain. Creating your own system can bog down your server and cannot be accessed outside of school due to firewall protections. So what is the best solution? | Full Story
Teaching Effectively with Computers
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm
With a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators are integrating computers, laptops, and other technology into the classroom, and often with great success. Computer-based technologies offer rich new ways to reach students and fulfill curriculum goals, while bringing information to life for diverse kinds of learners. But teaching with computers also poses many challenges. | Full Story
Enriching Education Through Digital Sharing
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/onlinelearning/index.cfm
Thanks to new technologies, it's now easier than ever for schools and other organizations to create rich, online repositories of learning "objects" that students, teachers, and other users can draw upon at their own convenience to enrich their education. | Full Story
Professional Development
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/professionaldevelopment/
It's easy for today's educator to feel overwhelmed--in a complex and ever-changing educational environment, teachers are often expected to complete more in one day than they have time for in an entire week. They must, for instance, reach increasingly diverse student bodies, meet standards, carry out assessments, integrate technology into the classroom, and meet certification requirements. | Full Story
Minimizing classroom disruptions
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/minimizing_classroom_disruptions/
Computers and the internet have become welcome instructional tools in most schools, ushering a wealth of additional resources into today's classrooms. Unfortunately, they also bring with them the potential for unwanted distractions—such as online content that ranges from off-target, to inappropriate, material. | Full Story
Dropout prevention and credit recovery
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/creditrecovery/
Educators nationwide are concerned about stemming the tide of high school dropouts. New data suggest the steep economic impact that dropping out of school can have on individuals, and on the economy as a whole. But whether it's for reasons of economic competitiveness, or simply as a moral imperative, giving students alternative paths to graduation is a top priority for many school leaders —and, fortunately, technology can help. | Full Story
Accelerating Technology with eRate Support
http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/eratefunding/
Since its inception 10 years ago, the $2.25 billion-a-year eRate has provided some $20 billion in telecommunications discounts to eligible schools and libraries. Through the eRate, qualifying institutions can receive up to 90 percent off the cost of internet and telephone services—quite a boon for cash-strapped schools. Thanks largely to this monumental federal program, the percentage of public school classrooms with internet access jumped from 14 percent in 1996 to 95 percent a decade later. | Full Story

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Atomic Learing Al, I can help Need help integrating technology in your classroom? Check out the Atomic Learning Lesson Accelerators. In this week's tutorial learn how easy it is to reorder blocks and activities.create organizational charts.



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November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss...

Visit us online at http://www.eschoolnews.com every day for the latest news and resources all geared to help you stay on top of school technology.

Get a video recap of November's top news with "TechWatch." Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/video

Visit the daily updated Educator's Resource Center, where you'll find specific information on Collaboration and Storage, Teaching Effectively with Computers, Professional Development, and more. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/Challenges

Get your own electronic copy of the Grants & Funding ALERT eMail newsletter for less than a dime a day (Now just $35 a year)! Everything you need to win technology grants you're looking for is now as close as your computer, available instantly via eMail. Get all the new grant opportunities just announced from federal, state and local agencies, community and corporate foundations, get up-to-the minute overviews of federal funding resources with deadlines and amounts and get grant-giver profiles complete with names, titles, and contact links. You'll go directly to the funding source, saving you valuable time. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/
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Get Free Video News Content for your School. Get great video news content for your school including eSN-TV's critically acclaimed TechWatch newscast and the brand-new Visions of Innovation show and much, much more. eSN-TV programming for educators and education advocates is commercial free and copyright cleared. It's available to schools, school districts, colleges, and universities free of any charge. All schools and colleges are eligible to receive the same service at no charge Call 301-913-0115 ext 110 or email NThrush@eSchoolnews.com to learn more.

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eSN Today: Nashville schools pilot face-recognition tech

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Nashville schools pilot face-recognition tech
Beginning Dec. 1, the Nashville, Tenn., public school system will become what is believed to be the first school system in the country to implement face-recognition security cameras to spot intruders in its schools. Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) will pilot the cameras in its central administrative office and at Harpeth Valley Elementary School, Gra-Mar Middle School, and Antioch High... | Full Story

Around the Web ...

Ore. challenges RIAA on a university's behalf
In a move likely to be closely watched elsewhere in the nation, Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers is seeking to quash a subpoena from the Recording Industry Association... | Full Story

Web site helps students plan for college
Minnesota higher education officials are experimenting with putting a licensed counselor online to help teens answer questions about college. Promoted through TV spots, bus-stop,... | Full Story

Toddlers bond with robot, study shows
Researchers introduced a state-of-the-art social robot into a classroom of 18- to 24-month-olds for five months as a way of studying human-robot interactions. The results suggest... | Full Story

 

Annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards...
Is your superintendent tech-savvy?

Does he or she "get it" when it comes to school technology use?

If so, then nominate your schools chief for our annual Tech-Savvy Superintendent Awards here:

http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/surveys/editorial/savvy/

But hurry!

Nominations close Friday, Nov. 30.

Safe Center


More from eSchool News Online ...

New online tool aids literacy programs
Schools, libraries, and other organizations that aim to improve students' reading skills have a new online tool to help them evaluate how well their literacy programs work: the Verizon Literacy... | Full Story

Ed-tech groups issue urgent call to action
Three leading educational technology advocacy groups have banded together to release a position paper that makes an urgent case for why--and how--school leaders should... | Full Story

Does U.S. lag in internet speed?
Is the United States stuck in the internet's slow lane? It's a question lawmakers are beginning to ask--and the answer could have significant implications for education: Most schools... | Full Story

Low-cost laptop deals heat up
The race to supply low-cost laptop computers to students in developing nations has heated up: Within hours of the news that Uruguay had become the first nation to buy... | Full Story


Announcements from ed-tech providers ...

St. Gregory the Great School starts year with new Hitachi software StarBoard FX-77 interactive whiteboards | Read the full announcement

Wavetrend to provide active RFID products for Crestron Integrated Partner Program | Read the full announcement

New device allows delivery of up to six video signals--from computers, DVD and Blu-ray players, TiVo systems and other consumer electronics--to up to six displays | Read the full announcement

NetOp Tech launches NetOp Process Control for added network and enterprise security | Read the full announcement

SunGard Higher Education announces new unified digital campus test center using Dell and Sun Microsystems technologies to help accelerate product development and lower total cost of ownership | Read the full announcement

Quipu Group expands e-Card online patron registration functionality and customer base | Read the full announcement

AMD/MediaPointe announces new DMR210e Digital Media Recorder | Read the full announcement

Online training and resource provider, Atomic Learning, offers free workshop on web 2.0 | Read the full announcement

CMS Watch finds SaaS-based search in decline | Read the full announcement

GroundSpark celebrates 10th anniversary of release of groundbreaking film It's Elementary | Read the full announcement

Interwrite Learning announces donation of Interwrite Pads to Next Generation of Teachers project of UNESCO Bangkok | Read the full announcement

Soliloquy Learning revamps Soliloquy Reading Assistant | Read the full announcement

Lenovo puts power and performance at center court with new ThinkStation brand | Read the full announcement







November Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss...

Visit us online at http://www.eschoolnews.com every day for the latest news and resources all geared to help you stay on top of school technology.

Get a video recap of November's top news with "TechWatch." Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/video

Visit the daily updated Educator's Resource Center, where you'll find specific information on Collaboration and Storage, Teaching Effectively with Computers, Professional Development, and more. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/Challenges

Get your own electronic copy of the Grants & Funding ALERT eMail newsletter for less than a dime a day (Now just $35 a year)! Everything you need to win technology grants you're looking for is now as close as your computer, available instantly via eMail. Get all the new grant opportunities just announced from federal, state and local agencies, community and corporate foundations, get up-to-the minute overviews of federal funding resources with deadlines and amounts and get grant-giver profiles complete with names, titles, and contact links. You'll go directly to the funding source, saving you valuable time. Go to http://www.eschoolnews.com/
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Get Free Video News Content for your School. Get great video news content for your school including eSN-TV's critically acclaimed TechWatch newscast and the brand-new Visions of Innovation show and much, much more. eSN-TV programming for educators and education advocates is commercial free and copyright cleared. It's available to schools, school districts, colleges, and universities free of any charge. All schools and colleges are eligible to receive the same service at no charge Call 301-913-0115 ext 110 or email NThrush@eSchoolnews.com to learn more.

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Don't forget, we now have a higher-education email publication, as well:

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Tuesday, November 6, 2007

eSN Today: New online tool aids literacy programs

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New online tool aids literacy programs
Schools, libraries, and other organizations that aim to improve students' reading skills have a new online tool to help them evaluate how well their literacy programs work: the Verizon Literacy Program Self-Assessment Tool (VLP-SAT). Developed by the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) with funding from the Verizon Foundation, VLP-SAT is available free of charge to all... | Full Story

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An expert talks about protecting kids online
One in five U.S. teenagers who regularly log onto the Internet say they have received unwanted sexual solicitations via the Web, according to the Crimes Against Children Research Center... | Full Story

Hackers spark new protests vs. video game
Family groups renewed calls on Friday to clamp down on video game "Manhunt 2" after hackers accessed scenes of bloody killings that were scaled back to let the game go on sale... | Full Story

Dell to pay $1.4B for EqualLogic
Personal computer maker Dell said Monday it has agreed to pay $1.4 billion in cash for EqualLogic Inc., which makes data-storage network systems, in another move to boost growth by... | Full Story

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Ed-tech groups issue urgent call to action
Three leading educational technology advocacy groups have banded together to release a position paper that makes an urgent case for why--and how--school leaders should integrate technology... | Full Story

Does U.S. lag in internet speed?
Is the United States stuck in the internet's slow lane? It's a question lawmakers are beginning to ask--and the answer could have significant implications for education: Most schools have... | Full Story

Low-cost laptop deals heat up
The race to supply low-cost laptop computers to students in developing nations has heated up: Within hours of the news that Uruguay had become the first nation to buy XO laptops... | Full Story

HELP suspends Gulf Coast work
After two years of working to help Gulf Coast schools recover from Hurricane Katrina and rebuild their facilities as 21st-century learning centers, the HELP (Hurricane Education... | Full Story


Announcements from ed-tech providers ...

SRA/McGraw-Hill introduces new edition of reading mastery, direct instruction elementary program | Read the full announcement

Students and educators in Kansas and New Jersey to use ePals' eMail and blog tools for safe, global collaboration | Read the full announcement

Recorded books to release Plugged-in to Nonfiction--the latest extension of Dr. Janet Allen's Plugged-in to Reading | Read the full announcement

OpenSEA Alliance calls for participation in testing Open Source 802.1X client | Read the full announcement

Indiana Virtual Academy chooses the ANGEL Learning Management Suite to deliver learning online | Read the full announcement

Anytime Anywhere Learning Foundation and Lausanne Collegiate announce Laptop Institute partnership | Read the full announcement

The 28th annual Educational Computing Organization of Ontario (ECOO) Conference: November 7-9 to attract K-12 education leaders from across Canada | Read the full announcement

Wikipedia reaches 10,000 donors in nine days | Read the full announcement

Quality children's television eNewsletter premiers: Smart News makes it easy for parents to find the 'good stuff' on TV for kids | Read the full announcement

Visual Distance Learning turns 95: Herman DeVry's 1912 'Theater in a Suitcase' invention blazed trail for today's online education | Read the full announcement

New Elmo TT-02a Visual Presenter even more versatile for dynamic classroom presentations | Read the full announcement

Xavier University's student retention success acknowledged nationally | Read the full announcement

Rapid Resources now offers high school exit exam remediation--a quick way to assess readiness for high school exit exams and reteach required skills | Read the full announcement

See Me Read early childhood literacy program fosters love for lifelong learning | Read the full announcement

Online Training and Resource Provider, Atomic Learning, Offers Free Workshop on Web 2.0 | Read the full announcement







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