University at Albany Magazine
Spring 2000
Volume 9, Number 3
Vice
President
for University Advancement
Robert
R. Ashton
Executive
Editor
Mary Fiess
Editor
Christine Hanson McKnight
Production
and Art Director;
Web Design
Judy Bedian, M.S.’73
Associate
Art Director
Sean Farley
Contributing
Writers
Stephen H. Goldstein,
B.A.’73, M.A.’86
Lisa James Goldsberry
Carol Olechowski
Greta Petry
Vincent Reda, B.A.’74
Paul Schurr
Robert Weiner, B.A.’82
Photographers
Gary Gold, B.S.’70
Mark Schmidt
Business
Manager
Beatrice Dougherty
The
Carillon
Editor
Melissa Samuels
Art
Director
Bonny Curless
Design:
Back cover
Mary Sciancalepore
Associate
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Margaret H. Aldrich, M.S.’85
President,
University at Albany
Alumni Association
Michael Corso, B.A.’84, M.A.’85
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Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Internet Ingenuity 
Internet pioneers Vijay and Sheena Vaidyanathan, both M.S.90, started with an idea that evolved as they went along and turned it into a digital dream come true.
Albany’s Wired Students
The instant Internet is transforming residence hall life for Albany’s students.
Smarter, Faster Networking
NYSERNet, a regional high-speed computer network, connects universities across the state with the Internet and has created hundreds of jobs.
The Perils & Promise of Dot-com Shopping
Our choices will grow, but our privacy will erode. An essay by Marketing Professor Paul Schurr.
Regulating Cyberspace
Former Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Varney, B.A.’77, believes we need to have a light touch when it comes to regulating cyberspace.
Adventures of a Start-Up Company
Frank Poore, M.B.A.'97, says his University-supported start-up venture, Commerce Technology, Inc., needs to be a lot like a hockey team: fast, hard-hitting, strong and graceful" - all at the same time."
Departments . . . . . . . . . . . .
Highlights of our first year in Division I
The University at Albany's Small Business Development Center (SBDC) promotes economic development by providing assistance to entrepreneurs.
Campaign for the Libraries