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"The shift from pre-Web, proprietary technology to open software that helps people connect, collaborate and innovate at a reasonable cost is undeniable," boasts Picciano.

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Across the country, an estimated 1 million elementary and high school students were engaged in online courses in 2007-08, up 47% from the year before, according to Anthony G. Picciano, a professor and executive officer of the Ph.D. program in urban education at the City University of New York.

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"This is the chance so many companies have been waiting for to break the proprietary lock Microsoft has on the desktop." said Bob Picciano, general manager of IBM Lotus software.

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Bob Picciano, general manager of IBM Lotus Software, says more than 12,000 new organizations bought their first Notes/Domino (see link) licenses last year, and more than half of the Fortune global 100 now use Notes/Domino.

IBM: More firms switching from Microsoft's Outlook to Lotus 2009

More than 80 percent of the largest banks, consumer product, electronics, insurance, pharmaceutical and telecommunications companies, and more than 50 percent of America's largest 100 companies now use Notes/Domino, Picciano says.

IBM: More firms switching from Microsoft's Outlook to Lotus 2009

Thirty percent of the adult population is taking a multivitamin, multimineral preparation, Mary Frances Picciano, a nutrition researcher at the National Institutes of Health who led the study, said in a telephone interview.

Researchers Surprised so Few Kids Take Vitamins | Impact Lab 2007

"We anticipated that the usage would be higher among children than it would be among adults, and we found just the opposite," Picciano added.

Researchers Surprised so Few Kids Take Vitamins | Impact Lab 2007

Picciano said she was particularly surprised at how few infants and young children were taking supplements.

Researchers Surprised so Few Kids Take Vitamins | Impact Lab 2007

The diet still has to contain all the food groups, Picciano said.

Researchers Surprised so Few Kids Take Vitamins | Impact Lab 2007

"Yet, there are certain nutrients that cannot be reliably provided by the diet," Picciano added.

Researchers Surprised so Few Kids Take Vitamins | Impact Lab 2007