Miami High Tech, by Miami Today reporter Candice Ventra, condenses the latest news in the Miami Internet and technical worlds.

EXECUTIVE SEMINAR: The College of Business Administration at FIU is offering a five-day intensive e-business seminar for executives from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. starting Sept. 18 and running through Sept. 22 in the Roz & Cal Kovens Conference Center on FIU's Biscayne Bay Campus, Biscayne Boulevard at Northeast 151st Street. Topics will include developing an e-marketing plan, governance issues in cyberspace and opportunities in the Internet economy, promoters say. Details: (305) 348-1987.

ECUADORIAN FUSION: Fusion Networks, a provider of one-to-one Internet marketing software, portal technology and content in Miami, will provide software and portal platforms to the Ecuadorian Chamber of Commerce and the Ecuadorian Consulate. Ecuador's potential Internet user base is expected to increase from about 1.1 million in 2000 to more than 1.23 million in 2003, company promoters said. Details: (305) 477-6701.

HEALTHY DIRECTION: Miramar-based eHDL, a national e-health company that provides a direct link for providers and payers of health care and benefits information, has launched Health eDirectories. The service is a private online directory for the health care community. Details: (954) 331-6500.

JOINT MARKET: Telefonica B2B, a business to business portal serving the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets, has formed an alliance with IBM. IBM will jointly market and deliver Telefonica's business-to-business, e-commerce solutions to Spain, Portugal and Latin America, promoters said. Details: telefonica.com.

E-FUEL: Miami Springs-based World Fuel Services Corp. — an aviation and marine fuel marketing company for more than 1,100 airports and seaports worldwide — launched its redesigned website at wfscorp.com. It features a corporate directory, investor information and links to news, weather and maps. Details: (305) 884-2001.

VITA MOVE: Vitacost.com, an online wholesaler of nutritional supplements and resources for what executives call nutra-ceutical information, has relocated from Springfield, IL, to Boynton Beach at 2049 High Ridge Road. Executives said the location was chosen over sites in 12 other cities.

MORTGAGE MARRIAGE: Sunrise-based Mortgage.com, a provider of e-commerce infrastructure for the online mortgage industry, has formed an alliance with Centric Financial, a leading provider of investment-linked mortgage products in Charlotte, NC. Mortgage will provide Centric with processing, approval, financing and closing of mortgage loans for its financial strategies mortgage program, promoters said.

MEXICAN MARKETPLACE: Miami-based Asista.com, a business-to-business digital marketplace for the purchase and sale of indirect goods and service in Latin America, has formed a partnership with Axa, a Mexican conglomerate of companies involved in the electric cables, transformers, automotive and lighting industries. Through the agreement AXA will participate as an anchor buyer in Asista's marketplace in Mexico, promoters said.