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

COMPUTER CENTER: The University of Miami NGJ Information Systems Institute has opened a center for its off-campus computer training classes at 6303 Blue Lagoon Drive. An open house is being held there at 5 p.m. today (10/26). The new complex features four computer classrooms and labs, plus several work stations and training rooms, promoters said, and is at ngjisi.miami.edu.

FREE SEMINAR: eBusiness Technologies, a provider of solutions and services for e-business applications, will host "Content Management: The Power Behind e-Business," a free website content management seminar series for business managers at 8 a.m. Dec. 13 in the Sheraton Biscayne Bay, 495 Brickell Ave. Gavin Nicol, chief scientist for eBusiness Technologies, is among scheduled speakers. Details: (401) 752-4574 or ebt.com.

TRAVEL PARTNER: Miami-based Volando.com, a travel site in Spanish and Portuguese, has formed strategic alliances with Bass Hotels, Carnival Cruise Lines, GoCruiseDirect.com and City Tours, among others. The deals give Volando.com customers competitive rates on services offered by the new partners, promoters say.

SITE LIST: Boca Raton-based Dunhill International, a mailing and telemarketing company, launched a catalog on at dunhills.com.

GREEN SITE: Miami-based Audubon of Florida, a science-based conservation advocacy group, has launched a site in conjunction with the University of South Florida's Center for Community Design & Research to highlight the society's education and outreach programs. Details: (305) 371-6399.

NEW OFFICE: Spain-based DMR Consulting, a provider of e-business consulting and solutions, opened an office in Miami to serve as the company's regional headquarters. The Miami office will oversee operations in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, promoters say. Details: dmr.com.

SKY & SPORTS: Skybox.net, a Miami-based provider of e-commerce logistics solutions for US e-merchants and Latin American and Caribbean consumers, formed a strategic alliance with SportsYa.com, a sports portal in Spanish and Portuguese. The partnership, executives said, will allow consumers to order SportsYa products via Skybox's distribution system.

CHINA CONNECT: Terremark Worldwide, a provider of telecommunications infrastructure and services, announced that subsidiary Asia Connect launched 1 Connect — a unified messaging service. The service, based in China, helps users get faxes and voice-mail from a PC anywhere in the world, promoters said. Details: (305) 860-7829.