CUTTING THE CYBER-RIBBON--Ohio Gov. George Voinovich gestures, as he launches the Web site connectohio.com, during the Cyberstate Symposium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997. The Web site, connectohio.com, will be used to promote Ohio businesses on the Internet.

CONNECTING OHIO--A crowd gathers around Becki Bean as she demonstrates the connectohio.com Web site during the Cyberstate Symposium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997. The Web site is being used to promote Ohio businesses on the Internet.

CYBERSTATE SYMPOSIUM--Richard Segal Jr., of the Cincinnati based firm of Hensley Segal Rentschler, gives a presentation during the Cyberstate Symposium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997. The symposium is a gathering of the state's business leaders, educators, economic development officials and government officials to discuss the importance of information technology to Ohio's future economic growth.

JAVA FOR JAVA--Charles Alford, of Dayton, Ohio, holds a cup of coffee as he takes a tour of the connectohio.com Web site, during the Cyberstate Symposium, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997.