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

CLICK CLASS: The College of Business Administration at Florida International University is offering a three-day seminar, "The Technopreneur's Click by Click Guide to E-Business," from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 12-14 at the FIU Biscayne Bay Campus, at Biscayne Boulevard and Northeast 151st Street in Miami. The seminar, promoters say, will teach participants to develop a comprehensive e-business strategy, among other things. Details: (305) 348-1713.

BANK ON IT: The International Bank of Miami is inviting Internet browsers to visit bankstars.com. The site, promoters say, gives visitors a free star-rating on every bank in the nation. The site also links to the nation's 3,800 bank websites and provides free financial reports on sponsoring banks.

TRAVEL PARTNER: Volando.com, a Miami-based e-company specializing in online travel products and services, has formed a strategic alliance with Sabre, an information technology applicator for travel and transportation. The partnership, executives say, will allow Volando to provide readers of Spanish and Portuguese access to online travel bookings, among other things.

NEW BUSINESS: Miami-based Asista.com, a business-to-business digital marketplace for the sale and purchase of indirect goods and services to Latin America, announced the launch of a "new, improved" business-to-business portal that includes a search engine for products and providers.

IN JEST: Jester Digital — an Internet company featuring technology, entertainment and youth culture — can now be accessed at Jester.com. The West Palm Beach firm provides content, music, sports information and chat rooms for Internet users ages 10-24, promoters say.

VALID SPONSOR: VALIDSites.com, an Internet directory of websites, has been named title sponsor for the 61st annual Orange Bowl Parade, to take place Dec. 31 along Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami. The theme of this year's parade is "Walk on the Wild Side." Details: (305) 371-4600.

COMPUTER LAUNCH: Computer giant Hewlett-Packard has selected Miami-based Tutopia as its free access provider in Latin America. Together the company will launch Hewlett's HP Pavilion Computer, promoters say. Tutopia is a free Internet access provider with markets reaching into 10 countries including Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Mexico. Details: (305) 512-1100.

BANDING TOGETHER: Miami-based Globecast, a provider of high-tech-related transmission worldwide, will be supplying international bandwidth for Internet backbone to Global One — a telecommunications service provider. To get the job done, Globecast will provide two international satellite circuits from its Staten Island teleport.