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Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign, Yahoo Join OpenID Board

In a move that could help deliver single sign-on to the masses, Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign and Yahoo have joined a consortium that backs a common federated identity specification. The vendors jointly announced their membership to the OpenID Foundation’s board Feb. 7. The OpenID spec allows individuals to create one user name, password, and other credentials for logging onto multiple Web sites that support the spec.

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IBM Brings Cognos into the Fold

Having sealed the deal on the largest acquisition in its history, IBM has moved to show that it has already taken the reigns of Cognos, the No. 2 supplier of business intelligence and performance management software.

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OpenDNS To Launch Free Web Filtering for Education

Just what is «people-powered security?» It’s how OpenDNS describes its forthcoming Web filtering solution targeted toward education. The service, set to launch later this month, taps into the expertise of IT professionals in schools (and in the private sector) to create a sort of reverse social tagging, blocking potentially dangerous sites based on users’ experiences. Like all of OpenDNS’ services, this new one is free, including support for deployment and integration in existing campus infrastructures.

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P2P File Sharing on Campus: The Battle Isn’t Over

The battle between the recording industry and higher education over student piracy has been raging for years. Are long-term trends emerging, and what do they mean for colleges and universities?

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Smart ID Cards and Locks Facing Resistance at New Jersey University

Faculty unions at Kean University in Union, NJ are fighting a new policy requiring employees to wear identification cards on campus. According to coverage in The Star-Ledger, the university spent about $30,000 on a pilot program to install keyless locks on classroom doors last fall. The locks can only be opened by swiping an authorized ID card.

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Use of Live Customer Data in Application Testing Still Widespread

A survey released by Compuware Corp. and the Ponemon Institute shows «an overwhelming majority of organizations surveyed risk compromising critical information by using actual customer data for the development and testing of applications.»

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FileMaker Server 9v3 Adds Leopard Support

FileMaker this week released updates to its FileMaker Server and FileMaker Server Advanced database software, bringing them up to speed with their desktop counterparts. The new v3 releases include Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard support, along with numerous fixes for both Mac OS X and Windows.

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Network Access Control Adds Self-Service Registration for Users and Devices

Lockdown Networks has upgraded its network access control (NAC) solution, Lockdown Enforcer, implementing new features that simplify initial setup and user and device registration. A NAC ensures that only authorized users and policy-compliant devices can be added to an enterprise networks and provides a centralized mechanism for responding to malware outbreaks and other security events.

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CSU Bolsters Continuity Plan with Infrastructure Management Software

The California State University system this week said it’s deployed Planet IRM enterprise software on 10 of its 23 campuses as part of an effort to bolster its business continuity efforts in a «massive system-wide upgrade of its network infrastructure.»

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UPCOMING EVENTS

SANS Phoenix 2008
Phoenix, AZ
Feb 11-16, 2008

TDWI World Conference–Winter
Las Vegas, NV
Feb 17-22, 2008

Society for Applied Learning Technology
New Learning Technologies 2008 Conference
Orlando, FL
Feb 20-22, 2008

Stephen Northcutt presents SANS Chicago O’Hare 2008
Chicago, IL
Mar 3-7, 2008

SANS Puerto Rico 2008
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Mar 17-22, 2008

AACRAO 94th Annual Meeting: Developing
Visionary Leaders for a Changing World
Orlando, FL
Mar 24-27, 2008

SANS Tyson’s Corner 2008
Tyson’s Corner, VA
Mar 24-31, 2008

Events Calendar

ONLINE RESOURCES

• (Webinar) Building Better Moodle Rooms: Online Strategies and Best Practices
  Sponsored by Moodlerooms
  Get tips and tricks for using Moodle in this free webinar sponsored by Moodlerooms. In this hour-long panel discussion moderated by Campus Technology Editor-in-Chief Katherine Grayson, experts share best practices for instructional design in Moodle and key habits for rich online facilitation.
• Webcast: How to improve learning with class capture
  Webcast: Transforming the teacher-student paradigm with class-capture technology
  Sponsored by Tegrity
  Enable students and faculty to create rich online content, access recorded lectures–anytime, anywhere–and quickly search content to find what they need for study and review. Attend this informative webcast to see how Yavapai Community College uses Tegrity’s flexible, easy-to-use tools and resources to create a better teaching and learning experience on their campus.
• Webcast: Making the Grade with Role-based Network Access: Leveraging User Directories and 802.1X
  Sponsored by Identity Engines
  Metropolitan Community College needed a secure but flexible way to grant access to its campus network, without compromising network integrity or placing increased demands on staff and budgets. The solution? 802.1X and role-based access control. Leveraging existing directory and identity infrastructure, Metropolitan CC secured all network access by transparently authenticating students, faculty, and administration against its Novell eDirectory structures. Join us as Kevin Jones, network engineer at Metropolitan Community College, and Sean Convery, CTO at Identity Engines chronicle the straightforward deployment steps that delivered: – District-wide differentiated network access for faculty, students, and administration – Elimination of unwanted network traffic – Automated, audited Guest provisioning without directory maintenance – Overwhelmingly positive student feedback.
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