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News Update
May 6, 2008
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- News: Next-gen WiFi Expected To Be in 99% of North American Campuses by 2013
- Microsoft Scraps Yahoo! Acquisition Plans
- Report: STEM Gap Widens for Underrepresented Minorities
- Stanford Lab Tackles Parallel Computing
- Glitch Postpones Windows XP SP3 Availability
- Woz To Address Blackboard Crowd
- Idaho State Simulates Emergency Response in Second Life
- Tel-Aviv U and Check Point Establish InfoSec Research Institute
- Events:Keep up with your peers!
- Online Resources:Whitepaper: Blocking a New Blend of Content Security Threats
News
Next-gen WiFi Expected To Be in 99% of North American Campuses by 2013
Although the wireless standard 802.11n is found in less than 3 percent of North American universities currently, it will be available in 99 percent by 2013, according to a new study by ABI Research. According to the research firm, the increases are driven by a variety of needs and demands in both K-12 and higher education.
Microsoft Scraps Yahoo! Acquisition Plans
Citing a hefty price tag and other concerns, Microsoft this weekend officially scrapped its plans to acquire Yahoo! In a letter to Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer dismissed the possibilities of both a friendly buyout and a hostile takeover, stating he believed that in a hostile takeover situation Yahoo! would take steps to make itself an unattractive acquisition target.
Report: STEM Gap Widens for Underrepresented Minorities
It probably shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to our readers, but research released this month shows an expanding ethnicity gap for Americans pursuing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers. A new report from the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME) reveals that the number minority students pursuing STEM degrees and careers has flattened out or even declined in recent years.
Stanford Lab Tackles Parallel Computing
Stanford University and a consortium of technology companies are announcing a joint effort to build a Pervasive Parallelism Lab. The initiative pools the efforts of many Stanford computer scientists and electrical engineers with support from Sun Microsystems, Advanced Micro Devices, Nvidia, IBM, HP, and Intel.
Glitch Postpones Windows XP SP3 Availability
One of Microsoft’s retail point-of-sale applications has an incompatibility with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Vista Service Pack 1. Consequently, Microsoft has postponed Web access to downloading Windows XP SP3. However, the company is still making Windows Vista SP1 available via Microsoft Download Center or Windows Update.
Woz To Address Blackboard Crowd
Blackboard Thursday announced details for its upcoming BbWorld ’08 conference, which will be held July 15 through 17 in Las Vegas. The show will feature about 140 sessions covering education technology strategies and issues, as well as keynote addresses from Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak (largely credited for inventing the first practical personal computer) and U Miami President Donna Shalala.
Idaho State Simulates Emergency Response in Second Life
Imagine entering the virtual world Second Life to discover that a flu pandemic requires you, a health care professional, to attend to stricken patients lying on the streets around an over-capacity virtual hospital. When you report in to collect your virtual uniform, you’re told what your responsibilities will be during the disaster and to whom you’ll report.
Tel-Aviv U and Check Point Establish InfoSec Research Institute
Tel-Aviv University (TAU) and security company Check Point Software Technologies have announced a partnership to establish an information security research institute. The institute, under the auspices of the School of Computer Science at TAU, will be managed by a joint board, with representatives and financing from both the vendor and the university. The set-up investment is estimated at about $1 million.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
SANS 2008
Orlando, FL
Apr 18-25, 2008
The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives
Presented by Carnegie Mellon and UC Berkeley
Santa Clara, CA
Apr 22, 2008
Ball State University’s Fifth-Annual Copyright Conference
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Apr 23, 2008
SANS Toronto 2008
Toronto, Canada
May 10-16, 2008
SANS Security West
San Diego, CA
May 11-16, 2008
CIC: Workshop for Department and Division Chairs
Atlanta, GA
May 20-22, 2008
CIC: Workshop for Department and Division Chairs
Chicago, IL
May 28-30, 2008
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Whitepaper: Blocking a New Blend of Content Security Threats
Sponsored by Aladdin Knowledge Systems - Webcast: UNC Chapel Hill Best Practice: Print Cost Management
Sponsored by Hewlett-Packard
Learn how to better manage campus printing costs in this 60-minute webinar hosted by Campus Technology. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill IT Director Craig Hill and presenters from Hewlett-Packard and Pharos will discuss the issues UNC faced before implementing Pharos Uniprint; why they chose the Pharos Solutions; the business model they now employ; and the lessons they learned since the rollout. As a bonus, all attendees to the live and on-demand event will receive a complimentary job accounting solutions white paper. - Webcast: ERP Success Strategies
Sponsored by Datatel
In this session, experts reveal tactics to help you simplify processes, improve student, faculty services and better manage your information systems with a SQL-based ERP system. - Webcast: Distribute Financial Aid Refunds More Effectively
Sponsored by HigherOne
Learn how to improve student services with electronic refund distribution payments. Experts from Kennesaw State University and Universal Card Services Center detail KSU’s migration to One Disburse Refund Management, and the immediate and long-term benefits they have realized as a result in this free, hour-long session sponsored by HigherOne. - CRM Made Easy: A Practical Step-by-Step Approach and What You Need to Know
Sponsored by Azorus
See how your institution can achieve meaningful results instantly by adopting CRM best practices. - More resources
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