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News Update
June 3, 2008
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- News: Update: Blackboard Defends Patent, Files More Claims
- Free Online Tool Helps Users Record and Share Research
- St. John’s U Outsources Admissions Document Management to DataBank
- Adobe Intros Acrobat 9, Launches Acrobat.com Beta
- Jenzabar Launches Foundation To Support Student-Led Projects
- More VMware Buzz on B-hive Acquisition Announcement
- Seneca Students To Expand Open Source Expertise within Fedora Project
- Google’s App Engine: No Waiting
- HP’s App Security Center Upgraded and Delivered as a Service
- Events:Keep up with your peers!
- Online Resources:Web 2.0 tutorials: Mastering blogs, wikis, podcasts and more
News
Update: Blackboard Defends Patent, Files More Claims
As we reported last week, Blackboard has responded to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, urging it to rescind its rejection of the company’s electronic learning patent. Blackboard has also appended new claims to the patent. Rival Desire2Learn accused Blackboard of reversing its position on the reexamination.
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Free Online Tool Helps Users Record and Share Research
A free clickstream recording Web service for researchers has launched, developed by two college graduates who had become frustrated by the inefficiency and redundancy of gathering research. iBreadCrumbs, created by California State University, Fullerton graduates Reuben Fine and Rey Marques, is an online tool that allows teachers, researchers, and students to save and share their research with others.
St. John’s U Outsources Admissions Document Management to DataBank
Following on a business process management analysis across multiple school operations, Queens, NY-based St. John’s University has decided to outsource its admissions application process to DataBank, a service provider that performs document scanning and management. The school was compelled to find an outside vendor after experiencing a 65 percent increase in admissions applications over a five-year period.
Adobe Intros Acrobat 9, Launches Acrobat.com Beta
Adobe Monday announced details of its forthcoming major revision to the entire Acrobat family: Acrobat 9. The company also debuted a new Acrobat.com collaboration beta site and announced an updated Creative Suite (version 3.3), which will incorporate the upcoming Acrobat 9 Pro software.
Jenzabar Launches Foundation To Support Student-Led Projects
Jenzabar, which produces a campus management suite of applications, has created a non-profit foundation to fund student-led community service projects around the world. The mission of the Jenzabar Foundation is to recognize and support the humanitarian efforts of student leaders serving others.
More VMware Buzz on B-hive Acquisition Announcement
When you have most of the marbles, it never hurts to have a few more. For industry leader VMware, the challenge is well defined: Stay ahead of the pack by maintaining market share; keep building the value-added areas of virtualization where high growth is most likely to take place; fill gaps in the existing portfolio; and move toward the company’s vision of automated virtual data centers.
Seneca Students To Expand Open Source Expertise within Fedora Project
Seneca College will expand the use of open source software in its curriculum through the Fedora Project, a Red Hat-sponsored and community-supported open source collaboration. Seneca College students in the School of Computer Studies will work within the Fedora Project while learning open source development and administration.
Google’s App Engine: No Waiting
Google’s long-percolating application development environment, the Google App Engine, is now generally available to the public at large, the company announced Wednesday.
HP’s App Security Center Upgraded and Delivered as a Service
Hewlett-Packard may not be the first name that comes to mind when the conversation turns to application security, but since its acquisition of SPI Dynamics last year, HP has increased its investment in research, product enhancements, and new services in the application security area.
Sponsored by: Sprint and Rave Wireless
Webcast: The Benefits of a Connected Campus
Discover how Park University enhanced safety, learning and communication-both on and off campus-thanks to Sprint’s Campus Connect.
UPCOMING EVENTS
CIC: Workshop for Department and Division Chairs
Albany, NY
Jun 3-5, 2008
Portal 2008 Conference: Measurement and Assessment
Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Jun 3-6, 2008
SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008
Lakewood, CO
Jun 8-13, 2008
Reinventing Enrollment Leadership:
Creative Thinking for Challenging Times
Fairport, NY
Jun 9-11, 2008
The New Media Consortium 2008 NMC Summer Conference
Princeton, NJ
Jun 11-14, 2008
InfoComm 08
Las Vegas, NV
Jun 14-20, 2008
Strategy Institute Digital Signage Technology Summit
Las Vegas, NV
Jun 16-17, 2008
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Web 2.0 tutorials: Mastering blogs, wikis, podcasts and more
Sponsored by Atomic Learning
Two schools share how their students, faculty and staff became proficient users of Web 2.0 and other technologies, thanks to Web-based tutorials from Atomic Learning. Attend this free, one-hour session and hear how they use these short, focused tutorials to teach users how to blog, produce podcasts, and collaborate using a wiki; support online learners and ESL students; and provide additional help desk support. Moderated by Campus Technology’s Matt Villano, this 60-minute Webcast will give you tips and ideas for using tutorials to integrate Web 2.0 technologies on your campus. - 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. - Creating an 802.11n Strategy that Makes Sense
Sponsored by Meru Networks
Learn how to build an effective 802.11n migration plan and see how Wayne State University is taking campus mobility to the next level with a comprehensive Wi-Fi network strategy that includes a high-performance 802.11n solution from Meru Networks. - PC Mall: Cost-effective solutions for your campus
Sponsored by PC Mall
Visit PC Mall’s online catalog to find products that enable you to lower IT costs while meeting your campus computing needs. From projectors, to notebooks, to servers and networking components, PC Mall can help you find the right budget-friendly solutions for your institution. - More resources
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