May 29, 2008

In This Issue

• Viewpoint:Firewalls: A Hammer in Search of a Nail
• IT News: Seneca Students To Expand Open Source Expertise within Fedora Project
  • HP’s App Security Center Upgraded and Delivered as a Service
  • 17 Virginia Colleges Launch Roam Secure for Emergency Notification
  • California Community College Organization Negotiates Financial Aid System for Member Schools
  • Live@edu Integrates Exchange Labs
  • Georgia State Pilots Incident Response System
  • College Students Prefer Online Banking to Paper Checks
• Events:Keep up with your peers!
• Online Resources:Campus Technology 2008: Master Next Gen Technologies at 15th Annual Conference
  • Webcast: ERP Success Strategies
  • Webcast: UNC Chapel Hill Best Practice: Print Cost Management
  • Webcast: Distribute Financial Aid Refunds More Effectively

Firewalls: A Hammer in Search of a Nail

The use of a firewall to protect a local or campus network from external threats has become enshrined as «best practice.» But how well does it really work, how much protection does it really provide, and what are the negative impacts on advanced applications?

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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.

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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.

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17 Virginia Colleges Launch Roam Secure for Emergency Notification

Seventeen Virginia community colleges have signed on to run Roam Secure Alert Network for emergency notification, joining Northern Virginia Community College, which launched its system in August 2007. Through Roam Secure, campus safety employees can send alerts via email, text and voice messaging, and other delivery channels to the campus community.

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California Community College Organization Negotiates Financial Aid System for Member Schools

The Foundation for California Community Colleges signed a five-year blanket purchase agreement with Regent Education to provide the 109 institutions consisting of more than 2.6 million students a way to implement Regent Enterprise.

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Live@edu Integrates Exchange Labs

Microsoft’s Live@edu, a suite of online tools focused specifically toward education, has now been expanded to include Exchange Labs, which is similar to a hosted Exchange service but with prototype features that are not yet available to the general public. The move brings expanded e-mail options to campus IT departments, including 10 GB of space per account, as free added features.

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Georgia State Pilots Incident Response System

Georgia State University in Atlanta is piloting a new incident response system from Risk Mitigation Systems. FIRSTResponder provides planning and two-way voice, text, and e-mail communications response.

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College Students Prefer Online Banking to Paper Checks

According to a new survey of 1,547 college students nationwide, debit cards and online tools are the backbone of students’ money management. Eleven percent reported they have never been to a physical bank to make a transaction. Seven out of 10 prefer to use a debit card when making a purchase. Only 16 percent are likely or very likely to use a credit card.

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Webcast: The Benefits of a Connected Campus

Sponsored by: Sprint and Rave Wireless

Discover how Park University enhanced safety, learning and communication-both on and off campus-thanks to Sprint’s Campus Connect.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

CIC: Workshop for Department and Division Chairs
Chicago, IL
May 28-30, 2008

SANS WhatWorks in Web Application Security Summit
Las Vegas, NV
May 31 – Jun 9, 2008

WhatWorks in Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking Summit 2008
Las Vegas, NV
May 31 – Jun 9, 2008

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

Events Calendar

ONLINE RESOURCES

• Campus Technology 2008: Master Next Gen Technologies at 15th Annual Conference
  Explore the technologies you need to survive–and thrive–in a rapidly changing Web 2.0 world at Campus Technology 2008, July 28-31, at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel, in Boston, MA. Campus Technology’s summer conference focuses on the new realm of teaching and learning in a Web 2.0 world. Discover how top institutions are incorporating the latest technologies such as wikis, blogs, social networking, virtual learning, collaboration tools, mashups and more. Learn how to integrate Web 2.0 into IT strategic plans, curricula, and educational programs. Register now!
• 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: 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: 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.
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