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IT Trends
June 5, 2008
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In This Issue
- Admissions Focus:Technology Helps New Orleans University Rebuild Enrollment
- IT News: iTunes U Expands International Reach
- Threats to Office Multiply with New Offerings from Adobe, IBM
- Universities Join IBM Multi-National ‘LA Grid’
- HP Awards $7 Million in Technology for Teaching Initiative
- Cengage Completes Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin College Division, Expands Offerings
- SIIA Issues Final Call for Ed Tech Survey
- Tech-Ed: Gates’ Farewell to Developers Focuses on Silverlight, Velocity, Oslo
- Events:Keep up with your peers!
- Online Resources:Today: Best practices in digital authentication
Admissions Focus
Technology Helps New Orleans University Rebuild Enrollment
What do you do when the mainstream media’s portrayal of your city is relentlessly negative? When news services persist in showing flooded streets and stranded people and cars? When enrollments drop drastically and your technology staff is slashed because students and staff have left the city?
IT News
iTunes U Expands International Reach
Apple Tuesday expanded the international reach of iTunes U, bringing in 10 universities from the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, all of which are providing content via the iTunes education portal free of charge.
Threats to Office Multiply with New Offerings from Adobe, IBM
Paying for word processing software may soon be a thing of past if Microsoft competitors Adobe, Google and IBM have any say.
Universities Join IBM Multi-National ‘LA Grid’
Calling it a «perfect living laboratory for research to advance the healthcare industry,» the Quantum Group, which provides consulting and applications for the healthcare industry, is joining 12 universities as part of IBM’s Latin American Grid (LA Grid) initiative. LA Grid (pronounced «lah grid») is comprised of a collection of human and computing resources in North America, Latin America, and Spain, working in collaboration to perform as one massive supercomputer for advanced research.
HP Awards $7 Million in Technology for Teaching Initiative
HP this week announced the recipients of its 2008 HP Technology for Teaching grant program. Thirty-nine colleges and universities and 110 K-12 schools will be receiving more than $7 million in cash, gear, and professional development.
Cengage Completes Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin College Division, Expands Offerings
Print and digital instruction and reference materials provider Cengage Learning announced Monday that it has completed its acquisition of Houghton Mifflin College Division (HM College). After announcing the agreement to acquire HM College in December, the company recently received the regulatory clearances required to close the deal.
SIIA Issues Final Call for Ed Tech Survey
The Software & Information Industry Association this week issued a final call for its Vision Survey, part of the SIIA’s «Vision K-20» effort toward developing a technology-based educational framework for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The survey runs until June 9.
Tech-Ed: Gates’ Farewell to Developers Focuses on Silverlight, Velocity, Oslo
In what will likely be remembered as his send-off to developers, Microsoft Founder and Chairman Bill Gates today kicked off the annual Tech-Ed Conference with a keynote that took an opportunity to look back on past accomplishments and provide a glimpse into the future of Microsoft technologies.
Campus Technology 2008: Sessions Focus on Cutting-Edge Technologies
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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
2-3-98 Conference: Open Source in Higher Education and MoodleMoot
Delhi, NY
Jun 19-20, 2008
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Today: Best practices in digital authentication
Sponsored by Aladdin Systems
Join this live discussion to hear the real-world benefits of digital authentication and get actionable advice for deploying token-based PKI devices on your campus. Our experts will help audience members address their access management challenges during an interactive Q&A session immediately following the live presentation. - 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. - The Impact of CRM on Enrollment Management
Sponsored by Talisma
Texas A & M’s Manuel Lujan presents the university’s methodology of selecting and deploying CRM within their enrollment services and shares results from their case study. Tune in to hear how their CRM strategy enabled them to boost application submission by more than 100 percent in a single year. Register now! - 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. - More resources
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