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News Update
June 24, 2008
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- News: Sao Paulo University Taps Sun Technology for Computing Cluster
- Ohio State Installing Interactive Technologies in Campus Incubator
- New Green Supercomputer Powers Up at Purdue
- Mediasite 5.0 Debuts; New Classroom Recorders Coming in July
- Intel ‘Holding Back’ USB 3.0 Spec, Says Nvidia
- Allegheny College Launches Energy Reduction Program
- Virginia Tech Automates User State Management with Kaseya
- Tokai U Uses PTC MCAD Software To Design Car that Competes at Le Mans
- Events:Keep up with your peers!
- Online Resources:Whitepaper: Blocking a New Blend of Content Security Threats.
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Sao Paulo University Taps Sun Technology for Computing Cluster
Sao Paulo University (UNESP) has chosen Sun Microsystems technology to power the largest computing cluster in Latin America, which will span across seven different sites in São Paulo State. The UNESP Computer Capacity Integration (GridUNESP) compute cluster will provide processing and data storage capacity for research in particle physics, genetics, meteorology, medicine, and other areas of scientific investigation.
Ohio State Installing Interactive Technologies in Campus Incubator
Ohio State University in Columbus said it will be installing Smart Technologies products–including interactive whiteboards–in its Digital Union, a four-year-old leading-edge research and education facility. The Digital Union, a joint initiative between the Office of the CIO and the university libraries, offers a place for faculty and students to work with new education technology products in order to assess their potential for enhancing teaching and learning.
New Green Supercomputer Powers Up at Purdue
A new supercomputer installed at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN is being compared to a «fleet of thousands of bike messengers.» Individually they don’t carry much freight, but they use less energy and are more effective in some situations. At least, that’s the hope. Gerry McCartney, vice president for IT and CIO at Purdue, said the supercomputer, a SiCortex 5832, uses one-fortieth the power of traditional supercomputers.
Mediasite 5.0 Debuts; New Classroom Recorders Coming in July
Sonic Foundry debuted a new version of its lecture capture platform Thursday at the InfoComm and EduComm conferences in Las Vegas. Mediasite 5.0 adds about 100 new or enhanced features for recording, playing back, and managing classroom recordings. The company also announced new hardware recorders for automated lecture capture, which are scheduled to ship next month.
Intel ‘Holding Back’ USB 3.0 Spec, Says Nvidia
An Nvidia representative Wednesday confirmed the view that Intel is delaying release of the Universal Serial Bus 3.0 specification to chipmakers. That allegation against Intel first surfaced in a CNET News.com report by Brooke Crothers, citing an unnamed source.
Allegheny College Launches Energy Reduction Program
Buildings on the Allegheny College campus will be audited by Siemens Building Technologies to identify potential energy savings as part of the school’s participation in the Clinton Climate Initiative’s (CCI) Energy Efficiency Building Retrofit Program.
Virginia Tech Automates User State Management with Kaseya
Virginia Tech University’s Outreach Information Services (OIS) has deployed the Kaseya User State Management (KUSM) module, extending its use of Kaseya IT automation software to include the setting up and deployment of user profiles. Administrators are now able to create, update, migrate and back up user settings and apply the images to workstations remotely through the Kaseya application.
Tokai U Uses PTC MCAD Software To Design Car that Competes at Le Mans
Tokai University, which competed in this year’s Le Mans 24-hour endurance race, developed its competition vehicle with Pro/Engineer, PTC’s 3D computer aided design/manufacturing and engineering software. The Tokai team was formally approved for participation in the race and began vehicle design in 2001 and produced a study car in 2005. According to the school, this was the first time a university team participated in the race.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
American Library Association 2008 Annual Conference
Anaheim, CA
Jun 26-Jul 2, 2008
Ed-Media 2008 World Conference on Educational
Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications
Vienna, Austria
Jun 30-Jul 4, 2008
SANS Carberra 2008
Canberra, 2601 Australia
Jun 30-Jul 5, 2008
Sakai Foundation 9th Sakai Conference
Paris, France
Jul 1-3, 2008
CIC: Network for Effective Language Learning (NELL) Summer Meeting
Tacoma, WA
Jul 7-11, 2008
AACRAO 2008 Technology Conference
Baltimore, MD
Jul 10-12, 2008
NACUBO 2008 Annual Meeting
Chicago, IL
Jul 12-15, 2008
ONLINE RESOURCES
- Whitepaper: Blocking a New Blend of Content Security Threats.
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Jumpstart your entry into the world of Web 2.0 technology at Campus Technology’s 15th annual summer conference, «Welcome to Next-Gen.Edu,» July 28-30, 2008, at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. This year’s Monday workshops provide in-depth, hands-on opportunities to see and learn the cutting-edge technologies highlighted throughout the conference even before the Keynote Address has been delivered! Register TODAY! Early Bird Discount expires June 27! - Webinar: Reducing Costs Through Strategic Financial Management
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Santa Clara University’s Sarah Gatenby reveals how integrating budget planning and reporting systems across campus departments enabled SCU to streamline its financial management processes and get senior management involved in budget planning. - Webinar: Trends and Best Practices for E-mail Security
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