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IT Trends
July 3, 2008
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In This Issue
- Online Security:Payment Standard for Web Apps Goes Live
- IT News: The Quilt Coalition Rolls Out XO Communications for High-Capacity Network Services
- Cognos Releases BI Software for Linux-based IBM System z Mainframe
- Microsoft’s XP SP3 Patch Fixes Antivirus Glitch
- Trapeze Wireless Management System Adds Support for Access Control Plugins
- U Tennessee Chattanooga Upgrades Wireless Network with Aruba
- University of Alabama Health System Prints Up Secure Prescription Pads
- City College of San Francisco To Deploy Emergency Notification System
- Events:Keep up with your peers!
- Online Resources:The Impact of CRM on Enrollment Management
Online Security
Payment Standard for Web Apps Goes Live
A new payment card industry (PCI) standard for Web application firewalls and source code went into effect July 1. PCI Industry Data Security standard 6.6 gives merchants a framework to ensure that the point-of-sale information uploaded into browser-based applications is sound from «top to bottom,» the organization’s literature said.
IT News
The Quilt Coalition Rolls Out XO Communications for High-Capacity Network Services
The Quilt, a coalition of 28 regional network organizations, has added XO Communications Services to its authorized vendor list. The Quilt represents 200 universities and thousands of other educational institutions across the United States. With this new relationship, Quilt members can purchase XO’s high-speed IP transit and network transport services at competitive rates.
Cognos Releases BI Software for Linux-based IBM System z Mainframe
Cognos, which IBM acquired in January, has released an update to its business intelligence software that will run on the Linux operating system on IBM System z mainframes. IBM Cognos 8 BI was being developed by the two companies prior to the acquisition, but assimilation of Cognos into IBM accelerated development.
Microsoft’s XP SP3 Patch Fixes Antivirus Glitch
Microsoft issued a hotfix for Windows XP Service Pack 3 last week that it says «could resolve» a Windows registry corruption problem associated with third-party security software. The problem was first discovered just over a month ago, and it notably affected users of Symantec’s Norton Antivirus suite of products.
Trapeze Wireless Management System Adds Support for Access Control Plugins
Trapeze Networks has introduced SmartPass 7.0, a new version of access management software for its wireless networking products. The new release supports plugins that enable IT administrators to control wireless network access, perform location-based authentication, do RADIUS-based monitoring and reporting, and grant guest access. The company has also published application programming interfaces for SmartPass so an organization can write its own plugins.
U Tennessee Chattanooga Upgrades Wireless Network with Aruba
The University of Tennessee is deploying Aruba Networks’ wireless LAN equipment at its Chattanooga campus. The 9,000-student campus is replacing a single channel network that wouldn’t work reliably owing to interference and security issues to move to Aruba’s Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) and identity-based security technology.
University of Alabama Health System Prints Up Secure Prescription Pads
When the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System needed to comply with a federal law to make it harder to create fake prescriptions, it was a Xerox press and specialized Xerox paper that provided the antidote.
City College of San Francisco To Deploy Emergency Notification System
City College of San Francisco (CCSF) said it will deploy the AlertU emergency alert notification system from Waterfall Mobile, becoming the 22nd district in the California Community Colleges System to implement the service.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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
ACUTA 37th Annual Conference and Exhibition
Las Vegas, NV
Jul 13-17, 2008
CIC: 2008 Presidential Vocation and
Institutional Mission Seminar — Presidents Program
Bradford, PA
Jul 13-16, 2008
Stephen Northcutt Presents SANS Atlanta Summer 2008
Atlanta, Georgia
Jul 14-18, 2008
BbWorld ’08
Las Vegas, NV
Jul 15-17, 2008
ONLINE RESOURCES
- 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! - 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. - 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. - Oracle Education and Research
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Oracle provides the solutions that help primary, secondary, post-secondary schools, colleges, universities and research institutions meet and adapt to the changing needs and demands of all their constituents. Oracle delivers the most comprehensive, adaptable solutions to meet those needs. - More resources
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