Campus Technology
News Update
August 12, 2008
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In This Issue
- News:
- U Toronto Team Wins 2008 Innovate Canada Competition
- Terracotta Integrates Sun’s VisualVM
- IBM Touts Linux Strategy with New Virt, SuSE, Supercomputer Intiatives
- Open Source: A ‘Growing Challenge’ to Microsoft
- Internet Freedom: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo Near Agreement
- Pepperdine U Upgrades WiFi with Xirrus Arrays
- IBM To Team with Linux Vendors on ‘Microsoft-Free’ PCs
- Security Woes Up, as PHP and OSS Make the List
- CourseCast 2.0 Adds Podcasting, Streaming Media Features to Free Lecture Capture System
- Events:
- Online Resources:
- CRM Made Easy: A Practical Step-by-Step Approach and What You Need to Know
- PC Mall: Cost-effective solutions for your campus
- Top 10 Ways to Increase Enterprise Security While Reducing Costs
- Deliver Real-Time IT Services to Remote Users Anywhere
- Virtualization–The Greener, Faster, More Economical IT for Higher Ed
News
U Toronto Team Wins 2008 Innovate Canada Competition
A team of students from the University of Toronto took first place in the IEEE «Innovate Canada Program» contest by creating an object-recognition system. The university competition challenges students to use embedded processors, a variety of custom field programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware modules, and combined hardware and software co-design methods to create embedded systems.
Terracotta Integrates Sun’s VisualVM
Java enterprise infrastructure software maker Terracotta recently announced it will soon be integrating Sun Microsystems’ new Java VisualVM technology with the Terracotta management console.
IBM Touts Linux Strategy with New Virt, SuSE, Supercomputer Intiatives
IBM made several announcements Tuesday at the annual LinuxWorld conference, introducing a new series of products, services and initiatives that the company says will «further expand IBM’s commitment to Linux and open source by enabling the next generation of Linux.»
Open Source: A ‘Growing Challenge’ to Microsoft
Open source software topped the list of business «risk factors» outlined in Microsoft’s annual 10-K report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, published last week. The emphasis seems a little surprising. For instance, global open source Linux use currently trails at 0.82 percent, while Microsoft Windows dominates the operating system market at 91 percent, according to stats from Net Applications’ Market Share.
Internet Freedom: Google, Microsoft, Yahoo Near Agreement
Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo are «close to agreement» on a code of conduct for Internet technology companies that are doing business in countries restricting citizen dissent and speech rights, according to an announcement issued Monday by United States Sen. Dick Durbin, D-IL.
Pepperdine U Upgrades WiFi with Xirrus Arrays
Pepperdine University has deployed 161 Xirrus XS8 WiFi Arrays (1,288 radios) at its 830-acre Malibu, CA campus. The XS8 WiFi Array integrates eight radios and high-gain directional antennas in one device, along with an onboard gigabit switch, WiFi controller, firewall, and dedicated WiFi threat sensor, which, the vendor said, dramatically reduces the number of devices, cables, and switch ports required to achieve a comparable range of WiFi service.
IBM To Team with Linux Vendors on ‘Microsoft-Free’ PCs
IBM and name-brand Linux operating system distributors Red Hat, Novell, and Canonical/Ubuntu have disclosed their intentions to join forces with their hardware partners to create what they are calling «Microsoft-free personal computing choices.»
Security Woes Up, as PHP and OSS Make the List
Software vulnerabilities are up this year, especially Web browser-based ones, according to a new report from IBM Internet Security Systems. The X-Force 2008 Mid-Year Trend Statistics Report, released in late July, defined the problem broadly. A vulnerability is anything that results «in a weakening or breakdown of the confidentiality, integrity, or accessibility of the computing system.»
CourseCast 2.0 Adds Podcasting, Streaming Media Features to Free Lecture Capture System
Panopto has released CourseCast 2.0, an update to the company’s classroom capture system that’s available free to academic users. CourseCast 2.0 had previously been available as part of Panopto’s beta program for educators since June.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Enhancing and Assessing Student Learning Using ePortfolios
Park City, UT
Aug 11-13, 2008
SANS Boston 2008
Cambridge, MA
Aug 11-16, 2008
SANS Virginia Beach 2008
Virginia Beach, VA
AUG 21-29, 2008
SANS Chicago 2008
Chicago, IL
SEP 3-10, 2008
CIC: Data and Decisions Workshop
Memphis, TN
Sep 23, 2008
SANS Network Security 2009
Washington, DC
Sep 28-Oct 6, 2008
2008 Conference on Information Technology
Salt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 19-22, 2008
ONLINE RESOURCES
- CRM Made Easy: A Practical Step-by-Step Approach and What You Need to Know
Sponsored by: Azorus
See how your institution can achieve meaningful results instantly by adopting CRM best practices. - 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. - Top 10 Ways to Increase Enterprise Security While Reducing Costs
Sponsored by: Oracle
Discover 10 cost-effective ways to better manage the growing number of users, in various roles, requesting access to your campus network. - Deliver Real-Time IT Services to Remote Users Anywhere
Sponsored by: LogMeIn
Discover how you can provide cost-effective, anytime remote IT support services. - Virtualization–The Greener, Faster, More Economical IT for Higher Ed
Sponsored by: CDW-G
Imagine system processing times reduced by as much as 80%. Keiser University did, decreasing a 20 minute grade-posting process to about four minutes. How did they achieve this time-saving miracle? Going virtual. Virtualization is expected to be the next big thing in information technology–optimizing hardware resources, providing cost-savings, and reducing energy consumption. It’s revolutionizing campus system infrastructures across the world–and CDW-G is there to lend a hand! Learn more about the power of virtualization now. - More resources
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