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IT Trends
October 23, 2008
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In This Issue
- Case Study:
- IT News:
- Virginia Commonwealth U To Foster Relationships with CRM
- Microsoft Releases Virtual Machine Manager
- Johns Hopkins Collaborates with Unicon on Extensions to uPortal
- Technical College Systems of GA Deploys Mobile Security
- Virtualization Momentum Strong but Slowing, Report Says
- Gordon College, Columbia College Upgrade ERP Systems
- Ballmer Drops Hints About Windows 7, Cloud Computing
- Events:
- Online Resources:
- How Smaller Colleges and Universities are Achieving ROI with Oracle Solutions
- Webinar: Improve Retention Rates with Proactive, Personalized Interactions with Students
- Call for Outstanding Presentations for Campus Technology 2009
- Best Practices for Securing Your Campus Network
- Stopping Spam in Higher Education
Case Study
Financial Compliance a Growing Concern on Campuses
When a server belonging to a campus vendor is hacked, what are the overall implications for the institution? At the University of Houston, the experience led to the adoption of more stringent controls of its computer systems, including annual network audits and other best practices.
IT News
Virginia Commonwealth U To Foster Relationships with CRM
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond has chosen the core Intelliworks platform as well as a newly released module, Intelliworks Program Management, to improve course enrollment, communications, and invoice and payment processing for programs at the School of Business.
Microsoft Releases Virtual Machine Manager
Microsoft this week released the second major component of its virtualization strategy, making System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 (VMM 2008) as a download.
Johns Hopkins Collaborates with Unicon on Extensions to uPortal
The IT staff at Johns Hopkins University has completed a collaborative project with Unicon for an upgrade to the uPortal 3 open source enterprise portal. uPortal is a free, sharable portal under development by institutions of higher education. It’s built using Java, XML, JSP, and J2EE.
Technical College Systems of GA Deploys Mobile Security
The Technical College System of Georgia has deployed the Purewire Web Security Service for BlackBerry devices. The Technical College System oversees the state’s system of 33 technical colleges, adult literacy programs, and a number of economic and workforce development programs.
Virtualization Momentum Strong but Slowing, Report Says
An IDC study released Thursday depicted a slowing worldwide market for virtualized servers. However, Microsoft and interoperability may heat things up again in 2009.
Gordon College, Columbia College Upgrade ERP Systems
Gordon College, based in Wenham, MA, and Columbia College, based in Columbia, SC, have upgraded to the Jenzabar EX enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
Ballmer Drops Hints About Windows 7, Cloud Computing
Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer talked about the nascent Windows 7 operating system and the company’s vision for syncing up applications in the Internet cloud at a Gartner-sponsored event Thursday.
Creating an Effective Digital Signage Solution
Sponsored by NEC
Get an action plan for implementing a digital signage solution on your campus. In this session, NEC’s Keith Yanke outlines the components of an effective digital signage system, then details the options available. Find out what’s right for your campus in this free, one-hour webinar sponsored by NEC Displays.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SANS Monterey 2008
Monterey, CA
Oct 31-Nov 5, 2008
CIC: 2008 Chief Academic Officers Institute
Seattle, WA
Nov 1-4, 2008
Stamats Integrated Marketing Conference:
Technology, Collaboration, Results
St. Petersburg, FL
Nov 5-8, 2008
SANS San Antonio 2008
San Antonio, TX
Nov 8-13, 2008
Classroom Response Systems: Innovations and Best Practices
University of Louisville, Founder’s Union Building, Shelby Campus
Louisville, Kentucky Nov 15, 2008
AACRAO Executive Symposium
Anaheim, CA
Nov 16, 2008
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative
Washington, DC
Dec 10-16, 2008
Campus Technology 2009–Call for Speakers
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Boston, MA
Hurry! Call for Speakers ends November 30, 2008
July 27-30, 2009
SANS Cyber Defense Initiative
Washington, DC
Dec 10-16, 2008
ONLINE RESOURCES
- How Smaller Colleges and Universities are Achieving ROI with Oracle Solutions
Sponsored by: Oracle
Despite small staffs and budgets, small and mid-size colleges and universities are affordably rolling out Oracle applications to deliver the service and access to information their students, faculty and staff want and need. Learn how the Maryland Institute College of Art has been able to maximize the investment and measure ROI because of the flexibility and scalability of Oracle solutions for higher education. - Webinar: Improve Retention Rates with Proactive, Personalized Interactions with Students
Sponsored by Oracle
Discover new strategies for improving retention through proactive and personal communications to students. Attend this session to hear how you can identify students at risk and intervene to help them succeed; schedule and track advisor sessions; and personalize communications so students know others are interested in their success. Register now! - Call for Outstanding Presentations for Campus Technology 2009
July 27-30, 2009 Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Sponsored by: CT 2009
Campus Technology 2009 build’s upon Campus Technology 2008’s exploration of new technologies, services, web tools and the cultural changes of Next-Gen.Edu to Mastering Digital Worlds. We are especially seeking presenters with expertise in Web 2.0 and 3.0 (including cloud computing and worldware), the latest instructional tools and learning infrastructures, development and optimization of digital campus communities, as well as immersive learning and new-age student services. Hurry! Submission deadline is November 30. - Best Practices for Securing Your Campus Network
Sponsored by: Juniper Networks
Experts deliver an overview of the issues facing today’s campuses and provide real-world best practices for combating these threats with a layered security approach. - Stopping Spam in Higher Education
Sponsored by: IronPort Systems
Just four years ago, the average mid-sized institution was seeing 2 million spam messages per day. In the first half of 2008, however, that number has nearly quadrupled! Find out how three campuses are waging a war against spam using IronPort’s «defense-in-depth» approach through multi-layered anti-spam technology. - More resources
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