North Carolina’s Elon University. located on a historic campus away from urban centers, wanted to maintain the secure atmosphere that its 5,400 students valued. In fact, a feeling of safety is part of the university’s appeal, according to Christopher Waters, director of IT and assistant CIO. More
Microsoft’s Exchange Labs is changing its name to Outlook Live and adding new e-mail features. Exchange Labs/Outlook Live is a component of Live@edu and functions as an R&D environment for Microsoft’s new e-mail developments. The service is free for academic users. More
Saint Louis University in Missouri has boosted its network capacity in its medical center with deployment of gigabit Ethernet Internet access services delivered by XO Communications over fiber. More
The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education has awarded a multi-year contract to AcademyOne to improve college transfer and articulation in South Carolina. More
Microsoft has followed up on the release of its Windows 7 Beta by rolling out another build of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit. This build (2315), published last Monday, now supports the use of the MAP toolkit on PCs running the Windows 7 Beta, according to Microsoft’s announcement. More
Panopto reported that it’s gearing up to release CourseCast 2.1 this month, an update to the company’s classroom capture system that’s available free to academic users. Panopto will also release its new Blade Pack, a collection of addons for CourseCast that provide enhanced multimedia capabilities and analytics. More
The Collaborative Software Initiative (CSI) posted an open letter to President Barack Obama Tuesday on the topic of open source software. The letter urged him to mandate that the United States government consider open source software for federal IT initiatives. More
Microsoft rolled out two new enterprise search products Tuesday at its FASTforward’09 event in Las Vegas. The company unveiled FAST Search for SharePoint and FAST Search for Internet Business. More
Thunderbird School of Global Management in Glendale, AZ has completed deployment of a commercial satellite communications system that will provide distance learning for its students. More
Online Resources
Lab Virtualization: Lower TCO, Increase Scalability and Access
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Experts from analyst firm Forrester and the University of Maryland provide insight on how your institution can better manage and increase access to instructional apps while providing the best blended learning environment.
Lecture Capture: Beyond Cost & Complexity
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While lecture capture solutions enable institutions to improve learning and instructional effectiveness, deployment remains a challenge for many campuses as they wrestle with rising costs and complex integration issues. In this session, Grand Rapids Community College and the New Jersey Institute of Technology reveal how they addressed these issues with Camstasia Relay by TechSmith. Get details on the deployment and integration process and find out why students and faculty are excited about using Camstasia.
Bridge Over Generational Waters
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Next-generation remote support can help bridge the gap between how faculty and students perceive and use technology. According to a recent study, having remote control capabilities allows campus IT to be a part of a connected, engaging, technology-enabled learning environment. This gives students the resources they expect, while reassuring faculty that in the event of a technical incident, friendly help is a click away.
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This discussion will focus on the applications and key benefits of Digital Signage, the importance and process of creating compelling content, and how it has been successfully implemented at Vanderbilt University. Register for this free webcast to hear how Digital Signage can drastically improve communications on your campus.
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