Market researchers at IDC, who produce one of the most widely watched forecasts for IT spending, have revised the forecast for 2009–and it’s «downward ho.» More
New York University (NYU) has finished a pilot of Telkonet SmartEnergy and has begun implementation of the centralized energy management system in dormitories. More
A new report from IDC, announced Wednesday, suggested that the global economic malaise has already chipped away at the enterprise IT server market. More
The Department of Higher Education Policy Planning and Coordination (HEPPC), part of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is making progress on creating a national data warehouse that will integrate data from all segments of higher education in the country, as well as other data sources. More
Bennington College in Vermont has selected Rapid Insight as its analytic software provider. Bennington plans to start off by using Rapid Insight’s new software, Yield Optimization, to improve recruiting cost effectiveness and to optimize applicant yield rates from prospect and inquiry pools. More
An MIT graduate student has introduced personal digital assistants (PDAs) into the process of tracking tuberculosis patient care data, saving healthcare workers time and money. Joaquin Blaya started the project after taking a year off during his graduate studies to return to Chile, where he was born. More
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland is replacing stand-alone wireless access points(APs) on its campus with a centrally controlled wireless network. Theuniversity, known in Polish as Uniwersytet Miko_aja Kopernika (UMK), is usingequipment Meru Networks to provide secure wireless Internet access. More
SnapStream Media has introduced a smaller version of its television capture and search appliance for education, the SnapStream Mini. It’s expected to ship by the end of March. More
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