Higher-Education Technology News

All news articles from the CT editorial team, in chronological order.


University of New Hampshire Expands Wi-Fi Network to Whittemore Center Arena

The University of New Hampshire plans to provide 100 percent wireless network access to the Whittemore Center Arena by this fall.

U Texas and U Oklahoma Recognized for SAS Work

SAS' Excellence in Education awards went to the University of Texas System, whose UT System dashboard allows the university community to view, explore, and share data related to performance across all of the system's institutions, and Oklahoma State University, which offers data mining, business analytics, and other certificate programs featuring SAS.

Schools of Education To Offer Free Teacher Professional Development on Coursera

Seven schools of education have banded together to work with massive open online course provider Coursera to offer free online professional development courses for teachers and others.

NEC Eyes Affordability with New Pro Install Projector

NEC Display Solutions has taken aim at the entry-level end of the professional installation projector market with its latest offering, the PE401-H, which retails for $1,999 while boasting light output of 4,000 Lumens, 1080p native resolution, and up to 2,000:1 contrast ratio.



Barking & Dagenham College Reduces Virtual Desktop Logon Wait Times

Barking & Dagenham College in East London has implemented a user profile management solution to reduce the amount of time required to log on to virtual desktops.

Collaborative Coding Tool Wins HTML5-Themed Silicon Valley Hackathon

A group of five Carnegie Mellon University-Silicon Valley software students won the school's first HTML5 Hackathon this month with their "Collaborative Coding Dojo" app, which they designed and delivered within the competition's eight-hour window to aid in collaborative coding for software engineers in different locations.

Exo Labs Launches iPad Microscope Camera

Exo Labs has launched the Focus Microscope Camera to link a classroom microscope to an iPad.

MaxxCat Adds Custom Thesauri, Promoted Results to Google Mini Replacements

MaxxCat has upgraded the search appliances covered by its Google Mini Replacement Program to allow users to add custom thesauri and more easily promote results.

Varsity Tutors now Accepts Bitcoin Payments

Varsity Tutors, a provider of in-person and online tutoring services, will now accept Bitcoin as payment in an effort to reduce credit card and bank transfer fees for international customers.

Starboard Adds Three New Hybrid Storage Systems to Product Lineup

Starboard Storage Systems has launched an updated version of the Starboard operating system, Starboard OS 3.2, as well as three new hybrid storage systems: Starboard AC2000, AC4000, and AC4500.