http://campustechnology.com/rss-feeds/all-articles.aspx Axis Communications has created thermal network cameras that allow for the capture of video even in dark areas. The company has also launched a new set of devices for use in mobile environments, such as buses, and released a camera specifically for use in rugged climate conditions. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/09/axis-introssurveillance-gear-for-extreme-conditions.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:14:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/09/axis-introssurveillance-gear-for-extreme-conditions.aspx Sony has introduced four models of high definition IP cameras for surveillance purposes. All support H.264, MPEG-4, and JPEG compression and stream high-def video at 30 frames per second in 1,280 x 720 resolution. To obtain clear images without motion blur in settings with low light, the cameras use "excellent dynamic noise reduction" (XDNR). http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/09/sony-introduces-high-def-ip-cameras.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/09/sony-introduces-high-def-ip-cameras.aspx Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, NJ has launched a publicly available database online that provides a search function to identify minority nurse educators who have been certified in online teaching. The database was developed specifically to help students find employment and to help institutions increase diversity within their adjunct faculty. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/09/thomas-edison-goes-live-with-online-database-of-minority-nurse-educators.aspx Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:05:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/09/thomas-edison-goes-live-with-online-database-of-minority-nurse-educators.aspx The University of Colorado at Boulder, which has installed solar panels on the roofs of three buildings, said it expects to produce 140,000 kilowatt-hours of energy per year--enough to power 20 medium-sized houses. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/colorado-u-adds-solar-to-three-buildings.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:00:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/colorado-u-adds-solar-to-three-buildings.aspx PeopleCube has released a new version of its application for managing workspace, resources, and facilities. The new version of Resource Scheduler 9.0 provides integration with Lotus Notes, includes a mobile phone interface, features new Web-based functions, and integrates with personal calendaring systems such as Outlook. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/peoplecube-meeting-planner-adds-mobile-scheduling.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:57:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/peoplecube-meeting-planner-adds-mobile-scheduling.aspx Quantum is releasing a new version of its StorNext data management software. Version 4.0 features changes in de-duplication and replication, as well as a new distributed data tiering function. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/stornext-4.0-expands-de-duplication-adds-distributed-data-mover.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:54:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/stornext-4.0-expands-de-duplication-adds-distributed-data-mover.aspx Georgian College in Barrie, Ontario has gone public with a 2009 upgrade to its databases into a clustered environment to improve the availability, performance, and scalability of its Oracle PeopleSoft applications. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/georgian-college-moves-to-oracle-database-cluster.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:15:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/georgian-college-moves-to-oracle-database-cluster.aspx The Queensland Department of Education and Training has renewed a three-year outsourcing services contract with Unisys' Australian subsidiary. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/queensland-department-of-ed-re-ups-with-outsourced-it-services.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:11:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/queensland-department-of-ed-re-ups-with-outsourced-it-services.aspx IT organizations are budgeting to give employees a small pay increase in 2010, according to a recent report. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/report-it-workers-may-see-a-bump-in-pay.aspx Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:46:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/08/report-it-workers-may-see-a-bump-in-pay.aspx Academic researchers can now apply for free access to Microsoft's Windows Azure cloud services. The company's Research division announced the program Thursday in a joint press conference with the National Science Foundation (NSF), which will act as gatekeeper between researchers and the service. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/microsoft-nsf-partner-to-open-azure-to-researchers.aspx Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:48:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/microsoft-nsf-partner-to-open-azure-to-researchers.aspx Like many institutions of higher education, Purdue University is dealing with its fair share of economic challenges right now. Balancing those hurdles with the need to remain progressive and in touch with student needs isn't always easy, as the university's board and administration have come to realize. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/shifting-campus-it-priorities.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:34:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/shifting-campus-it-priorities.aspx Vancouver Community College has completed a deployment of Enterasys network solutions in a 60,000 square-foot health sciences educational facility on the college's main campus. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/vancouver-cc-revamps-network-infrastructure.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:08:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/vancouver-cc-revamps-network-infrastructure.aspx Provo, UT-based Brigham Young University has received a donation of $110,000 worth of Brocade FastIron WS Series and Edge X Series network switches from Red Sky IT Solutions. The network switches will replace outdated equipment in the classroom labs of Fulton College of Engineering and Technology as well as within the university's network infrastructure. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/brigham-young-u-gets-infusion-of-network-switches.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:06:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/brigham-young-u-gets-infusion-of-network-switches.aspx Florida A&M University has signed a $2.4 million contract with Siemens to improve the energy efficiency of its buildings. Work has already begun in areas such as lighting upgrades, pipe insulation, and steam trap replacements at the campus' central plant, with expected savings of at least $4.1 million. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/florida-am-going-green-with-infrastructure-upgrades.aspx Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:35:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/04/florida-am-going-green-with-infrastructure-upgrades.aspx Establishing ties between domestic and international colleges is one thing, but when the overseas institution has been forced into exile by its home country, the situation becomes a bit more complex. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/collaborative-learning-across-the-miles.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:41:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/collaborative-learning-across-the-miles.aspx The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has formally unveiled DisplayPort 1.2, an extension to the DisplayPort digital communication interface standard. DisplayPort enables transporting of display, audio, and other data. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/vesa-unveils-displayport-1.2.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:40:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/vesa-unveils-displayport-1.2.aspx Intellidemia is updating its online syllabus application to include files and generate real-time alerts. The company's newest release of Concourse includes functionality that enables users to embed file content directly in the syllabus and notify students automatically when edits or changes have been made. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/intellidemia-updates-syllabus-software.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:38:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/intellidemia-updates-syllabus-software.aspx LG has revealed that it will ship its CF3D projector this May. The CF3D is a single-lens, high-definition 3D projector that was unveiled in January. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/lg-single-lens-3d-hd-projector-to-arrive-in-may.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:35:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/lg-single-lens-3d-hd-projector-to-arrive-in-may.aspx Westwood College, a for-profit institution, will be implementing learning materials from Cengage Learning for its 18 physical and online campuses. The institution, which has 18,000 students, will be using textbooks, online courseware, homework tools, instructional design, and online delivery from the company. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/westwood-college-looks-to-improve-student-learning-with-new-curriculum-tools.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:44:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/westwood-college-looks-to-improve-student-learning-with-new-curriculum-tools.aspx The Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) program recognizes a broad range of creative uses of the Sakai collaborative learning environment for teaching and learning. If your institution is using Sakai in innovative ways, here’s some basic information you might want to read about TWSIA and how to submit a nomination for the 2010 awards. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/teaching-with-sakai-innovation-award-call-for-entries-open-thru-march-15.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/teaching-with-sakai-innovation-award-call-for-entries-open-thru-march-15.aspx Information technology has taken us well beyond the collection-and-search of information archives. Educators should consider how they will respond to an era in which the teaching and learning conversations must center not around pre-existing, "finished" and past-tense information, but around information that is currently being created in the "continuous tense." http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/as-we-may-learn-revisiting-bush.aspx Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/03/as-we-may-learn-revisiting-bush.aspx The Apple iPad isn't the only hybrid device that combines the functionalities of an e-reader, tablet, and netbook. Starting this month Entourage Systems will begin shipping its new Entourage Edge, a dual-screen, WiFi-enabled electronic device that runs the Google Android operating system. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/entourage-hybrid-tablet-e-reader-netbook-provides-dual-screens.aspx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:32:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/entourage-hybrid-tablet-e-reader-netbook-provides-dual-screens.aspx Southwest Wisconsin Technical College in Fennimore is replacing its previous enterprise resource planning system with a Web-based application from Three Rivers Systems. The college said it was moving to Comprehensive Academic Management System (CAMS) Enterprise because the legacy system had become too expensive to maintain and update. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/southwest-wisconsin-tech-moves-to-web-based-erp-system.aspx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:47:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/southwest-wisconsin-tech-moves-to-web-based-erp-system.aspx Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, WA has expanded its use of streaming media and lecture capture. With about 4,000 students, the college is one of the smallest in the state but covers one of the largest geographic areas, 4,500 square miles. Faced with budget restrictions in 2008, the staff reconsidered how it was doing videoconferencing for its distance learning program. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/big-bend-cc-grows-presence-with-videoconferencing.aspx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:44:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/big-bend-cc-grows-presence-with-videoconferencing.aspx Giving students a Web-based tutorial on plagiarism is more effective in deterring the behavior than threatening students with detection and punishment. That's according to the results of an experiment conducted by professors at the University of Michigan and Swarthmore College and published as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/plagiarism-deterred-through-information-not-threats.aspx Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:42:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/02/plagiarism-deterred-through-information-not-threats.aspx Microsoft's Windows Azure and SQL Azure cloud services are now generally available, ending the free test period for those who signed up for commercial accounts last month. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/microsoft-azure-cloud-service-now-available.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:39:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/microsoft-azure-cloud-service-now-available.aspx Pennsylvania State University will use an automated system to manage researcher disclosures. Total funding of research at Penn State's 22 campuses totaled $765 million in the 2008-2009 fiscal year. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/penn-state-to-automate-financial-interest-disclosures-for-researchers.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:33:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/penn-state-to-automate-financial-interest-disclosures-for-researchers.aspx The University of Texas at Dallas has joined nine other institutions in the University of Texas system by announcing it will deploy a suite of procurement-related applications from SciQuest. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/u-texas-at-dallas-to-streamline-business-processes-with-eprocurement.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:31:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/u-texas-at-dallas-to-streamline-business-processes-with-eprocurement.aspx A company in the digital textbook business is wooing new users by allowing students and faculty to try its books free for a week. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/publisher-woos-students-to-ebooks.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:28:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/publisher-woos-students-to-ebooks.aspx Kelly Burke, age 20, New York University junior, is a digital native. A history and journalism major, Burke is a member of the Gen Y/Gen Next/Gen Text generation, which spends $6.5 billion on technology annually, according to the latest College Explorer survey (an online poll of 1,521 18- to 34-year-old American college students) from market research firm Alloy Media & Marketing. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/what-students-want.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/what-students-want.aspx Nominations are now open for the 2010 Campus Technology Innovators awards. We seek exemplary colleges and universities, their visionary technology project leadership, and their innovative vendor partners who have deployed extraordinary campus technology solutions to campus challenges. Entry deadline: March 10. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/campus-technology-innovators-call-for-entries.aspx Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/02/01/campus-technology-innovators-call-for-entries.aspx The State University of New York in Potsdam has adopted a new mail and call application from Voice Mobility International. SUNY Potsdam has migrated about 5,000 mailboxes and caller application mailboxes from its legacy Octel 250 to the Voice Mobility UCN 250. The migration required no change to the user interface. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/suny-potsdam-commences-phased-rollout-of-uc-um-services.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:04:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/suny-potsdam-commences-phased-rollout-of-uc-um-services.aspx Starting this summer, Infinite Campus, which sells a multitude of applications for K-12 administration, will be adding electronic payment processing to its online registration program through an alliance with Vanco Services. Vanco is a Payment Card Industry (PCI) service provider that offers electronic payment processing for recurring and one-time transactions. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/infinite-campus-partners-with-vanco-services-for-payment-processing.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:02:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/infinite-campus-partners-with-vanco-services-for-payment-processing.aspx With its acquisition of Sun Microsystems completed, Oracle Wednesday laid out its plans for integrating Sun's software and hardware systems into its own product lineup. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/oracle-outlines-sun-integration-plan.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:26:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/oracle-outlines-sun-integration-plan.aspx With its acquisition of Sun Microsystems complete, Oracle intends to go after Microsoft's lucrative Office franchise, the company revealed yesterday. While Oracle had been quiet about its intentions for supporting Sun OpenOffice, the company disclosed plans for a forthcoming upgrade called Oracle Cloud Office during a five-hour briefing at its Redwood Shores, CA headquarters. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/oracle-plans-to-take-on-microsoft-office.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:20:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/oracle-plans-to-take-on-microsoft-office.aspx Rochester Institute of Technology in New York has installed a new wireless network in an effort to beef up access to collaborative technologies and to distribute educational materials and replays of major campus events. For the deployment, RIT used Cisco 802.11n wireless gear and Cisco VideoStream. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/rochester-institute-of-technology-ramps-up-streaming-video.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:52:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/28/rochester-institute-of-technology-ramps-up-streaming-video.aspx Educators managing mobile programs expressed excitement for the prospects offered by the iPad, Apple's much anticipated hybrid device. Some predicted that the new device will prove attractive as an e-book reader for textbooks, while others predicted that the iPad will become a strong education device because of its interactivity and its ability to use converged media. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/apples-ipad-the-future-of-mobile-computing-in-education.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:23:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/apples-ipad-the-future-of-mobile-computing-in-education.aspx Ever since the first customer relationship management (CRM) tools found their way onto North American campuses around 2002, higher ed administrators have cringed at the mention of the word “customer,” preferring to substitute “constituent” for the more sales-driven term. Yet, with competition for qualified candidates heating up over the past decade and the recent economic downturn decimating recruiting budgets, nomenclature has come to matter a good deal less than fresh intelligence and the ability to attract top-level prospects. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/managing-the-student-for-life.aspx Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:07:46 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/managing-the-student-for-life.aspx In 2002, Berkeley College, with seven campuses throughout New York and New Jersey and a thriving online enrollment, was in a unique position. How does a college with multiple campuses spread between two states provide effective and efficient standardized training to prospective online faculty? http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/support-for-online-faculty.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:02:54 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/support-for-online-faculty.aspx With and hour to burn before his next class, the sociology professor opted not to catch up on paperwork or step outside for some fresh air, but instead to spend that 60-minute window in the university technology incubator, or “sandbox.” http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/playing-in-einsteins-lab.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:34:30 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/playing-in-einsteins-lab.aspx As anticipated, Apple formally unveiled its new mobile device, the $499 iPad, Wednesday, heralding the company's entry into the space currently dominated by netbooks and its first serious move into the category of electronic book readers. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/apple-launches-ipad-mobile-tablet.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:28:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/apple-launches-ipad-mobile-tablet.aspx Kaltura has released video extensions for both Moodle, an open source course management system, and Joomla, an open source content management platform. The extensions allow site-builders for either application to manipulate video and other rich media on their sites, including content management, syndication, monetization, transcoding, uploading, importing, and editing. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/kaltura-releases-video-extension-for-moodle-and-joomla.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:56:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/kaltura-releases-video-extension-for-moodle-and-joomla.aspx Reazon Systems has released a student assessment module that works with the Sakai open source course management system. iRubric for Sakai integrates with Sakai CLE (collaborative learning environment) to perform rubric generation, assessment, and reporting. Users can access the functionality directly from the Sakai gradebook. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/reazon-systems-launches-sakai-module-for-student-assessment.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:48:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/reazon-systems-launches-sakai-module-for-student-assessment.aspx Midway through its second year, Abilene Christian University's mobile learning initiative expands to include classroom management and blogging, with mobile podcasting on the way. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/pioneering-mobile-learning.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:43:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/pioneering-mobile-learning.aspx 3M has introduced its new Mpro150, a pico projector that the company said combines the advantages of a pico projector coupled with several presentation tools not usually found in devices in the pico category. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/3m-debuts-mpro150-pico-projector.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:35:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/3m-debuts-mpro150-pico-projector.aspx InFocus has announced that it will add five new DLP-based projectors to its entry-level lineups. These projectors, part of the IN2100 and IN3100 series, are designed for higher brightness than most entry-level projectors, with 3,000 to 3,500 lumens, and are designed for projecting images in classrooms with a variety of lighting conditions. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/infocus-adds-5-projectors-to-entry-level-lines.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:32:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/infocus-adds-5-projectors-to-entry-level-lines.aspx Samsung announced recently that it's developed a new LED-based data projector that will deliver a brightness of 1,000 ANSI lumens. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/samsung-led-based-data-projector-to-deliver-1000-lumens.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:27:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/samsung-led-based-data-projector-to-deliver-1000-lumens.aspx More than 4.6 million college and university students took at least one course online in 2008--more than a quarter of all post-secondary students in the United States. This represents 17 percent growth over the previous year, drastically outpacing higher education's overall enrollment growth rate of 1.2 percent in the same period, according to a new report released this week. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/online-enrollment-continues-double-digit-growth.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:23:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/online-enrollment-continues-double-digit-growth.aspx Northern Virginia Community College's VP for Instructional and Information Technology Steve Sachs offers some advice for institutions as he comments on how technology can help achieve the goals of the American Graduation Initiative. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/technology-and-the-american-graduation-initiative-opportunities-and-caveats.aspx Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:00:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/27/technology-and-the-american-graduation-initiative-opportunities-and-caveats.aspx The Hebrew University of Jerusalem will offer its first accredited online Biblical Hebrew courses to overseas students through eTeacher Group's site ClassicalHebrew.com. http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/26/hebrew-u-to-deliver-classical-hebrew-course-via-eteacher.aspx Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:03:00 GMT http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/01/26/hebrew-u-to-deliver-classical-hebrew-course-via-eteacher.aspx