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Kansas State Deploys Online Event System

5/16/2007

The College of Technology and Aviation at Kansas State University's Salina campus has adopted Trumba Connect for its online event management.

Apple MacBooks Get Speed, Memory, Networking Upgrades

5/15/2007

Apple's entry-level series of notebook computers--the MacBook--today received performance improvements across the board, including processor speed, memory, hard drive capacity, and networking. The new models are shipping now, with education pricing set below $1,000 on the low end.

Congress Warns University Presidents on P2P File Sharing

5/15/2007

Congressional leaders have sent letters to 19 major university presidents warning them to step up efforts to curb illegal Internet file sharing or Congress "will be forced to act." "The fact that copyright piracy is not unique to college and university campuses is not an excuse for higher education officials to fail to take reasonable steps neither to eliminate such activity nor to appropriately sanction such conduct when discovered," said a letter addressed to Purdue University president Martin Jischke May 1, 2007.

Carnegie Mellon Picks Open Network Monitoring Software

5/15/2007

Carnegie Mellon University purchased the NeXpose security software suite to help it enhance scanning and monitoring of its campus networks.

NC State-IBM Virtual Computing Project Bearing Fruit

5/15/2007

North Carolina State University said a partnership it formed seven months ago with IBM Corp. to offer unused computer cycles via the Internet to higher ed and K-12 institutions for learning and research projects is starting to bear fruit.

Next Version of Windows Server Moves Forward

5/15/2007

Today at its Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) in Los Angeles Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates made several announcements regarding the next version of its server-based operating system.

Schools Eye Analytics for Enrollment Planning

5/15/2007

Some higher ed administrators are experimenting with new database analytics software to try to predict both how many students will return and how many new students will enroll in the fall.

Survey: Professors Tepid on Social Media Tools

5/14/2007

Most higher ed faculty do not use the current wave of social networking and Web 2.0 tools in their own research and are split on whether the technologies have the potential to change the way students learn, according to a recent survey by academic publisher Thomson Learning.

Spy Camera Pioneer To Join Georgia Tech Faculty

5/14/2007

Wayne Wolf, a leading expert in embedded computing systems and smart cameras, will join the Georgia Institute of Technology in July to take the Rhesa "Ray" S. Farmer Jr. Distinguished Chair in Embedded Computer Systems.

MIT Students Wind Up PlayStation 3 Coursework

5/14/2007

MIT has finished what it claims is the first course devoted to the capabilities of the Cell Broadband Engine, the chip that powers the Sony Playstation 3 entertainment platform.

Net Scammers Swarm Following Virginia Tech Massacre

5/11/2007

Less than 36 hours after the Virginia Tech shootings, Internet scammers were creating fraudulent charity websites, according to the U.S. Computer Emergency Response Team.

Indiana U Earns Kudos from NSA

5/11/2007

Indiana University was named a "center of excellence" by the super-secret federal National Security Agency. NSA specializes in intelligence gathering for United States defense and intelligence planners.

Essex Teams with Kaplan for Online Program

5/11/2007

University of Essex, located in England, has teamed up with Kaplan, a provider of education and training solutions, to launch an online higher education program called Kaplan Open Learning. Students in the program can take courses and receive their degree using the online venue.

Texas A&M, Millersville U, Tops in Cyber Defense Contest

5/11/2007

Texas A&M University and Millersville University of Pennsylvania finished first and second in the second-annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), a contest to find which team could do the best job maintaining a business network that was under a simulated cyber attack.

Researchers Spot New Threat: Peer to Peer Botnets

5/10/2007

A team of computer security researchers from Johns Hopkins University, the University of North Carolina, and Georgia Tech are warning of a new generation of automated software intruders--peer to peer botnets--which they say pose an unprecedented threat because they possess no central point of failure that can be counter-attacked.

DHS Awards Dartmouth Cyber Security Group $11 MM

5/10/2007

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security awarded Dartmouth College an $8.7 million grant for new studies on insider threats, privacy protection, and the economics of cyber security. The money will go to Dartmouth's Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P).

Mercer University Broadens Mobile Communications

5/10/2007

Mercer University will deploy mobile communication software from Rave Wireless and Sprint for the fall 2007 semester. The software will offer students and faculty a variety of ways to communicate, via text message and mobile Internet, campus information.

Mississippi State Licenses Viz Package

5/10/2007

Mississippi State University recently purchased licensing for an engineering and science visualization software to be used in four of its research facilities. The software, called Ensight, from Computational Engineering International (CEI), will assist the university's High Performance Computing Collaboratory program designed to further computational science and engineering.

Carnegie Mellon To Deploy NeXpose

5/10/2007

Carnegie Mellon announced plans to deploy vulnerability management software from software developer Rapid7 for systems and networks at the university. The NeXpose software is designed to examine and analyze the cause of any problem.

U Missouri Server Hack Exposes 22,396 SSNs

5/9/2007

The University of Missouri has reported that one of its databases was hacked and that the intruder responsible for the breach was able to obtain the names and social security numbers of staff members. This is the second data security breach at the University of Missouri this year.

Campus IT Departments Grapple with Vista

5/9/2007

At colleges, universities, and K-12 institutions, IT decision makers are increasingly showing concern over performance, patching, and hardware requirements of Microsoft Windows Vista. At the same time, the number of organizations using or evaluating Vista has increased to 29 percent, up 8 percent since October 2006. This according to a new survey conducted by Walker Information and released this week by CDW Corp.

Angel Adds LOM, Podcasting in 7.2

5/9/2007

Angel Learning has released Angel LMS 7.2, an update to the company's learning management system. The latest update brings in native podcasting features and adds several new learning tools, including learning outcomes management (LOM) capabilities and native support for additional standards.

ICSAC Expands Bridges to Higher Ed

5/9/2007

The Iowa College Student Aid Commission (ICSAC) is expanding its relationship with developer Bridges Transitions to implement an online, statewide "career exploration" resource for middle schools, high schools, and post-secondary institutions.

Penn State Flunks Napster, Signs Video-Minded Ruckus

5/8/2007

Penn State announced it would not renew its contract with the Napster music service and instead would offer students access to Ruckus, a multimedia service it said offered students greater media flexibility. Under the new contract, Ruckus will provide students downloadable access to 2.75 million songs, full-length feature films, short-form video, sports clips, and music videos, as well as access to a social network site focused on the network.

Survey: Google Most Preferred Place to Work for MBAs

5/8/2007

Google is now the most popular place to work for MBA students, according to a survey by Universum, a branding consultancy.