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May 15, 2008
:::::: RESEARCH FOCUS

:: IT Struggling Over Security, Compliance Issues

:::::: IT NEWS

:: U.K. Education Group Escalates Microsoft Complaints
:: College Coaches Use Webcams To Stay in Touch with Recruits
:: Firms To Benchmark Higher Ed Online Operations
:: New Dartmouth Dorm Cluster Broadcasts Energy Usage to Students
:: VBA To Return to Mac; Office 2008 SP1 Released
:: Study: Top Web Application Vulnerabilities Remain Unfixed
:: HP Officially Announces EDS Buy for $13.9 Billion

May 8, 2008
:::::: CASE STUDY

:: Business Intelligence Tool Means Healthy Data at UVA

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Purdue Builds New Campus Supercomputer in Less Than a Day
:: Unicon Launches uPortal 3 Services
:: Texas, Arizona and North Dakota Campuses Sign on for Higher One Refund Management Services
:: IBM Expands Team Collaboration, Social Networking Software
:: Update: Windows XP SP3 Available
:: Maple 12 Enhances Math Engine, Builds on Engineering Tools
:: Strangeloop Device Addresses Web App Performance Pains

May 1, 2008
:::::: SECURITY FOCUS

:: Idaho State Simulates Emergency Response in Second Life

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Tallahassee CC Overhauls Infrastructure with IBM
:: Web Developers Left Holding the Bag on SQL Injection Attacks
:: Web 2.0 Event Draws the Bleeding-Edge Cloud Crowd
:: Vizioncore Launches New Enterprise Virt Monitoring Tool
:: Consolidation Bringing IT Budgets Down in 2008
:: Convergence Idea Gets Serious with Live Mesh, Analysts Say
:: Microsoft Announces Extensibility Framework for .NET

April 24, 2008
:::::: RESEARCH FOCUS

:: The Unfair Advantage at RIT: Sponsored Research Services

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Information Security Set for Explosive Growth
:: Indiana U and Fujitsu Collaborate on Optical Communications Research
:: Student Information at Risk in SunGard Laptop Theft
:: Texas A&M University Stays in Touch with Constituents with CRM Software
:: Students Get Taste of Real-life Cyber Defense in National Championship
:: Northwestern U Puts Kronos Workforce Central To Work
:: New Web Service Helps International Students Make School Payments

April 17, 2008
:::::: ROUNDUP

:: MySQL Keynote: An Open Source Love Fest

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Brigham Young University in Idaho Moves to Jenzabar for ERP
:: Louisiana Campuses Sign on for Emergency Alerts
:: U Tennessee Wins $65 million National Science Foundation Supercomputing Grant
:: FirmTek Intros eSATA Combo Hub
:: First Look: IBM Lotus Symphony Beta 4
:: Yale Pilots Digital Media Integration with Sakai
:: IBM Academic Initiative Tackles Compliance at U Missouri

April 10, 2008
:::::: RESEARCH

:: CIOs See Declining Budgets in Q1

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Microsoft Proposes Cross-Industry Effort To Address Online Trust Challenge
:: Forefront Integrated Security System Beta Released
:: HP Makes Push into Data Encryption
:: Mainsoft Java Interop Platform Adds ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX Support
:: Network-based Alarm System Sends Silent Alert
:: Microsoft Faces Skeptics at Open Source Conference
:: Rush Revamps Administrative Systems with ERP, Portal

April 3, 2008
:::::: B.I. FOCUS

:: Data Mining at UCF Helps Measure Goals Against Booming Growth

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Barnard To Deploy 802.11n for Student Residences
:: Blackboard Vows To Press On
:: Microsoft Unveils Mobile Solutions at CTIA
:: Salisbury, Central Washington, Florida State Deploy Oracle Apps
:: Wayne State University Upgrades to Next-generation, Wireless Networking
:: Honeywell Survey Shows Security Convergence Popular but Elusive
:: Missouri College Streamlines Document Management

March 27, 2008
:::::: NETWORKING

:: Utah State University Blankets 400-Acre Campus With Wireless Coverage

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Eduventures Launches Initiative to Expand Research on Higher Ed Transformation
:: New Version CRM App Works on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
:: Microsoft Reissues Security Patch for Excel 2003
:: Yahoo! Backs OpenSocial; New Foundation Formed
:: Eclipse Platform e4 Just Getting Off the Ground
:: Adobe Ships Director 11
:: University of New Mexico Pilots Unified Communications System

March 20, 2008
:::::: PHYSICAL SECURITY

:: The Ins and Outs of Access Control at a Community College District

:::::: IT NEWS

:: IBM Addresses Web 2.0 Security Concerns With 'SMash'
:: Student Faces Expulsion over Facebook Study Group
:: IBM Expands Information Server, Sets Delivery Dates for Collaborative Software
:: Microsoft and Adobe Agree on Mobile Flash Licensing
:: Microsoft and Aspect Team on Unified Communications
:: Flash, AIR Get Media Rights Management
:: Intel, Microsoft Collaborate with Universities on Parallel Computing Initiative

March 13, 2008
:::::: DATA MANAGEMENT

:: Electronic Transcripts at the Tipping Point

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Sun-Microsoft Collab Results in Interop Center
:: Flux 7.7 Java Management App Released
:: Video Surveillance Joins Blackboard Commerce Suite
:: Mobile Broadband Internet Use Growing Dramatically
:: Document Interoperability Initiative Unveiled by Microsoft
:: VMware Supports BEA's Effort To Virtualize Java Apps
:: Report: Further Declines in Computer Science, but Turnaround May Be on the Horizon

March 6, 2008
:::::: INTERVIEW

:: Social Networking: The New Face of Recruiting

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Open Source Vendor rSmart Collaborates with Sun on Kuali Programs
:: Report: Microsoft Readying New SaaS Push
:: Stoneware Integrates Virtual Desktop with iTunes U
:: Microsoft Expands Office Live Workspace Beta Worldwide
:: Sybase Updates Encryption Software for Windows Mobile Data
:: Vista Pricing Cut Worldwide
:: Study: The Year's Top-10 Web Application Vulnerabilities

February 28, 2008
:::::: VIEWPOINT

:: First Look: PostgreSQL 8.3

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Community College Applies Business Intelligence to Finance and Student Retention
:: Utah College Partners with Software Firm To Create Development Facility
:: IBM Rolls Out System z10 Mainframe, Plus Dev Tools
:: Apple Notebooks Get Faster Processors, Expanded Storage
:: Blackboard Opens Data Center for Delivery of Managed Services
:: Sun Completes MySQL Acquisition; Universities Deploy Sun Infrastructure
:: Canadian University Offers Students Ability To Highlight Lecture Videos

February 21, 2008
:::::: TECH FOCUS

:: Silverlight 2.0: The Wait Is Almost Over

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Microsoft D Latest Piece of Oslo Initiative
:: Texas University Adopts SaaS for Admissions Management
:: UAE University Streamlines Document Processing with ImageNow
:: Survey: Half 'Have No Plans' To Deploy Vista
:: Xsan 2 Adds Multi-SAN Support
:: Microsoft Unveils Software Giveaway for Education
:: Community College Upgrades Network for Video Collaboration

February 14, 2008
:::::: CAMPUS FOCUS

:: Print Management Automates 'Greening' of IT at Saint Mary's

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Microsoft Releases 6 Critical Patches
:: Denodo Enhances Data Mashup Platform
:: Sun To Acquire Virtualization Developer
:: University of Illinois Taps Progress Software for Enterprise Messaging
:: Elluminate Builds Bridge to Moodle
:: Google, Microsoft, IBM, VeriSign, Yahoo Join OpenID Board
:: Mount Mercy College Bolsters Executive Management with ERP Solution

February 7, 2008
:::::: VIEWPOINT

:: How Network Management Speeds Research at Baylor College of Medicine

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Apache Synapse Bumped to Top Project Status
:: Rapid Intake Rolls Out eLearning Development Platform
:: ADC on iTunes Spotlights IT in Video Collection
:: Windows Server 2008, Vista SP1 Released to Manufacturing
:: VMLogix Supports Citrix XenServer
:: Klocwork Unveils Static Analysis Debug Tool
:: Hyperic Enhances Its Web App Diagnostic Tool

January 31, 2008
:::::: FOCUS

:: Making the Switch to iSCSI Storage

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Joyent's Hosted Apps Back Up, Going Open Source
:: WSO2 Unveils Open Source Mashup Server
:: Office 2003 SP3 To Be Pushed Out in February
:: IBM Debuts Web 2.0, Collaborative Technologies
:: Nokia To Acquire Trolltech
:: IBM Opens Jazz Dev Community
:: VMware Manages the Release Lifecycle

January 24, 2008
:::::: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

:: Can a Dedicated Call Center Boost Enrollment?

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Open Source Poised for Surge in Education
:: Sold at Auction: One Mainframe
:: WSO2 Releases Web Services Framework for Ruby
:: Microsoft Opens Up Vista Virtualization
:: Early Look: Acid3
:: Mindreef Boosts WS-Security and SOA Testing
:: Strongspace's 10-Day Crash Highlights Web Storage Risks

January 17, 2008
:::::: SECURITY TRENDS

:: SANS Flags Browsers, Botnets as Top Security 'Menaces'

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Oracle Databases Go Unpatched, Survey Finds
:: Xignite Unveils Web Service Mashup Platform
:: Newsgator Declares RSS Readers Free
:: Macworld Expo: Apple Launches MacBook Air, Time Capsule
:: Wireless Grids Software Goes into Beta
:: Macworld Expo: 3ware Sidecar SATA II RAID Adds Leopard Support
:: Office 2008 for Mac Arrives