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7/28/2005
Challenge: Arizona State University (ASU) needed to provide a full life cycle, chemical material management system that could be widely used by the university research community, provide increased control over laboratory materials, aid investigators in their research efforts, and comply with federal and state mandates on chemical and biological safety.
7/27/2005
There was a sixty percent decline during 2000-2004 in the number of freshmen planning to major in computer science. Bill Gates was recently quoted as saying that he was baffled by that declining enrollment, especially since those same young people just love all of their technology toys.
7/26/2005
Planning for technology advancements in any industry is a monumental challenge today and a particularly demanding one in higher education. As a learning enterprise we are concerned with both process and outcomes, and our ear must be to the ground well beyond the campus environment.
7/21/2005
As CIO and vice president for Information Technology at Duke University (NC), Tracy Futhey oversees technology projects that have far-reaching impact on instruction, research, and the way people live and work on campus. While recently she is most often cited for her work with Duke’s iPod project ), dubbed the iPod First Year Initiative, Futhey’s professional interests have spanned a range of innovative technologies, especially networked and mobile technologies.
7/21/2005
In the new converged network world, achieving true quality of service is our goal.
7/11/2005
I joined the ranks of CIOs in April of this year, taking up my first CIO appointment here at LSU after nearly 20 years in IT at Indiana University. After my first two months in the role – yes, all of two months! – I’d like to offer a perspective to those of my colleagues to whom this might be useful.
7/11/2005
The institutions we highlight here have pursued their technology challenges with the kind of doggedness that should serve as a model to other institutions wondering just how far they can push their own envelope.
6/29/2005
What happened? Reports from those who monitor file sharing indicate that Internet traffic was indistinguishable Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from the previous week, so consumer behavior is unchanged. Grokster and StreamCast owners, staff, and investors are in a world of hurt, of course, and lawyers have a new way to earn their hourly fees. Many of us are relieved that the decision was narrow enough to not affect the technology (software and hardware) of file-sharing, just the marketing and the business plans of those who provide services based on it.
6/28/2005
In this third part of our series, a look at the basic needs for a campus community in the 21st century.
6/28/2005
When technology experts are involved from the get-go, "smart classroom" construction projects are dramatically improved and less costly.
6/28/2005
A network manager who's seen it all debunks the myths of wireless network coverage.
6/27/2005
When business-savvy schools set out to build revenue-generating campus IT businesses, they uncover more than new revenue streams.
6/24/2005
Campus investments in IT play a critical role in the new world order of assessment and outcome mandates.
6/23/2005
IT DEPARTMENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION face a number of challenges over the next five years, including aging CIOs, a need for better security, and a coming peak in tuition costs that will crunch budgets even further.
6/23/2005
Companies plan to expand wireless services and VoIP. Will their efforts keep pace with expectations.
6/21/2005
Duke University’s VP for IT and CIO Tracy Futhey Talks about Networking and Innovation.
5/31/2005
In this second part of our series, a candid discussion about a president’s need to differentiate between out-of-control technology spending, and wise, long-term technology investing.
5/27/2005
Nobody ever said that campus technology implementation were easy, but some schools are finding that for the toughest challenges, two pedaling in tandem are infinitely better than one.
5/27/2005
Voice over the Internet Protocol may now seem ubiquitous but some schools are definitely doing it better than others.
5/17/2005
BASED ON PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE OUR COLUMNIST ARGUES STUDENTS NEED ‘LOTS AND LOTS OF VERY FAST BANDWIDTH’
5/5/2005
The latest releases, services, and new product versions.
5/5/2005
Michael Townsler on presidential leadership and its key role in campus technology use.
5/5/2005
When your students arrive on campus next fall with their technology expectations, will you fall short of them, meet, or exceed them?
5/5/2005
A veteran technology prez hands down his Top Ten Commandments for strategists.
4/29/2005
Trying to balance staffers and time with a growing volume of pleas for help? It may be time for workforce management tools.
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