Networking/Wireless
- CTP2 of Windows PowerShell V2 Released
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5/9/2008
Microsoft released Community Technology Preview 2 (CTP2) for Windows PowerShell Version 2, according to an announcement issued last Friday.
- Next-gen WiFi Expected To Be in 99% of North American Campuses by 2013
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5/5/2008
Although the wireless standard 802.11n is found in less than 3 percent of North American universities currently, it will be available in 99 percent by 2013, according to a new study by ABI Research. According to the research firm, the increases are driven by a variety of needs and demands in both K-12 and higher education.
- Indiana U Ramps Up Next-Gen Wireless Across 2 Campuses
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4/28/2008
Indiana University announced that it will shortly begin deploying a new, improved and greatly expanded wireless network on its campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis. The school will be deploying the HP ProCurve ZL wireless system, which was chosen through a competitive bid process.
- U Nottingham Deploys Internet Security and Filtering Appliance
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4/25/2008
The University of Nottingham has deployed a Web security appliance from Finjan to protect its two primary networks, one with 12,000 university-owned computers used for teaching, research, and administration and the other supporting 8,000 student-owned PCs.
- Conference Focuses on 'The Mobile Future'
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4/23/2008
Carnegie Mellon University's West Coast Campus and UC Berkeley's Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of Business partnered to hold a conference Tuesday of this week in Santa Clara, CA, on "The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives." CT talked with James H. Morris, dean of CMU West and a professor of computer science, about the unique conference that brings together both academics and industry leaders.
- Conference Focuses on 'The Mobile Future'
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4/22/2008
Carnegie Mellon University's West Coast Campus and UC Berkeley's Fisher IT Center at the Haas School of Business partnered to hold a conference Tuesday of this week in Santa Clara, CA, on "The Mobile Future: Technology Revolutionizing Our Lives." CT talked with James H. Morris, dean of CMU West and a professor of computer science, about the unique conference that brings together both academics and industry leaders.
- Penn State DHCP Uptime at 100 Percent in Spite of Network Device Explosion
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4/14/2008
The Pennsylvania State University recently said its DHCP server, in operation for four years, has maintained 100 percent network service uptime. Most desktops, laptops, VoIP phones, and mobile systems rely on dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) servers to provide IP addresses that enable those devices to connect to the network.
- U Wyoming To Overhaul Legacy Wireless System
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4/10/2008
The University of Wyoming is replacing the wireless network currently at its Laramie campus with Aruba's wireless LAN and AirWave Wireless Management Suite. The 13,000-student school selected Aruba technology based on cost, design and centralized management capabilities.
- HP Makes Push into Data Encryption
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4/9/2008
HP has introduced several products to address data protection and compliance in storage environments, including add-ons that do automated data encryption on tape drives and libraries. Among the offerings: a secure fabric switch; an encryption kit for tape autoloaders and libraries; integration of compliance and management appliances; and, a free online security assessment tool.
- Barnard To Deploy 802.11n for Student Residences
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4/3/2008
This summer Barnard College will deploy about 150 Meru 802.11n-enabled wireless access points in five campus dormitories to provide students with high-performance wireless coverage when they return for the fall term. The deployment will continue in 2009 to additional dorms as well as in The Nexus, a 70,000-square-foot building under construction that will serve as the college's social center.
- Loyola Deploys Packeteer Software To Manage Network Traffic
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4/3/2008
Loyola College in Maryland has upgraded to a new version of PacketShaper in preparation for a network upgrade that could quadruple bandwidth to as much as 500 Mbps. The college will use the enhanced software from Packeteer to manage and monitor performance for the school's network traffic, which includes streaming media-based academic content, administrative functions and recreational use.
- Wayne State University Upgrades to Next-generation, Wireless Networking
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4/1/2008
With the launch of a $1.3 million technology initiative, Wayne State University is joining the first wave of universities adopting new 802.11n high-performance wi-fi technology. The project doubles the capacity of Wayne State's current wireless network within its Midtown Detroit campus. The 33,000-student school is upgrading to 802.11n products from Meru Networks.
- Solano CC Implementing Trapeze Wireless Network
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4/1/2008
Solano Community College in Northern California has selected products from Trapeze Networks for its wireless LAN infrastructure. The network serves 12,000 students and 700 faculty and staff in 20 buildings across three locations.
- Utah State University Blankets Campus with Wireless Coverage
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3/27/2008
Utah State University has blanketed its 400-acre campus with wireless coverage for 25,000 students, faculty and staff using wireless LAN equipment from Meru Networks. The Logan, UT school has installed 700 Meru wireless access points in 150 of 200 buildings on campus, including all academic facilities and residences. It has also installed the access points at a number of remote sites across the state.
- University of New Mexico Pilots Unified Communications System
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3/25/2008
In 2006, the University of New Mexico began implementing its IP communications network, which will eventually support 22,000 voice terminals (IP, TDM and analog), connecting administration, faculty and students, as well as the UNM Hospital campus and Health Science Center.
- Mesh Devices Get Smaller To Increase Wireless Reach
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3/20/2008
An associate professor and a team of researchers at the Graduate School of Information Science and Electrical Engineering at Kyushu University in Japan have developed a prototype of a "micromini" wireless mesh station, under the MIMO-Mesh project. The technology, which is small enough to fit on a person's palm, acts as an access point to increase the reach of wireless networks without the need for additional infrastructure.
- Campus-wide Wireless Project Kicks Off at University of Minnesota
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3/17/2008
The University of Minnesota announced it plans to deploy the Trapeze Networks Smart Mobile 802.11n wireless network product suite campus-wide. Beginning in May and continuing over the next five years, about 9,500 access points will be deployed to serve more than 80,000 people across the university's two campuses, in an effort to deliver secure wireless access to users wherever they are on campus.
- Italian Campus Chooses Alcatel-Lucent for WiFi Network
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3/17/2008
The University of Calabria in Arcavacata, Italy has chosen Alcatel-Lucent products for a WiFi network that will provide network access on the 494-acre campus.
- Web 2.0, Secondary Orality, and the Gutenberg Parenthesis
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3/5/2008
During the Gutenberg period, just ending, humanity valued printed works as the foundation of knowledge, and tended to believe knowledge is "owned" by an individual. We are just beginning to understand once again, with the Internet, that knowledge is communal.
- PA Campus Shifts to VoIP in Construction Project
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3/3/2008
Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA said it has begun a transition to voice over IP to accommodate new construction. The university, which has 2,000 students on a 600-acre campus, made the decision when it was faced with a project to move telephone poles and lay new cables to provide telecommunications for new buildings.
- SafetyCare Launches Wireless Emergency Response System
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2/28/2008
Security technology firm SafetyCare debuted a new emergency response system targeted toward education: SchoolTrak. The new system is designed to provide turnkey campus safety features for classrooms and other campus facilities through wireless technologies.
- Apple Notebooks Get Faster Processors, Expanded Storage
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2/27/2008
Apple Tuesday rolled out updated versions of its MacBook and MacBook Pro notebook systems. The new models sport faster processors and expanded memory. The MacBook Pro models also add Apple's multi-touch trackpad technology.
- Blogs and Streams From Sun's WWERC Annual Conference
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2/26/2008
This week in San Francisco, Sun Microsystems is bringing together thought leaders in education from more than 30 countries for its annual Worldwide Education and Research Conference, this year themed, "The Power of Communities." Conference organizers are maximizing the reach of the conference through live broadcasts and blogs...
- Pasadena CC Signs Verizon to Build Voice-Data Network
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2/26/2008
Pasadena City College in Los Angeles County has signed a contract with Verizon Business to implement a voice over IP (VoIP) communications and wireless Internet access under a two-year, $6.7 million agreement.
- University of AZ Wireless Voice-Data LAN Deployment Hits Milestone
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2/22/2008
The University of Arizona (UA) has completed two major phases of its wireless LAN deployments for voice and data, according to the company managing the project. Today, UA's wireless network--dubbed UAWiFi--spans more than 7 million square feet, 4,500 wireless access points, and 22 buildings. Upon completion, the initiative, which is being managed by systems integrator NEC Unified Solutions and using Cisco equipment, will comprise more than 6,000 access points and 12 million square feet on two campuses.
