Campus Technology: IT Beyond the Campus

An Electronic Newsletter for IT Professionals in Higher Ed

12/2/2010

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IT Beyond the Campus
As cloud computing comes into its own in the higher education space, at least one university has been quietly pioneering an innovative way to deliver technology services on demand, via the Internet, to other institutions. Since the late-1990s, Drexel University in Philadelphia has been serving as an outsourced IT department for a group of colleges that lack the infrastructure necessary to run their own enterprise-wide systems.
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2011 Security Trends: Bad Times with Refined Phishing and Mobile Apps
Cyber security will be no easier in the new year than it is now, as malware proprietors get more sophisticated in their phishing attempts, malware-as-a-service becomes the norm, and smart phones and tablets draw increased attention from cyber criminals.
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Bentley U Implements Automated Policy Review Service
Bentley University recently implemented a new Web-based service to deliver and track policies and training materials that members of the staff need to comply with.
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Red Hat Acquires Makara To Build Cloud Platform Services
Red Hat this week said it has acquired Makara, a provider of software that will help the open source software provider accelerate the build-out its cloud services.
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Google Releases Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office in Limited Beta
Google last week announced Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office, a service that will let individuals synchronize and share their documents with Google Docs.
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Gartner Cuts PC Shipment Forecast Figures
IT technology research and advisory company Gartner reported Monday that worldwide PC sales will miss the 17.9 percent growth Gartner had initially projected for the year in September. The firm also indicated that tablets could replace 10 percent of worldwide PC sales by 2014.
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Exinda Updates Application Acceleration Appliance Operating System
Exinda has updated ExOS, the operating system that runs on its application acceleration appliances. Exinda's technology helps IT administrators monitor and prioritize network traffic and control network access in order to improve application performance.
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Firewall Suite Untangle Adds Bandwidth Control
Untangle has updated its firewall application. Version 8.0 of flagship product, Untangle, includes a module specifically for controlling bandwidth usage.
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Eastern Illinois U Cuts User Complaints with NAC Overhaul
Eastern Illinois University has reported a 70 percent reduction in help desk calls a year after switching network access control applications.
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Microsoft Investigating Windows Proof-of-Concept Flaw
Microsoft noted last week that its security team is looking into an elevation-of-privilege exploit affecting Windows-based systems.
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IT Trends from Campus Technology is a weekly electronic complement to Campus Technology, the only monthly publication focusing exclusively on the use of technology across all areas of higher education. Campus Technology serves as a complete resource for administrative and academic IT leaders and provides in-depth, aggressive coverage of specific technologies, their uses and implementations on campus. Featured topics include advanced networking, administrative systems, portals, security, electronic publishing, communication solutions, presentation technologies, course management systems, technology infrastructure, and strategic IT planning -- all the important issues and trends for campus IT decision-makers.

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