Campus Technology: 75,000 Hit in Data Breach at U Wisconsin, Milwaukee

An Electronic Newsletter for IT Professionals in Higher Ed

8/25/2011

Feature

No Longer Held Hostage by the Student Resnet
Several years ago, it was common for IT department staff at Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) to say that they were being held hostage by the student residential network. Jesse McKneely, director of infrastructure and project management, IT, Birmingham-Southern College said, "The memories of camping out in an office filled with virus-plagued student computers, trouble-shooting outdated network equipment, and the angry voices of our students are still fresh in my mind." But today BSC has an advanced resnet solution that has led other schools and local businesses to seek out the IT department's expertise on network design and security.
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IT News

Red Hat Releases Enterprise Virtualization 3.0 Private Beta
Red Hat has released the beta version of Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3.0, offering the ability to deploy the management server on Linux.
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Middle Tennessee To Virtualize Thousands of Systems
Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN is launching a major desktop virtualization initiative that will provide virtual Windows desktops to its campus community. The move will allow MTSU's 27,000-plus students, staff, and faculty to access the university's computing resources on and off campus through their own computers and through smart phones and tablets, such as Apple's iPad.
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U Wisconsin Milwaukee Data Breach Hits 75000
The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee has gone public with its efforts to contact about 75,000 people to let them know they may have had their names and Social Security Numbers accessed by cyber-criminals.
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Texas College Adds Classroom Wall Displays for Alerts
Texas College will be outfitting its classrooms with wall displays to communicate emergency messages.
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Apogee Implements New Billing and OSS Software for Resnet
Apogee, the Austin, Texas-based provider of on-campus residential networks for higher education institutions, has implemented new billing and operations support system (OSS) software.
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Nutanix Complete Cluster Combines Server and Storage Infrastructure
Nutanix has released Nutanix Complete Cluster, a solution designed for virtualization that uses a distributed system software layer to combine servers and storage into a single tier and eliminates the need for network storage.
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ManageEngine SaaS Service Desk Updated with AD Integration
As part of a product upgrade, a company that sells web-based applications for managing IT infrastructure has added directory integration to one of its products to simplify user sign-on.
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Nimbula Cloud Program Manages Dispersed IT Resources
Nimbula recently introduced Nimbula Director 1.5, its cloud operating system that can be used to build private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructure.
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Genetec License Plate Camera Can Control Parking Lot Gates
Security vendor Genetec has released a new license plate recognition camera designed specifically to capture the plates of cars entering or leaving a parking lot.
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