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10/27/2009

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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Pursue Fast Green Boost for Server Clusters
Server performance may get a green speed boost as a result of research coming out of Carnegie Mellon University and Intel Labs Pittsburgh.More
Gartner: Shared-Services Can Cut Enterprise Content Management Costs
According to a new report from Gartner, organizations can cut their enterprise content management (ECM) costs by 10 percent to 20 percent by moving to a shared services model.More
U Delaware Campus To Go GHG Neutral with Wind
The University of Delaware in Newark has signed an agreement with Spain-based Gamesa Corporacion Tecnologica to install a utility-scale two-megawatt Gamesa wind turbine at the university's Lewes Campus in 2010.More

U Colorado Boulder Files Climate Action Plan
The University of Colorado at Boulder recently filed its Conceptual Plan for Carbon Neutrality with the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment, making public how the campus plans to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.More
University Researchers Pinpoint Expected Hurricane-Related Power Outages
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Texas A&M University have developed a computer model for predicting power outages in advance of a hurricane, based on analysis they've done from Hurricane Katrina and four other storms. The model provides estimates of how many outages will occur across a region as a hurricane is approaching.More
ACM Software Competition Pushes Students To Create Smarter Software
Imagine the work of an air traffic controller, having to focus on tasks while working under constantly changing conditions as well as dealing with unforeseen events.More
Lecture Capture Technology Helps Universities Prepare for H1N1
Two Washington state universities--Washington State University (WSU) in Spokane and Northwest University in Kirkland--have gone public with deployments of lecture capture technology in preparation for a potential H1N1 flu pandemic. WSU Spokane has expanded use of Mediasite from Sonic Foundry, and Northwest has chosen CourseCast from Panopto.More
Morton College Moves to Datatel for Student Data Management
Morton College, a community college in Cicero, IL near Chicago, has hired Datatel to implement a portfolio of applications to address the entire student lifecycle--from recruitment to alumni relationships.More
Software Developer Offers Students Graphic Arts Industry Suite for Free
MetaCommunications has announced the launch of its Software for Students program, through which high schools, colleges, and career training institutes teaching graphic arts can use the company's Workgroups 2010 application suite free of charge. More

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