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6/9/2010

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Immersive Distance Learning To Boost Retention
A small junior college in West Virginia has launched a pilot program that combines the open source learning management system Moodle with the immersive virtual world Second Life. The combination has allowed distance learners to create an avatar in Second Life and attend classes through the virtual world. It's proved highly popular, and, though in the early stages yet, the indication is that it's helping to build a connection between Huntington Junior College and its non-traditional student base.
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News & Product Updates

InfoComm 2010: Rich Media Driving the 'Evolution of the Network,' Cisco Exec Declares
Collaborative technologies like video and telepresence aren't just changing they way people work, learn, and communicate. They're also having an enormous impact on networks and will, in the near future, force radical changes in architecture, according to Cisco's Marthin de Beer, who delivered the opening keynote address at the InfoComm 2010 conference Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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Qatar U Rolls Out Lecture Capture in 4 Colleges
A major university in the small country of Qatar in the Middle East has begun recording course lectures using Echo360.
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Sonic Foundry Launches New Mediasite Recorder Automates Closed Captioning
At the InfoComm 2010 convention this week in Las Vegas, Sonic Foundry debuted updates to its Media site lecture capture system, including new recorder hardware and updated Mediasite software.
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U Nebraska Upgrades to High-Def Production Gear for Giant Screens
A Nebraska university has moved to fiber optic audio and video equipment as part of a high-definition upgrade in its athletics production facilities.
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Aten Intros HDMI Gear for Digital Signage
At this week's InfoComm 2010, happening now in Las Vegas, AV technology manufacturer Aten debuted two new HDMI solutions for digital signage in its VanCryst line of audiovisual components.
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Crest Audio Debuts E-Lite Series Amps
Crest Audio has unveiled four new amplifiers as part of its new E-Lite series, a line it's showing at the InfoComm 2010 convention this week in Las Vegas.
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Sanyo Intros 3D Short Focus Projectors
Sanyo unveiled two 3D-ready short-focus DLP projectors at InfoComm 2010 conference being held this week in Las Vegas, NV.
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Flash: Android 2.2 Release Offers What Apple Won't
Google's latest update of its mobile operating system offers two features the iPhone doesn't -- tethering and Flash support.
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ImageNow 6.5 Adds Retention Policy Manager
Perceptive Software has released a new version of its document management system, ImageNow 6.5.
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Macmillan, Panopto Team Up for Lecture Capture
Two companies--one with clicker technology and the other with lecture capture software--are teaming up for the development of classroom technologies.
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NEC Makes Digital Signage Content Platform Free
NEC Display Solutions has made its Vukunet digital signage content platform available free of charge.
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Bretford Debuts Flat-Panel Lectern, Launches Video Competition
Bretford debuted a new flat-panel lectern at the InfoComm 2010 convention happening this week in Las Vegas.
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