News Update :: Tuesday, November 14, 2006

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McGraw-Hill Pilots PrepCenter

McGraw-Hill yesterday unveiled PrepCenter, a new course management and preparation solution for instructors in higher education. The service, created in conjunction with Firstborn, is designed to allow instructors to browse and organize supplemental materials for McGraw-Hill Higher Education textbooks...

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Fujitsu Rolls Out Enhanced ScanSnap for Mac

Fujitsu Monday began shipping a new, enhanced version of its ScanSnap document scanner for Mac, the S500M. The new model succeeds the ScanSnap fi-5110EOXM, adding faster scanning speeds and other functional improvements...

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SIIA Issues Software Checklist for Educators

Last week the Software & Information Industry Association issued a new checklist for educators implementing software. The purpose of the checklist, according to the SIIA, is "to provide guidance to educational institutions that need to plan for and carry out the large-scale implementation of purchased software applications."...

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LivePerson Software Deployed in More Than 200 Colleges and Universities

LivePerson Inc. revealed yesterday that its live chat solutions are now being implemented or planned in more than 200 colleges and universities in the United States...

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Apple Bumps MacBooks to Core 2 Duo

Apple last week upgraded its entire line of consumer notebooks to Intel Core 2 Duo processors. This is the third round of upgrades to Apple's consumer and notebook lines, following iMac and MacBook Pro speed bumps, which had also been upgraded to Core 2 Duo processors...

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Contracts, Deals, Awards

Moto To Buy Good Technology

Motorola Friday announced it's signed a definitive agreement to acquire Good Technology. Good Tech, a privately held firm based in Santa Clara, Calif., is a developer of mobile computing software and a provider of mobile computing services. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed...

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eCollege Reports Record Revenues

Service provider eCollege has released its financial results for the third fiscal quarter, ended Sept. 30, 2006. The company reported record revenues for the quarter of $30.6 million, up from $26.4 million in Q3 2005...

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Mobile Learning in Higher Education Conference
in Charlotte, North Carolina, December 11-13, 2006

Events Calendar

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    MathGPT AI Tutor Now Out of Beta

    Ed tech provider GotIt! Education has announced the general availability of MathGPT, an AI tutor and teaching assistant for foundational math support.

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    California Governor Signs AI Content Safeguards into Law

    California Governor Gavin Newsom has officially signed off on a series of landmark artificial intelligence bills, signaling the state’s latest efforts to regulate the burgeoning technology, particularly in response to the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. The legislation is aimed at mitigating the risks posed by AI-generated content, as concerns grow over the technology's potential to manipulate images, videos, and voices in ways that could cause significant harm.

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    Elon University and AAC&U Release Student Guide to AI

    A new publication from Elon University 's Imagining the Digital Future Center and the American Association of Colleges and Universities offers students key principles for navigating college in the age of artificial intelligence.

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    Digital Layers and Human Ties: Navigating the CIO's Dilemma in Higher Education

    As technology permeates every aspect of life on campus, efficiency and convenience may come at the cost of human connection and professional identity.