News Update :: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
News
Internet2 Demos ID Interoperability with NSF Grant System
The Internet2 consortium demonstrated for the first time the interoperability of its Shibboleth federated identity management software with the National Science Foundation’s FastLane online grant administration system...
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CMU Researchers Ferret Out Fraud with Data Mining
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are using data mining techniques to uncover fraud among online auction participants...
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Ohio U. Names Interim CIO Following Security Breach
Ohio University named an interim technology chief following a series of computer breaches. Shawn Ostermann, chair of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, will start January 1 and fill the position during a search for a permanent replacement, the university said...
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Three Higher Ed Librarians Win 2006 Honors
For the first time, librarians from the higher education community were included among the 25 winners of the 2006 Librarian Awards given by the New York Times...
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Kurzweil Debates Yale Prof on Computer Smarts
MIT staged a debate on the limits of intelligent machines between two luminaries in the field of computer science...
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Contracts, Deals, Awards
VCU Awards IBM $14M Deal for Digital Telephony
Virginia Commonwealth University awarded a $14 million contract to IBM for a digital telephony system designed to improve performance and lower costs for the university and its medical center...
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Indiana U. Fortifies Its High Speed Switching Infrastructure
Indiana University said it would upgrade its high speed Internet infrastructure in a deal with Force 10 Networks...
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