IT Trends :: Thursday, March 23, 2006

  • 03/22/06

DEALS, CONTRACTS, AWARDS

Anna University-Microsoft Strategic Allegiance

Microsoft is granting access to all of its development tools for use by Anna University's faculty and staff in India. Through this new partnership, the school hopes to improve its technical education abilities and increase employment rates for graduates. (Chennai Online News)
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Amazon Provides Hosted Storage Service

The University of California now uses Amazon.com’s new S3 service to save 60 million images at 15 cents per gigabyte per month. The service runs on top of the storage infrastructure on which Amazon runs its own Web sites and offers 99.99% availability. (Computerworld)
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    Complete College America Launches Center to Boost Data-Driven Student Success Strategies

    National nonprofit Complete College America (CCA) recently launched the Center for Leadership, Institutional Metrics, and Best Practices (CLIMB), with the goal of helping higher education institutions use data-driven strategies to improve student outcomes.

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    Anthropic Launches Claude for Education

    Anthropic has announced a version of its Claude AI assistant tailored for higher education institutions. Claude for Education "gives academic institutions secure, reliable AI access for their entire community," the company said, to enable colleges and universities to develop and implement AI-enabled approaches across teaching, learning, and administration.

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    Quality Matters Launches Advisory and Consulting Service

    A new service from Quality Matters, the nonprofit focused on quality assurance in online and innovative digital teaching and learning environments, is designed to help colleges and universities develop a sustainable online learning strategy.

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    Security Firm Identifies Generative AI 'Vishing' Attack

    A new report from Ontinue's Cyber Defense Center has identified a complex, multi-stage cyber attack that leveraged social engineering, remote access tools, and signed binaries to infiltrate and persist within a target network.