IT Trends :: Thursday, July 6, 2006

  • 07/04/06

Deals, Contracts, Awards

Microsoft Looks to Academia for Talent, Business

A senior editor for the Chronicle of Higher Education said, "Microsoft certainly pays a lot of attention to the education space.” This sentiment is evident in the company’s recent technology competition, the Imagine Cup, which pits college students against each other in a battle to use Microsoft programs in innovative ways. "As a whole, it's an investment for us, but it pays off in a pretty big way," said Bill Gates about Microsoft’s overall contributions to higher education technology… (CNN.com)

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Tablet PCs Required for Virginia Tech Engineers

Virginia Polytechnic Institute began requiring students to own computers back in 1984. This fall, with the help of Microsoft and Fujitsu Computer Systems, all incoming freshman engineering students will be given new Fujitsu LifeBook T4000s for free. Over the summer, the school will rework class structures to incorporate the machines and train the teaching staff on programs like Microsoft Office OneNote, SketchUp, and Classroom Presenter… (CNET News.com)

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  • From Fire TV to Signage Stick: University of Utah's Digital Signage Evolution

    Jake Sorensen, who oversees sponsorship and advertising and Student Media in Auxiliary Business Development at the University of Utah, has navigated the digital signage landscape for nearly 15 years. He was managing hundreds of devices on campus that were incompatible with digital signage requirements and needed a solution that was reliable and lowered labor costs. The Amazon Signage Stick, specifically engineered for digital signage applications, gave him the stability and design functionality the University of Utah needed, along with the assurance of long-term support.

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    Google Launches Its Most Advanced AI Model Yet

    Google has introduced Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, a new artificial intelligence model designed to reason through problems before delivering answers, a shift that marks a major leap in AI capability, according to the company.

  • Training the Next Generation of Space Cybersecurity Experts

    CT asked Scott Shackelford, Indiana University professor of law and director of the Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and Internet Governance, about the possible emergence of space cybersecurity as a separate field that would support changing practices and foster future space cybersecurity leaders.

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    New Boston-Based Research Center to Advance Quantum Computing with AI

    NVIDIA is establishing a research hub dedicated to advancing quantum computing through artificial intelligence (AI) and accelerated computing technologies.