News Update :: Tuesday, December 12, 2006

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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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UPCOMING EVENTS

Educational Technology Research Symposium
in Austin, Texas, February 5-6, 2007

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    University of Pittsburgh Partners with AWS on Cloud Innovation Center

    The University of Pittsburgh is teaming up with Amazon Web Services to establish a new Cloud Innovation Center focused on health sciences and sports analytics.

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    Report: 85% of Organizations Are Using Some Form of AI

    Eighty-five percent of organizations today are leveraging some form of AI, according to the latest State of AI in the Cloud 2025 report from Wiz. While AI's role in innovation and disruption continues to expand, security vulnerabilities and governance challenges remain pressing concerns.

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    The 2025 NFL Draft and Ed Tech Selection: A Strategic Parallel

    In the fast-evolving landscape of collegiate football, the NFL, and higher education, one might not immediately draw connections between the 2025 NFL Draft and the selection of proper educational technology for a college campus. However, upon closer examination, both processes share striking similarities: a rigorous assessment of needs, long-term strategic impact, talent or tool evaluation, financial considerations, and adaptability to a dynamic future.

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    A Sense of Scale

    Gardner Campbell explores the notion of scale in education and shares some of his own experience "playing with scale" — scaling up and/or scaling down — in an English course at VCU.