Campus Technology: Mobile Relevance: Moving More Quickly on Implementation

Strategic Discussions on Technology

4/18/2012

Executive View

Mobile Relevance: Moving More Quickly on Implementation
Mobile implementations bring relevance to the institution for students and other campus constituents. But many colleges and universities over think their mobile strategies, causing needless delays in deriving value from their mobile projects. Tim Flood, a seasoned leader of mobile initiatives including Stanford University's iStanford project, points out some of the unique requirements of mobile implementations, and urges institutions to move more quickly on mobile.
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Worth Noting

Tufts U Sciences Knowledgebase Goes Open Source
Tufts University is taking its enterprise content, course, learning, knowledge, and curriculum management system for health sciences, known as Tufts University Sciences Knowledgebase (TUSK), open source.
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California State University Standardizes Administration Systems Across All 23 Campuses
California State University (CSU) has standardized its financial, human resources, student administration, and alumni development systems across all 23 of its campuses and the Office of the Chancellor.
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California University Rolls Out Free Mobile Device Security Software to Students, Faculty
A California university is providing free software to its students, faculty, and staff to keep their mobile devices secure.
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IT Efficiencies Leading to Cost Savings in Higher Ed Data Centers
Energy-efficient power systems, server consolidation, and expanded use of virtualization are helping to drive down costs in higher education data centers, according to a new report released Monday.
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Rice U 25,000-Core Supercomputer To Power Up in May
Rice University is doubling the number of supercomputing hours it can offer its researchers with the addition of a new IBM Blue Gene/P supercomputer, which will become operational in May. Rice and IBM are sharing the cost of the system.
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Rutgers Launches HPC Center, Plans Expansion by End of Year
Rutgers University is teaming with IBM to launch a new high-performance computing (HPC) center in its newly created Rutgers Discovery Information Institute.
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West Chester U Opens Ed Tech Center with Focus on Natural User Interfaces
West Chester University in Pennsylvania will be showing off its new Demonstration and Application Center this week, where students, faculty, and staff can try out new forms of technology and learn more about their application in education.
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Technical College Shifts Internet Security to Cloud
Tri-County Technical College, a 6,800-student school, has placed its Internet security trust in the cloud.
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U South Florida Adopts New CRM To Improve Communication
The University of South Florida is updating and improving its recruiting and admissions capabilities at its Tampa campus with new software designed to "broaden and improve communication channels to students," the school said in a news release.
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