Campus Technology

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9/3/2009

Business Intelligence

Dashboards Deliver Data Visually at ASU
"You shouldn't have to be a rocket scientist to use BI," according to John Rome of Arizona State University's office of technology. So he works to make data accessible to users of all skill levels, largely through the use of dashboards--succinct graphical summaries of information that are commonly used in business to present data to executives and managers.More

IT News

Microsoft Unveils Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
Microsoft released the latest version of its free standalone server virtualization solution Friday.More
Caribbean Schools Face Hurricane Season with Notifications in Place
Inter-American University in Puerto Rico and the American University of Antigua--both in the Caribbean--have signed onto Blackboard Connect for text, voice, and e-mail notification services.More
Jenzabar Bolsters ERP System with Address Features from Experian
Higher education enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor Jenzabar will be adding address verification technology from Experian QAS to improve Jenzabar EX data used for campus activities related to student recruitment, retention, development, and marketing.More
Oracle 11gR2 Database Released
Oracle released the first major update of its flagship database in two years with an upgrade focused on server consolidation, improved storage and extended data warehouse performance. But it remains to be seen what percentage of Oracle's installed base or other enterprises will move to the latest version.More
Red Hat Revamps JBoss with Extended Services and Cloud Support
Red Hat has released a significant upgrade of its Java middleware platform consisting of an extended services-based architecture with support for numerous new programming platforms and integration with Amazon's EC2 cloud-based service.More
TeamDynamixHE Retools Higher Ed Project Management App
TeamDynamixHE released a new version of its higher education-focused project and portfolio management application. More
U Westminster Deploys Lieberman Software To Manage 'Privileged' Users
The London-based University of Westminster has chosen a utility from Lieberman Software to manage privileged user accounts. The university will use Lieberman's Enterprise Random Password Manager (ERPM) to control access to accounts with special access to network resources on servers, workstations, and network devices.More
Blackboard Updates Transact Commerce App for Compliance with PCI Standards
Blackboard has released version 3.5 of Blackboard Transact, a set of applications that provides commerce and security management for campuses.More

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