Campus Technology

An Electronic Newsletter for IT Professionals in Higher Ed

11/18/2010

Feature

Working Group Takes on Challenges of WiFi Growth on Campus
A new working group dominated by IT representatives from higher education is tackling the problems and solutions of running WiFi networks that need to support a dramatic proliferation of wireless devices on campus and in business.
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IT News

Cisco Eyes Desktop Virtualization Market
Cisco's desktop virtualization dreams call on partners for the heavy lifting, even as it introduces devices to compete.
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U Hawaii Data Breach Hits 40,000 Students
The University of Hawaii system has just suffered its third major data breach in two years. The latest one exposed Social Security numbers and numerous other personal details on 40,101 students who attended U Hawaii Manoa between 1990 and 1998 and in 2001.
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IT Managers Renew Focus on Energy Efficiency, but Budget Barriers Still Loom
According to new research, energy efficiency is more important to college and university IT managers than ever. About three-quarters of all campuses have a program in place or in development to reduce energy consumption in IT, and most of those have already begun seeing cost savings from their efforts. But barriers to more widespread energy efficiency initiatives remain.
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Java's Future 'Assured' on Mac OS X as Apple Backs OpenJDK
Apple is actively working to bring an open source Java SE 7 (Java Platform, Standard Edition) implementation to Mac OS X. The company said Friday it's working with Oracle to launch an OpenJDK project for Mac OS X and promised to contribute "key components, tools and technology" for such an implementation.
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Meraki WiFi APs Boost Performance, Drop Price
Meraki has released a couple of new access points (APs) in its 802.11n family, boosting performance and lowering cost.
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NetApp Launches Address Cloud IT Requirements
NetApp has launched a parade of products and other new technologies intended to provide customers with the components they need to build the kind of shared IT infrastructure that's inherent to cloud computing operations.
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Platform Computing HPC Management Software Enhances App Support and Job Scheduling
A company that specializes in applications for managing high performance computing (HPC) clusters has upgraded its HPC management application. Platform Computing's latest version of Platform HPC sports enhanced support for applications and job scheduling, as well as a more user-friendly Web interface.
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rPath Targets Windows Systems for Application Installation
A company that provides services for automating the installation of applications onto Linux servers has launched a version of its product for Windows servers.
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City U of Seattle Shifts Disk Imaging After Year-Long Test
City University of Seattle has recently adopted a new computer imaging application, which is being deployed across its multiple campuses in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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