Campus Technology: Pioneering Campus CIOs Say Necessity Drives Shift to Cloud

An Electronic Newsletter for IT Professionals in Higher Ed

10/27/2011

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Pioneering Campus CIOs Say Necessity Drives Shift to Cloud
As the new Campus Computing Survey showed, cloud computing in higher ed isn't spreading quite as fast as the hype. But where necessity dictates a shift in IT practices, cloud computing is making some significant headway, as four campus CIOs explained at a recent Educause event.
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Blurring the Lines of Network Security
The proliferation of laptops, tablets, and smartphones on campus challenges higher ed IT departments to balance network protection with a culture of openness.
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Stepping Into the Breach
Data breaches are going to happen, regardless of what an institution does. How effectively a school responds may be a more telling indicator of its preparedness.
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IT News

Shorter U Shifts Support to Outside Providers
Shorter University has signed on for IT services from an education tech dynamic duo.
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Oracle Releases NoSQL Database
Oracle has released Oracle NoSQL Database 11g, the company's new entry into the NoSQL database market. Oracle NoSQL Database is a distributed, highly scalable, key-value database that uses the Oracle Berkeley Database Java Edition as its underlying storage system.
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AppSense Releases Free Version of User Managed Applications Technology
AppSense, which develops products to help organizations virtualize user settings, is creating a set of programs to let users install applications without administrative rights even in lockdown situations.
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Datatel Adds SaaS to Colleague ERP, Updates Managed Services
Datatel has revised its services offerings to provide as little or as much support for its IT applications as its institutional customers want. The company, whose flagship offering, Colleague, powers enterprise operations for hundreds of universities and colleges in the country, said it now also offers that suite of applications in a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model.
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Oracle To Merge RightNow Customer Service into New Oracle Public Cloud
Oracle has entered into an agreement to buy RightNow Technologies, a provider of cloud-based customer service to call centers, the Web, and social networks.
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Rave Alert 5.0 Expands Social Media, LMS Support
Rave Mobile Safety has released Rave Alert 5.0, emergency notification software for colleges and universities.
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Miami University Implements CRM for Student Recruitment and Communications
Miami University in Ohio is replacing its legacy admissions software with a new customer relationship management (CRM) system, which will enable the institution to use a single tool to track students from recruitment, to application, and through to matriculation at the university. The CRM system will also assist the university with alumni relations and student, faculty, and staff communication.
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