IT Trends
An Electronic Newsletter for IT Professionals in Higher Ed
3/26/2015

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  • The Changing Cost of Open Source

    At one time higher ed wanted community-built software because of the $0 price tag; now many universities are paying somebody else to keep open source projects moving forward.

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  • Dump User Names, Says Dartmouth Research

    The focus on coming up with unusual passwords for getting into secure sites is probably misplaced, particularly when those passwords are accompanied by user names that are all too guessable. That's what a joint academic and industry research team has come up with after nearly a year of working together on the problem of authentication.

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  • Research: Smartphones To Ship Nearly 4 of 5 Smart Connected Devices by 2019

    The combined market for smartphones, tablets, 2-in-1s and PCs will grow from the 1.8 billion units shipped in 2014 to 2.5 billion units in 2019, with smartphones continuing to take the vast majority of market share by the end of the forecast period, according to a new report from market research firm IDC.

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  • Report: Few CIOs Give Cloud Solutions Appropriate Consideration

    Cloud solutions have matured enough to be a viable option for many IT projects, but few CIOs are giving them the consideration they may deserve, according to a new survey from Gartner.

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