Special Report
Blackboard is buying out two major players in the open source services space: Moodlerooms and NetSpot. With the purchases, the company is also launching its own open source division: Blackboard Education Open Source Services. MoreIn this Q&A, Blackboard Learn President Ray Henderson and Moodlerooms Chairman and CEO Lou Pugliese explain why Blackboard is getting into the open source business, what's different about delivering services to those customers versus Blackboard's traditional customers, and what might be next on the open source agenda for the No. 1 learning management system company in the world. MoreEducation customers that are still running the Angel learning management system and wondering what they should do when the product is officially retired have received a reprieve. More
Campus Technology News
Universities are facing increasing demands for Internet service in student housing (ResNet) while coping with reduced budgets and support staff, according to the first annual State of the ResNet report. MoreAbout 240,000 Florida students will be getting online career guidance and job search support thanks to a deal between the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC) and LearningExpress, an education technology company that offers services designed to help students with career advancement. MoreTargetX has unveiled a new version of its Student Recruitment Manager with YouTube tracking and new communication tools. MorePhotoshop CS6 adds 65 new user-requested features and includes new video tools, enhancements to the paint engine, and improved performance. MoreTED, the non-profit organization known for its captivating conferences and thought-provoking sub-20-minute videos on a tapestry of ideas, has launched a new education initiative for K-12, college, and lifelong learning. More
Professional Resources
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On-Demand Webinar: Provides Blueprint to Meet Campus Network Expectations
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard
Learn why campuses are no longer designing their Wi-Fi networks
around coverage (the square footage of are the network should serve)
but according to capacity – the number of devices per user that
the network needs to support. Get a blueprint for moving your campus
to this new reality. Watch this recorded presentation showing how a
higher ed institution took their campus WLAN to the next level.
- Campus-Wide ECM: Meeting Each Department's Individual Needs
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard
Examine how you can digitally capture and categorize hard copy
documents; which allows for real-time access by multiple users and
departments and streamlines inter-departmental communications.
Seamless integration with back-end applications gives this single
campus-wide solution the ability to meet the unique needs of
individual departments.
- Stay Ahead of the Bad Guys – Restore Firewall Effectiveness
Sponsored by: SonicWall
Many enterprise network security infrastructures are essentially
blind to modern applications and threats. Application control promises
to restore firewall effectiveness by enabling IT to implement and
enforce granular policies governing application access while helping
prevent threats and unwanted exposure of data. Download new white paper.
- Case Study: Learn How U. of N. Florida Saved 45% in Acquisition Costs
Sponsored by: Hewlett Packard
After experiencing rapid growth in facilities, student population,
and rich media use, UNF knew the time was right for a network
upgrade. After evaluating their needs UNF upgraded their campus
network. Download this white paper to learn about a networking
solution that could provide your campus with the performance you need
to support your rapid growth.
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