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8/7/2012

Campus Technology Goes Totally Digital August 14!

Attention, print and digital subscribers to Campus Technology magazine: Look for an e-mail message on Aug. 14 with a link that will lead you to an all-new online, multimedia Campus Technology! This new interactive version of the magazine will replace the current print and digital editions. We will continue to carry all the quality features, columns, and news stories you've come to expect from Campus Technology while offering you more dynamic and immersive content. To learn more about why Campus Technology is taking this important next step in its history, watch Campus Technology Editorial Director Therese Mageau explain how and why the decision was made, and what you can expect, in this video. Current subscribers--watch your mailbox! And If you are not currently a print or digital subscriber to Campus Technology magazine, you can sign up for your free subscription here.

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Tablets, Smart Phones See Explosive Growth as Apple and Samsung Solidify Their Leads
Nearly 25 million tablets were sold in the second quarter of 2012 (up from 18.7 million in Q2 2011), with Apple accounting for more than two-thirds of those shipments, according to preliminary data from market research firm IDC. Meanwhile, in the same quarter, worldwide smart phone shipments saw a similar dramatic increase--to 152 million units from 108 million in the same quarter last year--with Samsung by far the dominant player.
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Chester Named First Vice President for IT at U Georgia
Timothy Chester has been named vice president for information technology at the University of Georgia, becoming the first person to hold the title.
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Hult International Business School Reaches Out to Alumni with LinkedIn's College Pilot Program
Hult International Business School is one of six universities selected to participate in LinkedIn's College Pilot Program.
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Seton Hall U Mobile Program Chooses Samsung with Windows 8
Microsoft may have lost its mojo as far as Vanity Fair is concerned, but Seton Hall University still wants the goods. The New Jersey institution with 10,000 students has decided that this year it will hand out Samsung tablets and notebooks running Windows 8 to incoming freshmen for its Mobile Computing initiative.
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SafeNet, Internet2 Team Up to Secure Digital Identities
Two-factor authentication devices enable users to securely access network resources when working from multiple devices or shared machines.
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Texas State Overhauling Energy Management
Texas State University-San Marcos will go live with a new energy management program this fall. The move is designed to improve reporting, benchmarking, and measurement while also speeding data entry and auditing.
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UC Berkeley Joins EdX
The University of California, Berkeley, the latest university to join the not-for-profit online learning consortium, will offer classes through the edX platform, starting this fall.
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Campus Management, EC Group Partner on Financial Aid
Software provider Campus Management has partnered with professional services firm EC Group, which will provide financial aid delivery and federal compliance consulting services.
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Spalding Virtualizes SAN to Improve Capacity, Redundancy
Spalding University has virtualized its storage infrastructure to support 22 TB of data.
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U New Haven Deploys iPad App for Recruitment
A Connecticut university is deploying a digital application review platform for potential undergraduate students in order to increase recruitment efficiency.
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Professional Resources

A Guide to Smarter Data Protection
Sponsored by: GovConnection
The availability and integrity of information, or lack thereof, can directly impact revenues and profits. Those responsible for the backup and recovery of student data are responsible for three key objectives: recovery, efficiency, and agility/adaptability.
Top 5 Learning Mgmt. System Must Haves
Sponsored by: McGraw Hill
Many institutions are turning to learning management systems (LMS) to provide a more enriched learning and instructional environment for their students and faculty, but are doing so without a true guideline on how to pick the right LMS or what benefits can come from making that decision.

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