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Nexaweb Offers 4.0 RIA and AJAX Dev Tool

3/20/2008

Boston-based Nexaweb Technologies released the latest version of its integrated development environment (IDE) for the enterprise. Nexaweb Studio 4.0 provides a drag-and-drop development environment for the creation of dynamic Web applications. It can be used to create composite applications, mashups, and rich Internet applications (RIAs).

IBM Addresses Web 2.0 Security Concerns With 'SMash'

3/19/2008

IBM announced new technology to secure "mashups," Web applications that pull information from multiple sources, such as Web sites, enterprise databases, or e-mails, to create one unified view. Mashups allow users to gain insight on complex situations but, as with all Web-based initiatives, security has been a concern.

Student Faces Expulsion over Facebook Study Group

3/19/2008

A chemical engineering student in Toronto faces expulsion from his school for running an online study group through Facebook. Chris Avenir, a first-year student at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, said he joined the social networking group in fall 2007 to get help with the homework in one of his chemistry classes. Eventually, he became the administrator for the network, which grew to include 146 students.

IBM Expands Information Server, Sets Delivery Dates for Collaborative Software

3/19/2008

IBM this month will release two new software updates focused on collaboration--Lotus Quickr 8.1 and Workplace Collaborative Learning 2.7. The company has also expanded its Information Server software platform with the introduction of IBM Information Server FastTrack, a new module for information integration projects.

Microsoft and Adobe Agree on Mobile Flash Licensing

3/19/2008

Microsoft licensed two of Adobe's software products for use with smartphones that run Microsoft Windows Mobile operating systems, according to an announcement issued by Adobe Monday.

Microsoft and Aspect Team on Unified Communications

3/19/2008

Microsoft and Aspect Software Inc. this week initiated a global strategic alliance focused on better enhancing communications between contact centers and the broader enterprise. Under the agreement, Chelmsford, Mass.-based Aspect will integrate its contact center software into Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, a unified communications platform that supports instant messaging, voice over IP (VoIP) and Web conferencing for the enterprise.

Hyper-V Continues on the Fast Track

3/19/2008

Microsoft, famous for its product delays, has taken a different approach with its latest virtualization offering: instead of multiple delays, it's pushing up delivery deadlines.

Flash, AIR Get Media Rights Management

3/19/2008

Adobe today began shipping Adobe Flash Media Rights Management Server, a $40,000 (per CPU) system designed to integrate with Adobe Media Player and Adobe AIR software to "safeguard video content created for Adobe Flash technology against misuse." It's targeted mainly toward broadcasters and other media-focused organizations.

Intel, Microsoft Collaborate with Universities on Parallel Computing Initiative

3/18/2008

For Microsoft and Intel, the computing universe is going parallel. Representatives from the companies met with reporters Tuesday morning to talk about a new parallel computing initiative involving the launch of two multi-million-dollar Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers--one at University of California, Berkeley and one at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which were selected from 25 universities evaluated for the initiative. The companies have committed $20 million over the next five years to fund the centers, which will focus on applications, architecture, and operating systems.

Vista SP1 Goes Live

3/18/2008

Microsoft Tuesday announced the availability of Windows Vista SP1 via Windows Update. The company has also posted the upgrade to its download site. SP1 releases are typical milestones for Microsoft products as many IT shops wait until the first update before deploying. Vista's update comes a little more than a year after its initial release.

SAS Opens Up SAS OnDemand for Academics

3/18/2008

SAS has broadened the availability of SAS OnDemand for Academics, a service that allows faculty and students to integrate advanced data analysis in their teaching and learning activities. Users register for the service, download a SAS software application via the Web, and then perform processing by connecting to a hosted server at SAS.

Texas Campus To Implement MIR3 Emergency Notification Platform

3/18/2008

Texas Southern University (TSU) has chosen MIR3 as the emergency notification platform for its Houston campus.

Symposium Focuses on Use of 3D in Education

3/18/2008

A consortium of vendors is hosting a conference for educators on the use of 3D simulation-based learning. The Interactive Digital Center (IDC) Consortium is a collaboration formed by EON Reality, Nvidia, HP, Christie Digital, and Microsoft to promote the advancement of interactive 3D (i3D) visualization solutions for simulation-based learning and workforce development. The event will be held in Florence, SC April 9 through 11.

LabsByDesign Allows Faculty To Customize Sets of Lab Experiments

3/18/2008

iWorx, which produces hardware and software tools for physiology teaching and research, has introduced LabsByDesign, a set of lab experiments for instructors. The new service provides 150 lab experiments in cardiovascular, respiratory, and neuromuscular physiology through a Web-based selection guide.

Campus-wide Wireless Project Kicks Off at University of Minnesota

3/17/2008

The University of Minnesota announced it plans to deploy the Trapeze Networks Smart Mobile 802.11n wireless network product suite campus-wide. Beginning in May and continuing over the next five years, about 9,500 access points will be deployed to serve more than 80,000 people across the university's two campuses, in an effort to deliver secure wireless access to users wherever they are on campus.

Vanderbilt Optimizes Web Site for iPhone

3/17/2008

Vanderbilt University has released a version of its homepage designed for the Apple iPhone. The site was created by the Vanderbilt News Service's Office of Web Communications, which is working to optimize the university Web site for other mobile devices.

University of Houston To Install IP-based TV in New Residence Hall

3/17/2008

The University of Houston announced that it would be installing AT&T U-verse services into student housing on a college campus. The IP-based TV and broadband Internet services will be included in all 700 one- and two-bedroom apartments of a 547,000-square-foot residence hall under construction for graduate and professional students.

Italian Campus Chooses Alcatel-Lucent for WiFi Network

3/17/2008

The University of Calabria in Arcavacata, Italy has chosen Alcatel-Lucent products for a WiFi network that will provide network access on the 494-acre campus.

Moodle Hacked at Oregon College

3/14/2008

Umpqua Community College in Winchester, OR announced in February that its Moodle course management system had been hacked earlier in the year, potentially exposing student information. According to a statement from the college, there was no evidence that personal records had been affected. The school also noted that the IT department knew how the system had been compromised and had taken steps to address the security vulnerabilities, which included shutting Moodle down temporarily.

On Heels of Injunction, Desire2Learn Releases New LMS, Repository, ePortfolio

3/14/2008

Desire2Learn has released new versions of its Learning Environment and Learning Repository software, as well as its new ePortfolio product. The announcement comes on the heels of two legal setbacks in Desire2Learn's patent infringement case with Blackboard.

Software AG Releases Mainframe Modernization Suite

3/14/2008

Enterprise solution provider Software AG announced its webMethods Application Modernization Suite--software designed to bring service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology and other improvements to standard mainframe infrastructures.

Policy Server Integrated with 3Com Routers

3/14/2008

LineSider Technologies, which publishes policy-based network infrastructure control and management software, has launched OverDrive, a policy server that integrates with 3Com Open Services Networking (3Com OSN) for MSR Series Multi-Service Routers. The OverDrive software lets users deploy and manage Internet protocol-based services across complex network environments.

Universities Pressure Presidential Candidates for Science Debate

3/13/2008

Drexel University, Carnegie Mellon University, Temple University, Lehigh University, Lafayette College, and a number of other institutions of higher education, as well as museums and private companies, have called on the presidential candidates to participate in a science-focused debate on technology, climate change, health policy, and education.

CodeGear Releases 3rd Rail 1.1, Donates Ruby Debugger

3/13/2008

CodeGear announced last week that it has released a new 1.1 version of 3rdRail, a Ruby on Rails integrated development environment that plugs into Eclipse.

Coral8 Updates CEP Software

3/13/2008

Coral8, based in Mountain View, CA Monday announced a new version of Coral8 Engine, its complex event processing (CEP) software.