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September 4, 2008
:::::: TELECOMMUNICATIONS

:: Fixed-Mobile Convergence: Dartmouth Beefs Up Cell Coverage, Cuts Costs

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Security Researchers Uncover Spring Framework Vulnerability
:: Adobe Makes ColdFusion 8 Free for Students, Educators
:: IE Share Continues Decline, but How Far Will It Go?
:: ECMAScript Fight Results in 'Harmony'
:: Adobe To Unveil Creative Suite 4 This Month
:: Google Plunges Into Browser Market
:: U Memphis Plugs into XO Metro Fiber Network for Gigabit Internet
August 28, 2008
:::::: CAMPUS WIFI

:: Saint Joseph Builds Out Wireless Network in Multi-year Upgrade

:::::: IT NEWS

:: California Community Colleges Partner with Waterfall Mobile on Statewide Emergency Notification Coverage
:: King's College and ASU Add e2Campus for Improved Emergency Notifications
:: Vista Ramp Up Is Happening Now, Study Says
:: Talisma Launches New Version of CRM with Built-in Application Management
:: Ferrum College Enrolls Juniper Networks To Extend 10 Gigabit Ethernet
:: California Community Colleges Adopt SunGard Banner Software
:: Ball State U Web Sites Now Managed with Sitecore
August 21, 2008
:::::: INTERVIEW

:: Higher Ed Growing into BI, Data Warehousing

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Microsoft Changes Virtualization Licensing Rules
:: Vorex Upgrades Web-based Data Collection Tool for Schools
:: AT&T 'Big Mobile' Grant Extended
:: U Illinois Implements New StorMagic SAN in 15 Minutes
:: OOXML Reaffirmed, ISO/IEC Reject Appeals
:: Butler U Deploys Virtual Proofpoint Messaging Security Gateway
:: Linux Application Checker Brings Distro Help
August 14, 2008
:::::: RESEARCH

:: Higher Education Fertile Ground for 802.11n WiFi, ABI Reports

:::::: IT NEWS

:: U New Hampshire Consolidates Backup and Recovery Environments
:: System Center Update Promises Energy Savings
:: Stephens College Automates Campus Administration with PowerCampus UDC
:: Chapman University To Deploy Campus-wide WiFi
:: Ultimus Releases New Version of Adaptive BPM
:: Utah Education Network Selects To Deliver High-speed Internet Access and Metro Services via XO
:: Video Spotlight: Google, Microsoft Go Head to Head in Edu Space

August 7, 2008
:::::: WIRELESS

:: Drexel Sees 802.11n as Logical Leap

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Pepperdine U Upgrades WiFi with Xirrus Arrays
:: CourseCast 2.0 Adds Podcasting, Streaming Media Features to Free Lecture Capture System
:: Roanoke College Gets Personal with CRM
:: Hobart and William Smith Colleges Wrap First Phase of CRM Implementation
:: Higher Ed Least Likely Sector To Adopt Energy Management Policies
:: Katana Brings Education Content to Sakai Open Source LMS
:: Universities in Indiana, North Dakota, New York Deploy Oracle Software
July 31, 2008
:::::: GREEN CAMPUSES

:: Colorado State-Pueblo To Install Megawatt Solar Electric System

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Bentley College Deploys Infor Software to Help Reduce Energy Consumption
:: Microsoft Joins Apache Software Foundation
:: Enterprise Adoption of Vista at 'Single Digits,' Report Says
:: SUNY's Herkimer County CC Adopts Angel LMS for Online Program
:: Camtasia Relay Lecture Capture System in Beta
:: First Look: Zimbra Web-Based E-Mail for the Desktop
:: Tacoma CC Bolstering Recruitment Efforts with Azorus CRM Software
July 24, 2008
:::::: RESEARCH

:: IT Cost Cuts in 2008 May Be a Trend, Study Says

:::::: IT NEWS

:: U Wyoming Students Vote To Implement Sonic Foundry's Mediasite for Lecture Capture
:: D2L Launches Mobile Learning Environment
:: VMware To Give Away Hypervisor
:: Mercyhurst College To Reach Out with CRM
:: Grambling State Implements IP-based Surveillance System
:: AVST, Mirapoint Team Up To Provide Unified Messaging
:: Researchers at U Washington and UCSD Test New, Free Laptop Tracking System

July 17, 2008
:::::: SOCIAL NETWORKING

:: San Jose State Works with Angel Learning on Second Life Integration

:::::: IT NEWS

:: University of Minnesota Solar Car Team Begins Cross-country Race
:: Sentrigo Offers Help for Database Patching Woes
:: Starfish Launches Higher Ed Retention Solution
:: Unisys Offers Free Unified Communications Trial
:: North Carolina Adopts Blackboard for Higher Ed
:: Jenzabar Highlights New Strategy for Campus Administrative Systems
:: St. Francis Xavier U Tackles Recruitment with CRM

July 10, 2008
:::::: IT RESEARCH

:: Going Green or Hoarding Green?

:::::: IT NEWS

:: UK's Exeter U Signs Multi-million Pound Contract for Major Network Upgrade
:: Raritan Valley CC To Deploy Hybrid Surveillance Cameras
:: University of Leeds Deploys Verint IP Video Solution
:: Microsoft Mends Breach in Open Source Sandcastle
:: U Liverpool Deploys iSCSI in Virtualized SAN
:: Indiana U, Wayne State Teams Capture Wins in Imagine Cup 2008
:: Ballmer Wants Board Change at Yahoo
July 3, 2008
:::::: ONLINE SECURITY

:: Payment Standard for Web Apps Goes Live

:::::: IT NEWS

:: The Quilt Coalition Rolls Out XO Communications for High-Capacity Network Services
:: Cognos Releases BI Software for Linux-based IBM System z Mainframe
:: Microsoft's XP SP3 Patch Fixes Antivirus Glitch
:: Trapeze Wireless Management System Adds Support for Access Control Plugins
:: U Tennessee Chattanooga Upgrades Wireless Network with Aruba
:: University of Alabama Health System Prints Up Secure Prescription Pads
:: City College of San Francisco To Deploy Emergency Notification System
June 26, 2008
:::::: FOCUS

:: Lyon's 1:1 Laptop Program Aims To 'Level the Playing Field' for Students

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Windows XP's Death Is for Real, Microsoft Rep Explains
:: Temple To Deploy Wireless LAN Across 8 Campuses in Philly
:: Adobe Releases Acrobat 9, Creative Suite 3.3
:: Microsoft Open XML Converter Arrives for Mac
:: Pentaho's BI Platform Released Under GPL
:: New Bluetooth Patch Fixes XP Security Hole
:: New 11.0 openSuSE Linux OS Released
June 19, 2008
:::::: CASE STUDY

:: Job Scheduling Software Smooths Data Transfers at IUF

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Blackboard Continues Pursuit of Desire2Learn
:: IBM Launches 'Carbon Strategy' Service in Project Big Green
:: Microsoft Joins Open Source Census Group
:: Swedes Deploy Dual-Boot 'Green' Supercomputer with IBM, Intel Chips
:: U North Texas To Roll Out ImageNow for Document Management
:: Cambridge Installs Panasus Parallel Storage System for Research Support
:: Novell Joins Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program, Runs Windows Server 2008 On SUSE Linux Enterprise
June 19, 2008
:::::: CASE STUDY

:: Job Scheduling Software Smooths Data Transfers at IUF

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Blackboard Continues Pursuit of Desire2Learn
:: IBM Launches 'Carbon Strategy' Service in Project Big Green
:: Microsoft Joins Open Source Census Group
:: Swedes Deploy Dual-Boot 'Green' Supercomputer with IBM, Intel Chips
:: U North Texas To Roll Out ImageNow for Document Management
:: Cambridge Installs Panasus Parallel Storage System for Research Support
:: Novell Joins Microsoft Server Virtualization Validation Program, Runs Windows Server 2008 On SUSE Linux Enterprise
June 12, 2008
:::::: FEATURED NEWS

:: Dartmouth Research Program To Test Security on Campus Wireless Networks

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Eastern Illinois U and U of Houston Apply Azorus to Yield Management
:: Indian Outsourcing Firm Infosys Funds Research Center at USC
:: Fresno Pacific Uses Online Tool To Expand Continuing Education Outreach
:: Microsoft Edges Further into HPC
:: Sun Releases JCAPS 6 with MDM Suite
:: ISO Benches Microsoft OOXML
:: Georgia Tech To Manage Community with Talisma CRM

June 12, 2008
:::::: FEATURED NEWS

:: Dartmouth Research Program To Test Security on Campus Wireless Networks

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Eastern Illinois U and U of Houston Apply Azorus to Yield Management
:: Indian Outsourcing Firm Infosys Funds Research Center at USC
:: Fresno Pacific Uses Online Tool To Expand Continuing Education Outreach
:: Microsoft Edges Further into HPC
:: Sun Releases JCAPS 6 with MDM Suite
:: ISO Benches Microsoft OOXML
:: Georgia Tech To Manage Community with Talisma CRM

June 5, 2008
:::::: ADMISSIONS FOCUS

:: Technology Helps New Orleans University Rebuild Enrollment

:::::: IT NEWS

:: iTunes U Expands International Reach
:: Threats to Office Multiply with New Offerings from Adobe, IBM
:: Universities Join IBM Multi-National 'LA Grid'
:: HP Awards $7 Million in Technology for Teaching Initiative
:: Cengage Completes Acquisition of Houghton Mifflin College Division, Expands Offerings
:: SIIA Issues Final Call for Ed Tech Survey
:: Tech-Ed: Gates' Farewell to Developers Focuses on Silverlight, Velocity, Oslo
May 29, 2008
:::::: VIEWPOINT

:: Firewalls: A Hammer in Search of a Nail

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Seneca Students To Expand Open Source Expertise within Fedora Project
:: HP's App Security Center Upgraded and Delivered as a Service
:: 17 Virginia Colleges Launch Roam Secure for Emergency Notification
:: California Community College Organization Negotiates Financial Aid System for Member Schools
:: Live@edu Integrates Exchange Labs
:: Georgia State Pilots Incident Response System
:: College Students Prefer Online Banking to Paper Checks
May 22, 2008
:::::: SECURITY RESEARCH

:: Orphaned Accounts Are a Growing Security Concern, Study Says

:::::: IT NEWS

:: Microsoft To Adopt ODF, Take Role in Format Development
:: New Hyper-V Release Candidate Out
:: Shanghai's Tongji U Overhauls Network, Deploys Load Balancing Software
:: BYU Applies Software to Job of Integrating Output from IT Management Tools
:: Citrix Takes On VMware with XenDesktop
:: Maryland Institute College of Art Upgrades Administrative Systems To Manage Growth
:: Beta Version of Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool Now Available
May 15, 2008
:::::: RESEARCH FOCUS

:: IT Struggling Over Security, Compliance Issues

:::::: IT NEWS

:: U.K. Education Group Escalates Microsoft Complaints
:: College Coaches Use Webcams To Stay in Touch with Recruits
:: Firms To Benchmark Higher Ed Online Operations
:: New Dartmouth Dorm Cluster Broadcasts Energy Usage to Students
:: VBA To Return to Mac; Office 2008 SP1 Released
:: Study: Top Web Application Vulnerabilities Remain Unfixed
:: HP Officially Announces EDS Buy for $13.9 Billion