News
- Leaks Suggest OOXML Approved as ISO/IEC Standard
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4/1/2008
Apparently, it's not a joke on this April Fools day that Microsoft's Office Open XML (OOXML) document format was approved as an international standard. Information posted by the OpenDoc Society to its members and unofficial tallies and blogs all suggest it is true.
- Free Lecture Capture System Gains Widespread Academic Support
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4/1/2008
Software developer Panopto reported to us this week that hundreds of educational institutions have applied for its Socrates Project, which allows K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to adopt the company's CourseCast system at no charge. The program, launched late last year, is aimed specifically at academic institutions.
- Wayne State University Upgrades to Next-generation, Wireless Networking
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4/1/2008
With the launch of a $1.3 million technology initiative, Wayne State University is joining the first wave of universities adopting new 802.11n high-performance wi-fi technology. The project doubles the capacity of Wayne State's current wireless network within its Midtown Detroit campus. The 33,000-student school is upgrading to 802.11n products from Meru Networks.
- Honeywell Survey Shows Security Convergence Popular but Elusive
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4/1/2008
A survey by Honeywell released in March reveals that although some organizations are integrating physical security measures such as video surveillance and access control with traditional IT security system, significant barriers to convergence still exist.
- Missouri College Streamlines Document Management
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4/1/2008
Missouri's College of the Ozarks has chosen a new document management solution from Perceptive Software to help it transition from paper and manual processes to an electronic document repository. The school, located in Point Lookout, MO, will be implementing Perceptive's ImageNow in its financial aid and admission offices.
- Solano CC Implementing Trapeze Wireless Network
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4/1/2008
Solano Community College in Northern California has selected products from Trapeze Networks for its wireless LAN infrastructure. The network serves 12,000 students and 700 faculty and staff in 20 buildings across three locations.
- Compliance Framework Database Updated
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3/31/2008
Consulting and publishing firm Network Frontiers has released the Q1 2008 Unified Compliance Framework (UCF), a database used in compliance management systems. UCF maps hundreds of regulations, including privacy information, HIPPA, PCI-DDS and Medicaid/Medicare mandates, into a master hierarchal framework. This latest version of the UCF consolidates cross platform configuration management controls into a single set of controls.
- IBM Updates Collaborative Software
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3/31/2008
IBM has released Lotus Quickr 8.1, an update to the company's collaborative learning tool. The new version adds Microsoft Outlook support and integration with Lotus Connections, among other enhancements.
- NASA Education Grant Focuses on Promotion of STEM
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3/31/2008
NASA has awarded Oklahoma State University a one-year grant to help out with the agency's effort to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) among high school students and encourage them to pursue science-related careers.
- Earliest Human Voice Recording Debuts Online
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3/31/2008
This weekend, Stanford University hosted the first public performance of the earliest known human voice recording--one that predates Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph by 17 years. The organization that made playback of the sound possible, First Sounds, has also posted the recording online for the public.
- Microsoft Joins MIT Kerberos Consortium
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3/31/2008
The MIT Kerberos Consortium has added Microsoft to its ranks of formal industry supporters. The company joined the group Monday as a founding sponsor, gaining a seat on the executive board, which also includes representatives from Apple, Sun, Google, and, of course, MIT itself. Microsoft's director of Windows Core Security, Slava Kavsan, will occupy the board seat.
- OSBC Attendees Bullish on Open Source
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3/31/2008
Survey results conducted at the Infoworld Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), held last week in San Francisco, indicated a positive outlook for open source software.
- Windows Search 4.0 Preview Unveiled
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3/31/2008
Microsoft published a trial version of its latest desktop search engine last week called Windows Search 4.0 Preview. The solution works with Microsoft's operating systems to search for files and to index them for faster access.
- Hadoop Summit: Yahoo Gathers the Stuffed Elephant Crowd
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3/28/2008
Yahoo hosted the first-ever Apache Hadoop Summit this week in Santa Clara, CA. The day-long event presented a program of speakers from the Hadoop developer and user communities, including representatives from Yahoo, IBM, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, and University of California, Berkeley, among others.
- Blackboard Bumps Learning Systems to 8.0
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3/28/2008
Blackboard this week brought its Learning System CE and Learning System Vista in line with Learning System Enterprise edition, bringing the entire line to version 8.0. The company said the new releases represent a major advance toward its goal of unifying the codebase of its learning tools and infusing them with Web 2.0 technologies.
- USPTO Rejects Blackboard Patent Claims
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3/28/2008
[Update 10] Blackboard's e-learning patent looks to be going down. The United States Patent and Trademark Office this week sent out a "non-final" determination on the reexamination of Blackboard's patent in which all of the claims on the patent were rejected. Blackboard still has a period of two months to respond to the determination.
- Microsoft's 'Albany' Project May Take Aim at Google Docs
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3/28/2008
Microsoft appears to be working on a secret project called Albany, and while no one knows for sure exactly what it is yet, clues indicate that the company is looking to develop a stronger competitor to Google's free, online-hosted Google Docs service.
- Microsoft Steers OOXML into Apache POI Project
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3/28/2008
Microsoft this week disclosed some collaborative efforts that will help Java applications read Microsoft Office file formats. The company is working with Sourcesense, a European open source systems integrator, on the Apache POI project.
- Crossroads Debuts Backup Encryption Module
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3/27/2008
Information security provider Crossroads Systems this week released a new encryption module for its Crossroads Virtual TapeServer. The module, SecureVTS, is an integrated solution that provides security for backed-up data for compliance and business continuity.
- Eduventures Launches Initiative to Expand Research on Higher Ed Transformation
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3/27/2008
Eduventures, which specializes in research and consulting for higher education, has launched a research concentration titled the Academic Leadership Learning Collaborative. The new initiative is designed to help college and university presidents and other executives understand and address campus-wide transformational issues.
- Utah State University Blankets Campus with Wireless Coverage
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3/27/2008
Utah State University has blanketed its 400-acre campus with wireless coverage for 25,000 students, faculty and staff using wireless LAN equipment from Meru Networks. The Logan, UT school has installed 700 Meru wireless access points in 150 of 200 buildings on campus, including all academic facilities and residences. It has also installed the access points at a number of remote sites across the state.
- Autodesk Revamps Educational Engineering Suites
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3/27/2008
Autodesk has introduced new versions of its three core education packages for K-12 and post-secondary institutions, including Autodesk Design Institute, Autodesk Design Academy, and Autodesk DesignKids, all of which will roll out between late May and early June.
- SUNY Community College System Adopts Desire2Learn for Course Management
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3/26/2008
Suffolk County Community College (SCCC), a three-campus community college in the State University of New York (SUNY) system, has selected Desire2Learn products to handle course management.
- New Tool Lets Users View Facebook Messages from MySpace Page
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3/26/2008
Fuser.com, a free online tool that enables Internet users to consolidate their e-mail and social networking accounts into a single online inbox, announced the launch of Fuser MySpace. The application allows MySpace users to view Facebook messages and wall posts from their MySpace page. This application was developed under MySpace's new application development platform.
- New Version CRM App Works on Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
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3/26/2008
422 Group has released a new version of its software for constituent relationship management (CRM). Built on Microsoft's new Dynamics CRM 4.0 platform, Continuum 422 CRM includes enrollment management analytics, electronic campaign and event management capabilities, and adaptive workflow rules that automate and personalize interaction with higher education communities, including prospects, applicants, enrolled students, alumni and donors.
