Data/Document Management
- DePaul Sets the Bar in Student Relationship Management
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11/20/2008
When colleges and universities consider a constituent relationship management (CRM) initiative, they all too often focus on the technology while failing to consider the underlying philosophy behind CRM. That's according to Audrey Bledsoe, who is manager of CRM technologies at DePaul University in Chicago.
- Free 'Morro' Antivirus To Replace Microsoft OneCare
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11/20/2008
Microsoft is rolling out a free antivirus software program for consumers that will compete with products made by Symantec and McAfee. Code-named "Morro," the AV app is expected to be available by the end of 2009.
- Microsoft Demos New SQL Server Features at PASS
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11/20/2008
Microsoft Wednesday previewed the ability to centrally manage applications and resources in the planned upgrade of SQL Server, code-named "Kilimanjaro."
- Tipping Point for "Content"--Dynamic Interaction, Not Static Stuff
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11/19/2008
The word "content," as used in education, is troublesome for many educators today who see education as a constructivist process, an interaction between knower and learner, and as a student-centered activity.
- VMware Fusion 2.0.1 Gets Performance Boost
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11/17/2008
VMware has released an update to Fusion, its desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X. The latest release, version 2.0.1, which began shipping Friday, includes a number of resolved issues, performance enhancements, and other improvements, as well as compatibility updates for the latest Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro systems.
- UC Riverside Turns to CRM for Marketing
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11/14/2008
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) has chosen Intelliworks' relationship management platform to organize its contacts, execute marketing campaigns, and coordinate events.
- Texas A&M Upgrades Supply Chain Lab Curriculum
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11/14/2008
The Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University has upgraded to Selltis Sales 5.0 for use in its supply chain systems lab curriculum. The Industrial Distribution Program has been using Selltis for its industrial distribution course offering since 2002 and recently migrated to the newest version of the company's CRM software. The Selltis Sales platform includes tools to automate marketing campaigns and lead management as well as quoting and providing field service.
- Cornell Takes Visual Approach to Data Analysis
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11/13/2008
One of the challenges with business intelligence (BI) software, as many campus IT departments can attest, is the difficulty of implementing and using it. While powerful, BI tools can also be a challenge to master, especially for the non-technical business users who typically need the tools' analytical capabilities most.
- Texas Lutheran U Implementing Jenzabar EX for ERP
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11/13/2008
Six higher education institutions have recently gone public with plans to implement Jenzabar EX for their enterprise resource planning, including Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX.
- MTI CC Incorporates InterFix Knowledge Base in Medical Transcription Courses
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11/13/2008
MTI Community College has added the AHDI BenchMark Knowledge Base from InterFix to its online medical transcription program. The knowledge base is a Web service that can be used alongside or integrated with medical transcription or coding applications to help the user improve medical data accuracy.
- Parallels Desktop 4.0 Gets Performance Boost, DirectX 9.0 Support
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11/11/2008
Parallels has released Parallels Desktop 4.0, an update to the company's desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X. The new version adds more than 50 new features, including support for DirectX 9.0 and significant performance improvements.
- Blackboard Managed Hosting Rolls Out Virtual Operating Environment
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11/11/2008
Blackboard is implementing Scalent Systems' Virtual Operating Environment for its Blackboard Managed Hosting service. Built on technologies from Scalent, Red Hat, NetApp, and Dell, the revamped environment is designed to provide greater flexibility for data center management and improved security and recovery capabilities.
- Higher Ed Help Desk Platform Adds Web 2.0 Tools
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11/10/2008
RightAnswers has released new 5.0 versions of its Support Analyst and Self-Service Portal modules for its Unified Knowledge Suite. According to the company, the latest version of the IT help desk software includes more than 100 enhancements, including a number of new Web 2.0 features for customizing the end-user experience.
- JFK School of Government at Harvard Seeks Operational Efficiency with Jenzabar Apps
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11/7/2008
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA will be deploying the Jenzabar EX enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and Internet Campus Solution.
- Plagiarism Detection System Adds URL Filtering, Reporting Groups
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11/6/2008
iParadigms has released a new version of its iThenticate plagiarism detection platform.
- Bryant University Takes On-Demand Approach to Multimedia Delivery
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11/5/2008
Extending classroom walls through educational videos and other multimedia offerings has become common in higher education but often brings its own set of challenges. Managing the increasing amount of multimedia content, along with cataloging new material, such as live recordings, can be costly.
- OASIS Forms ODF Interop Committee
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11/5/2008
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) has formed a new committee to foster interoperability and conformance with the OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard, according to an announcement issued on Monday by the not-for-profit consortium.
- BYU-Idaho Turns to Web-based Facilities Management System
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11/4/2008
Brigham Young University - Idaho is partnering with AxisPointe to employ a work order system to better allocate resources and personnel for facilities management.
- ImageNow 6.2 Expands Integration, Speeds Document Capture
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11/4/2008
Perceptive Software this week released an update to ImageNow, the company's enterprise document management system targeted toward educational institutions. The new ImageNow 6.2 incorporates "hundreds" of new features and enhancements in the categories of performance, scalability, integration, and user experience.
- Universities Turn to Oracle for Web-based Services
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11/3/2008
DePaul University, George Fox University, and Australia's University of Ballarat, along with a dozen other colleges and universities, have gone public with recent implementations or upgrades of Oracle software.
- Delgado CC Expands Outsourced Support Agreement with Presidium Learning
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11/3/2008
Delgado Community College (DCC) will be expanding its relationship with Presidium Learning for outsourced support for IT services, financial aid, the bursar's office, and registration. The new approach to servicing campus constituents, named DCCLive!, will provide students, faculty and staff a single place to turn with questions and issues about services provided by these departments.
- First Look at Live Mesh and Live Framework
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11/3/2008
David Treadwell, Microsoft's corporate vice president of the Live Services Platform, announced the new Live Framework during a keynote address at last week's Professional Developers Conference that addressed Windows 7 and other tools and technologies that will make up the front-end infrastructure of the company's unfolding Software plus Services strategy.
- Microsoft Office To Be Available as a Service
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11/3/2008
Microsoft Office users soon will be able to open, create, and edit files using "lightweight" hosted versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, Microsoft announced.Microsoft Office users soon will be able to open, create, and edit files using "lightweight" hosted versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, Microsoft announced.
- U Louisville Goes with GuardianEdge To Protect Sensitive Data
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10/31/2008
The University of Louisville has selected technology from GuardianEdge for hard disk encryption, smartphone protection and device control to safeguard data for the campus community. A motive for the deployment is the concern about potential data breaches.
- North Carolina State and IBM Expand Open Source Educational Cloud
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10/30/2008
North Carolina State University and IBM have announced plans to provide every student in North Carolina access to educational resources through NC State's Virtual Computing Lab (VCL), an open source, Web-based technology. Through this cloud--which is a set of Internet-based resources--students at the university, as well as K-12 schools and other colleges around the state will have access to educational materials, software applications and computing and storage resources.
