Networking/Wireless
- Carnegie Mellon Validates Production Xirrus 802.11n Network
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11/18/2008
Carnegie Mellon University has moved from beta to production status with its Xirrus WiFi network array. The beta project was initially announced in November 2007. At that time Xirrus said it would open up its Linux-based wi-fi array operating system (ArrayOS) to the university and participate in co-development of features and applications that include services such as device and network management, roaming pattern analysis, and usage pattern analysis.
- Ave Maria U Deploys In-Building Cellular Gear
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11/18/2008
Ave Maria University in southwestern Florida has deployed ADC's InterReach Fusion in-building wireless system to provide multi-carrier cellular service on its campus. The system currently delivers cellular services from inside a 90,000 square foot library and campus center as well as three, 40,000 square-foot dormitories.
- ASU Campus Nixes Fiber; Chooses Gigabit Wireless for Network Connectivity
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11/17/2008
The Mesa-based Polytechnic Campus of Arizona State University (ASU) has deployed BridgeWave's gigabit wireless radios to extend campus network connectivity to a nearby academic partner.
- Blue Coat Integrates Network Appliances
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11/10/2008
Blue Coat Systems has released a new software plugin that will integrate two of its network appliances--ProxySG and PacketShaper--to allow them to share information to improve efficiency and security.
- Small College Makes Big Leap in Wireless
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11/6/2008
Small colleges can often be just an innovative and leading-edge in their technology rollouts as large ones, or even more so, with the right approach and know-how.
- Cedarville U Overhauls Campus-wide Wireless Network with 802.11n
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11/4/2008
Cedarville University in southwestern Ohio has embarked on a program to upgrade its campus-wide wireless network to 802.11n. Approximately 90 of the university's 500 wireless access points have been upgraded so far; the remaining 30 buildings on Cedarville's 400-acre campus will be upgraded over the next several years.
- Cornell Hardens Campus Network with Gigabit Wireless Radio Links
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11/4/2008
Cornell University has deployed several gigabit wireless radio links from BridgeWave Communications as part of its network hardening strategy.
- U of Maryland Eastern Shore Talks Up NEC Univerge Unified Communications
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10/30/2008
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore has begun deploying a voice over IP-based unified communications platform from NEC Unified Solutions.
- Portsmouth U Deploys Wireless LAN Management Platform
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10/27/2008
Portsmouth University has deployed Aruba Networks' AirWave Management Platform (AMP) version 6.0 at its UK campus. The AMP platform provides a visual representation of the 220 access points in the campus' wireless network.
- MiCTA Expands Partnership with Sprint to Reduce Student Pricing on Wireless
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10/27/2008
MiCTA has expanded its partnership with Sprint. MiCTA, an association of organizations in higher education, healthcare, libraries, K-12, government, and other non-profits, helps identify and resolve common voice, data, and video issues and problems for its membership.
- What's on Your School's IT Threat List?
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10/24/2008
The Georgia Tech Information Security Center (GTISC), a national leader in information security research and education, recently released its Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009, outlining the top five areas of security concern and risk for consumer and enterprise Internet users for the coming year. In it, the GTISC forecasted five key cyber security areas where threats were expected to increase and evolve.
- Bradford Networks Announces New Identity Management Security Appliances
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10/24/2008
Bradford Networks has announced three new software security appliances focused on identity management. The new products--User Visibility and Control (UVC), Device Profile and Control (DPC), and Behavior Monitoring and Control (BMC)--are subsets of Bradford's NAC Director and Campus Manager.
- ExtremeZ-IP Adds Windows Server 2008 Support
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10/23/2008
Group Logic has released an update to ExtremeZ-IP, a connectivity solution for Mac systems running in Windows environments. The new 5.3 release adds support for Windows Server 2008 and includes a number of general fixes and enhancements.
- Alcatel-Lucent Beefs Up Enterprise Laptop Security
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10/22/2008
Alcatel-Lucent has expanded the capabilities of its OmniAccess 3500 Nonstop Laptop Guardian (OA3500 NLG) product to run on high-speed GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) high-speed packet access network-enabled devices.
- Motorola Unveils Suite of Wireless Network Design and Deployment Software
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10/16/2008
This week at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008, Motorola unveiled the One Point Wireless Suite, a set of software offerings designed to make wireless network deployment, provisioning, and management more intuitive and user-friendly. The company also announced the upcoming release of its Wireless Manager 2.0, providing a unified management solution for Motorola wireless networks.
- Is Higher Ed Technology Keeping Up with Student Demand?
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10/14/2008
Students see campus technology is a key factor in selecting a college or university and consider it critical for their professional development. Yet higher education institutions on the whole aren't keeping up with student needs in this area, according to a new report released Monday by CDW Government (CDW-G).
- Cedarville U Sets Up SonicWall Firewalls
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10/10/2008
Cedarville University in southwestern Ohio has implemented SonicWALL firewalls to provide high-speed gateway firewall protection for its 3,000 students.
- Louisiana Researchers Connect with 600 Megabit Ethernet Deployment
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10/8/2008
TW Telecom is helping connect 12 research universities in Louisiana through a 600 megabit Ethernet connection, recently deployed as a part of the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI).
- Merrimack College Receives Infusion of RFID Equipment for New Lab
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10/8/2008
Merrimack College has received a donation of $60,000 in radio frequency ID equipment from Tagsys to establish an RFID and automatic identification technology laboratory as part of its Mendel Center for Science, Engineering, and Technology. The college includes coursework on RFID as a core requirement for its electrical engineering undergraduate degree.
- AVerMedia Rolls Out 1080p Visual Presenter
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10/7/2008
AVerMedia Technologies has launched a new model in its Digital Presenter line of high-resolution document cameras for classroom presentations. The latest model, the AVerVision SPB370 Platform Visual Presenter, offers a 5 megapixel document/object camera and 1080p HD output coupled with networking capabilities.
- College Students Find WiFi Essential to Education, Survey Reports
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10/7/2008
Ninety percent of college students in the United States say WiFi access is as essential to education as classrooms and computers, and nearly three in five say they wouldn't go to a college that doesn't have free WiFi, according to a survey by the WiFi Alliance and Wakefield Research. What's more, 79 percent said that without WiFi access, college would be a lot harder.
- China's Southeast University Upgrades Wireless LANs Across 6 Campuses
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10/1/2008
Southeast University in Nanjing, China has deployed Aruba Networks WiFi networks across its six campuses. The university, with 26,000 students and 5,600 faculty members, wanted to upgrade wireless service for its many libraries and teaching facilities, but its legacy network was unable to cope with the traffic presented by the fast-growing number of users.
- Aruba To Increase Wireless Performance with ARM 2.0
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10/1/2008
Aruba Networks has released new software designed to increase the speed and reliability of its 802.11 wireless networks.
- More Universities Sign with Hothand Wireless To Deliver Mobile Marketing
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10/1/2008
Hothand Wireless, which delivers "recreation" information to mobile devices, said it has added 10 university partners to its service, among them Georgia Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and Stanford.
- Cisco's UC Platform Signals IBM, Microsoft Tussle
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9/30/2008
Cisco, a company synonymous with telecommunications networks, is flexing its muscles in yet another arena--unified communications. Last Wednesday, the company set the stage for head butts with incumbents IBM and Microsoft by unveiling a UC portfolio for the enterprise.
