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7/1/2008
SOA CAN DO. If the thought of integrating administrative systems elicits "Can't-do!" at your institution, consider this: Some IT organizations are placing their hopes on service-oriented architecture (SOA) to simplify integration. Northwestern University (IL) is building an SOA based on Oracle Fusion Middleware which will deliver financial management functions as web services.
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NEW DEVRY CIO. DeVry, parent company for several well-known education organizations including DeVry University (various locations), has announced the appointment of Eric Dirst as CIO. Dirst's previous firm, relocation solution provider Sirva, received recognition as one of CIO magazine's "Top 100 Innovative Organizations" under his leadership in 2006.
SYMANTEC GRAD FELLOWS. Junghee Lim, student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Polo Chau, student at Carnegie Mellon University (PA), are recipients of Symantec Research Labs Graduate Fellowships. The program supports student researchers investigating real-world information security, storage, and systems management. Both doctoral candidates in computer science, Lim and Chau will receive 100 percent of tuition and fees, plus a stipend to fund research.
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