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Research Libraries Collaborate on Shared Digital Repository

10/15/2008

A group of the nation's largest research libraries are collaborating to create a repository of their digital collections, including millions of books. These holdings will be archived and preserved in a single repository called the HathiTrust. Materials in the public domain will be available for reading online.

Microsoft Promises To Improve UAC in Windows 7

10/15/2008

Microsoft has been talking about future changes to Windows Vista's most maligned feature, User Account Control (UAC). This security feature, which alerts users via popup boxes, may get modified with Microsoft's next-generation Windows OS, according to the "Engineering Windows 7" blog.

Microsoft Reveals Oslo Tools

10/14/2008

As Microsoft readies pre-release bits for its Professional Developers Conference later this month, the company's Connected Services division Friday announced key components of its "Oslo" modeling platform.

InMage Systems Upgrades Disaster Recovery Software

10/14/2008

InMage Systems has released an update of its disaster recovery and business continuity software to provide better support of server virtualization platforms.

Panelists Praise Vista Performance, Despite the 'Pain'

10/14/2008

A Microsoft Springboard Virtual Roundtable last Tuesday examined Windows Vista performance, fielding technical views from some panelists that had actually carried out system upgrades.

Tips for Selecting a Campus CRM tool

10/9/2008

As competition for students increases, colleges and universities are looking more and more to customer (or constituent) relationship management software for help in remaining competitive.

IIT Delhi Delivers Services with Ingres Open Source

10/9/2008

Administrators at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) have gone public with their installation of open source database management software from Ingres. IIT Delhi, one of seven leading institutes of technology in India, adopted Ingres Database to support administration functions such as grading, finance, human resources, procurement, and hospital administration.

AVerMedia Rolls Out 1080p Visual Presenter

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.

CRM Pushing into New Areas of Higher Ed

10/2/2008

Implementing a customer relationship management (CRM) solution can require "difficult or even painful behavioral challenges" for administrators in higher education, according to Nicole Engelbert, a lead analyst with research and analysis firm Datamonitor. "It means re-orienting yourself to your students. That can be tough, so you need to be ready for that."

U Washington Aims To Streamline Data Access with Amalga

10/2/2008

The University of Washington has announced plans to use Microsoft Amalga, the company's unified intelligence system, to give researchers simplified access to data scattered throughout current university information systems.

National University System To Deploy Talisma CRM

10/2/2008

The National University System is replacing the current constituent relationship management (CRM) module of its ERP system with Talisma CRM. The change is intended to provide National with greater flexibility and extensibility, allowing the system to be custom configured to fit the organization's unique needs.

Seton Hall Monitors Recruitment Dollars with Coremetrics

9/30/2008

Seton Hall University is using Coremetrics to better track its investment in recruitment efforts. The Web-based service, which is primarily used by retailers, captures behavioral data to provide the university with insights on how to allocate marketing dollars across campaigns and channels.

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 Details Surface

9/29/2008

Microsoft is revealing more about its plans for the next generation of Visual Studio Team System (code-named Rosario), part of the now officially named Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 rollout. All of these products are still in the very early stages.

Windows 7 Bits To Be Released at PDC'08

9/29/2008

Microsoft hopes to draw crowds to its upcoming Professional Developers Conference by making Windows 7 bits available to the public attending the event. The venue will be the staging ground for the first public release of the new operating system.

First Look: Adobe Creative Suite 4

9/23/2008

Adobe debuted Creative Suite 4 Tuesday, with all-new versions of its major development, design, publishing, and video/motion graphics applications, along with new and modified pricing and licensing schemes for both K-12 and post-secondary education. We have a inside look at the new features in each of the core applications, along with preliminary findings based on a pre-release of the Creative Suite 4 Master Collection.

VMware Launches vClient, Aims To Create Desktops That Follow Users Anywhere

9/22/2008

In an announcement at VMworld last week, VMware unveiled plans to deliver a portfolio of solutions intended to turn virtualized desktops into "universal clients." The initiative, dubbed vClient, begins with a series of products called VMware View.

Vanderbilt U Keeps Computers in Order with Persystent

9/22/2008

After a brief pilot, Vanderbilt University in Nashville will be implementing Persystent Technologies' Persystent to maintain PC configuration compliance. The software automatically repairs and restores an infected or corrupted PC's operating system and software applications, on or off the network, while also enforcing configuration policies.

HP Debuts Hardware, Software To Support VMware Environments

9/19/2008

At this year's VMworld, HP announced a series of new offerings designed to help organizations simplify the implementation and management of VMware-based virtual environments.

2 Higher Ed Consortia Sign with Xerox for Printing and Document Management

9/18/2008

The Midwestern Higher Education Compact has signed a three-year contract with four possible year renewals with Xerox Corp. for printing equipment and document management services. MHEC will also extend this agreement to its sister organization, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.

Vista Desktop Licensing Plan Has Its Virtues, Gartner Says

9/18/2008

Windows licensing took an evolutionary turn in early September when Microsoft announced two new licensing options under its Vista Enterprise Centralized Desktop (VECD) program. The program allows IT administrators to move the OS to other PCs (or Macs) using virtual machine (VM) technology.

A Victory for Becta? Microsoft Makes Concessions

9/17/2008

The British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) appears to be heading toward a reconciliation with Microsoft. The agency, with its outspoken stance on interoperability in education, said it's been making "substantial progress" in its discussions with the company that it once chastised, progress that includes concessions on education licensing programs for schools and colleges.

Echo360 Unveils Web-based Editor for Digital Lectures

9/17/2008

Echo360 has announced enhancements to its lecture capture platform, EchoSystem. Foremost is a Web-based editor that gives instructors the option to tailor their recorded lectures.

VMware Fusion 2 Expands Hardware Support, Improves Networking

9/16/2008

VMware has released VMware Fusion 2.0, a major update to the desktop virtualization solution for Mac OS X that has been in public beta since back in July. The new version, a free upgrade for users of VMware Fusion 1.x, focuses on expanded support for Mac hardware configurations, including additional graphics capabilities, as well as networking, security, storage, and application sharing improvements.

VMware Launches GoVirtual.org in Response to 'Massive Growth' in Academic Membership

9/16/2008

After announcing a four-fold increase in its VMware Academic Program over the last 12 months, virtualization giant Vmware unveiled a new Web site dedicated to virtualization researchers and academics. GoVirtual.org is an online resource intended to help support the growing interest in virtualization among the global academic community.

Lourdes College Selects Intelliworks To Track Graduate School Contacts

9/16/2008

Lourdes College Graduate School has gone public with plans to manage its prospective student contacts, events, and electronic communications though the Intelliworks constituent relationship management (CRM) platform.