Mobile computing in academia is on the rise, and Dell is leading the way with a variety of solutions.
Paul McCloskey
Institutions are beginning to realize the promise of Web
services technologies to connect users to diverse resources
—making collaboration easier and more effective.
University of Wyoming installs extensive WLAN management for stability and efficiency.
With increased demand the University of PIttsburgh employs a Bluesocket WLAN across campus.
Franz J. Kurfess, California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
At Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo, the use
of Internet2 for instruction is a priority, supported by mini-grants that help provide the technology to faculty and students. Besides the mini-grants, Internet2 “champions” plus a special Internet2 class have guided the efforts promoting the advanced capabilities
on campus.
Napster may be old news, but new file-sharing woes are confounding campus technologists. Help is on the way if you know where to find it.
Sometimes the best way to respond to technology challenges is to innovate.
Recent Apple/campus partnerships have resulted in hordes of freshmen toting iPods for “academic enrichment”—but who’s really getting rich here?