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Blackboard Launches Alliance Program for Partner Network

10/29/2008

Blackboard has announced a new partner program, dubbed the Blackboard Alliance Program, designed to increase market and support opportunities for the company's partner network. Read More

Carnegie Partners with Noel-Levitz on Math Readiness

10/29/2008

Enrollment management consultants at Noel-Levitz are partnering with education publisher Carnegie Learning in an effort to help increase college-level student retention through improved math readiness. Read More

Flat World Knowledge Closes $700,000 in New Funding, Continues Series A Round

10/28/2008

Flat World Knowledge has recently completed a funding round that has generated $700,000, bringing the company's total funding to-date to $1.4 million. Read More

CSC, 4 Others Land DoE Contracts Worth up to $300 Million Each

10/23/2008

The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid has awarded its Enterprise Development Support Services (EDSS) contract to CSC and four additional technology firms. Read More

Houston ISD Uses Wireless Devices To Administer Reading Assessments

10/23/2008

Houston Independent School District announced recenty that it will implement Wireless Generation's mClass platform to administer formative assessments wirelessly, to K-3 students. Read More

Everett Public Schools Selects Certica Certify To Help Manage Student Records

10/22/2008

Certica Solutions has recently announced a deal with Everett Public Schools in Washington. Under the agreement, Certica will deploy its Certify product for the 18,500-student district, in an effort to enhance data integrity and data management. Read More

CCS Revamps Erie District's Student Data System with Infinite Campus

10/22/2008

The School District of the City of Erie (SDCE) in Pennsylvania has deployed Infinite Campus as its student data system. The implementation, which was handled in cooperation with technology provider Custom Computer Specialists, was part of a five-year, $15 million grant the district received last year from the GE Foundation's Developing Futures in Education program. Read More

Virtualization Market Strong but Slowing, Report Says

10/21/2008

An IDC study released on Thursday depicted a slowing worldwide market for virtualized servers. However, Microsoft and interoperability may heat things up again in 2009. Read More

Clarity Consulting Helps Follett Higher Education Distribute Books Online

10/17/2008

Clarity Consulting has rolled out a new Wholesale Order Management System for wholesale book distributor Follett Higher Education Group, designed to streamline the book-buying process for both higher-ed institutions and their students. Read More

Follett Expands K-12 eBook Line with 4 Distribution Agreements

10/17/2008

Follett Digital Resources has signed four additional publishers to distribution agreements for its line of K-12 eBook titles. Read More