News

Omnilert Expands Emergency Notification with e2Campus

7/22/2008

Omnilert has added scrolling LED signs to its mechanisms available for emergency notification through its e2Campus network. These LED displays are powered by their network connection using standard Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology. The display hardware is sold by Inova Solutions. Read More

PR: Campus Technology 2008 Pre-Reg Up 25%

7/22/2008

Attendee pre-registration for Campus Technology 2008, the 15th annual higher education technology conference and expo, has jumped more than 25% over registration numbers for last year’s conference. Nearly 800 higher education technology leaders have already registered and totals are expected to climb through the end of this week. Read More

BakBone Supplies Virtualized Data Backup and Recovery for The Latin School

7/21/2008

BakBone Software announced Thursday that it is providing VMware and heterogeneous data protection for The Latin School of Chicago. Under the agreement, the school will use BakBone's NetVault: Backup solution to protect information on more than 80 servers throughout the campus. Read More

ConnectEDU Acquires Prep HeadQuarters

7/21/2008

College and career planning services provider ConnectEDU announced that it's acquired Prep Headquarters, an online college planning service currently used in more than 700 high schools in the United States. Read More

NComputing On Track To Sell 1 Million Seats Annually

7/21/2008

Desktop virtualization provider Ncomputing announced last week that second quarter results have put the company on track for annual sales of 1 million seats for its virtualization solutions. Read More

TOLIS Partners with Parallels, Provides Server Backup Solution for Mac

7/21/2008

TOLIS Group has partnered with virtualization software provider Parallels to provide solutions that integrate with the Parallels platform. Read More

Learn.net Expands into Blended Learning

7/18/2008

Training services provider Learn.net this week announced the acquisition of distance learning and collaboration software from Savant Technology Group. The acquisition is part of Learn.net's move into blended learning to provide training services for public and private sectors. Read More

Sun Reports Preliminary Fiscal Q4, Expects Slight Reduction from Pervious Year

7/18/2008

In an announcement Tuesday, Sun Microsystems said it expects to report revenues of between $3.725 to $3.8 billion, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. That is compared to revenues of $3.835 billion for the same period in 2007. Read More

Jenzabar Highlights New Strategy for Campus Administrative Systems

7/16/2008

Administrative software provider Jenzabar has announced a new direction for its Jenzabar EX suite of business office applications for higher education. Additions to the platform will include a budget module and an enhanced purchasing module, as well as integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP. Read More

McGraw-Hill Contracts with U Illinois for Math Placement

7/16/2008

McGraw-Hill Higher Education announced Monday that it has entered into a contract with the University of Illinois to provide the Web-based ALEKS system, developed by ALEKS, in an effort to help increase accurate student class placements. Read More