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Microsoft's Hosted Services: A Turning Point for Partners?

7/8/2008

Microsoft's partner community got new marching orders this week as Microsoft unveiled its hosted service offerings and pricing -- something that has been deferred, to partner unease, for about two years or so. The new model, based on Microsoft Online Services, was disclosed on Tuesday at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference in Houston. Read More

Sales Jump for Carnegie Learning as Schools Implement Intervention and Remediation Programs

7/7/2008

Math curricula publisher Carnegie Learning announced last week a 40 percent increase in sales for its middle and high school software programs from the 2006-2007 to 2007-2008 school years. Read More

Microsoft Expands SharePoint Learning Kit, Partners with Houghton for 'Learning Village'

7/3/2008

At the NECC 2008 conference in Texas this week, Microsoft unveiled an addition to its SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK), a suite of tools deigned for helping developers build education solutions. The company also announced a partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to launch the new Learning Village, a teaching and learning portal. Read More

Mimosa Provides Content Archiving Solution

7/3/2008

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U Texas San Antonio To Deploy Wireless Outdoor Emergency Notifications

7/3/2008

The University of Texas at San Antonio has selected Cooper Notification's Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System (WAVES) Mass Notification System (MNS) for its outdoor campus emergency notification system. Through WAVES campus public safety departments can broadcast targeted voice alerts via "Giant Voice" to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Read More

Skyward Lands First Accounts in Florida

7/3/2008

School management system provider Skyward announced this week its administrative management software has been selected by St. Lucie County Public Schools and Okeechobee County Schools of Florida, making them the first districts in that state to implement the company's software. Read More

Ruckus Launches Smart WiFi, Gives Districts Access To Next-Gen Wireless Networking

7/2/2008

Ruckus Wireless announced the launch of its Smart WiFi for the education market Monday. The company's ZoneFlex Smart WLAN combines 802.11n technology, adaptive beam steering, and SmartMesh networking. Read More

Vernier Offers Free Software, Plays with Legos, Goes Green For Education

7/2/2008

Data collection technology provider Vernier Software & Technology has announced several new offerings for the education market, including free Logger Lite and LabQuest Emulator software, a new NXT sensor adapter for Lego Mindstorms NXT robots, and free eco-friendly classroom activities. Read More

CoSN Details Changes to E-Mail Regulations, Calls for 'Comprehensive Solution'

7/1/2008

What's the difference between Open Records and eDiscovery? With changes in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, what does e-mail compliance mean these days, and how do schools achieve it? The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), an education technology advocacy group, is attempting to answer these questions with a new white paper called "School Districts, Data Retention and Federal eDiscovery Rules: The Case for a Full E-mail Archiving Solution Now." Read More

SharePoint Takes Center Stage at Catalyst Event

7/1/2008

The Burton Group put the spotlight on Microsoft's SharePoint Server 2007 product on Thursday at its Catalyst Conference 2008 event. The analyst and consulting group allocated no less than five panels at the San Diego-based event to discuss SharePoint for the enterprise. The panels focused on the solution's strengths and weaknesses, as well as the importance of partner support in implementing SharePoint. Read More