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Citrix Expands Channel Program, Pays Partners for Embedded XenServer Solutions

7/9/2008

Citrix said that it has expanded its Citrix Advisor Rewards program, paying partners on sales of XenServer shipping as an embedded feature in servers from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Read More

Minnesota School Districts Manage Records with Oracle

7/9/2008

Oracle has announced that TIES--a technology and services cooperative owned by 38 Minnesota school districts--is using Oracle solutions for its TIES Records Management Project (TRMP). Read More

Cisco Sees Huge Potential in K-12 Video Delivery Applications

7/8/2008

Cisco said that education institutions are among the fastest to embrace new video delivery technologies, including desktop video and digital signage applications. Read More

McAfee Joins VMWare Alliance Affiliate Initiative, Provides SecurityAlliance Partners Added Incentives

7/8/2008

McAfee has announced that it has joined VMWare's Alliance Affiliate Initiative and, as a result, will launch an enhanced channel partner offering, providing added incentives to SecurityAlliance partners selling McAfee solutions with their VMWare virtualization offerings. Read More

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