News

Colorado Adopts Tuition Reimbursement for Professional Development

5/1/2008

To provide more professional development opportunities for teachers and paraprofessionals, and to assist them in achieving highly qualified status, the Colorado Department of Education, Office of Standards and Support, has teamed up with PBS TeacherLine to offer online courses to educators in the state. Read More

iLinc Updates Creighton U Distance Learning Program

4/30/2008

Creighton University in Omaha, NE has implemented a suite of services from Web and audio conferencing company iLinc to update the distance-learning platform for its online doctor of pharmacy program. The school evaluated the software from several Web conferencing vendors and chose the solution from iLinc, in part because it integrated with Active Directory to enable single sign-on and authentication. Read More

Turning Launches Computer-free Classroom Response System

4/30/2008

Classroom technology developer Turning Technologies has launched a new classroom response system that doesn't require computers or projectors. The new ResponseCard AnyWhere is a wireless, handheld system designed for standalone use to capture data from interactive classroom polls and other types of feedback. Read More

Vizioncore Launches New Enterprise Virt Monitoring Tool

4/30/2008

Vizioncore Inc. this week announced it has launched vCharter Pro, a monitoring tool designed for enterprise virtualization deployments running on VMware's ESX Server. Read More

Consolidation Bringing IT Budgets Down in 2008

4/29/2008

Information technology executives are focusing on cutting costs rather than investing in technology this quarter, according to a report released this week by research analysts at IDC. Read More

rSmart Releases Commercial Sakai CLE Update

4/29/2008

Education support services provider rSmart has rolled out an update to its commercial implementation of the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment, bringing it in line with the latest major release from the Sakai Foundation. rSmart's version is built on the regular Sakai software but also includes additional functionality and contracted support. Read More

Microsoft Announces Extensibility Framework for .NET

4/29/2008

Last week, Microsoft's .NET Framework program manager Krzysztof Cwalina announced that his team is working on a new framework for .NET--Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)--designed to improve compatibility with third-party extensions. Read More

Indiana U Ramps Up Next-Gen Wireless Across 2 Campuses

4/28/2008

Indiana University announced that it will shortly begin deploying a new, improved and greatly expanded wireless network on its campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis. The school will be deploying the HP ProCurve ZL wireless system, which was chosen through a competitive bid process. Read More

Apple iMacs Get Processor, Graphics Upgrades

4/28/2008

Apple this week upgraded its iMac line of all in one desktop computers. The new models now sport frontside bus speeds of 1,066 MHz across the board. hey also now offer options of processor speeds up to 3.06 GHz and Nvidia GeForce 8800 GS graphics. Read More

Microsoft Nixes XP Extended-Life Rumors

4/28/2008

Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, which will no longer be sold after June 30, seemed to get a reprieve of sorts when Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer made a quip at a press conference about relenting to customer feedback. However, one of Microsoft's official PR agencies denied the suggestion that XP would get a break from its scheduled end date. Read More