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Blackboard ProSites Builds Momentum, Signs 40 Clients in First Year

10/13/2008

Just one year after launching Blackboard ProSites--an online staff development and employee training platform--Blackboard Inc. has licensed the solution to nearly 40 organizations, with close to half of those signing on in the first six months of 2008. Read More

Gartner Pegs Microsoft as Top Enterprise Search 'Leader'

10/13/2008

Analyst firm Gartner put Microsoft at the top of its "leaders" category for information access technology, which includes enterprise search. The ranking is part of an Oct. 1-revised Gartner Magic Quadrant 2008 report. Gartner predicts that revenue for the global enterprise search market will reach $1.5 billion by 2012, growing from $860.3 million in 2007. Read More

Calgary Board of Education Deploys Sonitrol Access Control

10/8/2008

The Calgary Board of Education recently announced it will deploy a Sielox access control system in 72 of the district's more than 220 K-12 schools. Read More

FPL Services Ramps Up Energy Efficiency for Lee County Schools

10/7/2008

The School District of Lee County in Florida is expanding an energy conservation program it launched in 2006. The district has contracted with FPL Services to implement the second phase of the program, in which 25 new schools will be overhauled to reduce energy and water consumption. Read More

TW Telecom Helps Connect Researchers Across Louisiana with 600 Megabit Ethernet Deployment

10/7/2008

TW Telecom is helping connect 12 research universities in Louisiana through a 600 megabit Ethernet connection, recently deployed as a part of the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI). Read More

Ballmer Points to Others in 'Vista Capable' Lawsuit

10/6/2008

Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer denied knowing the details of "Vista Capable," a Microsoft hardware certification and Vista marketing campaign. He made the claim in a court deposition with a Sept. 26, 2008 date. The Vista Capable program certifies new PCs as capable of running Microsoft's newest operating system. Read More

IBM Aims To Boost Mainframe Competency with Scholarship Program

10/6/2008

As we reported recently, IBM is accelerating its efforts to bolster mainframe education in an effort to increase the number of professionals entering the workforce with mainframe skills. Now the company is putting additional money where its mouth is with a new scholarship program supported by itself and its partner ecosystem, along with higher education institutions. Read More

SciQuest Helps Organizations 'Green' Their Procurement Processes

10/3/2008

In a recent announcement, SciQuest said it has been consulting with customers of its procurement automation and supplier enablement solutions on ways they can utilize electronic procurement practices to achieve overall sustainability goals. Read More

CDW-G Lands $2.5 Million Government Contract for Second Year Running

10/1/2008

CDW Government (CDW-G) has been awarded a government contract worth $2.5 million, for the second consecutive year. Under the agreement, the company will provide Fujitsu tablet computers to the Air Force Academy's incoming freshmen cadets, as well as faculty members. Read More

Verizon Wireless Upgrades Game at U Michigan

10/1/2008

University of Michigan football fans get to play with enhanced wireless communications through an arrangement with Verizon Wireless, which has activated a cell on light truck (COLT) that doubles capacity in and around Michigan Stadium on game days. Read More