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Maximus Lands Five-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Contract with New York City Schools

1/21/2009

Government services provider Maximus has recently announced a five-year, $54.9 million contract with New York City Schools. Read More

Regent Taps Former SunGard Chief for Board of Directors

1/21/2009

Financial aid management SaaS provider Regent has recently appointed former SunGard Higher Education CEO, Brian Madocks, to its board of directors. Read More

Survey: IT Security Spending on the Rise in Higher Ed

1/20/2009

Organizations will be dedicating a larger chunk of their IT budgets in 2009 to security measures, according to a survey by Web security vendor Finjan. Conducted in December 2008 among 200 IT and security professionals, the survey focused on determining the trends for allocating IT budgets in 2009 compared to 2008. Read More

Carnegie Learning Adds Two New Regional VPs, Looks To Continue Sales Growth

1/19/2009

Carnegie Learning has recently announced new additions to its executive sales leadership team. According to the announcement, Bill Sullivan has signed on as regional vice president for the West, and Melinda Cook has been brought in to head up the company's new southern region. Read More

Michael Gould Joins ESRI, Promotes GIS On Campus

1/19/2009

ESRI has recently announced that Michael Gould will join the company as director of education. Read More

MRV To Aid California District with Network Expansion

1/14/2009

MRV Communications has been selected by Mesquite Independent School District to deploy its OptiSwitch 304 optical termination units as a part of the district's ongoing network expansion. Read More

TETN Partners with Level 3 for Network Services

1/13/2009

The Texas Education Telecommunications Network (TETN) has recently selected Level 3 Communications as its primary provider of network services. Read More

Virginia DOE Taps Oracle Education Foundation for Astronomy Education

1/13/2009

The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has announced an upcoming partnership with the Virginia Department of Education to support that state's Share the Skies astronomy initiative through the use of Internet-based tools. Read More

Journey Education Marketing Acquires Academic Superstore

1/12/2009

Journey Education Marketing (JEM) has recently acquired online retailer Academic Superstore. The deal is aimed at expanding JEM's K-12 and higher-ed market share, as well as enhancing the company's Internet and back-office capabilities. Read More

Scientific Learning Appoints Andy Meyers CEO, Bob Bowman Executive Chairman

1/12/2009

Scientific Learning Corp. has promoted Andrew Meyers to chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2009. Read More