News

SunGard Appoints New CEO to Higher Ed Business

1/12/2009

SunGard has appointed Ron Lang chief executive officer of SunGard Higher Education. Lang will take over for Michael Muratore, interim CEO, who has held the post since September. Read More

McGraw-Hill Restructures Operations in Q4 2008

1/12/2009

The McGraw-Hill Cos. has recently announced the restructuring of a number of business operations and functions in response to the current economic climate. Read More

SkillSoft, Sun Partner To Deliver Expanded eLearning Content

1/6/2009

SkillSoft has recently has reached an agreement with Sun Microsystems aimed at providing expanded electronic learning resources to SkillSoft's client base. Read More

ePals, Privacy Networks Team Up To Provide Searchable E-Mail Archiving

1/5/2009

ePals has announced a partnership with Privacy Networks aimed at providing a searchable e-mail archiving solution to K-12 institutions using the ePals SchoolMail platform. Read More

Follett Expands eBook Offerings with 4 New Distribution Agreements

1/5/2009

Follett Digital Resources has recently signed four new publishers to e-book distribution agreements, bringing the total number of publishers under contract to a little more than 200. Read More

Oracle Enhances Partner Resources with Accelerate Academy

1/5/2009

Oracle has recently introduced a new training program aimed at helping partners market, sell, and implement Oracle Accelerate solutions. Read More

Gale Acquires HighBeam Research

1/5/2009

Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has recently announced the acquisition of Web-based library and reference material provider HighBeam Research Inc. Read More

Axis and Milestone Upgrade DePaul U's Analog Cameras with IP-based System

12/11/2008

DePaul University is using network cameras from Axis Communications as a security measure on its two main campuses, which are interwoven with surrounding residential and commercial communities in Chicago. Over the course of this past summer, DePaul replaced a legacy system of various analog cameras--each running on coaxial cable and requiring a digital video recorder to record events--with Axis network cameras. Read More

Growth of Streaming Market Driven by On-campus Students and Worried Workers

12/10/2008

A new study concludes that real-time videoconferencing, streaming, and lecture capture solutions for distance education and e-learning markets is growing not to address the needs of remote students but to accommodate demand from campus-based users who want the ability to attend class whenever and however they wish. Read More

Aruba Releases New Reference Guides for Network Planning, Deployment

12/9/2008

Aruba Networks has recently released three new reference guides aimed at helping network integrators efficiently plan and deploy wired and wireless networks in a variety of settings. Read More