Hardware/Infrastructure

Punahou School in Hawaii Turns to Virtualization for Data Center Energy Reduction

11/3/2008

Punahou School, a private K-12 school in Hawaii, is launching a new effort to reduce its overall campus energy consumption by half within the next eight years. As part of the effort, the school is partnering with IBM to overhaul its data center with new servers and virtualization software from VMware. Read More

Objectworld, Grandstream Partner To Deliver Unified Communications

10/16/2008

Objectworld Communications and Grandstream Networks are pairing their respective technologies through a partnership designed to deliver a unified communications solution to Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg. 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

Honeywell Inks 30-Year, $140 Million Deal with Alberta Schools

9/25/2008

Honeywell has announced a 30-year contract with the province of Alberta, Canada, worth $140 million. Under the agreement, the company will provide total Asset Management for 18 new K-9 schools, including performance monitoring and maintenance for the buildings until 2040. Read More

VIP Tone Partnerships Streamline Virtual Appliance Distribution

9/15/2008

VIP Tone has announced a partnership with rPath that uses the company's rBuilder and rPath Appliance Platform to distribute and maintain VIP Tone's EduTone Gateway virtual appliance. Read More

Red Hat Makes Strategic Virtualization Buy

9/8/2008

Open source server distributor Red Hat Inc., which is carving out a virtualization path unique in the industry, added another arrow to its quiver Thursday with the acquisition of Qumranet Inc. Read More

New Mexico District Deploys High-Speed Network

9/4/2008

Gallup-McKinley County Schools in New Mexico has signed a five-year, $7.4 million contract with Qwest Communications to roll out high-speed services throughout several locations within the rural district. Read More

Somatic Digital Offers Free Evaluation Version Of eTouchBook Suite

9/3/2008

Somatic Digital has announced an evaluation version of their eTouchBook Suite, giving publishers, OEMs, and others an opportunity to test the platform's capabilities before making the decision to buy. Read More

Sun Expands Channel Resources, Provides New Incentives

8/27/2008

Sun Microsystems has announced new enhancements to its Partner Advantage Program, including changes to its Partner Growth Fund (PGF) that provide North American channel partners with additional marketing funds, as well as an expanded incentive program. Read More