Higher Ed

Desktone, ICC Global Hosting Use Cloud To Deliver VDI to Schools, Public Sector

4/29/2009

Desktone has entered into a partnership with ICC Global Hosting aimed at delivering desktops as a service (DaaS) to organizations in the academic and public sectors, as well as mid-tier businesses. Read More

CollegeBound and Intelliworks Partner for College Lead Generation and Prospect Management

4/27/2009

The CollegeBound Network (CBN) is partnering with Intelliworks, a provider of relationship management solutions for higher education, to provide schools with a lead generation platform designed to improve student conversions. CBN specializes in recruitment lead generation solutions for 900 educational institutions and 3,500 campuses through portals that include CollegeSurfing.com and TopCareerSchools.com. Read More

Schools Turn to Net Simplicity for Room Scheduling

4/24/2009

Asure Software's NetSimplicity division has recently announced expanded adoption of its room scheduling software by education institutions around the world. Read More

2 Silicon Valley Colleges Deploy High-Performance Wireless Networks

4/17/2009

Silicon Valley's San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College have implemented a new high-performance wireless network from Meru Networks, turning every indoor space on campus into a "wireless hot zone" for Internet access. Meru and its integrator partner, San Jose-based AdvanTel Networks, won a competitive request for proposal (RFP) against Cisco and Aruba Networks. Read More

Online Higher Education Solutions Firm Launches Comprehensive Program

4/6/2009

In the ongoing economic crisis, few educational outlets are having a tougher financial struggle than the nation's institutes of higher education. Colleges and universities of all sizes, student body demographics and educational goals are struggling to streamline budgets, increase enrollment and retention, and find new sources of revenue. Read More

Douglas Stewart Co. Inks Distribution Deal with Sony Creative Software

3/9/2009

The Douglas Stewart Co. has recently been selected by Sony Creative Software to be the company's exclusive distributor to the education sector. Read More

VMware Announces New Partner University

3/2/2009

VMware has recently launched the VMware Partner University, a new Web-based environment aimed at providing ecosystem partners with up-to-date training and information on a range of VMware products and services. Read More

SAP Launches Virtual Campus for University Students, Faculty, Partners

2/26/2009

SAP has recently launched an interactive Web portal aimed at the global academic community. Dubbed the SAP University Alliances community, the new portal provides participants with a range of IT, academic, and career-oriented tools intended to bring real-world skills into the academic environment. Read More

Trends for Higher Education in 2009: Network Management

2/17/2009

A few aspects set network management in higher education apart from that in the standard corporation, said Jim Frey, senior analyst for Enterprise Management Associates. First, the number of interconnected devices is much greater. Second, there's greater legal exposure, as well as more regulatory requirements because of the nature of the user and what he or she may be doing. Third, the user community is in constant flux. Read More

Netsweeper Provides Content Filtering for Intel, MOREnet

2/17/2009

Internet content filtering provider Netsweeper Inc. has recently joined the Intel Classmate PC Ecosystem Vendor Alliance. The new relationship makes Netsweeper one of approximately 80 local and regional companies providing value-added services in support of Intel's Classmate PC. Read More