Higher Ed

Blackboard Launches Alliance Program for Partner Network

10/29/2008

Blackboard has announced a new partner program, dubbed the Blackboard Alliance Program, designed to increase market and support opportunities for the company's partner network. Read More

Flat World Knowledge Closes $700,000 in New Funding, Continues Series A Round

10/28/2008

Flat World Knowledge has recently completed a funding round that has generated $700,000, bringing the company's total funding to-date to $1.4 million. Read More

CSC, 4 Others Land DoE Contracts Worth up to $300 Million Each

10/23/2008

The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid has awarded its Enterprise Development Support Services (EDSS) contract to CSC and four additional technology firms. Read More

802.11n the Logical Leap in Higher Ed

10/21/2008

For colleges and universities considering a wireless network upgrade anytime soon, whether or not to go with the new, not-yet-final 802.11n standard is a tough call. Read More

Clarity Consulting Helps Follett Higher Education Distribute Books Online

10/17/2008

Clarity Consulting has rolled out a new Wholesale Order Management System for wholesale book distributor Follett Higher Education Group, designed to streamline the book-buying process for both higher-ed institutions and their students. 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

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

More Universities Sign with Hothand Wireless to Deliver Mobile Marketing

9/29/2008

Hothand Wireless, which delivers "recreation" information to mobile devices, said it has added 10 university partners to its service, among them Georgia Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and Stanford. Read More

Telecom, Services, Wireless To Drive Education IT Spending to $56.2 Billion by 2012

9/22/2008

In the United States, IT spending in education will reach $47.7 billion by the end of this year and is expected to top $56 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Compass Intelligence, an IT consultancy and market research firm. This growth in education--both K-12 and higher ed--is being fueled in particular by expenditures in telecommunications, collaborative technologies, and outsourced IT services. Read More

New Wireless Standard Connects VARs with College Campuses

9/16/2008

As the new, yet-to-be-finalized 802.11n wireless LAN standard picks up steam in higher education, it offers great business potential for VARs with expertise in wireless networks. In particular, smaller schools are rich opportunities, both because there are far more of them and because they are less likely to have adequate wireless expertise on staff. Read More