Higher Ed

Universities in Indiana, North Dakota, New York Deploy Oracle Software

8/4/2008

Four institutions of higher education--Anderson University, the North Dakota University System, Indiana University, and City University of New York--have gone public with their deployments of software from Oracle. They're among 13 colleges and universities that have recently implemented or selected applications from the vendor. Read More

Ed Map Inks Deal with CourseSmart To Deliver College Textbooks Online

7/31/2008

Ed Map has announced an agreement with CourseSmart that will allow the company to deliver an expanded list of electronic textbook titles to higher-education students around the country. Read More

Aruba Upgrades Drexel to 802.11n

7/23/2008

Drexel University has begun deploying an Aruba Networks 802.11n wireless network at its Philadelphia campus. Drexel is replacing its second-generation wireless LAN to gain the improvements in speed and range brought by 802.11n. Read More

Grambling State Implements IP-based Surveillance System

7/22/2008

Grambling State University in Louisiana has upgraded from an analog security camera system to one using network cameras from Axis Communications and video management software from Genetec. Read More

Jenzabar Highlights New Strategy for Campus Administrative Systems

7/16/2008

Administrative software provider Jenzabar has announced a new direction for its Jenzabar EX suite of business office applications for higher education. Additions to the platform will include a budget module and an enhanced purchasing module, as well as integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP. Read More

U Texas San Antonio To Deploy Wireless Outdoor Emergency Notifications

7/3/2008

The University of Texas at San Antonio has selected Cooper Notification's Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System (WAVES) Mass Notification System (MNS) for its outdoor campus emergency notification system. Through WAVES campus public safety departments can broadcast targeted voice alerts via "Giant Voice" to students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Read More

Vernier Offers Free Software, Plays with Legos, Goes Green For Education

7/2/2008

Data collection technology provider Vernier Software & Technology has announced several new offerings for the education market, including free Logger Lite and LabQuest Emulator software, a new NXT sensor adapter for Lego Mindstorms NXT robots, and free eco-friendly classroom activities. Read More

eBureau, Datamark Partner for Enrollment Predictive Modeling

6/27/2008

Information solutions provider eBureau and direct response advertising agency Datamark have announced a strategic partnership to use predictive modeling to evaluate online leads purchased by Datamark on behalf of its education clientele. Read More

Attivio University Launched To Promote Unified Information Access

6/26/2008

Attivio Inc. announced last Thursday a new initiative designed to recruit and retain talent, as well as evangelize the emerging field of unified information access. The company has hired Rodney Alvarez to head the program. Read More

Embry-Riddle Switches to Mirapoint E-mail, Cuts Administrative Overhead

6/13/2008

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has deployed the Mirapoint Message Server from Mirapoint Software, supporting 65,000 student e-mail accounts. The university chose the system to augment the Microsoft Exchange platform currently used by faculty and staff. Read More