K-12

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

Xirrus Inks WiFi Deal with Tennessee District

9/30/2008

Xirrus has signed a deal with Tennessee's Lauderdale County Department of Education that will place Xirrus WiFi Arrays throughout the district. 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

CyberPatrol Adds New Reseller Partners, Walling Data and Software Security Solutions

9/24/2008

Parental control and Web filtering services provider CyberPatrol has added Walling Data and Software Security Solutions to their Certified Reseller program. The additions increase CyberPatrol's presence in the education, government, consumer, and small business markets. 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

ISG Acquires Educational Services and Products, Expands Offerings To Districts

9/19/2008

Innovative Solutions Group Cos. (ISG) has completed the acquisition of Educational Services and Products (ESP), finalizing a deal that began as ESP filed for reorganization in May of 2008. Read More

Reliance Rolls Out SchoolMessenger to Mobile County Public Schools

9/16/2008

Reliance Communications has contracted with the Mobile County Public School System to implement a district-wide parent notification system that will help reach the families of more than 63,000 students at 98 schools throughout the county. The district plans to use the system, SchoolMessenger, to increase annual yearly progress (AYP) funding, streamline emergency contact, and enhance general home-school communication. Read More

Tyler To Deploy $4.9 Million ERP Solution to San Antonio District

9/16/2008

Tyler Technologies has signed a deal with Northside Independent School District in Texas worth roughly $4.9 million. The agreement gives Northside ISD licensing, service, maintenance, and ongoing support for Tyler's MUNIS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution. Read More

MDI Wins Contract To Provide Texas District Close Circuit TV, Security Products

9/15/2008

MDI announced last week that it has been selected by Cypress Fairbanks Independent School District (Cy-Fair ISD) to provide a variety of security products and services to the 70-campus district. 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