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Microsoft users surf the skies from the web

News Bill Gates, Microsoft's chairman, said in a statement: "The WorldWide Telescope is a powerful tool for science and education that makes it possible for everyone to explore the universe. Microsoft has launched its WorldWide Telescope, a free web...

Tags: google sky, space, microsoft

[14 May 2008]

IT education org takes Microsoft grumbles to EC

News In the context of the education system, this can result in higher prices and a range of other unsatisfactory effects which have a negative impact on wider policy initiatives, including improving educational outcomes, facilitating home-school links...

Tags: becta, ec, eu, microsoft

[14 May 2008]

The Kentucky Department of Education Is Leveraging Information Technology to Take Educational Opportunities to New Heights With a Flexible, Robust and Secure Nortel Solution

whitepaper Through the Kentucky Department of Education, the Office of Education Technology laid out its "2007-2012 Education Technology Master Plan" with the objectives of providing equal access to technology for all teachers and students, enhancing their...

Tags: ethernet

[14 May 2008]

A Layered Approach to Laptop Security for Education

whitepaper As school districts invest in laptop computers as everyday learning tools, they face greater risk of theft, unauthorized software installation and hardware tampering. These incidents may also have serious legal consequences, potentially violating...

Tags: asset management, laptops, tracking, school

[14 May 2008]

University Uses Robust IP Network to Deliver Advanced Teaching and Learning Tools

whitepaper To sustain the quality of its education, Ajman University of Science & Technology in the UAE believes in continual evolution of its teaching and learning practices. Ajman University of Science & Technology wanted to implement advanced teaching and...

Tags: ethernet

[14 May 2008]

University Optimizes Security for Campuswide Network, Increases IT Efficiency

whitepaper La Trobe University, a leading higher education institution in Australia, had to automate network access controls for all clients connecting to the campuswide network. With more than 28,000 students and 2,600 staff, this was no small task.

Tags: application servers

[14 May 2008]

Teachers Association Turns to Centralized Data Repository to Improve Member Service

whitepaper It provides a full range of offerings, including the improvement of teaching conditions, representation in the political arena, insurance, and education-oriented publications. The California Teachers Association (CTA) serves 350,000 members.

Tags: crm software, association, teachers, microsoft dynamics crm

[14 May 2008]

The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group

The McCue Interview: Claire Hamon, CIO, Rok Group

Comment But she believes today's computing education is failing to prepare young people for careers in the technology profession and warns there is a fundamental disconnect between the education and the business need.

Tags: rok, claire hamon

[13 May 2008]

University Protects Vital Data With End-to-End Cisco Data Center Architecture

whitepaper With 28,000 students enrolled in more than 600 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs on six campuses, Long Island University (LIU) is one of the largest and most comprehensive institutions of higher education in the country.

Tags: switching

[13 May 2008]

United States Coast Guard Explores Potential to Enhance Training With Digital Note-Taking Solution

whitepaper To maintain these levels of performance, USCG habitually goes above and beyond the call of duty to seek out new tools and resources that support the ongoing education of its members. The United States Coast Guard is known for its impeccable...

Tags: business management, microsoft office, windows vista, uscg

[13 May 2008]

Students Use Online Collaboration to Improve Study Habits and Learning Outcomes

whitepaper In Joplin, Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) offers students a high-quality education while striving to keep costs down. To reduce spending, the IT department decided to replace its aging, expensive, in-house student e-mail solution with a...

Tags: collaborative web

[10 May 2008]

Childnet helps parents get web savvy

Case Study The resource has been rolled out to Malta and the education authorities in Egypt have requested an Egyptian version to be distributed in that country. Internet awareness charity Childnet International has produced an interactive learning resource...

Tags: parents, children, education

[08 May 2008]

The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS)

whitepaper Unfortunately, education institutions because of their open networks and occasionally inadequate security procedures are particularly vulnerable to hacking and other compromises of confidential data: of the 321 information security breaches...

Tags: security standards

[07 May 2008]

Job boom: Indian outsourcing braced for eight million more

News But it says the government needs to begin building infrastructure and education facilities in the smaller cities to underpin this future growth. The report is aimed at guiding government investment in infrastructure and education and the location...

Tags: india, offshoring, outsourcing

[06 May 2008]

Sun Brings 21st Century Technology to 600-Year-Old University

whitepaper The Universite catholique de Louvain, established by papal order in 1425, provides higher education to nearly half of all francophone university students in Belgium. The company's challenge was to replace aging infrastructure with cost-efficient...

Tags: infrastructure management

[06 May 2008]

GWU Improves Disaster Recovery With Business Continuity

whitepaper Created by an Act of Congress in 1821, The George Washington University (GWU) supports over 70 research centers and institutes and offers comprehensive programs of undergraduate and graduate study as well as degree programs in medicine, law...

Tags: network disaster recovery

[06 May 2008]

The Green Data Center for Education

whitepaper After years of being viewed by many as a concern for a relative few, environmental issues are now front-page news around the world. Faced with increasingly urgent warnings about the consequences of the projected rise in both energy demands and...

Tags: data center

[05 May 2008]

College Boosts IT Services, Builds Community, With Information Management Solution

whitepaper Tallahassee Community College (TCC) offers high-quality education at low cost to students in Florida. The college wanted to provide better IT services and information management solutions to faculty, staff, and students to improve the learning...

Tags: application servers, community, college, students

[04 May 2008]

Teaching Hospital Uses Unified Intelligence System, Improves Education and Patient Care

whitepaper For 50 years, Washington Hospital Center has supported accredited residency and fellowship programs, as well as undergraduate medical education. Washington Hospital Center, the flagship teaching institution of the non-profit MedStar Health...

Tags: application servers

[03 May 2008]

2007 IT Salary and Skills Survey: What Impacts Salaries?

whitepaper It includes a detailed listing of salaries by job function, industry, and education level. This report from Global Knowledge details the key factors that impact salaries in the IT industry. Based on responses from over 1,600 IT professionals, the...

Tags: global knowledge, salaries, job, function

[30 Apr 2008]

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