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RSS schoolUK ID cards rollout hit by delay as launch date revealed
News Dr Gus Hosein, senior fellow at the London School of Economics and co-author of a book on the ID card scheme entitled Global Challenges for Identity Policies, said the scheme has been plagued by over-optimistic deadlines. [16 Nov 2009]
Enabling the Wireless School Challenges & Benefits of Wireless LANs in K-12
White Paper From connecting to the Internet and e-mail, to delivering online homework assignments, to providing collaboration tools in classrooms, Wi-Fi access enables all stakeholders in the school system to benefit. [12 Nov 2009]
Higher Education Disaster Readiness: Customizing Effective, Affordable Solutions
White Paper The increasing range and impact of threats to school systems today are driving the requirement for higher education institutions to provide more comprehensive and robust emergency readiness and response than has been... [12 Nov 2009]
Visibility Equals Money Saved
White Paper In education, the incorporation of computers is becoming progressively more prevalent - school districts, colleges and universities are increasingly relying on mobile computers to enhance teaching and learning. [12 Nov 2009]
Anonymizers - The Latest Threat to Your Web Security
White Paper In schools and libraries, anonymizers are the most popular tool students use to access top social Web destinations such as YouTube, MySpace and Facebook, typically blocked by school IT staffs. Certainly uncontrolled Web... [11 Nov 2009]
Protecting the Security of Education Records
White Paper Course materials are presented and students submit their assignments via the Internet, school lunch accounts and student grades can be accessed by parents' online and administrative paperwork and other information is... [11 Nov 2009]
Industrial Ecology and Risk Analysis
White Paper A great deal of work in corporate finance and insurance has gone into the design of efficient risk management instruments for risks that can be monetized, and to the extent that the consequences of these risks are borne by the owners of... [29 Oct 2009]
Who do you trust when you're spending your IT budget?
News While UK businesses may be social media whizz kids, when they're choosing their supplier for a new product or services, old school is best. When it comes to deciding how to spend a hard-won portion of the IT budget, who... [28 Oct 2009]
Systems Management in Education: A Best Practice Guide
White Paper Based on real-life experiences at school districts and colleges, it outlines a series of best practices for IT professionals from IT professionals who have not only overcome these varied obstacles but have thrived, using... [13 Oct 2009]
Cash won't cut it: Time to get creative in attracting skilled workers
Comment As career analyst and author Dan Pink pointed out at July's TED Global conference in Oxford, economists as far afield as MIT and the London School of Economics have shown increased financial rewards actually make people... [13 Oct 2009]
UK lagging in 25th place in global broadband stakes
News The figure was revealed as part of the Broadband Quality Score study, carried out by the Saïd Business School and the University of Oviedo on behalf of Cisco. In a study of broadband quality and penetration across the... [02 Oct 2009]
School Improves Teaching and Learning While Cutting ICT Costs by Approximately 45 Per Cent
White Paper Teachers received Dell Latitude laptops that could be connected to projectors installed in every classroom of the secondary school. Xaveriuscollege wanted to provide all teachers with the tools they needed to incorporate... [02 Oct 2009]
The Alice Smith School Lowers Total Cost of Ownership by Approximately 15 Percent by Consolidating on the Dell Platform
White Paper The Alice Smith School IT department wanted to refresh its computers and reduce maintenance costs to optimize its IT resources and enhance the utilization of ICT in its curriculum. The school... [02 Oct 2009]
Building Careers With Better IT
White Paper Thomas College's IT team needed a simplified system for providing cutting-edge laptops, desktops and portable computers to the school while managing the data center. The school migrated to Microsoft... [02 Oct 2009]
Alcatel-Lucent's K-12 Video-Enhanced Learning Solution
White Paper Operating a school district is a challenging business. Remaining a viable member of the academic community means constantly evolving to attract and support teachers, reach students, and support their growth and achievement. [02 Oct 2009]
