Excel Software, a leading supplier of Mac and Windows software protection tools, announced LicenseSupport 2.0. LicenseSupport consists of a desktop application used by a customer support person and an application programming interface to the Safe Activation server. Safe Activation is an online activation service that works with software protection and licensing tools including QuickLicense, DocProtect, AppProtect and LicenseSupport. LicenseSupport 2.0 adds major enhancements to the programming interface for the new Safe Activation Service 3.
GoingOn Networks, Inc. recently announced the latest release of the GO Platform, a modern, socially powered campus communications and collaboration environment that allows faculty, students and administrators to more effectively connect, converse and engage across all aspects of their academic life experience.
LiveRoof, LLC (Spring Lake, Mich.), top horticultural experts in the green roof industry and manufacturer of the LiveRoof® Hybrid Green Roof System, and Bachman’s (Minneapolis, Minn.), a family-owned wholesale and retail nursery that serves as a LiveRoof regional distributor and grower, announced the selection of the LiveRoof system for a 27,000-square-foot green roof at the University of Minnesota. The LiveRoof green roof will be installed atop the Phase 2 building of the University’s Biomedical Discovery District.
Coppin State University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) serving nearly 4,000 students, has partnered with Pearson to launch the university’s first completely online bachelor’s degree program. The online program in Management begins in September 2012.
Global eBook distributor OverDrive today announced plans to launch later this year a new eBook reading platform, “OverDrive Read.” Based on open standards HTML5 and EPUB, OverDrive Read creates a fresh, direct and immersive reading experience offering significant benefits for publishers, booksellers, libraries and schools. Unlike eBook apps or devices, OverDrive Read enables readers using standard web browsers to enjoy eBooks online and offline without first installing any software or activating their device.