Industry News

4/23/2012
PLUS(R) Corporation of America today raised the bar for electronic copyboards with the release of its next-generation N-20 Series. Built on the success of the company's M-Series and designed to take business meetings to the next level, N-20 copyboards are the industry's first to offer integration with networks and mobile devices. In addition, for businesses on a tight budget, PLUS has introduced the new cost-effective M-17 Series of black and white copyboards.
4/23/2012
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) released a report that calls for dramatic changes to America's community colleges to ensure U.S. competitiveness. The report outlines seven specific recommendations for reforming the country's community college system in its new report, Reclaiming the American Dream: A Report from the 21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges.
4/23/2012
Second School in Texas A&M System to Partner with Apogee, TAMUG Lauds Rapid ResNet Deployment
4/23/2012
Haivision Offers Internet Streaming Upgrades to all Makito and Barracuda H.264 Encoders, Furnace IP Video Systems, and Viper(TM) Stream and Record Appliances
4/23/2012
Thirty-one institutions are evaluating a new integration for using digital learning content from John Wiley & Sons, Inc. with Blackboard Inc.'s learning management system (LMS). The field trial gives students and faculty access to Wiley's rich collection of learning content and tools directly within their online course environment.
4/19/2012
Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced the launch of the DualHead2Go® Digital Mac Edition (ME) external multi-display adapter, designed specifically for use with Mac® systems.
4/19/2012
With funds allocated by its Government of the Student Body (GSB), Iowa State University (ISU) is installing an 855-square-foot green roof atop its historic Memorial Union. The LiveRoof® Hybrid Green System from LiveRoof, LLC (Spring Lake, Mich.) was selected for the project.
4/19/2012
Follett Higher Education Group, the nation's leading operator of college campus stores and foremost supplier of used textbooks, will again partner with Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and USA TODAY to sponsor the 2012 All-USA Community College Academic Team. In their ongoing mission to drive student success, Follett has increased its sponsorship of this prestigious award to a total of $125,000.
4/19/2012
Easy Discovery of Textbooks with Faculty Peer Reviews from a Comprehensive Library of Learning Materials
4/18/2012
At Cloud Fair 2012 this week in Seattle, ATEN and US Micro demonstrated a new hardware-based cloud computing solution at booth #9. Available now, CriKit (Cloud Resource and Infrastructure Kit), is a compact and energy-efficient, multi-node desktop cloud computing solution.
4/18/2012
Online Campus Engagement Network drives student involvement across the world
4/18/2012
As an assistant professor at the University of Colorado, Bret Fund sought a variety of means to improve classroom discourse through the addition of technology.
4/18/2012
An interactive online learning system created by two Stanford computer scientists plans to announce Wednesday that it has secured $16 million in venture capital and partnerships with five major universities.
4/17/2012
At a press conference here prior to the National Association of Broadcasters convention, Panasonic announced several new products, technology initiatives and technology alliances. Chief among these were the AG-HPX600 P2 HD camcorder with10-bit, 4:2:2 AVC-Intra recording and the lowest weight of a shoulder-mount unit, and a new series of memory cards called microP2 card, which have an SD card form factor to further cost-efficiencies in media pricing.
4/17/2012
Rapid Insight Inc. has released a new blog series aimed at helping higher education institutions expand their analytic strength by using data they already have on-hand.

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