Industry News

12/13/2011
Hobsons, a provider of recruitment, communication, and student success solutions for colleges and universities, today announced its acquisition of Intelliworks, a leading provider of relationship management solutions for higher education. The acquisition adds expertise in key market segments to Hobsons' successful enrollment management solutions and positions the company for accelerated expansion in both traditional and non-traditional higher education environments.
12/12/2011
Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen today announced that its Gefen ToolBox USB 2.0 LR (Long Range) 4-Port Extender is shipping. This next generation 4-port USB 2.0 hub extends up to four hi-speed devices up to 330-feet (100m) in distance. This allows users to operate peripherals away from the computer, ideal for setting up a remote workstation.
12/12/2011

Officials from Arizona State University, Arizona Public Service and the City of Phoenix held a Dec. 6 dedication ceremony to recognize the Cronkite Solar Power Plant installation. The ASU Downtown Phoenix campus solar installation is one of more than 50 solar installations on three of ASU's four campuses. ASU has agreements, ranging from 15 to 20 years, with local utility companies and solar developers to install and operate the others. The university will buy the energy back from the companies at a fixed cost.

12/11/2011

Northwestern University and IBM today announced they are collaborating on new business and technology curricula to help students gain the latest skills in business analytics. The new courses of study, Masters of Science degree programs with analytics concentrations in the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and the School of Continuing Studies, will better prepare students, and current professionals, who are seeking new analytics skills for today's competitive job market.

12/11/2011
Arcadia University has selected and deployed LogMeIn Rescue, LogMeIn, Inc.’s flagship remote support service as its primary IT support tool. The private university located in Philadelphia is using Rescue to deliver remote technical support to faculty and staff worldwide.
12/11/2011
VAST® Composite Permeable Pavers (4x8-inches) reduce the volume and velocity of stormwater runoff by infiltrating 4.9 gallons of rainwater per square foot per minute. They are manufactured in VAST's engineered composite material that includes 95 percent post-consumer recycled rubber and plastics. The composite material is more giving and forgiving than the hard, abrasive surface of concrete pavers, making the VAST Pavers a safer and more comfortable surface. They provide slip resistance and are manufactured with spacer lugs engineered to maintain a precise 0.275-inch space between pavers in conformance with ADA requirements.
12/8/2011

Add high-definition magnification and dimension to original objects, documents or drawings with Vaddio’s new CeilingVIEW HD-18 DocCam document camera system. Replacing the CeilingVIEW HD document camera, the CeilingVIEW HD-18 DocCAM features an 18x optical zoom lens for enhanced detail and greater zoom capabilities, and a 1.3 megapixel CCD image sensor with a 1.8-LUX for better-quality low-light performance. Select from either HD resolutions through our Quick-Connect system or the analog RGBHV output on the camera backbox.

12/8/2011

Intellidemia announces its most significant upgrade to Concourse, the online syllabus solution, with the introduction of syllabus audit and content reporting. This key innovation uses structured syllabus data to instantly generate comprehensive reports from syllabus content, course-level activities, and workflow status. The institute-wide administrative savings gained from Concourse Reporting is unparalleled.

12/8/2011

GoingOn Networks, Inc. recently announced that the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College has selected GoingOn’s Academic Engagement Network as a key component of its School of Graduate Studies’ innovative new collaborative learning environment.

12/7/2011

The Annuncicom PS1 is a compact device that offers commercial businesses, office buildings, educational institutions, medical facilities and others a simple, fully-integrated hardware solution for paging and intercom over IP.

12/6/2011

Aruba Networks, Inc. announced the launch of its new Airheads Community, developed expressly to meet the needs of the engineers driving a new era in access networking. The Airheads Community seeks to both draw from and inform a new type of networking expert focused on wireless LAN, security and mobile device management.

12/6/2011

NEC Display Solutions of America, a provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today two new models to its PX Series projector line, the PX700W and PX800X. These installation models are designed for large auditoriums and venues requiring exceptional brightness, such as houses of worship, higher education, corporate and retail environments where there is high ambient light or the need for a larger screen size.

12/6/2011

LoudCloud Systems, provider of LoudCloud University Suite, a Higher Education Learning Management System (LMS), continues to innovate the e-learning marketplace with mobile accessibility. This platform feature is designed for a growing segment; according to ComScore, the iPad dominates 97.2 percent of all tablet traffic in the U.S. and nearly 30 percent were 25-34 years old. The new iPad feature for the LoudCloud University Suite Learning Management System will significantly aid students and instructors with their online learning experience.

12/5/2011

NEC Display Solutions of America, a provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today two new models to its PX Series projector line, the PX700W and PX800X. These installation models are designed for large auditoriums and venues requiring exceptional brightness, such as houses of worship, higher education, corporate and retail environments where there is high ambient light or the need for a larger screen size. The 7000-lumen PX700W and 8000-lumen PX800X are professional installation projectors with dual lamps that provide intense light output.

12/5/2011

Crestron today announced that CaptureLiveHD™, its new high-definition lecture capture solution for college campuses and the corporate enterprise, is now available. CaptureLiveHD provides faculty and presenters with a simple one-button solution to schedule, record, publish online, and view lectures, presentations, medical procedures, seminars, and training sessions.

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