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Thwarting ID Thieves

Feature
What most colleges and universities aren't doing to avoid identity theft and fraud--but should be.
Kristen Domonell
University Business, Jul 2011
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Alumni
Business Intelligence
Database Management
Networks / Servers
Security
Social Media
Wireless Networking

American colleges and universities are breeding grounds for innovative ideas and open information sharing. Pair that with a large number of systems on a given network and a vulnerable student population with fresh credit and you've got an appealing target for identity thieves.

"Managing the Unmanageable: Digital Governance in Higher Education" at UBTech 2012

Higher education presents many unique challenges that make it difficult to fully leverage the power and potential of the digital, which includes the web, social and mobile.

Network Support After Dark

Behind the News
Most institutions not offering 24/7 helpdesk support
Kristen Domonell
University Business, April 2012
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Business Continuity
Wireless Networking

Few students—traditional or nontraditional—complete their work within the 9-5 work day. Rather, libraries and dorm rooms are bustling late into the night with students burning the midnight oil. But, according to findings from the 2012 ACUTA (The Association for Information Communications Technology Professionals in Higher Education) ResNet Survey, only 9 percent of colleges and universities offer 24/7 network support.

College of the Holy Cross Selects Aruba Networks’ MOVE Architecture, Unifying Wired and Wireless Access

Aruba Networks, Inc. today announced that the College of the Holy Cross had replaced its existing 802.11 a/g wireless network with a new 802.11n wireless network based on the Aruba Mobile Virtual Enterprise (MOVE) architecture. The college has also deployed Aruba’s S3500 Mobility Access Switches to enable unified policy enforcement across both wired and wireless networks.

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Enhancing Game Day with Wi-Fi

01/31/2012

Want to get fans more involved at sporting events? According to a 2011 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey, 34 percent of U.S. adults owned a smartphone as of May of last year. So, since many sports fans undoubtedly come to games with a smartphone in their pocket, why not offer mobile content powered by free Wi-Fi at games?

There's an App for That

Feature
Answers to common questions about getting started with institutional apps
Kristen Domonell
University Business, Feb 2012
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Branding
Social Media
Wireless Networking

Social networking, online banking, entertainment... There’s an app for that—and for everything else you can think of. When it comes to higher ed, there’s an app for that, too. From behind-the-scenes mobile CRM apps to in-your-face athletic program apps, campus administrators are developing ways to make students’, administrators’, and faculty members’ lives a bit easier (or just more fun).

American University Selects Safe•Connect Nac From Impulse Point To Enhance Security Of Campus Network And Support Virtualization Strategy

Impulse Point, provider of the industry’s most scalable and easiest to deploy and maintain Network Access Control (NAC) solutions, today announced that American University has selected Impulse Point’s Safe•Connect NAC to replace Cisco’s Clean Access NAC to expand and secure its network capabilities.

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