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PSIP [Program and System Information Protocol] Deadline Looms

With many different vendors providing various parts of the system, there is some last-minute head scratching about how to get the data collected and fed to the proper equipment.Read the Full Story

ExamSoft to Provide Online Examination Services to William Howard Taft University

ExamSoft Worldwide develops and distributes academic examination software solutions encompassing all elements of the examination process to modernize teaching and testing techniques worldwide. Read the Full Story

SkillSoft Offers Availability of Mentoring Services Through Third-Party Learning Management Systems

The availability of mentoring services — which include 24×7 on-line chats, study aids, and test preparations — through third-party learning management systems gives learners the ability to access any mentoring service through the LMS. For instance, a learner can access an online chat to quickly clarify a point in a related course or receive a […]

State U and State Network bring the campus to the high school

The University of Iowa (UI) takes its message via the ICN to those students who may not be able to personally visit the campus early in the school year. The Hawkeye/Iowa Communications Network High School Visit Program started three years ago with approximately 15 pilot schools selected from western Iowa. The program has grown with […]

Texas software targets test cheaters

Officials will hire an outside expert to review security measures and build a tracking system to monitor test-score irregularities that could signal cheating, according to reports released on Jan. 10.Read the Full Story

Free Opera for higher education

The company said its offer is being made in an attempt to protect academia from some of the flaws in “more vulnerable browsers” and to ensure a more secure, personalised web surfing experience for future generations of decision makers.

eCollege Releases eCollege Content Manager

DENVER – January 11, 2005 – eCollege® [Nasdaq: ECLG], a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, today announced the release of eCollege Content Manager v1.0, which helps institutions centrally manage, standardize and reuse content across multiple programs, courses and sections. eCollege Content Manager is part of the Company’s overall product […]

Capitalising on richer Web data

Recent successful trials of European semantic-Web applications suggest that machine-readable data will soon usher in an improved Web that will facilitate information reuse, and provide for painless building and maintenance of community portals.Read the Full Story

Apple unveils $499 PC

Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the new Mac Mini during his keynote address at the Macworld Expo here, promising the machine would help further expand Apple’s audience beyond the Mac faithful. Read the Full Story

As for managing knowledge, MUMMY knows best

This is where MUMMY comes in. It aims to enable mobile, personalised knowledge management using rich multimedia to improve the efficiency of mobile business processes. Read the Full Story