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California State University system expands relationship with WebCT

LYNNFIELD, Mass, Nov. 24, 2003 – WebCT, maker of the world’s most flexible and widely used higher education e-learning solutions, today announced it has expanded its relationship with the country’s largest university system.Nine California State University (CSU) system campuses have upgraded to the WebCT Campus Edition(tm) 4.0 course management system, enhancing their capabilities for quick […]

Wi-Fi at the Speed of Ethernet?

The WGT624 router and WG511T PC Card, both based on the 54-mbps 802.11g standard, boost performance by using compression and by simultaneously broadcasting over 2 of the 11 channels in the 2.4-GHz band that 802.11b and 802.11g products use.Read the Full Story

Tech Outlook 2004

Tech Outlook 2004: A Look Ahead at Security Until companies treat security as a serious responsibility, instead of as a cost center that doesn’t contribute to the bottom line, the negative trend in security will only get worse, warns Jim Rapoza.Read the Full Story

New study reveals 187 key web design rules

The “Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines,” released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), can help educators and others design their own web sites based on proven research about what works–and what doesn’t–to ensure the greatest use among stakeholders. For example, are school web site designers using the best fonts, download […]

Research: Nearly one-third of Americans now form ‘tech-savvy elite’

A study released Nov. 23 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 31 percent of Americans value the internet, cell phones, and handheld organizers more than TV and traditional wired telephones. Schools and colleges increasingly will be working with this so-called “tech elite.” Read the Full Story

Large US Law Firm Improves Attorney Productivity with x.hlp

x.hlp Technologies, an international software corporation that delivers an elearning suite to accelerate the adoption of business-critical software applications across the enterprise, today announced that Holland and Hart, the Rocky Mountain Region’s largest law firm, has realized significant improvements in employee productivity through the creation and delivery of an online training program; developed using the […]

As students power up, colleges rewire

Then there are rechargers for a cell phone, handheld computer, camera, electric razor, and toothbrush. Read the Full Story

LogiCampus 1.0 Released, Open Source Educational Platform

LogiCampus was developed over a period of six months with collaboration and feedback from administrators, staff and faculty infusing the development process. The system was built on the open source LogiCreate development framework, a product of Tap Internet, Inc., and is itself an open source project. What this means for an organization is the LogiCampus […]

Plumbers and Heating Engineers Switch on IntraLearn

London, UK– IntraLearn Europe Ltd. of Guernsey, England, the European subsidiary of IntraLearn Software Corporation, the leading supplier of configurable e-Learning software applications to the mid-market, announced today an agreement with The Learning Business, a UK content publisher, to use IntraLearn LSP to host online specialist courses services for the plumbing and heating profession.The Learning […]

New study reveals 187 key web design rules

The “Research-Based Web Design and Usability Guidelines,” released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), can help educators and others design their own web sites based on proven research about what works–and what doesn’t–to ensure the greatest use among stakeholders. For example, are school web site designers using the best fonts, download […]