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The United Nations is not taking over the Internet. At least – not yet. But that’s the fear many have as talks take place in Dubia this week as the UN’s Telecommunication Union and delegates from around the world meet to decide whether it should have oversight or regulate the Internet. That has some big […]
Internet freedom could be at stake at a secretive meeting of governments that begins Monday in Dubai. PCWorld Full Article
The EDUCAUSE annual publication of top IT issues has long resonated as a yearly snapshot of the most pressing issues for IT leaders in higher education. In 2000, EDUCAUSE changed the method by which the issues were selected and ranked, instituting a member survey. For twelve years, members were asked to select the five most-important […]
Content-centric networking promises to deliver content quicker and more reliably—but it may take time for companies to adopt it. MIT Technology Review Full Article
Video everywhere is the way of the future, but end-users also want a great video experience. That combination requires very efficient use of bandwidth to be practical. My colleague, Jacob Nordan, explained in a recent post how that can happen if you choose the right technology partner. H.265, a new codec standard, also plays a […]
High schools are creating student-run help desks to deal with larger numbers of mobile devices. A thousand miles apart, Niles West High School in Skokie, Ill., and Burlington High School in Massachusetts each have student teams handle problems with mobile devices. The 20 tech leaders at Niles West High School support 3,600 netbooks at two […]
REDMOND, Wash. — Oct. 19, 2012 — Microsoft Corp. today announced new academic institutions and medical schools that are adopting Microsoft Office 365 for education, the company’s next-generation cloud productivity service, to improve communication and collaboration across campuses while helping meet security, privacy and other regulatory requirements as mandated by the U.S. Health Insurance Portability […]
First, it was course management systems and then e-reader devices. Is the shift to digital textbooks going to be just the latest area where accessibility turns out to be an afterthought? Campus Technology Full Article
PDF library organization is important if you’re a student or a scholar. Enter new kid on the block ReadCube, a free Adobe AIR app currently in public beta. ReadCube offers a comprehensive, all-in-one solution for organizing, finding and reading articles. It’s a worthy competitor to Zotero and Mendeley. PCWorld Full Article
Ron Danielson, Vice Provost for Information Services and Chief Information Officer at Santa Clara University, shares his insight and expertise about what’s hot this year on college campuses and what IT pros can expect. Cisco Watch the Video
