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Wireless network comes to Clemson U. campus

Technology is catching up with the hype at Clemson University. Imagine a network system so fast that it can email roughly 250 lengthy Western Civilization papers, in less than once second, cableless and wireless.

Microsoft gives glimpse into its future

Microsoft Research today hosted its first-ever Future Forum event here to celebrate its 10-year anniversary, with Microsoft Corp. executives such as Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates and Rick Rashid, the senior vice president of Microsoft Research, addressing the small group of attendees from around the world.

Media Server Technology: Serving Up ITV, Part 1

Once the deployment of digital television (DTV) advances enough to warrant meaningful data broadcasting and other services – such as interactive television – content developers and broadcasters will need a means to store, manage and process that data as it makes its way through the DTV system.

Windows XP: A boon for home-networking market?

Microsoft’s Windows XP may give the lagging market for home networking the jump-start it needs.

Apple Expands as PCs Cut Back

With Hewlett-Packard gobbling up Compaq, Gateway slashing staff and Dell driving prices to rock bottom, the PC market has turned into a bloody battlefield.

Microsoft and Chyron get interactive

Microsoft and Chyron, the interactive TV technology provider, today launched Metaplayer, a tool that allows broadcasters to use Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) to organise traditional and interactive data passing through their systems automatically.

Alcatel Moves University of Southern Colorado to Gigabit Speeds

Alcatel (NYSE: ALA – news) today announced that the University of Southern Colorado has selected Alcatel’s Omni family of switches to increase network bandwidth and manageability. The switches are placed throughout the 275-acre campus located in south-central Colorado. With more than 4,300 students and approximately 500 full-time faculty and staff, effective network communication throughout the […]

Pepperdine’s Graziadio School of Business and Management Deploys Plumtree Corporate Portal for Students, Faculty and Staff

Corporate portal market-leader Plumtree Software today announced that The Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University is deploying the Plumtree Corporate Portal to more than 2,750 students, faculty and staff. The portal will eventually be deployed to Graziadio alumni as part of a major initiative to create an ongoing learning platform that connects […]

New campus user group growing ‘like wildfire’

The Mac is getting back on track in the K-12 education market. And thanks to grassroots support, our favorite computing platform just may make a lot of headway at several institutes of higher learning.

IBM Reaches Out to Small Businesses With $700 Server Offering

IBM threw its hat in the sub-$1,000 server ring with its release of the eServer x200VL, an entry-level server priced at $699.