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With the requirement to safeguard kids use of the Web mandated by the Childrens Internet Protection Act of 2000, telecommunications giant Verizon Communications thinks now is a good time to extend managed security services to schools and libraries.
TutorsEdge, Inc., an innovative provider of online, interactive, live instruction technology, today announced an agreement with Bellevue, Washington-based Apex Learning, a builder and operator of virtual schools, to pilot world-class synchronous virtual classroom technology with students of the University of California College Prep Initiative. Selected UCCP students will take part in scheduled, real-time, online tutorials […]
On academia’s high-powered Internet2, researchers are redefining what computer networks can do.
Centra (NASDAQ: CTRA), the worlds leading provider of software and ASP services for live eLearning and collaboration, today announced that New York Universitys School of Continuing and Professional Studies, the oldest and largest private-university provider of professional education in the United States, has selected Centra to provide live communication services and instructor-led classes for its […]
The World Wide Web Consortium yesterday released the first public working drafts of the Simple Object Access Protocol 1.2 specification, to solicit comments ahead of a final recommendation. The W3C said version 1.2 is compatible with other recently issued specs such as XML Schema, and features “a refined processing model, which reduces ambiguities created by […]
In an effort to help federal agencies take processes online, Digital Signature Trust (DST), an affiliate of Zions Bancorporation (Nasdaq: ZION – news), today unveiled its Electronic Transaction Risk Assessment (ETRA(SM)) service. Under GPEA (Government Paperwork Elimination Act), agencies are required to undertake an in-depth analysis of their authentication requirements before taking transactions online. ETRA […]
Motorola (NYSE:MOT) today announced that Mobile Wireless Technologies (a wholly owned subsidiary of Virtual Academics.com) (OTCBB:VADC), a leading online distance learning and corporate training provider, has developed a software application that can allow students access to classroom and corporate training information wirelessly. The applications will deliver student and teacher information, curricula and testing to schools […]
Lightspeed Interactive, Inc., a business in a superior content management and delivery platform that allows seamless integration with existing enterprise systems. OmniSITE distributes personalized course materials to individual learners based on their specific needs and levels of competency, maximizing learning effectiveness, said Chris Pearsall, Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Lightspeed Interactive. Our […]
MOREnet is one of the first state education networks to receive designation as a Sponsored Educational Group Participant (SEGP) under a new policy sponsored by the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID), the organization leading both the Internet2 and Abilene projects. Through this program, the MOREnet network is now connected to Internet2. More information
With the new BiNOS (BATM Inter Networking Operating System), T6 offers simplified installation plus ease of operation and provisioning through a broad range of IEEE standards based administration, management, and network security features. Other T6 features that fall under the BiNOS umbrella include: Link Aggregation — Dynamically broadens bandwidth between switches helping to circumvent possible […]