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MIT maps wireless users across campus

Used to be, when college students wondered whether the campus cafe had any free seats, or their favorite corner of the library was occupied, they’d have to risk hoofing it over there to see. But for today’s students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), that kind of information is all just a click away.Read […]

Census: Internet use up, users’ trust down

WASHINGTON (AP) — Computer and Internet use is up, but so are concerns about identity theft and other online dangers.Read the Full Story

Multimedia Platforms: Top Picks for Converged Networking

What should we be thinking of, when we think of a truly converged network? Answers.com defines the term converge as: “To tend toward or achieve union…” However, in the context of this article, we will define converged networking as: Read the Full Story

A Virtual Holiday in the Virtual Sun

IMAGINE relaxing in a tiny private cove, on a lava beach near the mists of a waterfall. The sun is shining, a tropical bird cries somewhere in the distance and the cares of the working world seem a million miles away.Read the Full Story

Community Colleges Use Elluminate to Deliver Wide Area Learning Experience to Students

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web conferencing solutions for the real-time organization, announced tremendous market momentum in the adoption of Elluminate Live! among community colleges throughout the world.Read the Full Story

Blackboard and WebCT Seek to Reassure Campus Customers After Merger Announcement

Blackboard Inc., and WebCT, Inc., two of the leading purveyors of course management software, sought to reassure customers this week that their announced merger is good news on campus.Read the Full Story

Broadband for the masses over fixed wireless networks

While major metropolitan centres enjoy fast and relatively affordable broadband connections, the situation is vastly different in rural and remote areas. A future viable wireless network architecture may offer true broadband services for all and bridge the divide. Read the Full Story

Nortel Solutions Bringing High-Speed Broadband Services to Rural Communities in Northern New York

Local Development Authority Works with Service Providers to Extend Broadband to Underserviced CommunitiesRead the Full Story

eCollege and SMARTHINKING Provide Students Seamless Access to Online Tutoring

Integration Builds on Commitment to Student Retention and Program GrowthDENVER – October 20, 2005 – eCollege [Nasdaq: ECLG], a leading provider of value-added information services to the post-secondary education industry, and SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring to colleges and high schools, today announced a partnership enabling students to connect to SMARTHINKING’s online tutoring […]

Horizon Wimba Powers Collaboration on Blackboard Connections

Blackboard User Groups members can connect online via Horizon Wimba softwareRead the Full Story