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Podcasting News and Information

A site called BadFruit offers software that beats Apple Computer to the punch in podcasting. Also: Duke University takes stock of its iPod giveaway.Read the Full Story

New Version of Arel’s Web Conferencing Solution, Arel Spotlight II, Propels Enterprise Communication & Collaboration to New Heights

Enables 16 Simultaneous Video Windows and Extensive Real-Time Data Collaboration in a Single Session for Unlimited Number of Participants at Lower Bandwidth Thresholds Than Ever BeforeRead the Full Story

Video Marches On, Without a Standard

Most retailers might not want to load up their shelves with expensive electronics that could soon become obsolete or, worse, include technology rejected by most of the industry.Read the Full Story

Burgers, lattes and CD burners

OAK BROOK, Illinois (AP) — Just outside its wooded headquarters campus, McDonald’s Corp. is offering sneak previews of its fast-food future.Read the Full Story

Duke Analyzes iPod Project

Ever since Duke University announced a year ago that it would give iPods to all incoming freshmen, the institution’s project has been watched with interest. Was the project the wave of the future or a gimmick?Read the Full Story

ECAR [Center for Applied Research] Publishes Study on Information Technology Investment and Business Process Performance in Higher Education

The EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research (ECAR) has just released a study of the performance of business processes in higher education.Read the Full Story

Utah State University Library Automates Storage/Retrieval of 1.5 Million Books

SALT LAKE CITY–June 16, 2005–An 80-foot-tall Automated Storage and Retrieval System (AS/RS) from Daifuku America Corporation is helping Utah State University reclaim floor space in its Merrill-Cazier Library and provide students, faculty and staff with automated access to its collection of more than 1.5 million books and journals. Utah State University selected Daifuku America Corporation, […]

Google Maps inspire creativity

Educators aren’t the only ones taking advantage of the technology. Others also have discovered how to tinker with the search engine’s mapping service to graphically illustrate vital information that might otherwise be ignored, overlooked, or not perceived as clearly.Read the Full Story

eClassroom(SM) Partners With Virtual Sage to Deliver Quality Online Courses

DENVER, June 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — eClassroom(SM), the K-12 Division of eCollege® (Nasdaq: ECLG – News) and a leading provider of complete solutions for virtual schools, today announced a partnership with Virtual Sage, an online curriculum development company that offers comprehensive, standards-based online courses.Read the Full Story

Elluminate Delivers Live Interaction to California State University Northridge Distance Education Program

Elluminate, Inc., a leading provider of live eLearning and Web collaboration solutions for the real-time organization, announced today that California State University Northridge has selected Elluminate Live! Academic Edition(TM) after an extensive comparison of available solutions.Read the Full Story