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Polycom Simplifies Deployment fo Installed-Room Systems Joining AMX Inconcert Alliance at Platinum Level

PLEASANTON, Calif., – March 2, 2005 – Polycom®, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLCM), the world’s leader in video and voice conferencing, conference bridges, and integrated web collaboration solutions, has become a Platinum level Inconcert Partner with AMX® Corporation (NASDAQ: AMXC), a worldwide leader in control system technology. The program ensures simpler and faster integration of Polycom installed […]

The Virtual HighSchool: America’s Learning Frontier

As K-12 school districts grapple with public demands for accountability that have resulted in assessment and accreditation tests such as Virginia’s Standards of Learning (SOL) and experience the heated debate over school choice, they are motivated to employ “out of the box” thinking to improve achievement without depleting financial resources.Read the Full Story

Hospitals, educators getting creative

In Spartanburg, nurses eagerly log on to computers to bid for extra-pay shifts the way collectors scout for trinkets on eBay.Read the Full Story

Mac’s Original Designer Dies

Raskin died Saturday night at his home in Pacifica, California, his family said in a statement. In December, he told friends he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.Read the Full Story

Polytechnic University of the Philippines Open University: Championing open and distance learning

Then Philippine College of Commerce (now PUP) president Dr. Nemesio E. Prudente, set to put into practice the distance education program of the University.Read the Full Story

Students put summer to work with L’Anse Creuse AP courses

Summer school is no longer just for students who need to catch up.Read the Full Story

Gates, governors: Upgrade high school

Better use of student data and more creative approaches to teaching and learning–including the judicious use of technology–were among the focal points as governors from more than 45 states and territories convened in Washington, D.C., this past weekend.Read the Full Story

Govs pledge ambitious high school reforms

The announcement, made during the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, follows a drumbeat of recent reports on the steady decline of high school graduation rates and achievement in the past two decades.Read the Full Story

Mississippi Picks Pathlore; 60 Percent of U.S. States Run LMS

Passage of the “State Employee Management Training Act” in 2003 helped the Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration spearhead the purchase of the Pathlore solution. Along with establishing a training program for supervisory personnel, the act buttressed efforts to create employee development opportunities for state workers. The Pathlore solution offers Mississippi’s state workers a Web-based […]

Embanet CampusWebPort Increases ROI for Online Programs

Toronto, March 1, 2005 – Institutions with successful and growing online programs face the unforeseen challenge and cost of data automation for growing rosters and courses as well as custom reports to keep in compliance with accreditation. Institutions are typically faced with the challenge of manual processes which are expensive and prone to errors, or […]