Industry News

3/14/2013
PESA, a leading U.S.-based custom design and build manufacturing company for professional audio and video signal distribution, today announced that Georgia Tech Online (formerly Distance Learning) is using a new PESA Cheetah 288XE digital video router at its Global Learning Center in Atlanta as part of its migration to HD production for its online professional education coursework.
3/14/2013
The new center will enhance the university’s research and educational initiatives for its students and the agricultural community, including investors, farmers, researchers and businesses.
3/14/2013
Students who purchase a Routledge Interactive textbook will receive 12-month complimentary access to the e-textbook through the VitalSource Bookshelf® platform, the preferred and most used e-textbook delivery platform in higher education today.
3/14/2013
Not only will the additional solar power project save the university about $2 million over 20 years, but it is also showcasing the academic institution as a leader in sustainability while supporting the local and national economies.
3/13/2013

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Aruba Networks, Inc., a provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, announced that Parkland College, a two-year community college in Champaign, Ill., has deployed an Aruba Wireless LAN and the Aruba ClearPass Access Management System, to connect its 18,000 students and 1,200 faculty and staff. The new wireless infrastructure will support Parkland’s BYOD initiative, accommodating both faculty and students who bring their personal mobile devices onto campus and into the classrooms.

3/13/2013
Loanlook, a provider of Web-based financial literacy solutions, announced a notification control interface that will enhance its users' ability to manage their student loans via the company's loanlook.com portal.
3/13/2013
Adapt Courseware compared outcomes from its adaptive online section of Introduction to Psychology at Southwest Virginia Community College to another high-quality, yet non-adaptive online section at the school. The results are compelling.
3/13/2013
Hitachi will introduce the Z-HD6000 CMOS HDTV studio camera, featuring a new 2/3-inch CMOS camera processor, next month at the 2013 NAB show in Las Vegas.
3/12/2013

Graduway, the British-Israeli start-up company that is revolutionizing alumni networking, announced it is entering into a strategic relationship with LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network on the Internet.

3/12/2013
Ambassador Education Solutions, provider of course materials management and delivery for higher education institutions, received its annual Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements (SSAE 16 SOC I Type 2).
3/12/2013
Acer America debuts the new Acer C7 Chromebook models for its commercial customers, especially schools looking for a way to enhance student learning with technology that is affordable and impactful.
3/12/2013
The Utah Education Network and the University of Utah have deployed Ciena’s 6500 Packet-Optical Platform to provide high-speed, high-capacity 100G connectivity between the University and its new downtown Salt Lake City data center.
3/12/2013

LIVERPOOL, UK — March 12, 2013 — A new partnership between Sonic Foundry, Inc., the trusted market leader for video management and academic, enterprise and event webcasting, and the University of London Computer Centre, which hosts and develops e-learning services for more than 2 million students, allows universities in the United Kingdom to launch cost-effective academic video initiatives with Mediasite Enterprise Video Platform.

3/11/2013
Wiley to align Rice University-based OpenStax College's free biology textbook content with interactive media and assessment in a low-priced, high-value product for students.
3/11/2013
Iveda Solutions, cloud video hosting provider, in collaboration with Swan Island Networks, today announced the launch of IvedaXchange, which brings the growing power of cloud-based technology to bear on the vital matter of school security.

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