CourseSmart®, the world's largest provider of eTextbooks and digital course materials, and Desire2Learn Incorporated, ("Desire2Learn"), a leading provider of enterprise teaching and learning platforms, today announced their partnership to provide an end-to-end integration that facilitates an efficient, one-stop process for students and faculty to access digital course materials.
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11/8/2011
Systems Alliance, a Web and IT consulting firm helping clients build, assess and optimize online properties, today announced it had re-designed and launched a new website for Mount St. Mary’s University (the Mount), the nation’s second-oldest Catholic university, based in Emmitsburg, Maryland. With a fresh visual design, intuitive information architecture and mobile friendly content, the new site was developed to help the Mount more effectively engage prospective students.
11/8/2011
NEC Display Solutions Europe and Luidia Inc., the leading provider of interactive technology that helps the world capture and share content, today announced that Luidia’s eBeam technology features in NEC’s newly launched NP01Wi line of interactive whiteboard kits.
11/8/2011
Follett Higher Education Group, the leading provider of college store and used book services, today announced its investment in a new distribution center in Aurora, Ill. that will enable the company to continue to grow its business and lead the industry. The 551,200-square-foot structure will increase Follett's processing productivity to make more books available for wholesale and direct-to-consumer orders.
11/8/2011
Larson Electronics’ Magnalight.com has announced the release of a powerful portable LED light equipped with an adjustable suction cup mounting system. The LED10W-1SCB LED Spotlight is outfitted with an innovative suction cup base and dual ball joint mounting system that provides strong and secure placement on any smooth surface and allows a high degree of directional adjustability. This LED spotlight has a 900 lumen output and produces a beam approximately 250 feet long by 40 feet in width.
11/7/2011
Matrox Graphics Inc. today announced that Shuttle Inc., a leading specialist in innovative mini PCs, has validated the Matrox M-Series multi-display graphics cards with the new Shuttle XPC H7 5820S mini PC. The M-Series PCI Express (PCIe) x16 boards support up to eight DisplayPort or single-link DVI monitors at resolutions of up to 2560x1600 per display.
11/7/2011
Chyron today announced that in close collaboration with Arizona State University (ASU), the Cronkite News Service newsroom — part of the world-renowned Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication — will be renamed the Chyron Media Center. Within the state-of-the-art news studios, Chyron’s cloud-based Axis World Graphics and CAMIO graphics management systems will give students at ASU access to the industry’s most advanced tools for news graphics creation and delivery. The dedication ceremony for the new Chyron Media Center at ASU is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011.
11/7/2011
Casio America, Inc., the creators of the World’s First Hybrid Laser and LED light source has raised the bar again. Building on its second generation light engine, Casio has expanded its Pro High Brightness Series with two new models. The XJ-H1700 and XJ-H1750 have a 4000 lumen output, surpassing the industry standard for brightness and raising the bar for innovation and cutting-edge technology.
11/7/2011
Converge Consulting (http://www.convergeconsulting.org/) is proud to announce the launch of a live chat series, Friday After Class, in which higher education industry experts engage audience members in discussions of tips, resources, and strategies related to smart marketing in higher education. Topics include (but are not limited to) web content strategy, social media strategy, web analytics strategy, etc.
11/6/2011
Gefen’s next generation Mini Pattern Signal Generator for HDMI 3DTV is designed for easy mobility when installing, designing or trouble shooting audio/video systems in the field. Real-time testing of multiple displays and projectors, support for 3DTV, advanced features and the small, lightweight enclosure all make this Signal Generator a valuable tool for integrators.
11/6/2011
Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group today announced the availability of its CP-X3021WN and CP-X2521WN networkable mobile projectors, two new models that offer versatile networking and connectivity options for business and educational applications. The 3LCD projectors provide a host of upgraded performance and convenience features, and combine outstanding image quality with ease of use and Intelligent Eco environmentally friendly operation.
11/6/2011
Organic storage pioneer Scality and synchronization and collaboration specialist TeamDrive today announced the integration of Scality's cloud storage with TeamDrive's secure synchronization and collaboration solution. The result, a complete file-sharing and synchronization solution for private clouds, is aimed squarely at customers that want to provide a high degree of collaboration functionality and mobility, while also maintaining total security of data by encrypting data transfer and keeping it on their own infrastructure.
11/3/2011
iParadigms, creators of Turnitin and the leader in originality checking and online grading, today announced the results of a new plagiarism study which shows that secondary school students in the United States rely more heavily on social networks for content in their papers and less on cheat sites and paper mills compared to college students. (registration required)
11/3/2011
In September 2011 alone, over 20 million private records worldwide have been exposed in security breaches, affecting businesses around the world. To prevent such incidents, endpoint security developer CoSoSys has released a new version of their flagship device control and data loss prevention solution, Endpoint Protector. Offering enhanced protection, increased effectiveness and the fastest implementation time in its segment, the out-of-the-box Hardware and Virtual Appliance is now available for small, medium and large companies and organizations.
11/3/2011
Polycom, Inc., the global leader in standards-based unified communications (UC), today unveiled an innovative whiteboard solution, the Polycom® UC Board™, which improves communication and collaboration in video conferences by allowing meeting participants to leverage their existing video display screens and mobile devices as interactive whiteboards for video collaboration.
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