<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Education Channel Partner</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/</link><description><![CDATA[Education Channel Partner Feed]]></description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:21:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>0</ttl><item><title>Microsoft Expands Cloud Services Partner Network</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71885/</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft stepped up its services push Monday by announcing a partner-driven effort to deliver hosted Microsoft applications in 19 countries.]]></description><author>Herb Torrens</author><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VMware Supports Partner Growth, Offers Free Trials in the Cloud</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71852/</link><description><![CDATA[VMware has launched new services within its Virtual Appliance Marketplace (VAM) aimed at helping organizations explore cloud computing solutions based on VMware software--before making a purchase decision. Services include the beta release of VMware VAM App on Demand, in conjunction with free trials of VMware vCloud partner offerings.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Desktone, ICC Global Hosting Use Cloud To Deliver VDI to Schools, Public Sector</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71839/</link><description><![CDATA[Desktone has entered into a partnership with ICC Global Hosting aimed at delivering desktops as a service (DaaS) to organizations in the academic and public sectors, as well as mid-tier businesses.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schools 'Test-Drive' Acer Netbooks with Seed Unit Channel Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71837/</link><description><![CDATA[Acer has recently announced updates to its K-12 Seed Unit channel initiative aimed at helping drive sales for the company's VAR partners. More than 1,200 education customers and VAR partners participated in the company's last Seed Unit program.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CollegeBound and Intelliworks Partner for College Lead Generation and Prospect Management</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71834/</link><description><![CDATA[The CollegeBound Network (CBN) is partnering with Intelliworks, a provider of relationship management solutions for higher education, to provide schools with a lead generation platform designed to improve student conversions. CBN specializes in recruitment lead generation solutions for 900 educational institutions and 3,500 campuses through portals that include CollegeSurfing.com and TopCareerSchools.com.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>AppSense To Double U.S. Sales Team, Adds Executive Leadership</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71787/</link><description><![CDATA[AppSense has recently announced plans to expand its United States operations in an effort to seize on growing demand for the company's user environment management solutions.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Schools Turn to Net Simplicity for Room Scheduling</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71786/</link><description><![CDATA[Asure Software's NetSimplicity division has recently announced expanded adoption of its room scheduling software by education institutions around the world. ]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>QED Connect Uses SaaS To Help Partners Sell to Education Sector</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71773/</link><description><![CDATA[Information security provider QED Connect has recently announced a new education program for its line of software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. ]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amano Adds New Sales Leadership to Security Systems Division</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71772/</link><description><![CDATA[Amano USA has recently expanded its national and regional sales teams with the appointment of Steve Rogers as vice president of sales and marketing and Karl Wagenhoffer as western regional sales manager. Both Rogers and Wagenhoffer will be working for the company's Security Systems Division.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pearson Acquires Intellipro, Enhances Software Development</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71756/</link><description><![CDATA[Pearson has recently acquired software engineering firm and dotlearn.com publisher Intellipro. The deal is aimed at expanding Pearson's capabilities in the interactive learning space.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Peggy Pawloski Joins Carnegie Learning as VP of Professional Services</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71755/</link><description><![CDATA[Carnegie Learning has recently announced the appointment of Peggy Pawloski as vice president of professional services. She joins the Carnegie team after spending 13 years with Scholastic--most recently as national director of training.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ManageEngine Joins VMware TAP Program, Releases VMware ESX Monitoring Solution</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71710/</link><description><![CDATA[ManageEngine, a new member of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program, has recently added VMware ESX monitoring to its OpManager Enterprise Edition software.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grace Global Uses Cloud To Help Schools Backup Important Data</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71709/</link><description><![CDATA[Grace Global--a Spearstone channel partner--has announced plans to provide its branded G-Track data protection solution to 4,000 United States schools. The deal was awarded by the Pennsylvania Education Purchasing Program for Microcomputers (PEPPM) and includes 15 states along the East Coast and California.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2 Silicon Valley Colleges Deploy High-Performance Wireless Networks</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71711/</link><description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley's San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College have implemented a new high-performance wireless network from Meru Networks, turning every indoor space on campus into a "wireless hot zone" for Internet access. Meru and its integrator partner, San Jose-based AdvanTel Networks, won a competitive request for proposal (RFP) against Cisco and Aruba Networks.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Partners Integrate Elluminate Technology into CMS, LMS, Collaborative Online Environments</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71708/</link><description><![CDATA[Elluminate has announced the increased integration of Elluminate-enabling technologies into a range of standard CMS and LMS systems, social networking platforms, and collaborative online learning environments.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>StorMagic Upgrades Channel Partner Program, Targets VMware Community</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71707/</link><description><![CDATA[iSCSI SAN management software developer StorMagic has recently revealed details of its enhanced channel partner program aimed at resellers and system integrators in the VMware space. ]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marshal8e6 Acquires Avinti, Looks To Bridge E-Mail &amp; Web Security</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71706/</link><description><![CDATA[Marshal8e6 has recently acquired behavior-based malware detection provider, Avinti. The purchase is aimed at enhancing the company's ability to provide solutions that address "blended threats"--e-mails that use Web-based delivery methods to install malware on user machines.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Northeast Schools More Confident in Ability To Deal with Threats</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71685/</link><description><![CDATA[Schools in the Northeast are more confident in their ability to deal with security threats, according to a new survey by Wren, a video surveillance company.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Illinois' Marshall School District Implements Security Appliances from SonicWALL</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71684/</link><description><![CDATA[Marshall Community Unit School District 2C in Illinois has deployed security appliances from SonicWALL for network security and secure remote access in each of its five campuses, including a high school, junior high school, and two elementary schools.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Online Higher Education Solutions Firm Launches Comprehensive Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71553/</link><description><![CDATA[In the ongoing economic crisis, few educational outlets are having a tougher financial struggle than the nation's institutes of higher education. Colleges and universities of all sizes, student body demographics and educational goals are struggling to streamline budgets, increase enrollment and retention, and find new sources of revenue.]]></description><author>Scott Aronowitz</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Wimba Claims Threefold Growth for Web 2.0 Tools in K-12</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71491/</link><description><![CDATA[Wimba, a developer of Web 2.0 utilities for education, said it has seen a threefold increase in the number of K-12 schools and districts that have deployed its software during the last year. Among the customers are both online-only schools--including Kentucky Virtual Schools, Louisiana Virtual School, Virtual Learning Academy in New Hampshire, and North Carolina Virtual Public School--and public school districts, including Albuquerque Public Schools, Baltimore City Public School System, Brevard Public Schools in Florida, Clear Creek Independent School District in Texas, School District of Clay County in Florida, and School District of Beloit in Wisconsin.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Districts Deploy PowerSchool Premier</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71393/</link><description><![CDATA[Pearson has recently announced several new implementations of its PowerSchool Premiere student information system (SIS).]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tyler Technologies Expands K-12 Offerings with PulseMark Acquisition</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71391/</link><description><![CDATA[Tyler Technologies has recently completed the acquisition of St. Louis-based information warehouse solution provider PulseMark.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hart InterCivic Joins Citrix Solution Provider Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71390/</link><description><![CDATA[Hart InterCivic has recently joined the Citrix Solution Provider program and is currently poised to offer Citrix Delivery Center solutions to government and education institutions nationwide.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Douglas Stewart Co. Inks Deal with Sony Creative Software</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71389/</link><description><![CDATA[The Douglas Stewart Co. has recently been selected by Sony Creative Software to be the company's exclusive distributor to the education sector.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Citrix Enhances CSA Program, Increases Revenue Opportunity for Partners</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71388/</link><description><![CDATA[Citrix has recently enhanced its Citrix Solution Advisor (CSA) program with the launch of CSA Authorized.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Datatel Honored as 2008 SAP BusinessObjects OEM Partner of the Year</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71394/</link><description><![CDATA[SAP has recently named Datatel as 2008 SAP BusinessObjects OEM Partner of the Year for North America. The award recognizes the company as the partner delivering the "most compelling application" built to leverage the BusinessObjects platform.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cisco Unveils Open Partner Ecosystem, Focuses on Unified Computing</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71392/</link><description><![CDATA[Cisco recently launched an open partner ecosystem aimed at accelerating the adoption of their Unified Computing System. The new program will include a range of technology partners, business consulting and systems integration partners, and channel partners.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SunGard Acquires Performance Pathways, Adds Instructional Management to Product Suite</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71387/</link><description><![CDATA[SunGard has recently announced the acquisition of K-12 instructional management software provider Performance Pathways Inc.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CORAID Becomes VMware Technology Alliance Partner</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71163/</link><description><![CDATA[CORAID has recently joined the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. The new relationship is aimed at helping the company integrate its EtherDrive SAN solutions with VMware's virtualization software.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft Announces Skills Week, Helps Professionals Enhance Skills, Market Reach in Tough Economy</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71196/</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft this week kicked off Microsoft Skills Week, a national initiative with more than 175 partner-led events aimed at helping IT pros improve their skill set and achieve Microsoft Certified Professional status.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Citrix Enhances CSA Program, Increases Revenue Opportunity for Partners</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71160/</link><description><![CDATA[Citrix has enhanced its Citrix Solution Advisor (CSA) program with the launch of CSA Authorized. The new component is aimed at decreasing partners' time to profitability by minimizing the upfront investment in training and certification.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Douglas Stewart Co. Inks Distribution Deal with Sony Creative Software</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71159/</link><description><![CDATA[The Douglas Stewart Co. has recently been selected by Sony Creative Software to be the company's exclusive distributor to the education sector.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cisco Announces Transition for Worldwide Operations Leadership</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71114/</link><description><![CDATA[Cisco has recently announced the appointment of Robert Lloyd to executive vice president of worldwide operations, effective April 26. Lloyd will replace Rick Justice, who is stepping down for health reasons. Justice will remain with Cisco serving as part-time executive advisor to Chairman and CEO John Chambers.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PCI Education Appoints Lee Wilson President and CEO</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71113/</link><description><![CDATA[PCI Education has recently announced the appointment of Lee Wilson as President and CEO. Wilson will oversee operations, product development, sales, marketing, and strategic goals for the San Antonio-Based publisher.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NComputing Deploys Virtual Desktop Solutions for 5,000 Schools in India</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71046/</link><description><![CDATA[NComputing has recently completed a large-scale computerization project for Andhra Pradesh Government Schools in India aimed at increasing overall access to technology while minimizing both infrastructure costs and energy consumption.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VMware Announces New Partner University</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71045/</link><description><![CDATA[VMware has recently launched the VMware Partner University, a new Web-based environment aimed at providing ecosystem partners with up-to-date training and information on a range of VMware products and services. ]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oracle Partners With Unicon, Integrates PeopleSoft with Standards-Based LMS Platforms</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71044/</link><description><![CDATA[Oracle has recently selected higher education software consulting firm Unicon to provide implementation services for the PeopleSoft Enterprise Student Administration Integration Pack (SAIP).]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pano Logic Appoints Brian Cox Executive VP of Worldwide Field Operations</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71042/</link><description><![CDATA[Pano Logic has recently announced the appointment of Brian Cox to executive vice president of worldwide field operations. In the new role, Cox will be responsible for worldwide sales, pre/post-sales engineering and global channel strategies.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IDC: Worldwide IT Spending To Increase 0.5 Percent, Down from Previous Forecasts</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71041/</link><description><![CDATA[Market researchers at IDC, who produce one of the most widely watched forecasts for IT spending, have revised the forecast for 2009--and it's "downward ho." Framingham, MA-based IDC released the new projection Wednesday, revising a forecast first released in August that was later substantially downgraded in a revision released in November as global economic conditions deteriorated.]]></description><author>Scott Bekker</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SAP Launches Virtual Campus for University Students, Faculty, Partners</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71047/</link><description><![CDATA[SAP has recently launched an interactive Web portal aimed at the global academic community. Dubbed the SAP University Alliances community, the new portal provides participants with a range of IT, academic, and career-oriented tools intended to bring real-world skills into the academic environment.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Amcom Acquires SDC, Increases Mission-Critical Communications Offerings</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/71043/</link><description><![CDATA[Amcom Software, provider of "mission-critical" communications solutions, has recently acquired Manchester, NH-based SDC Solutions. The deal is aimed at strengthening Amcom's position in the call center and emergency management software markets, while expanding the solutions available to current SDC customers.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Northeast Texas District Aims To Improve Energy Efficiency</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70876/</link><description><![CDATA[Grand Saline Independent School District, located about 70 miles east of Dallas, has implemented $700,000 in facilities upgrades in order to improve operations and and efficiencies. The district contracted with TAC for improvements in lighting and energy efficiency, as well as a unified building management system (BMS) for the entire district.]]></description><author>Scott Aronowitz</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Partnership for 21st Century Skills Launches Affiliate Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70881/</link><description><![CDATA[The Partnership for 21st Century Skills has recently launched its P21 Professional Development Affiliate Program aimed at helping professional development providers align current offerings with the Partnership's Framework for 21st Century Learning.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Bernard Enhances ProPartner Channel Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70883/</link><description><![CDATA[St. Bernard Software has recently announced enhancements to its North American ProPartner Program intended to address the needs associated with recent channel and VAR partner growth.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Trends for Higher Education in 2009: Network Management</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70884/</link><description><![CDATA[A few aspects set network management in higher education apart from that in the standard corporation, said Jim Frey, senior analyst for Enterprise Management Associates. First, the number of interconnected devices is much greater. Second, there's greater legal exposure, as well as more regulatory requirements because of the nature of the user and what he or she may be doing. Third, the user community is in constant flux.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Xirrus Deploys WiFi Network in Toronto Montessori Schools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70877/</link><description><![CDATA[Xirrus has been selected by Toronto Montessori Schools and the Toronto Montessori Institute to deploy its Xirrus 802.11abg+n WiFi arrays to deliver high speed internet access for student and teacher online learning.]]></description><author>Scott Aronowitz</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Netsweeper Provides Content Filtering for Intel, MOREnet</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70879/</link><description><![CDATA[Internet content filtering provider Netsweeper Inc. has recently joined the Intel Classmate PC Ecosystem Vendor Alliance. The new relationship makes Netsweeper one of approximately 80 local and regional companies providing value-added services in support of Intel's Classmate PC.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virginia District Selects Edupoint's GENESIS Student Information System</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70880/</link><description><![CDATA[Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has signed an agreement with Edupoint Educational Systems to implement the company's GENESIS student information system (SIS). The new platform will replace the district's current implementation of SASI.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard and Acxiom Partner in College Verification Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70875/</link><description><![CDATA[Education technology provider Blackboard and the risk mitigation division of marketing giant Acxiom have teamed up to create a "better mousetrap" in the arena of student identity verification at United States colleges and universities.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bradford Networks Sales Up 87 Percent over 2007</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70878/</link><description><![CDATA[Bradford Networks recently announced significant gains in sales of its network access control (NAC) solutions, posting an 87-percent increase from 2007 to 2008.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Rackable Systems Launches Eco-Partner Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70882/</link><description><![CDATA[Rackable Systems Inc. has recently launched its Rackable Eco-Partner Program aimed at providing worldwide channel partners expanded access to the company's Eco-Logical data center offerings.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pearson Establishes Professional Services Group</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70622/</link><description><![CDATA[Pearson has recently announced the launch of Pearson K-12 Solutions, a professional services group aimed at helping K-12 schools and districts develop "customized educational solutions" to bolster student achievement.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>GlobalScholar Inks Deal To Acquire ExLogica</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70621/</link><description><![CDATA[In a recent announcement, GlobalScholar, parent company of Excelsior Software, confirmed the acquisition of CO-based ExLogica. Through the purchase, Excelsior will integrate ExLogica's Silk Student Information System and Silk Scheduler with its Pinnacle Suite of applications.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft Rolls Out Semblio SDK for Education Vendors</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70658/</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft has released Semblio SDK version 1, a new tool for education developers that's designed to aid in the creation of interactive learning materials. The kit (previously code-named "Grava") is available as a free download now.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EBSCO Acquires Salem Press, Inks Distribution Deal with Consumers Union</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70656/</link><description><![CDATA[EBSCO Publishing has recently announced the acquisition of Salem Press, a move aimed at enhancing the resources available to EBSCOhost subscribers.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Grambling State Takes Student Data Management Online</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70620/</link><description><![CDATA[Grambling State University's Student Health Center has chosen PrognoCIS EMR from Bizmatics for the tracking and organization of student medical records.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Elsevier Acquires Assets from William Andrew Publishing</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70558/</link><description><![CDATA[Elsevier has announced the recent acquisition of content assets from technical and scientific publisher William Andrew Inc. The move comes after an 18-month strategic alliance with the company that has included electronic and print distribution of William Andrew materials through Elsevier's global network.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tyler Technologies Inks Deals with 5 Georgia Districts</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70491/</link><description><![CDATA[Tyler Technologies has announced plans to implement the company's Education Management solution for five Georgia districts.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Roland DGA Strengthens Partner Network with Integrated Business Tools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70490/</link><description><![CDATA[Computer peripheral company Roland DGA has recently implemented several Microsoft technologies aimed at improving a range of operational efficiencies.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DataCore Signs Distribution Agreement with Ingram Micro</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70488/</link><description><![CDATA[Storage virtualization provider DataCore Software has entered into a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro. Under the agreement, Ingram will distribute the DataCore line of software through channels in North and South America.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Maximus Lands Five-Year, Multi-Million Dollar Contract with New York City Schools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70489/</link><description><![CDATA[Government services provider Maximus has recently announced a five-year, $54.9 million contract with New York City Schools.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Regent Taps Former SunGard Chief for Board of Directors</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70484/</link><description><![CDATA[Financial aid management SaaS provider Regent has recently appointed former SunGard Higher Education CEO, Brian Madocks, to its board of directors.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Survey: IT Security Spending on the Rise in Higher Ed</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70475/</link><description><![CDATA[Organizations will be dedicating a larger chunk of their IT budgets in 2009 to security measures, according to a survey by Web security vendor Finjan. Conducted in December 2008 among 200 IT and security professionals, the survey focused on determining the trends for allocating IT budgets in 2009 compared to 2008.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Carnegie Learning Adds Two New Regional VPs, Looks To Continue Sales Growth</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70482/</link><description><![CDATA[Carnegie Learning has recently announced new additions to its executive sales leadership team. According to the announcement, Bill Sullivan has signed on as regional vice president for the West, and Melinda Cook has been brought in to head up the company's new southern region.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Gould Joins ESRI, Promotes GIS On Campus</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70483/</link><description><![CDATA[ESRI has recently announced that Michael Gould will join the company as director of education.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>MRV To Aid California District with Network Expansion</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70300/</link><description><![CDATA[MRV Communications has been selected by Mesquite Independent School District to deploy its OptiSwitch 304 optical termination units as a part of the district's ongoing network expansion.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TETN Partners with Level 3 for Network Services</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70294/</link><description><![CDATA[The Texas Education Telecommunications Network (TETN) has recently selected Level 3 Communications as its primary provider of network services.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virginia DOE Taps Oracle Education Foundation for Astronomy Education</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70296/</link><description><![CDATA[The Oracle Education Foundation (OEF) has announced an upcoming partnership with the Virginia Department of Education to support that state's Share the Skies astronomy initiative through the use of Internet-based tools.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Journey Education Marketing Acquires Academic Superstore</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70292/</link><description><![CDATA[Journey Education Marketing (JEM) has recently acquired online retailer Academic Superstore. The deal is aimed at expanding JEM's K-12 and higher-ed market share, as well as enhancing the company's Internet and back-office capabilities.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scientific Learning Appoints Andy Meyers CEO, Bob Bowman Executive Chairman</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70293/</link><description><![CDATA[Scientific Learning Corp. has promoted Andrew Meyers to chief executive officer effective Jan. 1, 2009. ]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SunGard Appoints New CEO to Higher Ed Business</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70297/</link><description><![CDATA[SunGard has appointed Ron Lang chief executive officer of SunGard Higher Education. Lang will take over for Michael Muratore, interim CEO, who has held the post since September.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>McGraw-Hill Restructures Operations in Q4 2008</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70295/</link><description><![CDATA[The McGraw-Hill Cos. has recently announced the restructuring of a number of business operations and functions in response to the current economic climate.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SkillSoft, Sun Partner To Deliver Expanded eLearning Content</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70088/</link><description><![CDATA[SkillSoft has recently has reached an agreement with Sun Microsystems aimed at providing expanded electronic learning resources to SkillSoft's client base.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ePals, Privacy Networks Team Up To Provide Searchable E-Mail Archiving</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70086/</link><description><![CDATA[ePals has announced a partnership with Privacy Networks aimed at providing a searchable e-mail archiving solution to K-12 institutions using the ePals SchoolMail platform.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Follett Expands eBook Offerings with 4 New Distribution Agreements</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70084/</link><description><![CDATA[Follett Digital Resources has recently signed four new publishers to e-book distribution agreements, bringing the total number of publishers under contract to a little more than 200.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oracle Enhances Partner Resources with Accelerate Academy</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70087/</link><description><![CDATA[Oracle has recently introduced a new training program aimed at helping partners market, sell, and implement Oracle Accelerate solutions. ]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gale Acquires HighBeam Research</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/70085/</link><description><![CDATA[Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has recently announced the acquisition of Web-based library and reference material provider HighBeam Research Inc.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Axis and Milestone Upgrade DePaul U's Analog Cameras with IP-based System</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69776/</link><description><![CDATA[DePaul University is using network cameras from Axis Communications as a security measure on its two main campuses, which are interwoven with surrounding residential and commercial communities in Chicago. Over the course of this past summer, DePaul replaced a legacy system of various analog cameras--each running on coaxial cable and requiring a digital video recorder to record events--with Axis network cameras.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Growth of Streaming Market Driven by On-campus Students and Worried Workers</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69770/</link><description><![CDATA[A new study concludes that real-time videoconferencing, streaming, and lecture capture solutions for distance education and e-learning markets is growing not to address the needs of remote students but to accommodate demand from campus-based users who want the ability to attend class whenever and however they wish. ]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aruba Releases New Reference Guides for Network Planning, Deployment</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69718/</link><description><![CDATA[Aruba Networks has recently released three new reference guides aimed at helping network integrators efficiently plan and deploy wired and wireless networks in a variety of settings.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ArCom Signs On as Cooper Notification MNS Channel Partner</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69690/</link><description><![CDATA[Arkansas-based ArCom Systems has recently signed a contract with Cooper Notification to become a Mass Notification System (MNS) channel partner.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EdisonLearning Contracts with Pennsylvania Virtual Charter Schools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69616/</link><description><![CDATA[EdisonLearning has announced significant market share for its educational technology in Pennsylvania. According to the company, roughly 12,000 Pennsylvania students currently enrolled in online charter schools are using technology provided through EdisonLearning's wholly owned subsidiary Provost Systems.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Pearson Signs Deal To Become Exclusive Distributor of StatCrunch</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69570/</link><description><![CDATA[Pearson has announced an agreement with Integrated Analytics that will give the education publisher exclusive rights to distribute StatCrunch.com.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CDW-G Partners with DyKnow To Distribute Interactive Learning Software</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69571/</link><description><![CDATA[DyKnow has recently signed a partner agreement with CDW Government (CDW-G) aimed at providing "dynamic teaching and learning solutions" to the K12 and higher education markets.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tyler Signs Deal with Arizona District, Provides Financial Management System</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69569/</link><description><![CDATA[Tyler Technologies has recently signed a contract with Peoria Unified School District in Arizona to implement its financial management solution. The contract--worth more than $1 million--includes licensing, professional services, and ongoing maintenance and support.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Avnet Uses VAR Network To Distribute Pano VDS</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69567/</link><description><![CDATA[Avnet Technology Solutions--an operating group of Avnet, Inc.--has recently singed an agreement with Pano Logic allowing the company to use its value-added reseller partner network in the United States and Canada to distribute the Pano Virtual Desktop Solution (VDS).]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marshal, 8e6 Merge To Secure Internet-based Communication Streams</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69568/</link><description><![CDATA[In a recent announcement, Web content security software provider Marshal and Web filtering technology company 8e6 Technologies confirmed an agreement that will combine the two organizations to form Marshal8e6.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>rSmart Helps Universities Adopt Kuali Open Source ERP Solution</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69487/</link><description><![CDATA[At Kuali Days VII, rSmart announced several agreements for 2008 aimed at helping colleges and universities implement Kuali's open source enterprise solutions.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unicon Helps Colleges, Universities with Open Source Services Projects</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69489/</link><description><![CDATA[Unicon has announced the completion of more than 20 new open source services projects for colleges, universities, and business around the United States in the third quarter of 2008.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FiberNet Becomes Cisco Powered Program Member</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69486/</link><description><![CDATA[Telecom provider FiberNet has recently become a member of the Cisco Powered Program. The new distinction gives FiberNet access to a range of Cisco resources intended to help the company expand its managed services business.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Georgia District Selects Tripwire To Help Manage IT Configurations System-wide</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69418/</link><description><![CDATA[Tripwire has recently announced a deal with Gwinnett County Public Schools aimed at helping the district manage its IT configurations and ensure compliance with current change control processes.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft Unveils Exchange and SharePoint as Services</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69366/</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft exec Stephen Elop on Monday announced two hosted solutions from Microsoft--Exchange Online and SharePoint Online--which are now available to organizations of all sizes in the United States. The software, paid for by annual subscriptions, is hosted on Microsoft's servers and supported by Microsoft's channel partners.]]></description><author>Kurt Mackie</author><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>RAID Inks Deal with NEC To Distribute Grid Storage Platform</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69363/</link><description><![CDATA[RAID Inc. and NEC have announced an agreement that will allow RAID to license NEC's HYDRAstor HS8 grid storage line of products and the HYDRAstor trademark, selling them under the RAID HYDRAstor brand.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Campus Management Acquires Talisma CRM, Other Assets</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69326/</link><description><![CDATA[Campus Management has recently finalized an agreement with nGenera Corp. to acquire assets of nGenera subsidiary Talisma Corp. Assets being purchased by Campus Management include the Talisma CRM software platform, the Talisma Higher Education business division, and Talisma Corp. Private Ltd.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft Sues To Protect Visual Studio Users</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69364/</link><description><![CDATA[Three companies are seeking indemnification from Microsoft after being sued for using technology associated with Microsoft's Visual Studio software development platform, according to an IDG News Service story published on Monday.]]></description><author>Kurt Mackie</author><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Business Intelligence Growing in Popularity in Higher Ed</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69293/</link><description><![CDATA[Well placed technology tools for information management have traditionally been a way for IT to cut costs while improving services. Business intelligence (BI) software is a good example, with more colleges and universities beginning to see better data sorting, analysis, and reporting tools as a ticket to smoother, less costly operations.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Scantron, ETS Partner To Deliver Assessment Solutions</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69274/</link><description><![CDATA[Scantron has entered into a multi-year licensing and distribution agreement with Educational Testing Service (ETS). Under the agreement, Scantron will distribute ETS' Item Banks along with its Scantron Achievement Series product.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>St. Lucie Schools, Becker College Deploy Secure WiFi Networks, VoIP Infrastructure</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69275/</link><description><![CDATA[Presidio Networked Solutions has recently announced wireless network deployments for St. Lucie County Public Schools in Florida and Becker College in Massachusetts. The implementations are aimed at replacing aging infrastructure, increasing network access for students and faculty, and enhancing security.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tamalpais Union HSD Implements Multi-Campus WiFi Network</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69276/</link><description><![CDATA[Tamalpais Union High School District in Marin County, California, has recently partnered with Aruba Networks to deploy the company's wireless network technology district-wide.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Establishes New K-12 Division</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69273/</link><description><![CDATA[Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has announced the establishment of a new division aimed at serving the K-12 education market.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Sun To Cut More Than 15 Percent of Global Workforce</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69289/</link><description><![CDATA[Sun Microsystems, a leader in Java and open source technologies, put market "speculation to rest" Friday. CEO Jonathan Schwartz announced that the company is realigning itself to "adapt to the new economic reality."]]></description><author>Herb Torrens</author><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Cisco Creates Global Resale Agent Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69164/</link><description><![CDATA[Cisco has recently announced a new channel program intended to help foster global partner collaboration in order to serve multinational customers.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oregon School Districts Move to EMC for Remote Data Backup</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69147/</link><description><![CDATA[Clackamas Education Service District (ESD), a state-funded agency providing centralized educational programs and services, has introduced remote data backup services from EMC to 10 school districts in Clackamas County, OR.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Managed Hosting Rolls Out Virtual Operating Environment</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69140/</link><description><![CDATA[Blackboard is implementing Scalent Systems' Virtual Operating Environment for its Blackboard Managed Hosting service. Built on technologies from Scalent, Red Hat, NetApp, and Dell, the revamped environment is designed to provide greater flexibility for data center management and improved security and recovery capabilities.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jenks District Adopts Mizuni Data Systems</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69143/</link><description><![CDATA[Jenks Public Schools in Oklahoma is implementing a Web-based data gathering system throughout the district to help with reporting on student performance on state tests, as well as district pre- and post-tests. The system will be used to help monitor student performance and report the information to teacher to help them focus on students' weak spots.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Spectrum K12 Becomes Oracle ISV</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/69074/</link><description><![CDATA[Spectrum K12 School Solutions, a provider of student achievement management software, has recently become an Oracle Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Punahou School in Hawaii Turns to Virtualization for Data Center Energy Reduction</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68967/</link><description><![CDATA[Punahou School, a private K-12 school in Hawaii, is launching a new effort to reduce its overall campus energy consumption by half within the next eight years. As part of the effort, the school is partnering with IBM to overhaul its data center with new servers and virtualization software from VMware.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Texas District Rolls Out Digital Video to 68 Schools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68966/</link><description><![CDATA[Garland Independent School District in Texas has awarded a three-year digital video contract to Safari Montage. Under the agreement, the company will outfit Garland's 68 school sites with a full suite of Safari Montage products.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HowTec Uses ioimage Video Appliances for Mobile Surveillance Solution</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68965/</link><description><![CDATA[Systems integrator HowTec Video Security Systems recently deployed ioimage's video analytics platform and video appliances as part of an overall Mobile Surveillance solution, designed to monitor and protect a new $104.5 million construction site for Poway Unified School District in Southern California.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Aruba Launches Collaborative Program for Partners</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68917/</link><description><![CDATA[Aruba Networks has launched Aruba Labs, a new three-pronged research program designed in part to provide development partners with resources for researching and prototyping WiFi applications. ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard Launches Alliance Program for Partner Network</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68914/</link><description><![CDATA[Blackboard has announced a new partner program, dubbed the Blackboard Alliance Program, designed to increase market and support opportunities for the company's partner network.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Carnegie Partners with Noel-Levitz on Math Readiness</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68913/</link><description><![CDATA[Enrollment management consultants at Noel-Levitz are partnering with education publisher Carnegie Learning in an effort to help increase college-level student retention through improved math readiness.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Flat World Knowledge Closes $700,000 in New Funding, Continues Series A Round</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68892/</link><description><![CDATA[Flat World Knowledge has recently completed a funding round that has generated $700,000, bringing the company's total funding to-date to $1.4 million.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CSC, 4 Others Land DoE Contracts Worth up to $300 Million Each</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68651/</link><description><![CDATA[The Department of Education's Office of Federal Student Aid has awarded its Enterprise Development Support Services (EDSS) contract to CSC and four additional technology firms.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Houston ISD Uses Wireless Devices To Administer Reading Assessments</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68647/</link><description><![CDATA[Houston Independent School District announced recenty that it will implement Wireless Generation's mClass platform to administer formative assessments wirelessly, to K-3 students.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everett Public Schools Selects Certica Certify To Help Manage Student Records</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68640/</link><description><![CDATA[Certica Solutions has recently announced a deal with Everett Public Schools in Washington. Under the agreement, Certica will deploy its Certify product for the 18,500-student district, in an effort to enhance data integrity and data management.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CCS Revamps Erie District's Student Data System with Infinite Campus</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68717/</link><description><![CDATA[The School District of the City of Erie (SDCE) in Pennsylvania has deployed Infinite Campus as its student data system. The implementation, which was handled in cooperation with technology provider Custom Computer Specialists, was part of a five-year, $15 million grant the district received last year from the GE Foundation's Developing Futures in Education program.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>802.11n the Logical Leap in Higher Ed</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68607/</link><description><![CDATA[For colleges and universities considering a wireless network upgrade anytime soon, whether or not to go with the new, not-yet-final 802.11n standard is a tough call.]]></description><author>Linda L Briggs</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Virtualization Market Strong but Slowing, Report Says</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68618/</link><description><![CDATA[An IDC study released on Thursday depicted a slowing worldwide market for virtualized servers. However, Microsoft and interoperability may heat things up again in 2009.]]></description><author>Herb Torrens</author><pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Clarity Consulting Helps Follett Higher Education Distribute Books Online</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68556/</link><description><![CDATA[Clarity Consulting has rolled out a new Wholesale Order Management System for wholesale book distributor Follett Higher Education Group, designed to streamline the book-buying process for both higher-ed institutions and their students.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Follett Expands K-12 eBook Line with 4 Distribution Agreements</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68557/</link><description><![CDATA[Follett Digital Resources has signed four additional publishers to distribution agreements for its line of K-12 eBook titles.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Objectworld, Grandstream Partner To Deliver Unified Communications</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68554/</link><description><![CDATA[Objectworld Communications and Grandstream Networks are pairing their respective technologies through a partnership designed to deliver a unified communications solution to Pembina Trails School Division in Winnipeg.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DataCore Focuses on Channel Sales Growth in the Americas</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68550/</link><description><![CDATA[Data virtualization provider DataCore Software has charged its vice president of sales and partner development in the EMEA market with all sales and channel partner business in the Americas. Christian Hagen will now lead channel operations for both regions, focusing on strong growth and expanded market share.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alternative Partners with Double-Take, Gives Channel Partners Access to Virtualization Solutions</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68449/</link><description><![CDATA[Alternative Technologies has announced an agreement with Double-Take Software that will allow the company to provide its channel partners access to Double-Take's suite of solutions, designed to help organizations protect their virtualized environments.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM Projects Positive Results for Its Third Quarter</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68452/</link><description><![CDATA[IBM expects to announce some pretty sweet news in a sour economy when it details its third-quarter 2008 earnings Oct. 16. The expected positive news includes a 22 percent increase in diluted earnings of $2.05 per share, plus a 20 percent higher net income of $2.8 billion.]]></description><author>Jim Barthold</author><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Blackboard ProSites Builds Momentum, Signs 40 Clients in First Year</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68447/</link><description><![CDATA[Just one year after launching Blackboard ProSites--an online staff development and employee training platform--Blackboard Inc. has licensed the solution to nearly 40 organizations, with close to half of those signing on in the first six months of 2008.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Gartner Pegs Microsoft as Top Enterprise Search 'Leader'</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68450/</link><description><![CDATA[Analyst firm Gartner put Microsoft at the top of its "leaders" category for information access technology, which includes enterprise search. The ranking is part of an Oct. 1-revised Gartner Magic Quadrant 2008 report. Gartner predicts that revenue for the global enterprise search market will reach $1.5 billion by 2012, growing from $860.3 million in 2007.]]></description><author>Kurt Mackie</author><pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Calgary Board of Education Deploys Sonitrol Access Control</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68272/</link><description><![CDATA[The Calgary Board of Education recently announced it will deploy a Sielox access control system in 72 of the district's more than 220 K-12 schools.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>FPL Services Ramps Up Energy Efficiency for Lee County Schools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68224/</link><description><![CDATA[The School District of Lee County in Florida is expanding an energy conservation program it launched in 2006. The district has contracted with FPL Services to implement the second phase of the program, in which 25 new schools will be overhauled to reduce energy and water consumption.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TW Telecom Helps Connect Researchers Across Louisiana with 600 Megabit Ethernet Deployment</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68274/</link><description><![CDATA[TW Telecom is helping connect 12 research universities in Louisiana through a 600 megabit Ethernet connection, recently deployed as a part of the Louisiana Optical Network Initiative (LONI).]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ballmer Points to Others in 'Vista Capable' Lawsuit</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68280/</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer denied knowing the details of "Vista Capable," a Microsoft hardware certification and Vista marketing campaign. He made the claim in a court deposition with a Sept. 26, 2008 date. The Vista Capable program certifies new PCs as capable of running Microsoft's newest operating system.]]></description><author>Kurt Mackie</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>IBM Aims To Boost Mainframe Competency with Scholarship Program</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68222/</link><description><![CDATA[As we reported recently, IBM is accelerating its efforts to bolster mainframe education in an effort to increase the number of professionals entering the workforce with mainframe skills. Now the company is putting additional money where its mouth is with a new scholarship program supported by itself and its partner ecosystem, along with higher education institutions.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>SciQuest Helps Organizations 'Green' Their Procurement Processes</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68161/</link><description><![CDATA[In a recent announcement, SciQuest said it has been consulting with customers of its procurement automation and supplier enablement solutions on ways they can utilize electronic procurement practices to achieve overall sustainability goals.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CDW-G Lands $2.5 Million Government Contract for Second Year Running</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68114/</link><description><![CDATA[CDW Government (CDW-G) has been awarded a government contract worth $2.5 million, for the second consecutive year. Under the agreement, the company will provide Fujitsu tablet computers to the Air Force Academy's incoming freshmen cadets, as well as faculty members.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Verizon Wireless Upgrades Game at U Michigan </title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68041/</link><description><![CDATA[University of Michigan football fans get to play with enhanced wireless communications through an arrangement with Verizon Wireless, which has activated a cell on light truck (COLT) that doubles capacity in and around Michigan Stadium on game days.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Xirrus Inks WiFi Deal with Tennessee District</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68036/</link><description><![CDATA[Xirrus has signed a deal with Tennessee's Lauderdale County Department of Education that will place Xirrus WiFi Arrays throughout the district.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>More Universities Sign with Hothand Wireless to Deliver Mobile Marketing</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68033/</link><description><![CDATA[Hothand Wireless, which delivers "recreation" information to mobile devices, said it has added 10 university partners to its service, among them Georgia Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and Stanford.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TreeHouse Interactive Partners with Oracle, Enhances Partner Relationship Management</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/68035/</link><description><![CDATA[TreeHouse Interactive has announced that its Reseller View PRM solution will be integrated with Oracle's CRM On Demand. The new addition is designed to allow companies with partner networks to create partner portals that can be managed by internal sales teams on the back end, through Oracle CRM On Demand.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Honeywell Inks 30-Year, $140 Million Deal with Alberta Schools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67950/</link><description><![CDATA[Honeywell has announced a 30-year contract with the province of Alberta, Canada, worth $140 million. Under the agreement, the company will provide total Asset Management for 18 new K-9 schools, including performance monitoring and maintenance for the buildings until 2040.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CyberPatrol Adds New Reseller Partners, Walling Data and Software Security Solutions</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67937/</link><description><![CDATA[Parental control and Web filtering services provider CyberPatrol has added Walling Data and Software Security Solutions to their Certified Reseller program. The additions increase CyberPatrol's presence in the education, government, consumer, and small business markets.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>McAfee Set To Acquire Secure Computing, a Top Contender in Detecting Malware and Spyware</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67948/</link><description><![CDATA[During the same week security vendor McAfee said it intended to acquire Secure Computing in a deal valued at $465 million, Secure surfaced as a top contender in the results of testing done by AV Test Labs. In a comparison of 34 suite products, AV said Secure Web Anti-Malware (formerly WebWasher) detected 99.7 percent of malware present and 99.2 percent of adware and spyware, placing it third in both categories behind G DATA Software's AVK 2009 and Avira's Premium Security Suite 2008 for malware and AVK 2009 and F-Secure 2009 for adware and spyware.]]></description><author>Dian Schaffhauser</author><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Telecom, Services, Wireless To Drive Education IT Spending to $56.2 Billion by 2012</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67785/</link><description><![CDATA[In the United States, IT spending in education will reach $47.7 billion by the end of this year and is expected to top $56 billion by 2012, according to a new report from Compass Intelligence, an IT consultancy and market research firm. This growth in education--both K-12 and higher ed--is being fueled in particular by expenditures in telecommunications, collaborative technologies, and outsourced IT services.]]></description><author>David Nagel</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>VMware Launches vClient, Aims To Create Desktops That Follow Users Anywhere</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67829/</link><description><![CDATA[In an announcement at VMworld last week, VMware unveiled plans to deliver a portfolio of solutions intended to turn virtualized desktops into "universal clients." The initiative, dubbed vClient, begins with a series of products called VMware View.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ISG Acquires Educational Services and Products, Expands Offerings To Districts</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67773/</link><description><![CDATA[Innovative Solutions Group Cos. (ISG) has completed the acquisition of Educational Services and Products (ESP), finalizing a deal that began as ESP filed for reorganization in May of 2008.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Microsoft and Novell Roll Out Virtualized Linux Solution</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67550/</link><description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Novell, as part of their general interoperability partnership, have verified running Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise Server as a guest operating system on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V. The companies announced yesterday that their channel partners will support the combined technologies.]]></description><author>Kurt Mackie</author><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lumbering Global Economy Affects IT Industry</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67549/</link><description><![CDATA[The sluggish global economy has migrated to the IT industry, according to a survey released recently by Forrester Research. The analyst firm's somewhat gloomy outlook says 43 percent of companies contacted have reduced their overall IT budgets this year, while 24 percent are curtailing discretionary spending.]]></description><author>Herb Torrens</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Wireless Standard Connects VARs with College Campuses</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67552/</link><description><![CDATA[As the new, yet-to-be-finalized 802.11n wireless LAN standard picks up steam in higher education, it offers great business potential for VARs with expertise in wireless networks. In particular, smaller schools are rich opportunities, both because there are far more of them and because they are less likely to have adequate wireless expertise on staff.]]></description><author>Linda L Briggs</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Reliance Rolls Out SchoolMessenger to Mobile County Public Schools</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67539/</link><description><![CDATA[Reliance Communications has contracted with the Mobile County Public School System to implement a district-wide parent notification system that will help reach the families of more than 63,000 students at 98 schools throughout the county. The district plans to use the system, SchoolMessenger, to increase annual yearly progress (AYP) funding, streamline emergency contact, and enhance general home-school communication.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tyler To Deploy $4.9 Million ERP Solution to San Antonio District</title><link>http://www.edchannelpartner.com/articles/67538/</link><description><![CDATA[Tyler Technologies has signed a deal with Northside Independent School District in Texas worth roughly $4.9 million. The agreement gives Northside ISD licensing, service, maintenance, and ongoing support for Tyler's MUNIS Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.]]></description><author>Chris Riedel</author><pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>