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The cover story of the March/April 2007 issue of EdTech: Focus on Higher Education describes how universities are tracking down and reining in non-IT-controlled rogue servers that pose a threat to data security. Also included are articles on server virtualization; the second in a two-part series on creating appealing Web sites; a nature-focused collaboration in Kansas that’s led to a viable wireless community; using .NET and a building-block approach to create Web applications; SAN implementation: iSCI vs. Fibre Channel; student IT managers; making the jump from corporate IT to academia; and using Internet2 to transform learning. |
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Beware of Zombies
When malicious hackers make zombies out of vulnerable computer networks,the damage can be serious — especially when their intent is identity theft. |
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RX: A Healthy Dose of Paranoia
Higher education can learn from the culture of apprehension that has evolved in the threat-conscious corporate sector. |
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More With Less
Microsoft’s .NET helps create rich Web applications using a building-block approach. |
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| Valparaiso University's advanced digital media lab puts students and faculty in the vanguard of the movement that is shaping the future. |
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| Juniata College empowers student IT managers to take control of budgets and staff — and make executive-level decisions |
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Next-Generation Cyberspace
The high-speed, high-bandwidth, members-only Internet2 network is transforming the learning experience in higher education — and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. |
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IT Bounty Hunters
George Washington University and Virginia Tech are tracking down servers that aren’t managed by IT in an effort to improve legal compliance and ensure data security. |
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| Software simplifies server management, consolidates servers and controls data center costs. Think of it as tuning up your data center. |
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| Stagnant Web sites are likely to be ignored. Here’s how to keep visitors coming back to the site you worked so hard to create. |
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| Two Kansas colleges engineer a bird’s-eye view of exotic wildlife — and set the stage for a wireless community. |
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Culture Shock
Moving from the private sector to academia can be a challenging transition for IT professionals. |
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Easy Does It
Internet SCSI is a less expensive and less complicated route to implementing a SAN than Fibre Channel. |
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Raising the Bar
North Carolina Central University Law School embraces technology and finds itself in good company. |
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