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The March/April 2008 issue of EdTech: Focus on Higher Education features the theme, IT that attracts attention, and covers collaboration via VoIP, 802.11n networks, campus wide storage, integrated IT and facilities management systems and high-tech test centers. The issue also includes articles on assessing a portal’s value, QoS on campus and tips on procurement. |
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| Take Risks and Reap the Rewards |
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| When it comes to IT security, the challenge lies in protecting systems without impeding academic freedom. |
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| When facing unexplored terrain ahead, the IT chief needs to be the institution’s tech scout and wagon master. |
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| DeVry students attend hands-on Voice over IP lab from anywhere, applying the technology as they learn to manage it. |
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| To determine the quality of an enterprisewide portal demands knowing more than mere access statistics. |
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| It pays to understand the realities of implementing quality of service for time-sensitive network traffic. |
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| Ave Maria University in Florida builds a new campus that integrates IT and facilities management systems — and the teams that run them. |
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| Consolidated storage gives a university a radical technology face-lift and changes the way it teaches. |
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| IT chiefs partner with academic officials to develop high-tech answers to an age-old problem. |
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| A few schools — in the vanguard — adopt the unfinalized 802.11n Wi-Fi standard. |
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| Pointers from CIOs and CISOs on getting the most value from systems teams. |
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| Campus officials share their tips for making smart technology purchases. |
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