Sixty-four years after India's independence in 1947, middle-class Indians are gripped by fears about the future. No, it is not the pathetic performance of the Indian cricket team in England this summer that is the cause - though that rankles....

Technology and Education: two ideas that cannot be separated, and that have yet to be properly merged. In the firmament of veterans in this sector who have the combination of history and technical chops to properly assess our current situation,...

This is an unprecedented time in U.S. education, and awareness that we have a problem has never been higher. Billions of dollars of public and private money are lined up for solutions. But I am convinced that we shall nonetheless end up with an...

Vendor Research

Coinciding with the launch of its first ever line of chassis switches, D-Link has launched its brand new Value in Partnership (VIP) Partner Program. It is a completely revamped partner program aimed at taking D-link into more markets.

February 19th, 2010 – London, ON - In an effort to educate and knowledge share with Canadian IT workers, The Quest for Canada’s Smartest IT is hosting a series of highly informative webinars to complement their campaign to find Canada’s...

(11-Feb-10) Eighty-three per cent of organizations gearing up for cloud computing are planning to start with private clouds, according to a recent survey from Platform Computing Corp. Forty-five per cent are already committed to the idea and in...

29-Jan-10 Apple's unveiling of the iPad tablet computer sent gadget geeks and technology pundits into overdrive, with some extolling the device and others lamenting its omissions. But the news sent ripples well beyond the consumer...

(27-Jan-10) Apple has unveiled its long anticipated tablet computer, the iPad. The iPad is the culmination of Apple's entrance into the mobile device market, starting with the iPod in 2001. "The iPad has the capacity to introduce new ways of...

(18-Dec-09) Carlos Rosa’s IT infrastructure had everything he needed, and then some. But, he realized, the “and then some” was probably too much. Mahwah Township Public Schools’ eight-year-old network was top of the line. “That comes at a...

(9-Nov-09) Microsoft has announced the Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 is now available worldwide, and the software giant believes that despite the economy, forces are promoting significant customer adoption, in much the same way that they...

1-Oct-09 School districts that have big computing needs but small budgets are turning to a more affordable solution: thin clients. Take Union School District in San Jose, Calif., which turned to thin clients to upgrade a computer lab full of...

When embarking on a service management improvement roadmap, first take stock of the current state. Learn how one organization took a process based approach to improvement, focusing on continuing to improve rather than dealing with isolated issues.

Teleworking continues to rise in popularity, and in embracing such an initiative, many enterprises overlook the training required for effective teleworking among employees and managers. In this research note, learn what kind of training...

Teleworking continues to rise in popularity, but in embracing such an initiative, many enterprises neglect the development of telework policies and performance measurement. Learn how to build policy and performance frameworks that enable both...

(IT Business) - According to one Canadian IT consultancy firm and an analyst, when it comes to securing business networks and infrastructures, the channel can help customers be more secure by following four easy steps.

(IT World Canada) - Your online popularity might be as valuable to your career as a post-grad education. A recent job posting on Best Buy's Web site prefers candidates with a graduate degree and at least 250 followers on Twitter

(By Info-Tech Analyst Russ Conwath- Printed with permission from Processor magazine www.processor.com). In an ever more competitive job market, there are a number of factors that differentiate one candidate from another. For those entering...

Tablet PCs offer significant potential for teachers and students at all levels of study to motivate interactive learning in and outside of the classroom. Understand the benefits and possible challenges to tablet PC use in education.

Providing students with anywhere, anytime access to recorded course lectures is an opportunity for postsecondary institutions to expand campus reach and promote student achievement. IT departments should be prepared to aid educators in the...

A recent Info-Tech study found that, in the face of budget belt-tightening, educational organizations are successful in reducing licensing and support costs using open source software. However, while open source can be a good choice, it won't...

Institutions of higher education have unique needs for Customer Relationship Management (CRM) applications. Info-Tech Research Group recommends building a CRM strategy centered on the unique student lifecycle of the institution and then partner...

Moodle, the oddly named Course Management System (CMS), is steadily gaining prominence as a leading courseware platform while also proving the mettle of the open source model. Academic institutions and other organizations exploring e-learning...

Effective emergency alert and notification capabilities are essential for today's campus environments. To realize optimal coverage and capabilities as well as streamlined deployment and management, investigate solutions that offer multimodal...

Job Description

The e-Learning Specialist's role is to deliver training to end users via Web-based educational models and corresponding software tools. This individual is responsible for developing strategies and technologies that leverage digital media to...