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Software virtualization: virtual desktops offer ed-tech revolution
eSchool News special report on virtualization
Technology is enabling new approaches to teaching and learning, but its associated costs in administration, upgrades, updates and general upkeep can thwart these efforts. Virtualization can help reduce these costs by enabling school districts to centralize the management of their computing devices and applications.
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eSchool News special report on virtualization
Technology is enabling new approaches to teaching and learning, but its associated costs in administration, upgrades, updates and general upkeep can thwart these efforts. Virtualization can help reduce these costs by enabling school districts to centralize the management of their computing devices and applications.
24 Apr 2008
White paper: The green data center
The message is clear: Energy costs are rising, supply is limited, the data center infrastructure is being taxed, and its ability to meet business demands is at stake. CIOs who want to solve these problems will need to focus on data center innovation.
18 Mar 2008
The CIO profession: Driving innovation and competitive advantage
Can the CIO profession evolve rapidly enough to match the pace of global competition and technological change? In 2006, CIOs felt that senior management did not appreciate the contribution that CIOs could make to the business. This year’s 2007 CIO Leadership Survey finds a different environment for most CIOs.
13 Dec 2007
White paper: Virtualization in education
While the concept is relatively new to education, we believe virtualization can have a large impact on education technology. This paper defines virtualization and the benefits it brings in the context of education. This paper also presents some real-world examples of virtualization in action on campus.
12 Dec 2007
Video: IBM in Education
Take a video tour of the IBM Institute for Electronic Government, a world-class briefing center, and it houses cutting-edge demonstrations in real-world settings… an airport… a family’s living room… or an elementary classroom. Explore what’s possible for your K-12 school district, college or university.
01 Nov 2007
How virtualization can help connect educators and students to applications and information from almost any device
With IBM Virtualization solutions, schools can provide students and other users with a single-point of access to applications, information, people and processes from almost any device with an Internet connection. Read this overview to learn how virtualization can reduce costs while maintaining full management control.
10 Aug 2007
IBM Virtual Infrastructure Access Services
If your organization is struggling with increasing IT complexity, costs and service concerns, and with accommodating an increasingly mobile workforce, server-based computing (SBC) may help.
07 Jun 2007
Inspired magazine, Spring 2007
In this issue, read how the rewards of a laptop being available to each student at every “teachable moment” were too great for the Whitfield School’s director of technology to accept cost as a barrier. The goal inspired him to devise an innovative solution, and now Whitfield students are brainstorming without boundaries.
26 Apr 2007
IBM Matching Grants Program
The IBM Matching Grants Program has again expanded the offerings available to colleges and universities in the United States. Eligible institutions can use their 2007 credits to purchase a complete range of consulting services, in addition to technology solutions and individual hardware or software products.
02 Feb 2007
Combine your integration expertise with IBM technology to deliver complete education solutions
Do you have the right systems in place to offer new, innovative solutions—or enhance existing programs—for your institution? This comprehensive brochure provides an overview of IBM technology and services that can help you build an integrated, secure, reliable infrastructure for education.
09 Jan 2007
Top public sector innovators
Innovation often arises in the gap between an institution's strategic goals and its current level of performance. Read about schools and colleges that have bridged the gap, and inso doing have changed their own futures. And perhaps the future of education.
08 Jan 2007
Inspired magazine, Fall 2006
In this issue, read about organizations that are boldly pursuing visionary ideas, partnering with others to look beyond what is possible and do what is necessary. We focus on companies and institutions that are reaching out to others who share their vision and accomplishing what they could not do alone.
27 Oct 2006
Resources for open technology
The literature and resources you'll find here will help you learn more about open technology - what it's enabling, why it's important, and how you or your organization can take advantage of its many benefits.
26 Oct 2006
Video: Open technologies in education
Open technologies make education the satisfying experience it can be for all of us. They eliminate the limitations of incompatible systems, siloed record keeping and proprietary content. And they show us how, when everything works together, innovation and success can happen.
16 Oct 2006
Improving the accessibility of government, education and healthcare
Individual preferences and abilities are the focus of the IBM Human Ability and Accessibility Center. At IBM, accessibility means more than just removing barriers to online information and services. It means enabling human capabilities through innovation so that people of any age or ability can maximize their potential.
16 Oct 2006
IBM working to expand adoption of open technologies
IBM believes industry growth and service delivery in education will improve dramatically with the widespread adoption of open technologies — open standards, open source software and open hardware.
06 Oct 2006
IBM Open Education Service: Collaborative Learning Edition
IBM Open Education Service: Collaborative Learning Edition is a hosted open-source application that enables instructors to collaboratively create online course Web sites offering reference materials, curricula, syllabi and more, based on the Sakai Collaborative Learning Environment from IBM Business Partner rSmart.
05 Oct 2006
IBM's Higher Education point of view — 2012
Higher education institutions must be able to execute with speed and agility to sustain leadership in 2012. What do colleges and universities need to do to remain relevant and compete effectively? How should they organize themselves and begin preparing now? Learn about the challenges and changes ahead.
02 Oct 2006
Video: Effective networked security
St. John's University considers the safety and well-being of its 19,000-plus students to be of paramount importance. When the university's surveillance systems began to wear out, the university saw an opportunity to leverage new technologies that could help lower costs while improving campus security.
07 Aug 2006
Creating the Sakai 2.1.2 EAR File for IBM WebSphere Community Edition
This document describes how to use Eclipse to deploy Sakai 2.1.2 on an IBM WebSphere Application Server Community Edition (WASCE)server.
07 Jul 2006
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