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Ramaswami, Rama – Campus Technology, 2011
As virtualization becomes commonplace in higher education, it is clear that the traditional licensing options for software are woefully inadequate. The definitions of who is licensed to use what--and where--are blurring, as users move from physical to virtual spaces and can access software from a variety of devices. In discussing the need for new…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Computer Software, Certification, Information Technology
Schaffhauser, Dian – Campus Technology, 2011
Whether one is on Wall Street, in Congress, or working in an IT shop on campus, negotiating a good deal is hard work. As higher education enters its purchasing season, "Campus Technology" talks to deal makers who have "been there and done that." This article presents their tips for getting the most value from vendors the next time one buys…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Vendors, Educational Technology, Purchasing
Ramaswami, Rama – Campus Technology, 2010
Back in the 1990s, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems may not have been user-friendly, but what they tried to do was totally reasonable: replace stand-alone systems in various departments--such as finance, logistics, and human resources--with a single integrated software program. The idea was that although each department would still have…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Technology, Technology Integration, Colleges
Amar, Amichi – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Resource constrained microcontrollers with as little as several hundred bytes of RAM and a few dozen megahertz of processing power are the most prevalent computing devices on earth. Microcontrollers and the many application components that interface to them, such as sensors, actuators, transceivers and displays are now cheap and readily available.…
Descriptors: Expertise, Programming Languages, Audiences, Computer Software
Breeding, Marshall – Computers in Libraries, 2009
Software pricing is not a straightforward issue, since each procurement involves a special business arrangement between a library and its chosen vendor. The author thinks that it is reasonable to scale the cost of a product to such factors as the size of the library, the complexity of the installation, the number of simultaneous users, or the…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Libraries, Library Automation, Evaluation
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Hartnett, Eric; Thompson, Carole – Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship, 2010
The shift from traditional print materials to electronic resources, in conjunction with the rise in the number of distance education programs, has left many electronic resource librarians scrambling to keep up with the resulting inundation of electronic resource problems. When it comes to diagnosing these problems, words do not always convey all…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Academic Libraries, Librarians, Computer Software
Foster, Andrea – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008
At least 18 colleges are scrambling to inform tens of thousands of students that they are at risk of having their identities stolen after SunGard, a leading software vendor, reported that a laptop owned by one of its consultants was stolen. The extent of the problem is still unknown, though many of the campuses that have been identified are in…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Confidential Records, Student Records, Computer Security
Voyles, Bennett – Campus Technology, 2007
People know about the Sakai Project (open source course management system); they may even know about Kuali (open source financials). So, what is the next wave in open source software? This article discusses business intelligence (BI) systems. Though open source BI may still be only a rumor in most campus IT departments, some brave early adopters…
Descriptors: Management Systems, Community Action, Computer Software, Information Technology
Currents, 2002
Offers a descriptive table of software that helps higher education institutions orchestrate events. Information includes vendor, contact, software, price, database engine/server platform, specific features, and client type. (EV)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Higher Education, Vendors
Ramaswami, Rama – Campus Technology, 2009
Digital lecture capture and broadcast solutions have been around for only about 10 years, but are poised for healthy growth. Frost & Sullivan research analysts estimate that the market (which amounts to $25 million currently) will quadruple by 2013. It's still dominated by a few key players, however: Sonic Foundry holds a hefty 40 percent-plus…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Lecture Method, Vendors, Costs
Villano, Matt – Campus Technology, 2006
Increasingly, colleges and universities are turning to open source as a way to meet their technology infrastructure and application needs. Open source has changed life for visionary CIOs and their campus communities nationwide. The author discusses what these technologists see as the benefits--and the considerations.
Descriptors: Computer Software, Instructional Materials, Higher Education, Vendors
Currents, 2002
Offers a descriptive table of databases that help higher education institutions orchestrate advancement operations. Information includes vendor, contact, software, price, database engine/server platform, recommended reporting tools, record capacity, and client type. (EV)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Fund Raising, Higher Education
Arnone, Michael – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2002
Describes how new technical standards are allowing colleges to customize distance-learning programs by blending online-learning software from several companies. (EV)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Software Selection, Distance Education, Higher Education
Milshtein, Amy – College Planning & Management, 1998
Provides decision-making tips when selecting facilities management software for colleges and universities. It advises to get a program that fits a prepared plan, pay attention to user friendliness, negotiate for changes and modifications in the vendor contract, test run the program before buying it, and determine a vendor's service level…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Facilities Management, Guidelines, Higher Education
Briggs, Linda L. – Campus Technology, 2007
This article describes the benefits one gets when big schools roll out highly effective eProcurement systems--strategic improvements and savings. eProcurement systems are hot again in higher education, driven by unrelenting cost containment demands, along with industry shifts that have consolidated choices and brought top products to the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Costs, Administrators, Purchasing
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