Teachers are looking for alternatives as Linden Lab prepares to close down the Teen Grid--a region of the immersive virtual world Second Life designed just for teenagers and their education institutions. Where will all those teen avatars wind up? And is there an upside for those who've spent years developing educational resources on the proprietary platform?
- By Denise Harrison
- 09/01/10
Microsoft received a "strong positive" rating in a study of e-mail system vendors by Gartner, which was released in mid-August.
In a move aimed at extending its Open Cloud infrastructure, Citrix Systems Inc. has agreed to acquire VMLogix Inc.
The Teen Grid--a sub-domain of the immersive 3D world Second Life--will be shutting down by the end of the year, stranding some K-12 organizations that had been experimenting in virtuality.
- By Denise Harrison
- 08/30/10
Microsoft used the occasion of a recent open source conference to advance its vision of an open cloud by breaking it down into four basic principles.
Oracle has released an update of its Enterprise Pack for Eclipse 11g, extending its support to more Fusion Middleware components, for the latest Eclipse 3.6 "Helios" release and for Java Platform Enterprise Edition (Java EE) tools.
Open source service provider Moodlerooms is teaming up with Perceptis to provide 24/7 help desk services for Moodle.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/10/10
Google has pulled the plug on Wave, the company's effort to provide a shared online communications hub.
How can education technology pros help ensure the success of their open source deployments?
- By Natasha Wanchek
- 07/29/10
The cost savings of open source software aren't too bad. But without a focus on what's needed and what will be accepted in any given situation, an OSS implementation might be doomed to failure. We've compiled tips from a dozen expert sources to help K-12 IT directors improve the odds of success for their open source initiatives.
- By Natasha Wanchek
- 07/22/10