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6/10/2010

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Education Trends: More Mobile, More Distance Learning, More LMS Usage
One in five schools and districts that don't already offer online courses expect to do so in the next two school years, according to a set of new reports produced by the Education Division of the Software & Information Industry Association, a trade association for the software and digital content industry.
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InfoComm 2010: Rich Media Driving the 'Evolution of the Network,' Cisco Exec Declares
Collaborative technologies like video and telepresence aren't just changing they way people work, learn, and communicate. They're also having an enormous impact on networks and will, in the near future, force radical changes in architecture, according to Cisco's Marthin de Beer, who delivered the opening keynote address at the InfoComm 2010 conference Tuesday in Las Vegas.
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NEC Makes Digital Signage Content Platform Free
NEC Display Solutions has made its Vukunet digital signage content platform available free of charge.
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Videoconferencing Saves Southeastern Schools Professional Development Costs
Videoconferencing is helping schools cut travel costs and save on professional development. In fact, one regional organization reported it's saving more than $100,000 on annual professional development costs alone thanks to Internet-based teleconferencing.
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Aten Intros HDMI Gear for Digital Signage
At this week's InfoComm 2010, happening now in Las Vegas, AV technology manufacturer Aten debuted two new HDMI solutions for digital signage in its VanCryst line of audiovisual components.
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Bretford Debuts Flat-Panel Lectern, Launches Video Competition
Bretford debuted a new flat-panel lectern at the InfoComm 2010 convention happening this week in Las Vegas.
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Crest Audio Debuts E-Lite Series Amps
Crest Audio has unveiled four new amplifiers as part of its new E-Lite series, a line it's showing at the InfoComm 2010 convention this week in Las Vegas.
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Microsoft Launches Expression Studio 4
At the Internet Week Conference Monday, Microsoft released Expression Studio 4, the latest version of the company's Web design and rich user interface (UI) development tool.
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Panasonic Expands Panaboard Whiteboard Line
Panasonic has launched two new versions of its Panaboard interactive whiteboard systems, both supporting fingertip and electronic pen drawing for up to three simultaneous users. The new units debuted at the InfoComm 2010 convention happening this week in Las Vegas.
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Sanyo Intros 3D Short Focus Projectors
Sanyo unveiled two 3D-ready short-focus DLP projectors at InfoComm 2010 conference being held this week in Las Vegas, NV.
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Sonic Foundry Launches New Mediasite Recorder Automates Closed Captioning
At the InfoComm 2010 convention this week in Las Vegas, Sonic Foundry debuted updates to its Media site lecture capture system, including new recorder hardware and updated Mediasite software.
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ImageNow 6.5 Adds Retention Policy Manager
Perceptive Software has released a new version of its document management system, ImageNow 6.5.
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SIIA 2010 Vision K-20 Survey: Last Call
The Software & Information Industry Association has extended the deadline for its Vision K-20 Survey, part of the SIIA's "Vision K-20" effort toward developing a technology-based educational framework for K-12 schools, colleges, and universities. The survey runs until June 12.
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