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From: "Need-to-Know" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Multiple recipients of list eduprise <[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 11:23:43 -0700 Subject: NEWS FROM COLLEGISEDUPRISE ... Reply-To: "Need-to-Know" <[log in to unmask]> NEWS FROM COLLEGISEDUPRISE ... The leading provider of comprehensive business, technology and curriculum solutions for higher education. CollegisEduprise/Need-to-Know, Wednesday, April 24, 2002 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> CollegisEduprise keeps you informed of the latest news, emerging trends, and important ideas on technology management, learning technology best practices and curriculum programs with this bi-weekly report, Need-to-Know: http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp. To learn more about CollegisEduprise, please visit us at http://www.collegiseduprise.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> +++++ Special Announcements: REGISTER TODAY: Only 25 seats left for the CollegisEduprise Leadership Alliance Executive Summit! June 9-11, 2002 Portofino Bay Hotel at Universal Studio, Orlando, Florida The CollegisEduprise Executive Summit is an interactive, informative forum for higher education executives who desire to network with other leaders to share best practices and to gain new perspectives about the key issues facing higher education institutions today. The program will feature lively talks, open dialogue, case study presentations, panel sessions and round-table discussions focused on strategies and enabling technologies that address key issues facing institutions. Confirmed guest speakers include: David Pierce, Past President, AACC; Jose-Marie Griffiths, Director of the Sara Fine Institute for Interpersonal Behavior and Technology, University of Pittsburgh; Daniel Rowley, Author, Strategy to Change; John Cozzi, Partner, Arena Capital Partners; Mark Milliron, President, League for Innovation; John Lombardi, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts; Carolyn Jarmon, Associate Director, Center for Academic Transformation; Adam Newman, Director, Research Group, Eduventures; Greg Cappelli, Managing Director, Equity Research, Credit Suisse First Boston; John Neal, President, Ottawa University; Sean Rush, General Manager for Global Education, IBM; plus many more recognized higher education leaders and industry experts! <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> +++++ Required Reading: WEB SERVICES POWER BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS Computing costs have dropped dramatically in recent years, but integration costs have increased, along with the complexity of companies' IT systems. Solution? Many believe Web services (Information Week 15 April 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#R0 CONTRACT TIPS FOR OUTSOURCING IT SERVICES Gartner Dataquest forecasts that IT outsourcing will grow from $94 billion in 2000 to $159.6 billion by 2005, a compound annual growth rate of 11.2%. The secret of success in outsourcing relationships (Network Computing 15 Apr 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#R1 HUMAN TOUCH AND TECHNOLOGY BUILDS WELL-ROUNDED HELP DESK "The real goal of a call center or help desk is to remove barriers so that people can get on with their work. And if you can automate those services, you can go a long way in making your system both efficient and effective," says D. Scott Brandt, technology training librarian at Purdue University Libraries. (Information Today Apr 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#R2 THE RATIONALE FOR NETWORKED LEARNING It's all well and good for Linus Torvalds to have set up an open bulletin board containing rudimentary computer code -- a move that ultimately led to the Linux computer operating system, thanks to input from thousands of techies around the world. But motivating employees to embrace such networked learning techniques can be daunting (Personnel Today 2 Apr 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#R3 +++++ Extra Credit: INTENSIFIED COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT IS GOAL OF DUKE'S NEW IT CHIEF Tracy Futhey, Duke University's new vice president for information technology and chief information officer, is taking an active, pragmatic approach to implementing the university's strategic plan for creating what is being called a Computer and Information Technology Intensified Environment. (Duke Chronicle 10 Apr 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#X0 NEW JERSEY TO LAUNCH HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND NETWORK FOR COLLEGES The state of New Jersey is pinning some high hopes on NJEDge.Net, its $100-million effort to guarantee high-quality video and data transmission among member educational institutions through a private backbone network (Chronicle of Higher Education 9 Apr 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#X1 WIRELESS NETWORK MAKES LIFE SIMPLER AT ATC Implementation of a wireless network in the geographic information systems computer lab at Alexandria Technical College (ATC) in Minnesota is making life easier for students and administrators (T.H.E. Journal Apr 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#X2 TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT: HAPPILY EVER AFTER FOR INTERNET MANIA These may be the dog days for technology, with programmers out of work, dot-com companies fading from view, and high-flying stock prices plummeting to earth (Fortune 18 Mar 2002) http://collegiseduprise.com/pages/58.asp?issue=2002-09#X3 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Inclusion of articles in this newsletter does not warrant or imply endorsement by CollegisEduprise or its employees. We have selected articles intended to stimulate ideas and conversation in the interest of creating more effective, efficient and accessible learning environments. We welcome your comments. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to CollegisEduprise/Need-to-Know, send a message to [log in to unmask] with 'subscribe' or 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. 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