eSN Today: IT security dominates campus concerns

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Top News ... IT security dominates campus concerns Higher education's embrace of information technology may be rapidly expanding in many areas, but on the hot-button issues of IT security and crisis management, hundreds of campuses are not keeping up, a nationwide survey suggests. Even in the wake of last spring's horrific shootings at Virginia Tech, and two years removed from Hurricane Katrina, barely three-fifths of about 550... | Full Story Around the Web ... Senate bill restores proposed ed-tech cuts A Senate bill passed yesterday to provide money for health, education and job training programs next year rejects spending cuts proposed by President Bush. Bush wants to kill the $272 million... | Full Story Site creates one-stop shop for web classes in GA A one-stop Web site now is available for online classes at all of Georgia's 35 public colleges and universities. The site allows potential students to find out what courses are... | Full Story Apple's iTunes U goes 'Beyond Campus' Initially only offering lectures and videos from several universities, Apple's iTunes U section will expand on these by supplying debates from the Supreme Court, radio broadcasts... | Full Story More from eSchool News Online ... Sun sheds light on digital archiving Schools and libraries have a growing number of digital materials to archive, but how can they get started on such a project? How will they store and preserve materials in digital... | Full Story College admissions web sites found lacking As the internet continues to play an increasingly important role in the college selection process, college admissions web sites aren't keeping pace with prospective students'... | Full Story 'Smart mob' tech spurs student activism When tens of thousands of protesters converged on tiny Jena, La., on Sept. 20, they also ushered in a major milestone in technology-spawned activism. Spurred online to real-life action... | Full Story House bill reopens campus file-sharing battle College and university leaders who recently staved off an unexpected attempt in the U.S. Senate to make their institutions use technological means to prevent students from sharing... | Full Story Announcements from ed-tech providers ... Communities to respond to school violence at national conference | Read the full announcement SafeMedia Corp. backs Congress' call for FTC to crack down on P2P Networks | Read the full announcement Columbia Southern University selects Regent Enterprise as its financial aid management solution | Read the full announcement Online education reaches new heights | Read the full announcement Professional tuner for residential and commercial applications | Read the full announcement ScienceDirect maximizes research capabilities, enhances the research process | Read the full announcement Berk-Tek introduces revolutionary UTP cable | Read the full announcement ANGEL Learning enters technology agreement with Harcourt Education | Read the full announcement Wireless Generation and Harcourt School Publishers announce partnership to create mCLASS:DIBELS StoryTown Edition and mCLASS:DIBELS Trophies Edition | Read the full announcement Bradford Networks announces version 4.0 of Campus Manager and NAC Director | Read the full announcement Weidenhammer's new alio software leads the education market | Read the full announcement	October Online Specials You Don't Want to Miss... 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