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Microsoft discloses plans for virtualization strategy
Microsoft Corp. this week is disclosing more details of its plans to take on VMware Inc. and others in a hot field called virtualization... …
Online video rentals give educators options
Educators who have ever spent an evening frantically calling several video rental stores in search of a particular movie for showing to their students in class the next day will…
High-tech gadgets top kids’ holiday lists
Savvy school leaders know the key to engaging students is to understand their tastes and interests. That's why a snapshot of the hottest selling items this holiday season, which reveals…
Microsoft unveils new research projects
New tools for video conferencing, sharing information with fellow students or co-workers, discovering distant planets online, and even getting kids interested in computer programming were on display March 6 at…
Eco-friendly computing can reduce lifecycle costs
New developments in the design and manufacturing of computers, printers, and other electronic devices are reducing the use of materials that are harmful to the environment and also saving on…
Music industry amplifies its efforts to quash pirating
Cracking down on college students, the music industry is sending thousands more complaints to universities this school year than it did last year as it targets music illegally downloaded over…
Tech firms aim to address ‘eWaste’
Inside Hewlett-Packard Co.’s cavernous recycling plant in the Sacramento suburbs, truckloads of obsolete PCs, servers, and printers collected from consumers and businesses nationwide are cracked open by goggled workers who…
Companies embrace eco-friendly computing
As concerns over the environment mount, a host of computer manufacturers and other hardware providers are rolling out initiatives designed to make their firms appear "environmentally friendly." From free recycling…
News from the FETC exhibit hall
Instructional technology Apex Learning, known primarily as a publisher of online Advanced Placement courses for high schools, announced the expansion of its course catalog for the 2007-08 school year. Aiming to…
Report identifies ed-tech trends to watch
A recent report from the New Media Consortium and the nonprofit group EDUCAUSE identifies six emerging technology trends that could have a significant impact on education in the next one…