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Tech Therapy: Colleges Ask the Recording Industry, 'Why Us?'
AUDIO FEATURE - The Chronicle of Higher Education, Fall 2007

The recording industry has pressured colleges to do more about campus music piracy, but college leaders feel that they are being unfairly targeted. Cary H. Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association, responds in an interview. Listen


Unversity of Oregon Challenges RIAA on Student Subpeonas
Inside Higher Ed, November 5, 2007

The way things currently stand, a motion filed in federal district court in Oregon last week could force a legal reevaluation of the recording industry’s strategy of rooting out students who illegally share copyrighted material using peer-to-peer networks. Or, it might not. Read more


Peer-to-Peer Computing - Meeting the P2P Challenge
Campus Technology, Fall 2007

Every semester brings new technological challenges to the staff at the University of Florida, and September 2003 was no different from the norm. Students flocked to campus after a summer of freedom, wielding the peer-to-peer (P2P) applications Kazaa, Cheetah, Grokster, and a variety of others. Building on the technology behind the infamous (and moribund) Napster file-sharing application, these alternatives allowed students to share music files, movies, and other digitized content with their compatriots both on campus and off. To do so, they only had to set up their computers to download lists of files, rev up their programs, and head out to class while their machines handled the dirty work. Read more


Antipiracy Campaign Still Causing Confusion
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 24, 2007

Months after the Recording Industry Association of America became more aggressive in its nationwide crackdown on sharing of music files on campuses, there’s still plenty of confusion about how colleges should handle the wave of “pre-litigation notices” the trade group is asking institutions to forward to offending students. Read more


Voice over IP Moves into the Spotlight
Campus Technology, Fall 2007

Voice over Internet Protocol, or VoIP, has been around for quite a while as a technology. Most IT managers, however, have been waiting for it to mature sufficiently and become reliable enough to trust. They've also been waiting for prices to drop, so that they can make the case for an enticing return on investment. That's suddenly happening now, as VoIP pushes its way into the technology spotlight. University CIOs and IT managers are now rolling out voice telephony systems in more than limited, test projects. Read more


The 802.11n standard: grown up at last
Electronic News, September 2007

The 802.11n spec is now mostly past the difficult stage and about to fulfill its promise: a range approximately twice as great and transmitting speeds five to 10 times as fast as those of previous generations. And it’s about time. With demand for wireless booming, 802.11n has a big job to do in consumer, enterprise, campus, and metroscale markets. Read more


Bringing Higher Education into the Web 2.0 Age
University Business, November 2007

Students will listen to their iPods, check their Facebook, and upload cell phone pictures to Flickr anyway. The Internet is raising a generation that expects a total tech integration: the same technologies that entertain and make it easy to stay in touch with friends are the same tools students want to use to enhance classroom learning, collaborate on group projects, and stay informed of campus events. It's not a matter of getting down to the students' level; it's a matter of catching up! Read more


San Francisco State University Partners with Apogee to Implement 10-year, $15M Converged Network Service Project
Austin, TX, Oct. 23, 2007

San Francisco State University has enlisted Apogee to construct, deploy and manage a state-of-the-art residential network solution that includes a converged wireless network, fiber to the desktop, and combination video and IPTV service for all residential housing units on campus. The 10-year, $15 million dollar project includes high-speed wired and wireless services, cable tv, digital voice services and Video to the Desktop, as well as a 24-hour customer call center open 365 days a year. View full press release

Case Study: San Francisco State

About Apogee

Apogee offers complete communication services - digital cable, digital phone, wireless and wired broadband - specializing in developing and operating customized data network solutions for colleges and universities. With an Apogee Powered ResNet, colleges and universities can enhance their network infrastructure, while offloading the growing volume of administrative responsibilities associated with managing student networks.

As a trusted network partner and the ISP of record, Apogee lets universities focus on their true academic mission while developing a competitive techological edge for student residents.