ResNet Quarterly is produced in response to the heightened interest surrounding issues involving ResNet management - including DMCA concerns, IT security, CALEA compliance, budgetary issues and emerging technology. This quarterly mailing is a compilation of selected recent news articles, bulletins and multimedia content from a variety of sources, designed to inform and stimulate discussion on important issues involving information technology in higher education.
More Colleges Testing Internet Solutions to Replace Traditional Phones
The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 29, 2008
Two out of three colleges report creating pilot projects of Internet telephone systems, or Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phones, before trying campus-wide rollouts.
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Schools Drop Landlines As More Students Carry Cell Phones
June 17, 2008
Consumers are moving away from being tied-down by landlines. And so too are universities as more students carry cell phones. Glenn Gray, UW-Green Bay's director of residence life, said nearly all students on campus have cell phones and it's not worth the cost of offering landlines when students don't use them.
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Next-gen WiFi Expected To Be in 99% of North American Campuses by 2013
May 5, 2008
Although the wireless standard 802.11n is found in less than 3 percent of North American universities currently, it will be available in 99 percent by 2013, according to a new study. North American schools have made most of the early running in WiFi adoption, but the rest of the world, led by Europe, is rapidly catching up.
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Record Industry Says Spike in Piracy Notices Is Not Part of Lobbying Strategy
May 7, 2008
A recent spike in online-piracy notifications from the Recording Industry Association of America has mystified college officials. Some say they wonder whether the increase is part of a strategy to persuade Congress to make colleges crack down on students who download music illegally.
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Colleges Express Concern About State Laws That Require Them to Fight Online Piracy
May 9, 2008
Higher-education officials say that the entertainment industry is pushing for state laws that would force colleges to police their networks for illegal trading of music and video files and to buy software to stem the problem.
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RIAA Pursues State-Level Anti-Piracy Bills
May 10, 2008
There was a bill supported by RIAA that was put forth towards the end of last year in the House of Representatives which would have effectively required colleges to play “copyright police” in order to insure that there was no illegal filesharing happening on their campuses. The first such bill has just passed in Tennessee and is being considered by several more states this year.
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Copyright Cop Position Added to White House
May 11, 2008
A bill recently passed by Congress creates a new position in the White House called the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Representative. This new position helps to make sure that organizations like RIAA can continue to gain legal ground even after the presidential election changes major players in the government.
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Schools eyeing virtual campuses
May 30, 2008
A new trend in online education involves students acting through animated characters called "avatars" mingling in simulated school settings and even rocketing off, via the Internet, on quests for knowledge.
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Apogee Joins With Tarleton State University
Austin, TX, February 26, 2008
Apogee announced today that it would begin managing the student residential network at Tarleton State University, providing digital television programming and broadband internet service to approximately 1,500 on-campus residents.
Under the agreement, Tarleton students will benefit from a broad selection of high-quality digital television programming, including a custom mix of local, HD, satellite and university broadcast channels - as well as five channels of streaming Direct-to-Desktop IP TV. Residents will also be able to select from a variety of tiered service levels for high-speed broadband internet, with custom speeds designed to meet the needs of the entire campus community.
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