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  FEATURE: Outsourcing on the Rise in Campus IT
University Business, December 2007

Many institutions have concluded that they are in the business of educating students, and not building and managing IT infrastructures. Increasingly, IT Directors are deciding that job is better left to professionals who can do it better and more cost-efficiently. Forty percent of respondents to the 2008 Technology Spending survey said they outsourced IT functions ranging from all functions at the low end to enterprise solutions at the high end. Read More »


The RIAA Speaks - and it Gets Worse
c|net, January 14th, 2008

Working ostensibly with the interests of the artists in mind, the RIAA has single-handedly instituted a policy of lawsuits and education in an attempt to curb the piracy of music. Now the organization is outlining its successes and what 2008 will look like for its College Deterrence program. Read more »


Colleges serious about dealing with copyright, P2P issues
Ars Technica, December 5th, 2007

If you were responsible for a college's network and were faced with infringement notices from the recording and motion picture industries, how would you handle them? That's the question Elliot Kendall, network security architect at Brandeis University, faced. He decided to ask his peers how they handled P2P traffic on campus networks, as well as DMCA takedown notices and prelitigation settlement letters. Read more »


Bucking Music Piracy Accusations at the University of Washington
The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 2nd, 2008

As part of a December salvo in its war against illegally downloaded music, the Recording Industry Association of America sent letters to the University of Washington, leveling charges of piracy against 16 students and threatening legal action. But the university is refusing to pass the letters along—for now. Read more »


Oregon Challenges RIAA's Tactics in Music Piracy Claim
PC World, December 1st, 2007

Oregon is fast becoming Ground Zero in the contentious battle between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the tens of thousands of consumers it accuses of illegal music sharing. It's now the second time in a month that Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers has resisted attempts by the RIAA to force the university to turn over the names of individuals it says shared music illegally. Read more »


A Plan for Maximum Participation in Campus-Based Text-Messaging Alert Systems
Campus Technology, November 8th, 2007

Terry Calhoun, Director of Communications and Publications for the Society for College and University Planning, outlines a way to ensure that text notifications on your campus achieve the broadest possible reach. Read more »


Critical Text Notifications Fail During LSU Crisis
WDSU-TV, December 14th, 2007

As police hunted for the killers of two Ph.D. students murdered at Louisiana State University in December, school officials were left acknowledging shortfalls in their emergency notification system. Despite a comprehensive system of text-messaging alerts, not all students received the security notice. Read more »


Apogee Partners with the University of North Texas
for High-Speed Campus ResNet
Austin, TX, January 8th, 2008

Apogee, the leader in providing innovative technology solutions and services to higher education, announced today that it would deploy and manage the state-of-the-art residential network at the University of North Texas. With an enrollment of more than 34,000 students, UNT is the flagship campus of the UNT System and the fourth largest university in Texas.

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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.