Helping schools forecast future trends
In the last few years, IBM has acquired two companies to help it improve its offerings to the education industry in the predictive analytics space.
Month: August 2010
UC campuses mitigate risk–and save millions in the process
The University of California’s Office of Risk Services worked with IBM to design and build an Enterprise Risk Management System based on IBM's analytics, portal, and collaboration software…
Leading design software AutoCAD returns to Mac
Autodesk announced Aug. 30 that its AutoCAD software used by professionals to design everything from skyscrapers to pocket knives is reuniting with the Macintosh computer platform, AFP reports.
Google tool tries to cut through eMail clutter
Google Inc. can sift through more than a trillion web links in a matter of seconds, but can the internet search leader help people wade through their overflowing…
Advances offer path to shrink computer chips again
Scientists at Rice University and Hewlett-Packard are reporting this week that they can overcome a fundamental barrier to the continued rapid miniaturization of computer memory that has been…
University pushes for better attendance with electronic scanners
Officials at Northern Arizona University are reminding students that faculty members have the choice to use new electronic scanners that track class attendance at the campus’s largest lecture…
PC industry’s woes could mean bargains this fall
If you're looking for bargains on computers, bad news from the tech industry could be good for your pocketbook, reports the Associated Press.
Deep-sea images reveal colorful life off Indonesia
Scientists using cutting-edge technology to explore waters off Indonesia were wowed by colorful and diverse images of marine life on the ocean floor, reports the Associated Press—including plate-sized…
CSU must reveal Sarah Palin speech contract, judge rules
California State University, Stanislaus, and its private foundation violated the state’s public-records law when they withheld a speaking contract for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin earlier this year,…
Social media help college students forge professional opportunities
Social media already are ingrained in most college students’ personal lives, and now some college professors are using social media as a tool to help students create professional…