Colleges struggle with students’ data demand
University of Missouri students arrived on campus this fall with a slew of new electronic toys and immediately wrought havoc with the school's wireless network.
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How to avoid the Wi-Fi blues in academia
Back-to-school season brings as much dread to IT executives in the education field as it does to the students sitting at the desks. As the proliferation of wireless…
White House makes ‘Digital Promise’ to schools
A nonprofit start-up funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) will quickly evaluate which educational technologies are worth the investment – and which ones aren’t…
Head of net’s address system to leave
Rod Beckstrom, chief executive of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, which oversees the internet address system, plans to leave the organization next July, the New…
Mobile apps help students answer, ‘Where’s the bus?’
College students waiting patiently for the campus bus or shuttle can find out exactly when their ride will arrive, if it’s packed to the brim, and—for disabled students—whether…
29 universities seek high-speed networks
The University of Missouri announced Wednesday that is joining an effort by some of the country's top colleges to build "ultra" high-speed data networks in their local communities.
Colleges join plan for faster computer networks
A coalition of 28 American universities is throwing its weight behind a plan to build ultra-high-speed computer networks--with internet service several hundred times faster than what is now…
High-speed internet service to be ‘leveling agent’ for West Virginia colleges
West Virginia students, educators, and researchers are getting a much-needed boost in high-speed internet service after a local campus agreed to share its superior internet connection with colleges…
Dutch lawmakers adopt net neutrality law
The Netherlands on Wednesday became the first country in Europe, and only the second in the world, to enshrine the concept of network neutrality into national law by…
Coming soon to the internet: The .whatever address
A quarter-century after the creation of ".com," the agency that assigns internet addresses is loosening its rules and allowing suffixes named after brands, hobbies, political causes and just…