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5/7/2008

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Michigan Embraces Electronic Transcripts: By Linda L Briggs; "We get wheelbarrows of paper documents in the mail every day," according to Michael Cook, senior associate director of admissions at Michigan State University. "Our goal is to become paperless here in the admissions world," he added, "but that's not as easy as it seems."

News & Product Updates

Unicon Launches uPortal 3 Services: Technology integrator Unicon has announced that it's now providing commercial support for uPortal 3.0, an open source campus portal solution designed by members of the education community.
IBM Expands Team Collaboration, Social Networking Software: IBM has introduced a new tool for migrating content from Microsoft SharePoint and other data repositories into Lotus Quickr. The new Lotus Quickr Content Integrator, which recently began shipping, is designed to bring content from existing repositories into Quickr's "team places" for collaboration and sharing.
Georgia Tech To Implement CalDAV in Sakai: Georgia Tech announced recently that it's contracted with open source service provider Unicon to integrate CalDAV within its Sakai implementation. CalDAV is a calendaring protocol that allows for event and meeting sharing across various platforms via WebDAV.
Adobe Connect Pro and Presenter Beef Up eLearning Features: Adobe has introduced a new version of Acrobat Connect Pro, the company's virtual meeting and eLearning tool. The new version includes enhanced integration with Blackboard, as well as several editing and management improvements.
Tiffin U Boosts Student Retention with Technology-Driven Outreach: Tiffin University said it has seen positive results in streamlining its student retention information and communication with software from Hobsons Student Retention Solutions. The Tiffin, OH-based school is using the application to help it identify, communicate with and help students stay enrolled. Tiffin has about 2,000 students.