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Strategic Partnership Offers Colleges, Universities and K-12 Institutions Flexible, Scalable Browser-Based Access Control Systems FRAMINGHAM, Mass., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S2 Security today announced a strategic technology partnership that will make S2's browser-based security management systems (SMS) available to Blackboard Transact((TM))'s education customers, including college, university and K-12 institutions. Under the agreement, Blackboard will be incorporating the S2...
Partnership with S2 Security Provides Robust Physical Security and Situational Awareness Capabilities WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Transact((TM)), a leader in integrated campus commerce and security solutions, has expanded its campus security offerings through a strategic partnership with S2 Security, the company announced today. The alliance allows Blackboard Transact to offer schools and universities even more physical security capabilities to create a...
Partnership Will Combine Interactive Learning Tools with Live and On-demand Video to Improve the Higher Education Learning Experience TORONTO, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Top Hat Monocle, a leader in technology-based classroom and homework innovations, today announced a strategic partnership with Panopto, a provider of innovative lecture capture software. The partnership will improve the learning experience within academic institutions by increasing student engagement and...
Student guide to the best accredited online colleges and universities, Best Colleges Online, opens nominations in search for the online college professor of the year. HOUSTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The world of online education has grown significantly over the past few years, changing traditional models of higher education and revolutionizing the way we learn. According to Sloan Consortium's 2012 Survey of Online Learning, more than 6.7 million students took at least one...
NetCom Learning is expanding sales department as company grows NEW YORK, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NetCom Learning, the leader in IT and business training, announces it is looking to increase its sale force as the company works to achieve its goal of holding ten percent of the U.S. $24 billion technical learning industry over the next 20 years. The company is concentrating on expanding its presence in the learning industry across the United States as well as in the northeast...
Applications for the ASIS 2013 scholarships now open PHOENIX and ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- University of Phoenix® and ASIS Foundation announced the recipients of two full-tuition scholarships. The ASIS Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the security profession worldwide through research, education, and training. The University of Phoenix ASIS Foundation scholarship recipients have the opportunity to complete an undergraduate...
New Integrations Make it Easier to Use Web Conferencing Platform with Any LMS WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Blackboard Collaborate((TM)), the leading online collaboration platform built for education, now supports IMS LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) specifications, making the platform available to institutions using any learning management system (LMS) compliant with LTI industry standards, the company announced today. This latest software update enables...
RALEIGH, N.C. and FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- TransLoc Inc., provider of real-time transit information to the world's leading educational institutions, municipalities, airports and corporations, today announced that students, faculty, and staff can access instant, real-time information about their campus transit systems easily via the TransLoc integration with Blackboard Mobile(TM) Central. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130227/CL67556LOGO-a )(Logo:...
Ambitious Effort Spans All Undergraduate, Graduate Programs WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ottawa University has partnered with Blackboard Inc. to support a major expansion of its blended and online degree programs, the company announced today. Under the multi-year deal, Kansas-based Ottawa, which currently operates six different campus locations nationwide, will grow and scale existing and future residential, hybrid and online undergraduate and graduate degree programs....
The E Tutor Inc. and iTutor.com announced today a definitive merger agreement that will combine over a decade of online tutoring experience with the premiere distance learning platform, to take on the forefront of revolutionizing how students engage in the future of education. New York, NY (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 “This is a decisive move that accelerates our strategy and positions us to excel by offering even greater value to our customers,” said Harry Aurora founder of The E Tutor...
