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Compaq Products Now Available for Institutional Purchase
New collegebuys.org Vendor
The
collegebuys.org purchasing consortium has executed a Purchasing Addendum to
become a user of the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) Contract #
90-00151FCCC for the purchase of Compaq portable and desktop computers, storage
products, mission-critical servers, and support services. The WSCA contract
offers collegebuys.org member institutions an efficient way to procure Compaq
products at discounted prices. To order
go to the Compaq online store created especially for collegebuys.org at www.compaq.com/education/fccc
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Change in Microsoft's Licensing Prices Attracts Some Colleges and Worries Others
A Balanced Article from The Chronicle of Higher Education
by Florence Olsen
Colleges can continue to buy Microsoft's products as they have in the past, with licenses that permit the software to be used in perpetuity. Or colleges can elect to cut costs and bureaucratic problems by leasing software for everyone on the campus--and run the risk that Microsoft could later decide to eliminate those savings by increasing the annual charges.
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Microsoft Visual Studio .Net Pro for $85
Available for Purchase Online
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Professional (Academic Edition) includes a number of tools to make it easier to develop coursework with an integrated development environment, including: course management tools for simplifying the administration of course projects and assignments; application wizards enabling students to create easily portable C or C++ applications; code samples—from simple to advanced—instructing students how to use the IDE; rich documentation enabling students to begin developing in Visual Studio .NET within minutes.
Academic retail box copies of Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Pro can be ordered directly from http://www.californiacolleges.com/
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CaptionMax: Captioning Vendor
Make Your Instructional Videos Accessible
The collegebuys.org consortium has negotiated a special arrangement with CaptionMax to provide roll-up video captioning for only $5 per minute. Mention collegebuys.org when ordering and CaptionMax will not only give you this discounted rate, but also a free gift! For more information call Derek Hines at 800-822-3566 or email at derek@captionmax.com.
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Technology Tidbits
News on Educational Technology and the Internet
by Judy Brown
Brief summaries with links to full stories on educational
applications of technology, high tech news, and the Internet.
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