Finalsite, an internet software company that provides website design, hosting, and content management solutions to school districts announced that a ransomware attack impacting 5,000 of its total 8,000 global customers.
To close out the 2021 fall semester, the University of Arkansas announced that the mainframe that powered Business and Administrative Strategic Information System (BASIS) was powered off after 25 years. Decommissioning the mainframe will save the university approximately $1 million per year in service and licensing fees while ensuring the integrity of institutional data.
Following the state releasing its final biennial budget, North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) announced funding wins for the state’s community colleges, and noted that the $1.46 billion investment in the community college system is the largest received over the past decade.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state’s Cradle-to-Career Data System is now entering its next phase of development, marked by the hiring of Mary Ann Bates as its first director.
New research shows that cybercriminals are using the COVID-19 Omicron variant to target universities and are attempting to steal university login credentials.
In its latest wave of funding, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has committed nearly $630 million in funding for the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) program to help close the homework gap.
With the New Year practically upon us, MeriTalk SLG is taking a look back at the most popular education technology stories from the past year.
Following its December meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced that it approved a proposal seeking comment on improving transparency and efficiency in the competitive bidding process for the E-Rate program. The FCC has now released the official Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, laying out the process and deadlines for submitting comment on the E-Rate bidding process.
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in New York announced that it has partnered with biotechnology company Moderna to launch the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Academy, an “innovative initiative that will bring to life an immersive learning experience for Moderna employees.”
The University of Rhode Island (URI) announced that it is the first academic institution not based in Massachusetts to join the Massachusetts Green High-Performance Computing (HPC) Center.
