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Different, But the Same
Key Takeaways for This Post Differences in Educational Structures: The text highlights significant structural differences between the higher education systems in Canada and in the United States. Canada has a higher proportion of two-year colleges compared to the US. On the other hand, the US has a notable number of institutions offering programs of less…
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The Conferencing Systems Category Is About to Change… Again.
There is no doubt that Zoom dominates the conferencing systems group. Like other product categories, not all solutions in a large group compete for the same piece of the pie. For instance, while Zoom and Microsoft Teams focus on live streaming meetings, conferences and video calls, Panopto and Kaltura prominently provide video management solutions. At…
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Class Acquires Collaborate: Two Visions Emerge
On May 19, 2022, Class and Anthology announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Class to acquire Anthology’s Blackboard Collaborate virtual classroom tool. While Class doubles down on a future with Zoom and Blackboard Collaborate as a virtual classroom tool, Anthology goes all-in on its Blackboard Ultra LMS. Collaborate and Class: The Numbers Before…
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Conferencing Systems: Next Level Communication for Education
Digital conferencing systems are slowly but surely making their way into mainstream education. Nevertheless, evidence suggests that many educational institutions are reluctant to adopt the latest conferencing technology.
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Cyber Attack Towards Blackbaud: Class Actions Have Been Filed
Over the course of May, June, and July 2020, Blackbaud suffered a ransomware cyber-attack. At this time, the hacker was able to access personal information in the company database: names, titles, gender, dates of birth, student numbers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses as well as LinkedIn profile URLs. From what the company has said, the…
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Video Conferencing Systems Used in Higher Education
Market Distribution of Video Conferencing Systems
