ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand June 2011 technology and education news summary
June 2011 technology and education news summary Australian university failed to secure students' data and broke law: Privacy Commissioner Curtin University deploys Office 365 RMIT edges closer to self-powered battery ‘Photovine’ is Google’s Latest Trademark for Photo Sharing? Facebook for iPad on the Way Apple Wants To Stop Concert Filming With iPhones Google Information Sessions for Not for Profits (Sydney) Twitter (Finally) Adds Automatic Link Shortening To Twitter.com IPv6 Day arrives for Australian internet users University of the Sunshine Coast streamlines software licensing, reduces excess certificates Brumby and Downer to guide Huawei Google Offers Could Benefit Indie Booksellers Smartphone payments set to revolutionise retail industry Google Rolls Out +1 Button To Publishers University hospital goes cashless Technology in education: online resources from ACUMA Incorporated Australian university failed to secure students' data and broke law: Privacy Commissioner The Sydney Morning Herald June 29 2011 A Sydney university "did not take the appropriate steps to ensure the security of students' personal information", the NSW Privacy Commissioner has found. Earlier this year Fairfax Media, publisher of this website, reported that the detailed records of thousands of University of Sydney students past and present were being stored online where they.... Full article: http://goo.gl/0GjdR Curtin University deploys Office 365 ITWire.com.au June 24 2011 Perth's Curtin University has flagged plans to deploy Microsoft's Office 365 software as a service productivity suite, in one of the first major known local implications of the technology and ahead of what is expected to be a substantial push by Microsoft of the service in Australia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/1CAvg RMIT edges closer to self-powered battery ComputerWorld.com.au June 22 2011 Researchers at the university have enabled piezoelectric thin films to turn mechanical pressure into electricity Researchers at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) have taken a step toward developing self-powered portable electronics by enabling piezoelectric thin films to turn mechanical.... Full article: ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand June 2011 technology and education news summary
http://goo.gl/99qYa ‘Photovine’ is Google’s Latest Trademark for Photo Sharing? SocialTimes.com June 22 2011 Recent reports seem to indicate that Google is aiming to launch a new photo sharing platform called “Photovine”. The reports surfaced from The San Francisco Chronicle that Google secured the trademark “Photovine” .... Full article: http://goo.gl/gHkau Facebook for iPad on the Way WebProNews.com June 17 2011 Facebook, while seemingly omnipresent across devices, and certainly accessible on an iPad, has never had a proper iPad app. It looks like it will soon, however. The New York Times is reporting, citing “people briefed on Facebook’s plans” that Facebook will unveil.... Full article: http://goo.gl/m00gd Apple Wants To Stop Concert Filming With iPhones WebProNews.com June 16 2011 More meddling with mobile technology for the sake of furthering business ventures. Cell phones are popular items at concerts as mobile users take pictures and videos of their favorite entertainers, or, well, whatever entertainer they happen to be watching at the time. The technology is also considered something of a menace by many artists and concert-goers alike, and now, Apple is.... Full article: http://goo.gl/aPd8I Google Information Sessions for Not for Profits (Sydney) ProBonoAustralia.com.au June 09 2011 Google is set to run free information sessions to educate Not for Profit organisations about the product, services and support that Google offers to NFPs. The Google for Nonprofits program connects charitable organisations with products and resources to help them expand their impact – such as providing NFPs with a free or discounted version of Google Apps, free Adwords advertising, premium branding and increased uploads to YouTube, and free.... Full article: http://goo.gl/rzBWO
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ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand June 2011 technology and education news summary
Twitter (Finally) Adds Automatic Link Shortening To Twitter.com MediaBistro.com June 08 2011 If you’ve been holding your breath for this one, go ahead and exhale: Twitter has finally added an automatic link shortening feature to Twitter.com. Announced on Tuesday on the Twitter blog, the feature means you can now shorten links directly from.... Full article: http://goo.gl/0xBmx IPv6 Day arrives for Australian internet users ITNews.com.au June 08 2011 Queensland University of Technology and Melbourne IT have joined over 400 organisations enabling IPv6 on their websites as part of a global IPv6 test drive today. The two were listed as participants on the official World IPv6 Day website, along with web firm KTS Australia.... Full article: http://goo.gl/skmgC University of the Sunshine Coast streamlines software licensing, reduces excess certificates Computerworld June 07 2011 Rollout will take matter of days, moves uni to standard operating environment The University of the Sunshine Coast has moved to streamline its software licensing, reducing thousands of unwanted certifications for its software applications. Speaking to Computerworld Australia, customer service manager at the fastest growing university in.... Full article: http://goo.gl/CpqzK Brumby and Downer to guide Huawei ITWire.com.au June 06 2011 Chinese technology manufacturer Huawei has appointed two former heavy-hitting politicians to its Australian board of directors as it continues its drive to demonstrate the independence of its Australian operation. In a statement released this morning, the company noted that it had appointed former Labor Victorian Premier John Brumby and former Liberal Foreign Minister Alexander Downer to its local board.... Full article: http://goo.gl/GuAPd Google Offers Could Benefit Indie Booksellers ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand Locked Bag 1333, Launceston, Tasmania 7250, Australia Tel: +61 3 6324 3935 || Fax: +61 3 6324 3670 || admin.acuma@acuma.org.au http://www.acuma.org.au || http://twitter.com/acumainc || http://www.scribd.com/acumainc
ACUMA Inc.: the Association representing tertiary campus service organisations in Australia & New Zealand June 2011 technology and education news summary
MediaBistro.com June 01 2011 Google is taking on Groupon and other copycat type services with a new beta service called Google Offers, in which consumers can purchase discounted products in their area through time sensitive offers. The first Google Offers deal launched today, $3 for a $10 voucher at Floyd’s Coffee Shop.... Full article: http://goo.gl/tJPRq Smartphone payments set to revolutionise retail industry The Courier-Mail June 06 2011 DEVELOPMENTS in the use of smartphones as virtual wallets could be a boon for retailers but a mixed blessing for consumers. The smartphone apps will come with a one-click payment facility, already familiar to many internet and mobile shoppers, which speeds up the buying process.... Full article: http://goo.gl/92oqI Google Rolls Out +1 Button To Publishers MediaBistro.com June 01 2011 Despite its reputation as a search giant, it’s no secret that Google has fallen behind in the social media game; even the company’s former CEO and current Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has admitted that Google missed out on “the friend thing.” But with the +1 button, Google hopes to change all that.... Full article: http://goo.gl/Zxkpi University hospital goes cashless ZDNet.com.au June 01 2011 Macquarie University Hospital is rolling out a new cashless payment system to its patients as part of its continuing efforts to eliminate paper. Speaking with ZDNet Australia at CeBIT 2011's e-Health conference today, chief operating officer Evan Rawstron said that the hospital, which opened its doors to patients almost a year ago, has worked.... Full article: http://goo.gl/A2ZHx Technology in education: online resources from ACUMA Incorporated
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