Publisher's letter.Dear University Business reader, This University Business Magazine Special Supplement, prepared by our Custom Publishing Group and sponsored by HE focuses on campus mobility solutions through peer-to-peer From user to user. Peer-to-peer implies that either side can initiate a session and has equal responsibility. Peer-to-peer is a somewhat confusing term, because it has always been contrasted to a central system that initiates and controls everything. case studies and an insightful Q&A interview with Rose Hulman Institute of Technology VP Louis Turcotte (see page 4). The issue of "anywhere, anytime" computing computing - computer on campuses is especially pertinent PERTINENT, evidence. Those facts which tend to prove the allegations of the party offering them, are called pertinent; those which have no such tendency are called impertinent, 8 Toull. n. 22. By pertinent is also meant that which belongs. Willes, 319. as all colleges and universities strive to satisfy the needs of students, faculty, and staff. In this timely report, HP is helping colleges and universities create an enhanced learning environment by making it simple and cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. to provide all students with their own mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings hardware. Key benefits include: Continual access, eliminating the frustrations of having to wait in line for access Consistent and current application environment, rather than a hodgepodge hodge·podge n. A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble. [Alteration of Middle English hochepot, from Old French, stew; see hotchpot. of software versions, with the associated increased demands on the help desk. Secure campuswide computing capabilities, both inside and outside the classroom. Improved competitive position. Students consider campus technology when deciding where to attend school. Wireless and mobile computing solutions are key indicators of a school's interest in meeting today's students' needs. Efficient technology administration. By implementing a comprehensive mobility program with a standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. platform, the processes of maintenance, repair and upgrading are greatly simplified, allowing for faster service, uniform support and increased uptime. The result is a cost effective infrastructure delivering higher satisfaction to the whole campus community. Optimal facility usage. By providing mobile access devices for the students, schools reduce or eliminate the need for banks of computers all across campus, freeing these machines up for other, better usage than _just being access points. I hope that the examples presented here of the challenges, solutions and benefits gained at IHEs will be helpful as you consider your campus' needs in these critical areas. |
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