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Republic Polytechnic Is First Education Institute in Asia to Deploy Cisco Unified Wireless Network Implemented by Singapore Computer Systems: The first educational institution in Singapore to adopt the Problem-Based Learning approach for all its diploma programmes, Republic Polytechnic has five schools offering nineteen diploma courses in Information & Communications Technology, Engineering, Applied Science, Technology for the Arts, and Sports, Health & Leisure. The institution believes that the use of...; Tags: Education, Network, Institution, Cisco Systems Inc., Wireless Network, Republic Polytechnic, Wi-Fi, Wireless; Case studies
First Paperless Campus in Singapore Boosts Collaborative Learning, Saves Time and Costs: Republic Polytechnic RP is Singapore's fifth polytechnic. RP has a student population growing from a current 5,600 to projected 13,000 by 2010. Although staff and students interact wirelessly through IP phones, Tablet PCs, email messaging and MSN Messenger Services for a student-centric learning environment, its growth demanded solutions for the...; Tags: MSN, MSN Messenger, Student, Microsoft Corp., Singapore, Republic Polytechnic, Tablets, Entrepreneurship, Instant Messaging, Notebooks, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Internet, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software; Case studies

Upgrading first-responder comm problems not an easy fix: One of the problems that Katrina has put into bold relief is the impact of cascading communication snafus on the quick response to disasters. First-responder communications were hampered by systems that were down and systems that couldn't talk to each other. I heard one story of a...; Tags: radio, network; Blog posts 2005-09-15
Congress calls for emergency comm upgrades: While some in Congress are pushing for massive funding - $5 billion a year - to upgrade equipment for first responders, some experts are pushing for something more: a national wireless data network, with dedicated frequencies, that first repsonders could plug into after an emergency, Associated Press reports. ...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Government Accountability Office Communications; Blog posts 2005-09-14
Is the Internet better organized than the government?: Unlike the federal government, the Internet responded to Katrina with flying colors, writes Declan McCullaugh at News.com. By 12:40 p.m. PDT Tuesday, Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit.com was already reporting on what would become the Great Flood of 2005. ...; Tags: federal government, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Blog posts 2005-09-07

FCC defends work in getting nets back online, but will more spectrum be allocated to emergency?: After La. Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco blasted telecom providers for failing to deal with the destroyed wireless infrastructure in the wake of Katrina - "The communications network is completely gone," Blanco said Sept. 1 - the FCC yesterday claimed the agency was working efficiently with industry to restore...; Tags: network, communications network; Blog posts 2005-09-07
Republic Polytechnic in Singapore Upgrades Database to Support Problem-Based Learning: Republic Polytechnic of Singapore is a new and unique higher education institution dedicated to delivering Problem-Based Learning PBL to students in a paperless environment. A rapid increase to 3,700 students was causing its IT infrastructure to experience high database usage spikes. The Polytechnic worked with Microsoft Services on a proof...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Case studies