Benedict College Shifts Course Management for Online and On Campus Classes

After piloting a few courses and receiving positive feedback from faculty and students, Benedict College in Columbia, SC moved to a new learning management system.

Open Source Java ESB Moves into the Cloud

Web-based middleware maker MuleSoft yesterday unveiled a new version of its enterprise service bus (ESB), Mule ESB 3.0 Community.

BigMemory Ehcache Addon Dumps Java Garbage Collection

Terracotta has released to beta a new Java addon for the Enterprise version of its Ehcache distributed Java caching software designed to free Java applications from the memory and performance constraints of Garbage Collection (GC).

iPad, iPhone Wireless Printing in Beta

Apple is bringing wireless printing to the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The company announced Wednesday the release of the AirPrint beta to its iOS development community.

College Students on Streaming Video: Get Me Outta Class!

Nearly a third of college students reported that their parents or guardians would be “very upset” to know how little they actually attend classes in person. The reason: They’re watching the courses through streaming video instead.

Turnitin2 Integrates Plagiarism Checking, Paperless Grading

iParadigms has released Turnitin2, the new version of its Web-based tool for reviewing papers and detecting signs of plagiarism or inadequate citation.

Convio and Pursuant to Deliver Software to Faith-based Nonprofits

Convio (Nasdaq: CNVO), a leading provider of on-demand constituent engagement solutions for nonprofit organizations, has announced the company has entered into a preferred partnership agreement with Dallas-based Pursuant Group to better serve Christian, faith-based nonprofit ministries with leading technology, fundraising and marketing communications services.

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Blackbaud Earns a Spot on 2010 InformationWeek 500

Blackbaud, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLKB), the leading global provider of software and services for nonprofits, has announced that it made this year’s InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation’s most innovative users of business technology. Blackbaud debuted on the list this year at number 209. The 2010 list was revealed last night at a gala awards ceremony at the exclusive InformationWeek 500 Conference taking place at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, CA.

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Choosing a URL for Your Nonprofit Organization

wwwIt used to be that when you wanted to launch a web site, you simply picked the name you wanted, registered it, and put up a few pages of content. In the past decade or so, however, things have gotten a whole lot more complicated. Cute, fun, amateur-looking web sites are definitely out, for example. There are a zillion places to register your site these days, too. But perhaps one of the most annoying little details of finally choosing to launch a site is the fact that it’s actually kind of difficult to pick a URL.

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Crowdrise.com Helps Charities with Online Donations

According to the New York Times Crowdrise.com, a new social networking platform, is helping charities increase online donations. 

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