On Tuesday, November 10, MEEC will host Adobe as they discuss their product Adobe Connect.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 4, 2009 11:08 AM | Permalink
Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) and JANUS Associates invite you to participate in what promises to be a very informative and thought provoking presentation.
What: IT Security Planning
When: December 8, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM
The workshop description and log on information is listed below.
Please RSVP TO meec-office@usmd.edu by noon Monday, December 7th, 2009.
Short Description:
How to Structure a Good Information Security Program With-Out Breaking the Bank
There have been 47 reported data breaches at educational institutions so far this year. The number of sensitive records potentially compromised is set at 971,227.
People often think that establishing an information security program is a simple task. Read a book, create some policies, buy some software, install some hardware, and VOILA! – You have a security program. In the past you could get away with that but in today’s hostile environment you are setting yourself up for problems including a potential data breach.
An information security program takes thought, implementation, and many more activities to make it successful. Too many organizations focus on the wrong elements of a program and then wonder why the results aren’t what were hoped for.
Attend the JANUS Associates seminar entitled, How to Structure a Good Information Security Program With-Out Breaking the Bank, and learn how to structure a program designed to produce results as well as how to build in the components that will ensure success and limit the potential of a disastrous event.
Target audience: IT, Legal, Privacy and Senior Administration personnel
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 30, 2009 1:54 PM | Permalink
MEEC and Microsoft invite you to join us for a Web Seminar that will encompass a full overview of Microsoft’s virtualization solutions.
Topic: Microsoft Virtualization Solutions
When: December 9, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
The workshop description and log on information is listed below.
Please RSVP TO meec-office@usmd.edu by noon Tuesday, December 8th, 2009.
Description:
This session will include a glimpse of the technology available in System Center and Windows Server to provide fully supported workload consolidation, enterprise management, and secure remote access to applications and data. The session will be led by Michael Greene, product specialist on Windows Server for US Education.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on December 1, 2009 4:08 PM | Permalink
MEEC and Microsoft invite you to join us in our first web seminar of the New Year!
This web seminar features Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP), a solution that increases desktop manageability. As always this web seminar promises to be very informative.
Date: January 13, 2010
Time: 10:00 to 11:30 AM
Topic: Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP)
RSVP BY January 12th, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu
Please include your name, e-mail address and the name of your institution.
Description: The Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) is a family of technologies that can assist you in getting more out of your Windows client environment. It includes several products and technologies which allow you to perform some of the most time-consuming tasks such as software distribution, error monitoring, client disaster recovery, and software auditing in a more ‘hands-off’ and efficient manner. Please join us to receive an overview of what is included in the Optimization Pack and a demonstration of some of these technologies.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 5, 2010 10:23 AM | Permalink
Join MEEC and ATS for a Web-Seminar on Security Audits. Details are listed below. Please respond with name, institution and session attending by noon March 1, 2010 to meec-office@usmd.edu
Presenters: Danielle Marchese, President, ATS
Joe Leonard, Security Practice Manager, Presidio.
This webinar will be of special interest to IT Directors and IT Security Officers
Click Download File link for additional information.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 18, 2010 1:25 PM | Permalink
Join MEEC and Microsoft for a web-seminar on IT Academy, Microsoft’s official Learning Program for Schools.
Microsoft’s IT Academy
March 10, 2010
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
RSVP to MEEC-office@usmd.edu with you name, e-mail address and institution by noon, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.
Microsoft responds to IT Education, Training, and Employment Professional Development demands. Our official Learning Program for Schools -- IT Academy offers over 300 courses and an unprecedented amount of Value to our Campus and School Agreement customers for pennies on the dollar!! The signup is easier than ever now that you can attach to a Campus, School or Select agreement. And you can get started anytime, any day, any month – in the midst of an existing agreement and to be ready with curriculum and skills-based content for next school year.
The Microsoft IT Academy program is exclusively available to academic institutions to provide an affordable learning solution and toolkit from Microsoft to benefit your school, students, faculty and staff. One subscription will cover everyone on your campus; this is an undeniable way to save on IT education and training.
IT Academy benefit highlights include:
• Reduced costs for technology training through an extensive portfolio of benefits for students, and for faculty and staff professional development. E-learning provided to just four students or teachers saves schools the equivalent of their annual membership fee.
• Save faculty time with a “ready to go” solution for technology education.
• E-learning - over 300 courses available to Advanced Level members, as well as a course management tool allowing instructors to administer courses and monitor students’ progress.
• Link academic learning to real-world skills to prepare students with the IT skills needed for the workforce.
• E-Reference Library – members receive three complimentary faculty subscriptions to a digital, fully searchable online database of more than 500 technology titles published by Microsoft Press. Faculty members can save time finding that specific technical reference they need for teaching and research. Plus 60% discounts are available for additional faculty and for student subscriptions.
• Microsoft Certified Trainer for IT Academy – access for faculty members to the global Microsoft educators’ network of more than 15,000 teachers
• Workforce credentials – Certifications available in IT Academy help prepare students for the work world ahead and are globally recognized, workforce credentials, recognized by Microsoft customers and partners worldwide.
• Flexibility to incorporate IT Academy content to existing curriculum pathways and learning solutions
Microsoft IT Academy is an affordable learning solution with benefits for your entire institution. We look forward to sharing more information with you and your school about this exciting opportunity to connect and engage with Microsoft in a deeper learning alliance for your students, teachers and staff.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 26, 2010 4:50 PM | Permalink
Learn about Social Networking and various Business Scenarios!
Join MEEC and Springforward in a web-seminar featuring Twitter.
Topic: Creative Uses for Twitter
Date: March 23rd, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Presenter: Kevan MacGee from Element K.
RSVP by March 22, 12:00 noon to: meec-office@usmd.edu
Please include your name, e mail address and the name of your institution.
Join Springforward and Element K, MEEC Computer Based Training Vendors, for a one hour workshop on Twitter. Sure you have heard of it, but do you know what it is, its uses and how to set it up for your organization? In this brief workshop we will provide you with all the information you need to make the most of Twitter. We’ll provide an overview, some business and educational scenarios and step-by-step instructions to set up an account.
Colleagues will have an opportunity to share their experiences with Twitter.
Log-on information will be e mailed to registrants by March 22nd, 2010
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 10, 2010 10:24 AM | Permalink
MEEC Members, you’re invited to an Adobe web-seminar featuring Connect Pro!
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
RSVP BY April 12th, 12:00 Noon to: meec-office@usmd.edu
Please include your name, e mail address and the name of your institution.
Learn how Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is changing online classrooms and meetings. Built on Adobe Flash technology, Connect Pro allows you to deliver a rich, engaging experience complete with audio, video, interactivity, chat, polling questions, audience feedback, white boards, breakout rooms, and more. All you need is a browser and an Internet connection. Also, discover how to use Adobe Presenter to quickly transform your Microsoft PowerPoint presentations into engaging e-learning content. Share this as on-demand content or use in a Connect Pro classroom or meeting
• Acrobat Connect Pro
• Adobe Presenter 7
Log-on information will be sent prior to the event.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 30, 2010 9:51 AM | Permalink
ADOBE® CREATIVE SUITE® 5
Join us on April 12 and make your mark
With the right tools, your creative horizon changes. A tree is still timber, but
suddenly in a whole new way. Old ideas germinate again, and new ideas branch
into unexpected opportunities. Welcome to Adobe Creative Suite 5 — software
that will allow you to confidently reach more people, more effectively, in more
places, with whatever masterpiece you can imagine.
Join us for the exclusive Global Online Launch Event, Monday, April 12, 2010.
Register at http://cs5launch.adobe.com/
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 30, 2010 4:37 PM | Permalink
MEEC and Daly Computers, Inc. invite you to join us an informative web seminar
Topic: Moving to a Virtualized Environment
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
RSVP by Monday, April 19th, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu with your name, e mail address and the name of your institution.
This session will review topics including: Why virtualize, what is VMware, Why VMware, other players in the virtualization space and VMware solutions that promote business continuity and high availability.
Seminar log-on information will be sent to registrants prior to the event.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 8, 2010 11:18 AM | Permalink
Registration is open for the MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase being held on Friday, April 30, 2010 at the BWI Marriott.
The Conference is open and free to all MEEC members; however, registration is required no later than Friday, April 23, 2010.
Please complete the registration form by using this link Download file and submit using the Submit by E-mail button on the form.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 8, 2010 11:25 AM | Permalink
It's not too late to register for the MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase scheduled for April 30, 2010 at the BWI Airport Marriott. The Conference is teeming with great sessions and opportunities to network with MEEC vendors and members. Join us!
MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase Program
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Foyer/Salon F&G
Sponsored by DELL
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome – Salon F&G
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address - Innovation in Action:
New Learning Environments for the 21st Century
Salon F&G
Dr. Julie K. Little, Educause
Sponsored by Perceptis
As we discover more about the way that people learn, the challenge is to design inquiry-driven learning environments focused on knowledge creation while moving outside the box of four-walls to access virtual experiences and content. And, while shaped by a lifetime of technological innovation, today’s learner seamlessly moves around virtual spaces creating, sharing, and communicating; however, impulse does not translate into purpose and fluidity does not equate to literacy. How can higher education leverage our understanding of learning, the experiences of today’s learner, and emerging technologies—from wikis and blogs to social networks and cyberinfrastructure—to build learning ecologies where students are encouraged to think critically and work collaboratively and content is generated and exchanged?
Creating new learning environments that promote active learning, critical thinking, collaborative learning, and knowledge creation, and reaching and engaging today's students have been two of the five issues at the forefront of the EDUCAUSE Top Teaching and Learning Challenges Project (http://www.educause.edu/eli/challenges). During this presentation, Dr. Little will cast a spotlight on ways to engage today’s learners and prepare them to thrive in the 21st century. Activate your imagination. Join the dialogue.
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break - Foyer/Salon F&G
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vendor Showcase – Salon D&EAdobe, Apple, Inc., Applied Technology Services, Bell Techlogix, Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker,
CAS Severn Inc., CR Dynamics & Associates, Daly Computers, Inc., Data Networks, Dell,
Digital Intelligence Systems Corp., Hartford Computer Group, Inc., Janus Associates, McAfee, Microsoft, Presidium, Inc., Perceptis, SHI International Corp., Springforward, Symantec,
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Concurrent Session I
Bell Help Desk – Call Center Solutions for MEEC
Bell Techlogix your MEEC licensing partner since 1999 is a solution provider on the MEEC Call Center/Help Desk offering. What can Bell Techlogix offer to your school site to augment your current Call Center/Help Desk offering the tools, the process and the people behind Bell, your solution provider
Portrait of the Work at Home (WAH) Service as a Young Program
Ups and downs, lessons learned of instituting a college-wide Work-at-Home software program that offers Microsoft and Adobe to faculty and staff at Montgomery College
Imagine: Video Game Software and Hardware as School Equipment
Teaching programming in the context of video game production has recently become a way of portraying computer science in a different light. Rather than boring assignments that output text to a screen, video games offer a way for students to see, control, and design programs that are not only interesting, but cross-curricular and complex. A video game becomes a tangible product when it is used with an Xbox controller or put onto a portable media player, like the Microsoft Zune. In this session, a teacher and students from an Academy of Information Technology school (Montgomery County Public Schools) will be discussing how they have used Microsoft XNA Game Studio software, an Xbox 360, a class set of Xbox controllers, and Zune Media players to motivate students to learn computer science fundamentals. The students will present their work in the Microsoft Imagine Cup, an international software design competition, and discuss how the software and hardware has enriched their academic experience."
Microsoft and MEEC - More than an Office with Windows
Learn how a high school (The John Carroll School) leveraged some lesser known MEEC and Microsoft options to save money and provide better service to its students.
Cloud Computing Panel
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Concurrent Session II
Partnering with an Outside Vendor to Provide a Comprehensive, Systemic Help Desk
Adding services without adding staff? Help desk staff overly stressed trying to keep up with the increased demand for support? Budgets are shrinking and expectations for around-the-clock customer support service are increasing? Learn how the University of Virginia, collaborating with Perceptis, consolidated their IS help desk (Oracle Financial Aid, HR and Payroll functional support), SIS help desk (PeopleSoft) and IT help desk into one. Find out how Perceptis provides real-time metrics, drives process improvement and cost predictability for UVA, while improving the overall customer experience
Microsoft Agreement Review
MEEC has established a new five year agreement with Microsoft. Come and hear about the details of this agreement including additions to the current Suite of products. If you are confused, want to learn more and need to hear how the products will enhance your Microsoft experience, you will want to attend this session. Members of the MEEC negotiating and RFP team along with Microsoft representative will be on hand to answer questions.
Apple and Mobility in Education
Students are already coming to campus with mobile devices such as an iPhone, iPod touch and the magical and revolutionary iPad in hand. They’re used to gathering information on the web, getting their email, watching lectures, getting directions, or using some of the over 150,000 apps available to extend the functionality of these devices.
Now they can learn anytime and anywhere, too. As educators all over the world are discovering, mobile learning works. Students devour engaging, customized curricula when it’s delivered on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. It’s a familiar and essential part of their lives. Audio and video podcasts let students study at their own pace, wherever and whenever they want.
Security Assessment and Advisory Services Session
MEEC has established a contractual vehicle through which member institutions can procure IT security assessment and advisory services. This session will summarize the range of services and qualified firms under the contract and will describe Anne Arundel Community College’s (AACC) process for selecting a vendor to perform security audit services. We will also cover some of preparatory and implementation challenges in undergoing the security audit. Finally, representatives from several of the qualified firms will be available to answer questions during the session.
Storage Solutions
12:30 p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Lunch - Salon F&G
Sponsored by Bell Techlogix
Guest Speaker
Elliott H. Schlanger, Secretary, DOIT,
State of Maryland
2:00 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Concurrent Session III
Integrating PeopleSoft, Blackboard, and Microsoft CRM to build ‘STARS’: A Student Success Monitoring System
In this presentation, the authors describe a model labeled STARS, developed through the integration of PeopleSoft; Blackboard, and Microsoft CRM at Bowie State University. The authors formulate the hypothesis that the negligible outcomes derived from intervention efforts to enhance student success might be explained by a deficiency, not in theories and models per se, but rather in an incomplete operationalization of the models. To address this conjecture, the authors explain the existence of an information deficiency regarding the interventions, arguing that a robust and comprehensive strategy can only succeed with the support of technology by building integrated decision support systems.
Microsoft SharePoint: Over a Thousand Sites and Growing
In 2006,The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health implemented Microsoft SharePoint for use by all faculty, students, and staff. After running another portal solution since 2001, we have finally found a product that gives us the tools necessary to support the school's work. We will demonstrate some sites that have been created to facilitate collaborative student application reviews, research support, and various working group tasks. In addition, we have implemented some customized features that enhance the out-of-the-box features. To name a few: the integration of My Documents, shared drives, and the ability for external accounts to be created automatically with the appropriate level of security. As we look to the future, we plan to implement a SharePoint-based document management system. As part of this session, we will share with you our challenges as well as our successes with implementing SharePoint in an educational environment
Help Desk Panel
MEEC has established a contractual vehicle through which member institutions can procure Call Center/Help Desk service. This session will review the range of services and qualified firms under the contract. Also included in the discussion will be ways in which the agreement can be utilized by MEEC members. Come and hear the contract procurement officer and others discuss the use and usability of the agreement. Vendors who provide this service under the MEEC Call Center/Help Desk agreement will be asked to be in the audience to share appropriate experiences.
What's new in Creative Suite
Learn how Stang Software, a student-run web-design company at Marriotts Ridge HS, use Adobe CS5 products to enhance productivity. This session will also feature a preview of the latest Adobe products and how you can use them to incorporate interactivity into your documents. Learn how to reuse your images and assets in multiple formats to maximize your productivity
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks/Door Prizes – Salon F&G
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 20, 2010 10:58 AM | Permalink
Road Shows releasing information on the new MEEC/Microsoft (2010 – 2015) agreement will be held at three locations across the State. The schedule for the Road Shows is listed below.
Items that will be covered during the Road Show sessions include review of the Suite of Products under the Campus Agreement, Server and Client Access Licenses discounts, Education Server Platform option, contract renewal information and Pricing.
Please RSVP by sending an e-mail to meec-office@usmd.edu with your name, institution and session you will be attending.
We look forward to seeing you!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
9:00AM – noon
UMBC Technology Center Main Seminar Room
1450 South Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD 21228
http://www.bwtechumbc.com//about/directions.html
Thursday, July 1, 2010
12:30 – 3:30PM
Chesapeake College
Eastern Shore Higher Education Center, Room 110
Routes 50 and 213
Wye Mills, MD 21679
http://www.chesapeake.edu/generalinfo/directions.asp
Friday, July 9, 2010
9:30 – 12:30
University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, Room 124/125
32 W. Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
http://www.hagerstown.usmd.edu/about.aspx?details=directions
Posted by Tamara Petronka on June 24, 2010 1:23 PM | Permalink
The Road Shows for the MEEC/Microsoft Agreement scheduled for tomorrow, June 30, 2010 at the UMBC Tech Center and July 1, 2010 at Chesapeake College are postponed until further notice.
While Microsoft is prepared to share with the membership information on the product, SHI is unable to attend to share pricing and the renewal process. MEEC is aware that our members are anxious to have information on the new contracts and will reschedule the Road Shows as soon as we can provide you with information that is accurate and complete.
As soon as the new Road Show dates are scheduled an announcement will be sent via e-mail and posted to the MEEC website.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on June 29, 2010 2:16 PM | Permalink
The Road Show for the MEEC/Microsoft Agreement scheduled for Friday, July 9th, 2010 in at the University System of Maryland, Hagerstown has been postponed.
While Microsoft is prepared to share with the membership, information on the product, SHI is unable to attend to share pricing and the renewal process. MEEC is aware that our members are anxious to have information on the new contracts and will reschedule the Road Shows as soon as we can provide you with information that is accurate and complete.
As soon as the new Road Show date is scheduled, an announcement will be sent via e-mail and posted to the MEEC website.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on July 8, 2010 9:33 AM | Permalink
Road Shows for the MEEC/Microsoft Agreement will be held on the dates listed below. The Road Show agenda includes a product review by Microsoft and a presentation on the pricing and renewal process by the reseller, Bell Techlogix.
Please RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu with your name, institution and session you will attend.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010, 9-11:30 AM
UMBC Technology Center Main Seminar Room
1450 South Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD 21228
http://www.bwtechumbc.com//about/directions.html
Thursday, July 22, 2010, 1-3:30 PM
Chesapeake College
Eastern Shore Higher Education Center, Room 110
Routes 50 and 213
Wye Mills, MD 21679
http://www.chesapeake.edu/generalinfo/directions.asp
Friday, July 23, 2010, 9-11:30AM
University System of Maryland at Hagerstown, Room 124/125
32 W. Washington Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
http://www.hagerstown.usmd.edu/about.aspx?details=directions
Posted by Tamara Petronka on July 14, 2010 10:21 AM | Permalink
Thanks for the great attendance at the in-person MEEC/Microsoft Road Shows that were held earlier this week and this morning. Over 150 members participated which is terrific given time constraints and budget issues.
For those of you who were unable to attend in person, a web-seminar Road Show has been scheduled for
Thursday, July 29, 2010
10:30 AM – Noon.
The web seminar will contain the same information as the in-person session and is open to anyone who did not attend a Road Show and those who need a refresher. RSVP via e-mail to meec-office@usmd.edu. Include in the response your name, institution and e-mail address. Log-on information will be sent prior to the event.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on July 27, 2010 6:45 PM | Permalink
Please join MEEC and Google to discuss the new Google Apps Education Edition agreement now available to MEEC member institutions. Learn how Google Apps can help your school as a Google representative provides a high-level overview of Google Apps Education Edition, and the benefits it offers schools. The contract between MEEC and Google also enables MEEC member institutions to deploy Google Apps and Postini mail services to students, faculty and staff.
Additional information on Google Apps can be found at http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/index.html#utm_campaign=admin&utm_source=en-email-na-us_0610&utm_medium=email.
Please RSVP with your name, institution and e-mail address by 4PM Monday, August 2, 2010 to meec-office@usmd.edu
Posted by Tamara Petronka on July 27, 2010 6:48 PM | Permalink
Please join MEEC and Microsoft for the first Webinar of the 2010-2011 Academic Year!
Date: Tuesday, September 21st, 2010
Time: 9:30am to 11:00am
Title: Enterprise CAL Overview
Presenter: Michael Icore
RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu by noon Monday, September 20th, 2010. Remember to include your name, e mail address and the name of your institution.
Description: On your MEEC Campus agreement some new products * have been added to the bundle. The MEEC offering now consists of the following:
• Windows 7 Enterprise Upgrade
• Microsoft Office Professional 2010
• Microsoft Enterprise CAL*
• Desktop Optimization Pack*
• Visual Studio Professional
• Expression Web
The first webinar of the year will focus on providing you with a detailed overview of what components are included in the enterprise CAL and how you can leverage what you are licensed for to save time and money. Please join us.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 7, 2010 2:38 PM | Permalink
Please join MEEC and Daly Computers
Date: Tuesday, September 28th, 2010
Time: 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Title: Power and Cooling
Presenters: Jim Rowland, Daly Computers
B.J. Chillemi, APC (American Power Conversion)
RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu by noon Monday, September 27h, 2010.
Remember to include your name, e mail address and the name of your institution. Daly will register all attendees in a drawing for a $25.00 Best Buy Gift Card!
Description: We will discuss best practices of power & cooling when consolidating including:
- Improving uptime & lower costs with efficient cooling solutions for server racks, server rooms & data centers Reducing data center's energy consumption and cost.
- Helping your data center go green and save money.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 14, 2010 3:13 PM | Permalink
Topic: The New Network: Virtualizing the Core, Collapsing the Edge
Date: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Presenter:
Dwayne MacKenzie, Data Networks
Practice Manager for Infrastructure and Security
RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu with your name, e mail address and institution by noon, Tuesday, October 5th, 2010.
Description:
The need to wring maximum efficiency out of scarce network resources has made server virtualization the hottest technology in recent memory. New networks are taking this concept to the next level.
In the data center, stackable switches with “virtual chassis” technology are replacing cumbersome chassis-based approaches. At the edge, secure routers combine the security, routing and switching capabilities of stand-alone products into a single, easy-to-manage device. And that’s just the beginning.
Join us for an in-depth look at the new network where we’ll explore how these cost-effective approaches can help you:
• Simplify network architecture
• Deliver blazing performance and high-availability for less
• Reduce your hardware, management, power, and cooling costs
• Increase the flexibility and scalability of your network
• Secure critical network resources
This informative session will offer the latest solutions from Juniper Networks for discussion, and leave plenty of time for your questions.
Target audience
All levels of an organization’s IT Server and Infrastructure staff
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 22, 2010 3:50 PM | Permalink
HOLD THE DATE!
The Third Annual MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase will be held
Friday, April 8, 2011
at the
BWI Marriott
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 29, 2010 10:44 AM | Permalink
By working together, we can protect the vital information of students, teachers, and administrators - no matter where they are. With the increased portability of removable USB devices, even users with the best intentions can accidentally install crippling software that compromises vital systems. It is essential to protect your applications and your students.
McAfee® Device Control helps you monitor and restrict data copied to removable storage devices and media to keep it from leaving institutional control. It also gives you the tools you need to monitor and control how users copy data onto these devices - regardless of where they are.
With the importance of the internet, securing the web with acceptable policies and controls is essential. McAfee’s Web Filtering Module allows you to set and enforce policies for safe and effective web usage to ensure that appropriate resources are used and protected from malware.
Join the session to learn about the following:
• How to protect data no matter where the data is stored
• How to effectively manage USB and portable storage devices
• When to create and enforce appropriate web policies to protect networks against malware
• Why you get what you pay for - why free A/V is really free
Date
Thurs., Dec. 2, 2010
Time
9:30am - 1:30pm
Complimentary breakfast and lunch is included
Location
MEEC
UMBC Technology Center
Main Seminar Room
1450 South Rolling Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21227
Space is limited, RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu to confirm your seat for this session by 11/29/10, 12:00 Noon.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 9, 2010 2:10 PM | Permalink
Please join Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC), Daly Computers and Kaspersky Internet Security for a Web Seminar that will feature Best Practices for Unified Threat Management (UTM) Consolidation.
Topic: Best Practices for UTM Consolidation
Date: Tuesday, November 16th, 2010
Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Presenters: Jim Rowland, Daly Computers
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Guyton Thorne, Kaspersky Internet Security
Sales Engineer
RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu. Please include your name, e mail address and institution by Monday, November 15th, 2010.
Description: Daly and Kaspersky will discuss best practices for consolidation using UTM and explain:
What are the different pieces of security that best practices call for - firewall, anti spam, AV, anti phishing, intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, web filtering and patch management.
We will discuss the benefits of consolidating these areas of security into single platform with a management console.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 9, 2010 2:51 PM | Permalink
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 24, 2010 10:56 AM | Permalink
Get the Most Out of Your SMART Board sponsored by MEEC/Daly Computers, Inc.
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Please RSVP BY Monday, January 17th, 2011, 12:00 Noon to MEEC-office@usmd.edu.
Description:
Get the Most Out of Your SMART Board
We'll go beyond the basic use of a SMART Board interactive whiteboard and learn how it can be a welcome addition to a classroom of any subject or grade level, how you can increase student achievement by using the SMART Board, and the power of touch. The session will explore SMART Notebook™ Software, which ships with every SMART Board interactive whiteboard, its templates and image galleries and how they can be used to construct curriculum-based lessons and activities. Find out about the wide-variety of SMART Board models, resources, and support available on the SMART website and the SMART Exchange to help maximize the effective use of technology in your classrooms.
Presenters:
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Kelly Cook
Area Manager, Eastern Shore of Maryland
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 4, 2011 4:02 PM | Permalink
MEEC and Microsoft Present: Forefront!
Date: Tuesday, February 8th, 2011
Time: 9:30am to 11:00am
Title: Forefront Security Products
Description: Forefront security products deliver protection, access and management solutions, built around user identity and integrated with a highly secure, interoperable
Platform. Our solutions help deliver a more contextual and user-centric security solution. As schools look to extend learning, they need to increase collaboration, sharing and access to information but must do so while protecting their assets and infrastructure. Frequently this must be addressed in the context of shrinking budgets and increased regulatory pressure. In response to these challenges and opportunities, Microsoft is taking a fundamentally different approach to security. We call it business ready security.
As part of the MEEC agreement, MD schools and universities are already licensed to deploy many of the Forefront technologies.
Please RSVP by Monday, Feb. 7th, 2011, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 26, 2011 2:38 PM | Permalink
Please join MEEC and Data Networks for an on-line seminar highlighting Dell’s EqualLogic iSCSI Frameless SAN.
Date: Wednesday, February 9th, 2011
Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Title: Introducing Dell’s EqualLogic iSCSI Frameless SAN
Description:
Today’s applications require more from their storage systems. Higher demands for performance, capacity, availability, backup, and disaster recovery results in higher expectations for the servers and storage that support them. Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI storage arrays offer a fundamental change in the way enterprises think about purchasing and managing storage.
Dell EqualLogic Solutions are built on patented peer storage architecture offering enterprise-class performance and reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of storage for simplified storage management. These deliver a modular and cost-effective solution that can be deployed in appropriate increments for small and medium organizations, while also being cost-effective for large enterprises requiring scalable capacity and high-end performance.
Join us and let the experts from Data Networks and Dell introduce you to the iSCSI frameless SAN architecture. The agenda will cover:
• Features and benefits of framed vs. frameless architecture
• SAN self-management features for reducing IT burden
• Auto-tuning to meet sudden IO demand and optimize performance
• VSS application integrated snapshots / restores for consistent, reliable back-ups
• Saving your organization money with this comprehensive solution
This informative session will also include plenty of time for your questions.
Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 8th, 2011, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 26, 2011 2:40 PM | Permalink
Please join MEEC and Apple for an In-Person Seminar;
Special Needs Briefing for K-12 Educators.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
UMBC Technology Center
1450 South Rolling Road,
Baltimore, MD 21227
(http://www.bwtechumbc.com//about/directions.html - Incubator and Accelerator)
The Apple Special Needs Briefing for K-12 gives education leaders the opportunity to experience the many features built into Mac, iPod, and iPad devices that accommodate special needs students.
Every Mac comes equipped with dozens of assistive technologies, and now with the development of universal access features for iPod, iPhone, and iPad, Apple is taking these technologies - and the opportunities for all learners to succeed - to a new level. Hear from outstanding educators who use Apple technology to engage students, enhance their learning, and inspire them to achieve their best regardless of physical or learning disability. See the ease of use and quick customization for individual needs and learning styles. Explore how you can stretch your dollars and accommodate the needs of more students.
Who should attend:
• Administrators, Special Needs Personnel, Technology Directors and IDEA Coordinators.
The briefing begins at 8:30 am and will end at 2:30 pm. A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Attendance is first come, first served.
Apple would be happy to pay for meals associated with this educational event; however, if you are a public employee, state or local laws or your institution’s rules may prohibit us from paying this associated expense. Please consult your ethics advisor to ensure that no rules prevent you from attending or from accepting these expenditures. In addition, attendance at this event by a public official may constitute acceptance of a reportable gift. Please click here for a state-by-state list of applicable ethics and gift laws as we currently understand them
Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 15th, 2011, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 26, 2011 2:44 PM | Permalink
MEEC MEMBERS:
Remember the Date!
MEEC and Bell Techlogix have invited you to join us in an on line briefing….
Microsoft IT Academy
Thursday, March 10, 2011
9:30 – 10:30 am
RSVP by noon, Wednesday, March 9, 2011 to meec-office@usmd.edu.
Preparing students and educators to succeed by providing access to the latest Microsoft software, training, and certifications. What Is Microsoft IT Academy?
Join Bell Techlogix Account Team and Microsoft WW Business Development Manager Julissa Germosen to find out more about this solution available to all MEEC schools as a add on to your Annual Subscription License Agreement.
It’s a subscription-based membership program designed to help schools offer students and faculty learning solutions for IT skills training and certification as well as technology essentials for professionals. Access to these resources can help students build a successful future with the skills that employers demand. Microsoft IT Academy offers the opportunity for faculty to stay up to date on the latest Microsoft technologies. Best of all, its built-in flexibility makes it easy to integrate these technologies into new or existing curricula, so schools can tailor classes to meet the needs of students of all ages and levels of experience.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 3, 2011 10:24 AM | Permalink
Please Join MEEC and Daly Computers, Inc. for an On-Line Seminar that will focus on…
SMART Response: Technology Solutions for Assessing Student Understanding in Real Time.
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Presenters:
Kelly Cook, Area Manager, Eastern Shore, SMART Technologies Corp.
Jim Rowland, Senior System Architect and Project Manager, Daly Computers, Inc
RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu by Monday, March 14th, 2011, 12:00 Noon.
Description:
Learn about the SMART Response family, which offers five unique Response models that can meet the needs of a variety of learning environments and styles. You'll learn how SMART Response can provide a teacher with the tools for effective formative assessment and motivate student participation. Students and teachers will get immediate feedback on assessments with SMART Response by using the hand-held clickers to answer questions. Students and teachers see how the class performed on each question. We will demonstrate how teachers can give a quiz, show students their results, clarify problem areas, and upload the results directly into their grade books.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 3, 2011 10:35 AM | Permalink
The 3rd Annual MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase is scheduled for Friday, April 8, 2011 at the BWI Marriott. The Conference agenda, session descriptions and venue information can be found at 2011 MEEC Conference Info
The MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase is free to MEEC members. Currently there are nineteen MEEC Vendors who will participate in the Showcase. Direct questions to meec-office@usmd.edu.
Conference registration is open until Wednesday, March 30 at noon
http://www.usmd.edu/usm/adminfinance/itcc/day/meec040711.html.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 3, 2011 2:09 PM | Permalink
Please Join MEEC and Daly for an On-Line Seminar introducing an affordable approach to managing Special Education and General Education records.
Simplifying Content/Document Management in Education
Tuesday, April 5th 2011
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
RSVP by noon, Monday, April 4th, 2011 to meec-office@usmd.edu
Presenters:
William J. Santiago, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Intellinetics, Inc.
Jim Rowland, Senior System Architect and Project Manager, Daly Computers, Inc.
Description:Introducing a faster, easier and more affordable approach to managing your Special Education, IEP, and General Education records. A digital solution that allows you to meet the audit and compliancy requirements around student information and content.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 22, 2011 4:21 PM | Permalink
System Management
Making the Kace to save you Time and Money!
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
10:00 AM TO 11:00 AM
Please RSVP by Monday, April 11th, 12:00 Noon.
Every IT manager knows effectively deploying, maintaining and securing desktops, laptops and servers is a critical if oftentimes tedious task. But how do you address these systems management challenges in a comprehensive way, without missing any key solution components or crucial purchase considerations? Join experts for a back to basics systems management demonstration that outlines both the functional areas you’ll want to consider when selecting an appropriate solution and equips you with some of the less obvious boxes you’ll want to check during your evaluation process.
The Dell KACE family of appliances delivers easy-to-use, comprehensive systems management capabilities. Customers usually install in one day at a lower total cost saving them time and saving their organization money. Dell KACE Appliances help optimize the process of migrating to the Windows 7 operating system through easy to deploy and use appliances. The KACE appliance-based approach saves you time and money through a solution that helps facilitate tasks such as user state migration, operating system deployment and application distribution, helping speed the move to Windows 7 and minimizing end-user downtime.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 30, 2011 9:49 AM | Permalink
The web seminar Road Show reviewing the contract information on the new MEEC/McAfee agreement is scheduled for Tuesday, July 5 and will be repeated on Thursday July 7. Details of the event are listed below.
Please RSVP by Friday June 1st, 12:00 Noon to: meec-office@usmd.edu with your name, e mail address , the name of your institution and the session you plan to attend. Log-on information will be mailed following receipt of the RSVP.
MEEC/McAfee Contract Review
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
1:30pm - 3pm Eastern
or
Thursday, July 7, 2011
9:30am – 10:30pm Eastern
Please join McAfee Sales Engineer Sumeet Gohri along with McAfee Account Manager Derrick Honea for this informative webinar and open Q&A.
Agenda:
• Intel/McAfee Overview
• Bell Techlogix Overview
• McAfee MEEC Contract details
• What’s New
• Employee Purchase Program vs. Home Use Licenses
• Migration Part Numbers and Pricing
• Reinvestment Programs
Posted by Tamara Petronka on June 29, 2011 2:40 PM | Permalink
The web seminar Road Show for the MEEC/Symantec Agreement is scheduled for
Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 10AM.
Please join SHI as they present “SHI Overview of MEEC Symantec Agreement” to learn about the new MEEC/Symantec Agreement and the different Symantec products and technologies available through this Contract. Details of how to purchase and receive quotes through SHI as well as all of the different support options available for purchasing Symantec Licenses will be discussed. The seminar will be one hour.
RSVP by Monday, July 11, 2011 to meec-office@usmd.edu with your name, e mail address, and the name of your institution. Log on information will be shared prior to the seminar.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on July 6, 2011 4:04 PM | Permalink
The web seminar Road Show for the MEEC/McAfee Product Review is scheduled for Thursday, July 7th.
MEEC/McAfee Technical Contract Review
Thursday, July 7, 2011
11am - 12:30pm Eastern
Please join McAfee Sales Engineer Sumeet Gohri along with McAfee Account Manager Derrick Honea for this informative webinar and open Q&A.
Agenda:
o Intel/McAfee Overview
o What’s available on the NEW Contract
Interlocking network and Endpoint Security
o McAfee Product Overview – Sumeet Gohri, Senior McAfee Engineer
Endpoint Protection Advance, Enterprise Mobility Management, Total Protection for Data
o Reinvestment Programs
o Q&A
Please RSVP by Wednesday July 6,12:00 Noon to: meec-office@usmd.edu with your name, e mail address, and the name of your institution.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on July 6, 2011 4:07 PM | Permalink
How to Leverage Enterprise Cal and MDOP to Migrate to Windows 7
Tuesday, September 13TH, 2011
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Presentation
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM Microsoft Office Hours**
**Microsoft has designated Office Hours as the last half hour of the scheduled two hour time block. Office Hours are intended for more in depth conversation on the topic presented or for questions on other Microsoft products.
Please RSVP by Monday, September 12th, 2011, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu.
Description:
Attend this webcast to learn why the Education Desktop, with Microsoft 7 and Office 2010, is preferred by more Education IT organizations. In this session designed for the Education IT Pro, we will demonstrate how Windows 7 will save time and money for districts and institutions by making deployment and management easier, faster, and more secure using new tools such as Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack, Application Virtualization and App-Locker.
This special online meeting is designed to provide you with technical information that will allow you to maximize your investment in Microsoft technologies through the MEEC agreement. This is the first in a series to help you make the most of the technology that you have access to.
Troy Sharpe, U S ED Solution Specialist - Presenter
Posted by Tamara Petronka on August 31, 2011 4:30 PM | Permalink
MEEC and Daly invite you, our MEEC Members, to the web seminar
Lenovo in Education: Improving Learning Outcomes and Increasing Operational Efficiency on
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011, 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Please RSVP BY Monday, Sept.19th, 2011, 12:00 Noon to
meec-office@usmd.edu
Description:
In this webinar, Sam Morris, Lenovo Education Solutions Manager, will share how Lenovo partners with educational institutions to create shared value. By focusing on research and by providing solutions and services that improve learning outcomes and increase operational efficiencies, Lenovo seeks to enhance its competitiveness while also advancing society by enabling educators to leverage technology to improve the learning experience. The webinar will focus on global strategies and research and will also examine specific solutions for the classroom and campus.
The Speakers for this webinar will be:
Sam Morris
Lenovo Education Solution Manager
Lenovo United States
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 12, 2011 2:29 PM | Permalink
Please join MEEC and Daly for the web seminar "Leveraging Student Handheld's with Smart Response" onTuesday, October 4th, 2011, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
SMART Response has recently been expanded its award winning Student Response Systems to include SMART Response VE. Response VE allows teachers to use any web enabled device to both deliver questions to students and collect their responses to those questions. It's the perfect way to add value to your iPad/iPod or BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) initiatives.
Please RSVP by Monday, October 3rd, 2011, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu.
Include your e-mail address and the name of your institution.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 20, 2011 3:46 PM | Permalink
Adobe® Education Solutions
Adobe and MEEC are pleased to invite you to an in-person seminar presented by Adobe Solutions Consultants. Gain valuable information on new Adobe technologies to solve challenges in video, PDF, HTML, and ePublishing.
Preparing PDF and Video for any Device9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Understand the best tools and features in Adobe® Acrobat® X Pro to provide a consistent experience on any device—from the desktop to the iPad®. Learn how to use Adobe Media Encoder to convert almost any video into the right media type for your audience. And get a sneak peek at Adobe's new Flash® Media Server 4.5 to deliver streaming video across devices and platforms.
Blurring the Line Between Mobile Sites and Apps10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Understand how to adapt your existing web development skills for mobile devices. With Adobe Dreamweaver®, you can leverage PhoneGap™ and jQuery Mobile starter templates and components to build interactive websites tailored for the iPhone® and iPad®.
ePub Authoring for iBooks®
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
With Adobe InDesign®, you can create media-rich, interactive ebooks taking advantage of the latest ePub 3.0 specifications. Discover how to build and deliver sophisticated ebooks for Apple’s iBooks app.
Q&A11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 27, 2011 10:50 AM | Permalink
Mobile Device Management: Learn the Basics to Build Your MDM Strategy
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Your Mobile Device Management (MDM) Strategy Starts Here
Mobile devices are quickly becoming the primary personal communication and computing platform, with broad applications for education and government. As the capabilities of these devices expand, addressing your integration, management, and security concerns is becoming more urgent. But with MDM still in its infancy, and more than 40 vendors offering a wide-variety of mobility-related solutions, it's not always clear where to begin.
Join Us as We Discuss the Six Key Elements of MDM
Software Distribution
Policy Management
Inventory Management
Security Management
Service Management
Classroom Management
We'll explain each key element and review some of the currently-available solutions, with time to answer your questions. So you'll be ready to embark on your Mobile Device Management strategy.
This informative session will also include time for your questions.
RSVP BY Tuesday, October 25th 2011, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 12, 2011 6:19 PM | Permalink
MEEC McAFEE USER GROUP MEETING
Please join McAfee for this informative user group meeting. This will be an interactive session with a product deep dive covering the following solutions:
• McAfee Network IPS
• McAfee (Foundstone) Vulnerability Manager
• McAfee ePO - Interlocking Network
• McAfee Endpoint Security
You will also learn from Kevin Brownstein, McAfee’s Director of Sales Engineering, who will discuss the following:
• Today’s Threat Landscape
• Students and Web Content Filters
• Hackers
• Global Threat Intelligence (GTI)
• Shady RAT
• Layered Defenses
Please RSVP to meec-office@usmd.edu no later than November 7th.
Thursday, Nov 17, 2011
9:30am - 3:30pm
(Continental Breakfast and Lunch Included)
UMBC Technology Center
1450 S. Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD 21227
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 25, 2011 3:56 PM | Permalink
“Stepping Up Security and Compliance with Enterprise Vulnerability Management”
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Please RSVP by Monday, November 14th, 2011, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu.
**Please include your name, e mail address and the name of your institution.
Routine, systematic vulnerability scanning and remediation are foundational elements of any security program. After all, most breaches exploit well-known and easily corrected vulnerabilities. As organizations mature their security practices, vulnerability scanning programs also need to evolve. Quarterly or ad hoc scans using “point-and-shoot” scanners -- often followed by a frenzied crash remediation program – should be replaced with monthly, weekly, or more frequent scans supported by continuous remediation. However, without careful planning, such a transition can generate tremendous workload with little security or compliance benefit. This presentation will discuss how enterprise vulnerability management solutions differ from “point-and-shoot” scanners, and the characteristics of these tools that enable continuous scanning and remediation while dramatically reducing the labor investment required.
Speakers
Keren Cummings
Director Federal and Mid Atlantic Programs
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 9, 2011 4:41 PM | Permalink
MEEC and Microsoft invite you, our MEEC Members, to the web seminar….
HOW TO LEVERAGE FOREFRONT SECURITY SUITE TO SECURE YOUR ENVIRONMENT.
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Presentation
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM Microsoft Office Hours**
**Microsoft has designated Office Hours as the last half hour of the scheduled two hour time block. Office Hours are intended for more in depth conversation on the topic presented or for questions on other Microsoft products.
Please RSVP by Monday, January 9th, 2012, 12:00 Noon. Register Now
Description:
As schools look to extend learning, they need to increase collaboration, sharing, and access to information. They do so while protecting their assets and infrastructure and while addressing shrinking budgets and increased regulatory pressure. In response to these challenges and opportunities, Microsoft is taking a fundamentally different approach to security. Join us to learn more about the Forefront suite of security products.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 4, 2012 1:21 PM | Permalink
MEEC and Daly invite you, our MEEC Members, to the web seminar
Digital Signage Solutions
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Please RSVP by Tuesday, January 17th, 2012, 12:00 Noon. Register Now
Description:
In this webinar, you will get an in-depth presentation of Daly Computer’s Digital Signage Solutions. There is great value in the ability to communicate information to a large audience through Digital Signage.
Many educational institutions are seeing the benefit of digital signage. Let Daly show you how this technology can work for your organization.
Although Daly provides platform agnostic solutions, this session, will focus on SAMSUNG’s digital signage products. SAMSUNG is the leading provider of commercial grade flat panels and their Magic Info digital signage software is unsurpassed in the industry.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 4, 2012 1:40 PM | Permalink
Join us for an informational InCommon affiliates workshop, sponsored by MDREN, on January 24, 2012 at the UMBC Technology Center. All five InCommon affiliates, AegisUSA, Fischer International, Gluu, Microsoft, and Unicon will present their identity management solutions and services and will be available for in-depth discussions in break-out sessions. Information on these InCommon affiliates is available at www.incommon.org/affiliate/.
The agenda follows.
8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast / Networking
9:00 – 9:10 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Review of Agenda
9:10 – 9:55 a.m.
Internet2 Net + Services
10:00 – 10:50 a.m.
Aegis USA
10:50 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 - 11:50 a.m.
Fischer International
11:50 p.m.
Break for Lunch
12:10 – 1:00 p.m.
Gluu
1:00 – 1:50 p.m.
Microsoft
1:50 - 2:40 p.m.
Unicon
2:45 - 4:00 p.m.
Summary of Workshop and In-Depth Break-Out Discussions with Affiliates
Registration for the workshop is open at http://www.usmd.edu/usm/adminfinance/itcc/day/workshop012412.html. Please register by Jan. 20, 2012
Refreshments, breakfast and lunch will be provided. There is no fee for the workshop and parking is free.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 18, 2012 10:53 AM | Permalink
MEEC has negotiated an additional agreement with Adobe, a Master Enterprise License Agreement (ELA). Details of the ELA will be reviewed during three web seminars listed below.
Please RSVP prior to the session: Register Now!
Friday January 27, 9:00 AM
Tuesday January 31, 10:30 AM
Tuesday, January 31, 2:00 PM
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 26, 2012 11:04 AM | Permalink
Microsoft is hosting a technical session discussing solutions around Rights Management, Identity Management, and Federated Services. In this session we will describe how to leverage your existing investment in Active Directory to enable rights management with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and Exchange to protect your institution’s documents and communications. We will also discuss how Forefront Identity Manager can be used to ensure that user objects and attributes are in sync and correctly provisioned across multiple directory systems/services within your organization. Finally, we will also cover how Active Directory Federation Services can allow third party access into your institution’s AD enabled applications without the need to maintain separate identities.
Register now!
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 1, 2012 4:07 PM | Permalink
MEEC members may now register for the 4th annual MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase scheduled for Friday, April 27, 2012 at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport. Registration is open until Wednesday, April 18 at noon. Register now!
The Conference agenda, session descriptions along with other Conference information is posted to the MEEC website under MEEC Events.
The MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase is free to and open only for MEEC members.
Many thanks to our Platinum Sponsors: Daly Computers, Adobe, McAfee and Symantec/SHI!
Direct questions to the MEEC Office.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 27, 2012 1:29 PM | Permalink
Introduction to Desire2Learn Learning Suite & the Evolution of the LMS into a True Learning Platform
Friday May 4th, 2012
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
If you haven’t heard the news, D2L Ltd. (Desire2Learn) D2L has been awarded a MEEC Master Agreement for Learning Management Systems (LMS). We are very excited about the opportunity to partner with MEEC institutions!
Get to know Desire2Learn® Learning Suite better by attending a free webinar.
With over 8 million learners worldwide, Desire2Learn is committed to providing its higher education clients with products designed to deliver a highly personalized experience that engages, inspires and enables learners to achieve their potential and encourage lifelong learning. Desire2Learn Learning Suite will transform your institutions learning experience.
Desire2Learn is also planning campus roadshows specifically for MEEC members. We are in the process of confirming the location and date for these events. If your campus would be interested in hosting a roadshow, please let us know!
What Makes Desire2Learn Different?
. Our mandate to build long term partnerships with our clients is demonstrated by our 98% client retention rate. Click here to see what our clients have to say about us!
. Our tightly integrated suite of products, Desire2Learn Learning Suite 10, combines the industry’s most feature rich, flexible and sophisticated learning environment with a simple, intuitive and engaging learning experience. From mobile solutions to webcasting and ePortfolios, Desire2Learn offers a complete solution at every level of the organization.
. We are committed to providing clients with a platform that allows them to extend their environment through our partners or custom development projects.
. Desire2Learn Learning Suite 10 includes advanced functionality that gives you flexibility to tailor the system to meet your unique needs, whether simple or advanced. Tools such as Desire2Learn Course Builder and Instructional Design Wizard™ make an immediate impact on efficiencies and course quality.
Please RSVP by Thursday, May 3rd, 2012, 12:00 Noon.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 25, 2012 2:16 PM | Permalink
Microsoft System Center 2012
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
10:00 AM TO 11:30 AM
System Center 2012 was recently announced and we are receiving many inquiries regarding “which license to order” for the server management of System Center 2012. There are choices and you would like guidance. This online meeting will provide an overview of the capabilities of System Center 2012 with a focus on using System Center 2012 for server management. There have been significant changes in license part numbers and descriptions in order to license System Center 2012 for server management. Please join us to gain an understanding of how to efficiently license System Center 2012 for server management through your MEEC agreement which can save your institution time and money.
Microsoft System Center 2012 is a comprehensive IT infrastructure, virtualization, and cloud management platform. With System Center 2012, you can more easily and efficiently manage your applications and services across multiple hypervisors as well as across public and private cloud infrastructures to deliver flexible and cost-effective IT services for your institution.
System Center 2012 provides a unified management toolset for your applications and services – enabling productive infrastructure, predictable applications, and cloud computing on your terms. Further, System Center 2012 offers deep application insight combined with a service-centric approach to ensure your applications run smoothly. Automation Self-Service. Application insight. It's all included with System Center 2012.
Click Here to register before noon, Monday, April 30th, 2012.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 25, 2012 2:54 PM | Permalink
Learning Management Systems (LMS) MASTER Agreement REVIEW
Thursday, May 17th, 2012, 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
MEEC has established master agreements with six (6) LMS Providers; Agilix, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Instructure, eCollege (Pearson) and Moodlerooms. The master agreements are fully executed and are in effect through June 30, 2017 with some termination exceptions. The master agreements were awarded through a competitive proposal process, following the USM procurement policies and procedures. Approval was received by the Board of Regents and the Board of Public Works. It is recommend that MEEC Members’ Procurement and/or Contracts representatives attend this webinar.
Valerie Rolandelli, UMUC, the procurement officer for the Master Agreements will review with you the Master Agreement and how to use them in your organization.
Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 16th, 2012, 12:00 Noon.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 26, 2012 3:30 PM | Permalink
Exclusively for MEEC members: Introducing Creative Suite 6
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
10AM - 2PM
Lunch will be served
Adobe Creative Suite 6 software delivers a whole new experience for digital media creation, enabling teachers and students to work lightning fast and reach audiences wherever they may be. Tackle any creative challenge that comes your way. Use the ultimate professional toolset to explore new ways to design amazing print, web, and video experiences.
Join Steve Adler and Sebastian Distefano, Adobe Education Solutions Consultants, for a tour of the Creative Suite 6. Also get updated information on the upcoming July enrollment for MEEC member institutions, including new details on Adobe's ELA student offering.
The seminar will be hosted at the UMBC Technology Center, 1450 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21227 (For directions use Google maps and Halethorpe, MD)
Registerno later than noon, Friday, May 4, 2012.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 26, 2012 5:50 PM | Permalink
In the past year, Apple has introduced new iPads, updated to iOS 5.1 and added support for a new layered AppleID ownership model. Apple also introduced a new software tool called "Configurator" which introduces new abilities to manage apps and student data allowing you to flexibly Prepare, Supervise and Assign iPads to Studnets in the classroom.
Come learn about these new technologies and more directly from an Apple Consulting Engineer. Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at the UMBC Technology Center.
Agenda to Cover
1. New iPads and iOS 5.x
2. iOS Mobile Device Management Update
3. Configurator (New)
4. VPP, App vs iBook Licensing
5. New Ownership - Deployment Models
6. Deployment Best Practices
7 When to use iCloud
Register for the Apple iOS Technical Seminar no later than noon, Monday, May 28.
UMBC Technology Center, Main Seminar Room, 1450 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21227. Directions
Posted by Tamara Petronka on May 18, 2012 3:19 PM | Permalink
A Meet and Greet With Moodlerooms
Thursday, May 31, 2012
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
RSVP by noon Wednesday, May 20, 2012
Moodlerooms is proud to hold a Master Agreement for Learning Management Systems with the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC).
Headquartered in Baltimore, we’ve been serving Maryland institutions since 2005 and we are excited to continue supporting statewide education goals through e-Learning.
Join us for a free virtual event to learn more about how institutions throughout Maryland are benefitting from Moodlerooms dynamic e-Learning platform.
Speaker:
Becky Webster, Regional Sales Manager, Higher Education
Posted by Tamara Petronka on May 18, 2012 3:37 PM | Permalink
Friday, July 13, 2012
UMBC Technology Center Main Seminar Room
1450 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21228
9:30 to 11:30 AM
Please RSVP no later than noon Wednesday, July 11, 2012.
Please join MEEC and Blair Blankinship, UB, Procurement Officer for an orientation session on the new MEEC Hardware Agreement. MEEC members will find that these contracts provide a larger number of vendors (26), a wider range of products, along with a greater variety of hardware categories than in previous contracts. The RFP provided for a more competitive pricing response for each hardware category and by manufacturer within each category. While this adds some complexity to the final results, that complexity is balanced against a significant gain in economic benefit to MEEC members.
Note the vendor list at the bottom of this announcement. *Once contracts* are fully executed with each vendor, the contract remains in effect through March 15, 2014. The contracts may be renewed for up to three 12 month option periods. Contracts were awarded through a competitive proposal process, following the USM procurement policies and procedures. Approval was granted by the Board of Regents
*To date not all vendors have a fully executed contract.
MEEC Approved Hardware Vendors
Alliance InfoSystems, LLC
Alliance Technology Group, LLC
Apple Inc.
Applied Technology Services
Bell Techlogix
Cambridge Computer
CAS Severn
Daly
Data Networks
Dell
DISYSS
DSR Computer Sales and Service
ePlus Technology Inc
ESI
Force 3, Inc.
GovConnection
Hartford Computer
IBM Corp
Lenovo
Omega Cor IT
Plan B Technology
Presidio Networked Solutions
SkyLine Network Engineering LLC
SLAIT Consulting (Plan IT)
System Source
ViON Corp.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on July 5, 2012 2:31 PM | Permalink
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
9:00 AM TO 10:00 AM EST
Please RSVP by Monday, August 13th, 2012, 12:00 Noon to meec-office@usmd.edu.
Description: Creative Suite 6 software requires activation and Adobe ID login. By packaging CS6 with AAMEE 3.0 before deployment, only IT Admins need to complete a one-time package activation and Adobe ID login; individual users of the software do not. Failure to use AAMEE 3.0 before deployment may result in unusable software and angry customers! Learn about these new requirements and how to help your enterprise customers through this new process.
Audience:
K-12 and Higher Education IT personnel
Presenter:
Steve Adler, Adobe Solutions Consultant for Education
Key Takeaways:
Understand new Installation Requirements
Understand new Enterprise Deployment Solutions
Understand AAMEE 3.0 best practices
Identify Key Support Resources
Posted by Tamara Petronka on August 10, 2012 2:49 PM | Permalink
Common Core and iPad.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Time: 9 a.m. – 11 a.m OR 1 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
UMBC Technology Center Main Conference Room
1450 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21227
Contact the MEEC Office - MEEC-office@usmd.edu to register.
Common Core and iPad.
You’re invited to an exciting event for forward-thinking educators
Educators—experience the new tools of engagement.
You’ll see an array of learning tools from Apple and discover how
these innovative technologies can improve academic achievement
and prepare students and teachers for success implementing the
Common Core State Standards.
Touted as a magical and revolutionary way to experience
education, the iPad has transformed classrooms, raised student
achievement and decreased drop-out rates around the country.
There has never been a better time to rethink education teaching
and learning with the Apple mobile solutions.
This session will showcase how to come about such transformations
while addressing these critical challenges facing educators
today.
• Explore how the iPad and a myriad of instructional resources
from iTunes U, apps, podcasts and more can be aligned with the
Common Core State Standards.
• Explore engaging digital tools that empower students as content
creators.
• Experience mobile technologies that extend learning beyond
the classroom.
• See how collaborative Web 2.0 tools facilitate cross-discipline,
project-based
learning.
Please note: Apple would be happy to host you at this event; however, attendance by a public official or employee may constitute acceptance of a reportable gift. Please consult
your ethics official to ensure that no state laws, local laws, or school district rules prevent your acceptance of costs associated with this event.
TM and © 2012 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on August 28, 2012 9:24 AM | Permalink
Next Generation Technology for Learning sponsored by Daly Computers Inc.
Wednesday, September 19th, 2012
11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Register here before noon, Tuesday, September 18th, 2012.
Description:
Intel and HP will give an update on their educational resources and their vision for the present and future for learning in a 21st century environment.
Presenters -
Kevin Penrose
Pre-Sales Technical Consultant
Personal Systems Group
Hewlett-Packard Company
Dave McGurl
Solution Provider Manage
Intel Americas, Inc
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 5, 2012 2:02 PM | Permalink
“Transitioning IT - Seamlessly Delivering Virtual Solutions thru Your Cloud” - Web Seminar hosted by SLAIT Consulting
Thursday, September 27th, 2012
9:30 am to 10:30 am
Please REGISTER, before noon, Wednesday, September 26th, 2012
Description:
Organizations are addressing the challenge of transitioning their traditional infrastructure to a Private Cloud - provisioning CPU and storage to address the needs of users rather than statically allocating resources, much of which goes unused.
This presentation will address the challenges of how to Transition your IT infrastructure, Manage Your Cloud, and utilize any Hypervisor and other tools to take advantage of these technologies.
Please join SLAIT Consulting for this exclusive webinar.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 17, 2012 2:03 PM | Permalink
Thin & Zero Clients ‘Defining the tools for VDI Success’ hosted by ATS (Applied Technology Services
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Register now or before noon, Monday, September 24th, 2012
Dell WYSE products are used by colleges, universities, and local elementary, middle and high schools in networked learning center, classrooms, and lecture halls, computer labs and libraries. Make the latest education software available to every student, without the high cost and complexity of traditional desktop PCs with secure, shared virtual desktops. Virtual desktop solutions developed by Dell Wyse enhance, application and server virtualization simplify network computing and deliver applications on-demand to any student, teacher, or administrator in any location, on any device.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 17, 2012 2:17 PM | Permalink
Dynamic Content Security Solutions for the 21st Century Classroom hosted by Alliance InfoSystems
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2012
Time: 9:00AM – 12:30PM
Location: UMBC Technology Center
Main Seminar Room
1450 S. Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21228
Please RSVP by Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012, 12:00 noon
Description:
The 21st-century classroom leverages the latest network technologies to enable richer curricula, greater collaboration, distance learning, and anytime/anywhere learning to accomplish its mission more effectively and to provide differentiated instruction to an unprecedented variety of diverse learners. These technologies bring with them a new generation of security threats that cannot be tolerated in a K-12 and Higher Education environments. Countering these threats using traditional approaches to network security is proving to be unacceptably costly and complex, while compromising network performance. A new, alternative approach offers comprehensive content security while preserving or enhancing performance, at a cost that fits the reduced budgets under which educational organizations must operate.
Please join Alliance InfoSystems for an informative seminar, co-hosted by Barracuda Networks to learn about the latest trends in content security, data protection and application delivery and learn about the technology solutions that are helping IT administrators address those challenges.
We will discuss the latest network security offerings from Barracuda Networks – Barracuda Web Filter, Barracuda NG Firewall and Barracuda Backup Appliance.
You will learn how organizations manage overall Web usage and address issues regarding malware, content filtering, safe access to Educational Videos, application blocking, policy management and regulatory compliance.
Through powerful firewall and VPN technologies, you will discover how to protect your network infrastructure, improve site-to-site connectivity and simplify administration of network operations with centralized management capabilities.
You will learn how to streamline your backup strategy by eliminating removable media, like tapes, and how to achieve massive storage reductions by using data deduplication technology.
Whichever combination of hardware appliances, virtual appliances, and/or cloud services you choose, you’ll enjoy state-of-the-art protection, simplified network management, and low total cost of ownership.
Presenter: Stephen Pao, VP, Product Management
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 17, 2012 3:11 PM | Permalink
Refresh Your Technology Fleet
Wednesday, October 17th, 2012
11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Register now or before noon, Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
PC and laptop refresh projects are a major undertaking that involves numerous steps. Effective execution often requires adequate staffing, physical space and a significant time commitment, all posing potential drains on your organization’s time and resources. With a tested approach to our refresh process, the Daly team can develop a plan focused on assuring you get not only the best IT products for your needs but the entire process goes smoothly with limited interruption to your staff’s duties. Our end to end refresh project management includes technology assessment, procurement of all products, imaging and configuration in our Maryland warehouse, deployment and end of life services.
A critical component of a technology refresh is the financing decisions. Daly will address various funding options including leasing.
Join us to find out what Daly can do to help you refresh your technology fleet.
Speakers:
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Jeff DiBella
Sales Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Shannon Walker
Financial Area Manager
HP Financial Services
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 2, 2012 4:47 PM | Permalink
Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture, sponsored by Alliance Technology Group, LLC
Tuesday, October 16th, 2012
10:00 am to 11:30 am EST
Register now or by 12:00 noon, Monday, October 15th, 2012.
Build your own private cloud infrastructures from the data center to the corporate campus with Avaya Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture. This open virtualization solution helps dramatically simplify the design, deployment, and management of networks by enabling a network fabric within and between data centers and campuses. The virtual services fabric—based on Shortest Path Bridging—creates a multipath Ethernet network that relies on the Intermediate System-to-Intermediate System (IS-IS) protocol to dynamically build a topology between nodes.
Since provisioning is only required at the network edge, administrators can more quickly deploy new services. "Avaya's architecture greatly simplifies the deployment of vital business applications, potentially reducing delivery times by days or even weeks and taking human error out of the equation," says Mike Kincaid, Manager of Network Services and Telecommunications at UC Health. With Virtual Enterprise Network Architecture, the chance of an outage due to human provisioning errors—traditionally a significant cause of network downtime—can be virtually eliminated.
Additional benefits from this architecture include:
Add or turn on new services 25 times faster than traditional spanning tree networks, according to a 2011 Miercom report
Build the network core only once without redesign or reconfiguration
Deploy services wherever they are required, without constraints on the physical topology
Easily implement virtual machine migration, storage convergence, and business continuity/disaster recovery plans
Accelerating the Deployment of Virtualized Applications in the Data Center
Avaya Collaboration Pods are turnkey solutions consisting of virtualized server, storage, networking and management components all fine-tuned to deliver maximum performance of Avaya application solutions over the underlying data center infrastructure.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 4, 2012 4:50 PM | Permalink
Hardware Vendor Showcase
October 30th, 2012
9:00 am to 1:00 pm
UMBC Technology Main Seminar Room
RSVP now or no later than Friday, October 26, 2012 for this opportunity to meet the vendors!
MEEC members can leisurely stroll through the vendor exhibits, learn about new technologies and meet the vendors. All participating vendors have agreements with MEEC. There is no charge to attend this event.
Drop in anytime between 9AM and 1PM. Stay for an hour or stay longer!
Exhibiting Vendors
Alliance Technology Group
Alliance InfoSystems, LLC
Apple, Inc.
Applied Technology Services
Bell Techlogix
Cambridge Computer Services
Copper River IT
CAS Severn
Daly Computers
Data Networks
Dell
DSR Inc.
ePlus Technology, Inc.
Electronic Systems Incorporated (ESI)
Force 3
GovConnection, Inc.
HCGI (Hartford Computer)
IBM
Omega Cor Technologies
Presidio
SLAIT Consulting
System Source
Technology Integration Group
ViON Corporation
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 18, 2012 10:54 AM | Permalink
Due to the pending hurricane/tropical storm scheduled to hit the east coast Monday and Tuesday the MEEC Hardware Vendor Showcase scheduled for Tuesday, October 30, 2012 has been CANCELLED.
MEEC will determine if the event will be rescheduled for a later date.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 28, 2012 5:02 PM | Permalink
Windows Server 2012 Overview and “Bringing Your Own Devices”
December 11, 2012 - Web Seminar
Backend computing infrastructure is going through a transformational shift impacting the entire IT ecosystem and this transformation is being driven by an exponential growth of devices used for smarter, more personalized applications, which in turn create an explosion of data and the need for more computing power. It is a new world of connected devices and continuous services, and it’s all powered by servers and the cloud.
Microsoft’s Windows Server 2012 is a cornerstone of the Cloud OS, providing our customers and partners with a modern platform for their applications and is the core offering for anyone building their own cloud, pubic, private or hybrid. Microsoft has put its unparalleled cloud experience into Windows Server 2012, making it the world’s first server that is “built from the cloud up”. Windows Server 2012 expands the definition of a server operating system from the single server up to the datacenter and out to the cloud, while also incorporating breakthroughs across advanced storage, software-defined networking, virtualization and automation. Windows Server 2012 delivers hundreds of new features that will help customers achieve a transformational leap in the speed, scale and power of their datacenters and applications.
Microsoft has seen a “consumerization of IT” and with that, a great shift with people bringing their own devices into the workplace. Students are also using their own devices to access managed data and applications within today’s educational enterprise. Expectedly, organizations must be mindful of how these devices and the data which is accessed are secured and managed. Come learn about BYOD strategies, what other educational organizations are doing to manage the proliferation of devices and what Microsoft offers to help.
Presenters:
Alex Voyest – Solutions Specialist at Microsoft
Janet Immink – Director of Public Sector at Bell Techlogix
Register now or by Monday, December 10th, 2012, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 30, 2012 10:59 AM | Permalink
Information Archiving: Store, Manage and Discover Your Critical Business Information
Join Symantec and SHI for a webinar on December 12, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST for an in-depth look at the key issues around information governance and eDiscovery. We'll focus on how Symantec's Enterprise Vault and Clear well Platforms can assist Academic Institutions with their data archiving and eDiscovery needs.
Learn how to:•Reduce storage costs and better manage unstructured information
•Eliminate PST folders and ease email migrations
•Respond to FOIA requests in a timely, automated manner
•Implement a defensible process to automate legal hold notifications, reminders and interview
Accurately filter, search and cull large data volumes prior to attorney review
Learn how these solutions can help your organization reduce the cost of litigation, investigation and regulatory compliance. Email and file archiving can also reduce your storage footprint by 60%. Don't miss this opportunity to learn the latest.
Register here by Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 30, 2012 11:06 AM | Permalink
The MEEC Hardware Vendor Showcase that was cancelled due to
Super Storm Sandy has been scheduled for
Friday, December 14, 2012 - 9am – 1pm
UMBC Technology Center Main Seminar Room
1450 S. Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD 21227
http://www.bwtechumbc.com//about/directions.html - follow directions to bwtech@UMBC South
MEEC members are invited to the Hardware Vendor Showcase where you can leisurely stroll through the vendor exhibits, learn about new technologies and meet the vendors (some old and some new to MEEC). All participating vendors have established agreements with MEEC. There is no charge to attend this event but please Register no later than noon on Wednesday, December 12.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 30, 2012 1:05 PM | Permalink
Join Alliance Technology Group, LLC for this informative web seminar
Tuesday, December 18th 2012
10:00 am to 11:00 am EST
Traditional video conferencing in education has gain strong acceptance yet has been challenged by its high cost, lack of ease of use, limited interoperability and limited availability. With the growing demand for online, hybrid and distance learning options, it is imperative that these challenges be addressed to allow school districts and higher education institutions to expand video-enable learning opportunities beyond the traditional seat based classroom. Now with the pervasive use of smart phones, tablets, laptops, net-books and other forms of mobile devices with trends showing that the average student carries 2-4 internet and video ready devices, the time is right to incorporate a more pervasive video-enable learning style to the pedagogy. If done correctly, video collaboration over these devices can become the launching point of your institution’s or district’s transformation.
This session will discuss a more cost effective approach to achieve a pervasive video-enabled learning strategy that will engage your students on a more personalized basis while seamlessly integrating with your institution’s or district’s Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) strategy. Presenting, archiving and re-broadcast, all key portions of curriculum delivery will be discussed from a BYOD context.
Join us for this dynamic 60 minute discussion.
Speaker: Hugh McCullen, General Manager, The Americas, Video Sales & Business Development for Avaya
Register by 12:00 Noon, Monday, December 17th, 2012
Posted by Tamara Petronka on December 6, 2012 11:19 AM | Permalink
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am EST
Academic institutions everywhere are looking for ways to rein in the management of their licensing and looking for better and faster ways to support the constituencies across campus. The Enrollment for Server Platform – Academic (ESPA) offers educational customers a way to fix costs and license Microsoft’s server technologies in an easy to understand and manageable “all you can eat” licensing model. It is a simple and cost-effective solution for our academic customers looking for greater flexibility, scalability and easier license management. If your organization has a decentralized purchasing process, is trying to rein in the incremental costs of server deployments, needs better flexibility and scaling for seasonality or simply trying to assure compliance, you will want to learn more about this valuable Microsoft offering.
The Student Option
Educational organizations have long been licensing Microsoft’s productivity software for their staff, faculty and teachers. Many forward thinking academic clients have come to Microsoft, asking for a means by which they can extend that same productivity and capability to the students they teach. In response, Microsoft has created a licensing model called the Student Option. It allows students the ability to use and stay current on Microsoft Windows and Office. The result has been positive for students and organizations alike, improving standardization of tools in teaching and learning, increasing institutional value for your students and reinforcing your mission and message to help prepare students for the 21st Century workplace.
Presenters: Yanni Chryssomitis, Jamie Bakert, Janet Immink
Please register before Monday, January 7th, 2013, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on December 19, 2012 2:57 PM | Permalink
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 – 10:00 am to 11:00 am EST
McAfee & Network Malware Protection- Why Traditional Tools No Longer Provide the Protection Needed in Our Educational Environments-
• McAfee will demonstrate the anatomy of a web attack and show just how easy it is for a hacker to gain access to your users, network, and critical databases.
• See the various vectors of a web attack and how next generation tools are now able to protect you and your users while still remaining open to learning and research
• Learn how you can clean up bandwidth in your network; reduce helpdesk incidents; and lower the risk for data loss and infections
Please register before Tuesday, January 8th, 2012, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on December 19, 2012 3:05 PM | Permalink
Wi-Fi networks are seeing increased utilization and load across organizations in most
industries. High-density wireless networks are typically considered to be environments
where the number of client devices and required application throughput exceed the
available capacity of a traditional “coverage-oriented” Wi-Fi network design. In
these situations, even a well-designed wireless network that provides coverage at
good signal strength and SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) throughout the desired coverage
area is insufficient to ensure high performance due to inadequate capacity. The
limiting factor is available airtime. Since Wi-Fi relies on a shared and unbounded
medium (that is, the air), clients and access points must contend for available airtime
to transmit data.
This presentation outlines a set of simple principles that you can use as a basic guide
when designing your high-density network. This list of principles is not meant to be
comprehensive but rather a quick overview of the most important items to take into
account.
Speakers
Olav Jensen, Regional Sales Manager
Mid-Atlantic Area, Aerohive Networks
Jim Rowland, Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Please register before Tuesday, January 15th, 2012, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 4, 2013 3:45 PM | Permalink
Information security has evolved from a tactical IT concern to a boardroom-level dilemma. This transition has challenged many executives who are now obligated to protect their organization’s critical assets. McAfee recently released Security Battleground: an Executive Field Manual to provide guidance to executives who find themselves shouldering oversight responsibility for information security.
Come join Charles Ross, McAfee's VP of North America Technical Operations, who helped write and design this book to provide practical advice for security-obligated executives with or without formal backgrounds in security processes or technologies.
Charles will give an overview on how Security Battleground provides ways in which executives can evaluate information security with a mix of examples, exercises, and lessons learned. The case studies and exercises are based on the authors’ extensive hands-on experience with security-obligated executives, chief information security officers (CISOs), and members of security teams.
We hope to see you there. Please be sure to RSVP. All attendees will receive a signed copy of the Security Battleground book.
Agenda
9:45am Arrival
10:00am Security Battleground overview
12:00pm Lunch & Book Signing
RSVP
Given the strategic vs. tactical focus of the presentation the intended audience is CIO’s and senior IT leaders. Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, January 22, 2013.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 10, 2013 1:31 PM | Permalink
Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
10:00AM – 2:00PM
UMBC Tech Center
Main Seminar Room
1450 S. Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD. 21228
Realize your eLearning goals with MEEC and Desire2Learn! You’re invited to discover how Desire2Learn, a global leader in cloud (SaaS) based learning solutions and approved MEEC LMS vendor, can transform your online teaching and learning experience. Supporting over 8 million users including University of Maryland University College, Desire2Learn enables institutions to realize higher retention and graduation rates, improved accessibility and reduced costs – are you ready?
Schedule:
10:00AM – 10:15AM Welcome
10:15AM – 11:15AM Discover Desire2Learn
Desire2Learn is dedicated to breaking down barriers to education, obsessing over the learning and instructor experience, and focusing on providing an engaging, intuitive and personalized learning experience.
11:15AM – 12:15PM Discover Mobility
Learning isn’t confined to the classroom anymore. Allow learners and instructors to interact with courses, services, and resources wherever and whenever it’s convenient.
12:15PM – 12:45PM Lunch and Networking
12:45PM – 1:45PM Discover Analytics
Give your institution a competitive edge by transforming data into relevant knowledge that helps guide performance, improve achievement, and decrease accountability with automated data collection and reporting.
1:45PM – 2:00PM Closing
Desire2Learn is dedicated to the success of our clients and delivering technology that reflects and aligns with their unique needs. Our commitment to building long lasting relationships has resulted in a greater than 98% client retention rate over our 13 years in business. We hope that you and your colleagues will be able to join us.
Please RSVP no later than February 18th, 2013, 12:00 Noon. Parking, lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 23, 2013 1:10 PM | Permalink
Microsoft Office has long been the standard on which business productivity suites are measured. Like Windows 8, Microsoft Office 15 is undergoing fundamental change to support touch and stylus inputs in addition to the traditional mouse and keyboard. Office 15 will feature even tighter integration with available services such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Bing and our enterprise-ready SkyDrive Pro for secure file sharing. Please join us to learn more about the new features Microsoft is adding to Microsoft Office and the new vision for business productivity.
Please click here to register by Monday, February 11th, 2013
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 8, 2013 3:52 PM | Permalink
Join Daly Computers and EMC as they explain a better way to do backup and recovery by leveraging de-duplicated disk versus tape. This presentation discusses an overview of the entire EMC backup and recovery portfolio, including EMC’s industry leading de-duplication technologies, Data Domain and Avamar. Learn how EMC can help simplify and modernize legacy tape backup environments by leveraging purpose built de-duplication appliances to improve backup reliability, efficiency and data recoverability.
Please register here by Tuesday, February 12th, 2013
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 8, 2013 3:57 PM | Permalink
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Speaker
9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Vendor Showcase
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Concurrent Session I
Enable Learning Anytime, Anywhere via Video Collaboration
Hugh McCullen, AVAYA Educational Video Collaboration hosted by Alliance Technology GroupConfiguring and Maximizing the iPad Classroom
Lisa Capan, CCBC and Darrow Neves, CCBC
Leveraging your Microsoft Assets, Jamie Bakert and Yanni Chryssomitis, Microsoft
Tony Franklin, Microsoft
Network Security Workshop 10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do
Clint Beasley, Palo Alto Networks and Jim Rowland, Daly
Enterprise Mobility Management
Jeff P. Horgan, Sr. Mobility Architect Bell Techlogix
Desktop Virtualization: Is Now the Right Time?
Bob Marchese, ATS, John Ciliberto, Dell, and John Halley, MD Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Concurrent Session II
Securing the Wired and Wireless Campus Network
Joe Kim, VP Engineering, Copper River IT
Digital Publishing with Adobe InDesign
Steve Adler, Adobe Education Solutions Consultant
Managing Devices at Your School: Microsoft Strategy
Rich McBrine and Alex Voysest, Microsoft
Utilize Predictive Modeling and Learner Analytics to Increase Student Retention & Student Success
Steve Adams, Desire2Learn
Learn From My Mistakes: How to Manage Apps in a School Setting
Christina Schindler, Queen Anne's County BOE
The Evolution of Storage Networking: A Crash Course on Storage Virtualization and the Trends Shaping the Data Storage Industry
Jacob Farmer, CTO Cambridge Computer
11:50 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and MEEC Presentation
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Session III
A Real Life Experience with Disaster Recovery
Mike Heinmuller, Howard Community College
Creating and Delivering Content for Any Device with the Adobe Creative Cloud
Steve Adler, Adobe Education Solutions Consultant
Enterprise Collaboration with Blackboard Collaborate: The Online Classroom and Beyond
Michael Baker, MS; Blackboard Collaborate
Introduction to Multi-Touch TextBooks and iBooks Author and iTunes U
Eric Wood, Ellen Loos, Apple
Office365
Yanni Chryssomitis, Microsoft Corp.
Providing Robust Controlled Network Access Regardless of Device or Location
Dwayne MacKenzie, Data Networks
2:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. MEEC Forum and Closing Remarks
“Where Do We Go From Here; Creating MEEC Agreements.”
Members of the MEEC Board
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 21, 2013 2:25 PM | Permalink
Microsoft: The Future of the Directory
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013-10:00 am to11:00 am EST
Register Monday, April 8th, 12:00 noon
As the trusted directory service for education institutions, Active Directory has long been the foundation of most organizations identity strategy. We are looking ahead and envisioning the next set of challenges, as IT shops are frequently evaluating single sign on, self-service password reset, cloud-based authentication, and datacenter efficiency and redundancy solutions. In this session, we plan to highlight the topics below:
• Active Directory (AD) updates in 2013
• ADFS/DirSync for O365 and other Cloud Services
• Capabilities of (FIM) Forefront Identity Management in EDU
• AD in the Cloud
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 28, 2013 11:11 AM | Permalink
DALY--Enterasys
Taming the Wild, Wild West of BYOD
Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 -11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Register by Tuesday, April 9th, 12:00 noon
Whether a district implements a formal BYOD program or not, students and personnel are bringing their own devices to school. Jonathan Kidwell, will discuss how your network can assist with taming the Wild West of Wireless and will discuss some of the IT-related preparatory measures that successful districts have undertaken to create a device-agnostic "anytime, anywhere, any device" environment. Included topics will be overcoming structural issues for wireless coverage, and scaling for multiple student-owned device.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 28, 2013 11:20 AM | Permalink
ADOBE --Digital Publishing Suites
Thursday, April 11th, 2013-10:00 am to 11:00 am EST
or
Thursday, April 11th, 2013-3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Register by Wednesday, April 10th,12:00 noon.
Join Adobe to learn about how your campus community, including printing, athletics, alumni, and student programs can benefit from Adobe Digital Publishing Suite. If you already use Adobe InDesign®, you are 80 percent of the way to using Digital Publishing. It's that easy!
You will learn how to:
• Bring your publications to life through immersive interactivity; no programming required.
• Use Adobe InDesign®, and more to utilize interactive tools and methods within these programs for maximizing content.
• Utilize analytics to better understand reader habits and preferred content in your publications.
• Publish to tablets and other mobile devices, easily and quickly.
• Save hundreds on printing and distribution costs, while updating content simultaneously.
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Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 28, 2013 1:05 PM | Permalink
2013 MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase Agenda
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration and Continental Break
Breakfast sponsored by Daly Computers Inc.
8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Re-Charge Lounge
Sponsored by Bell Techlogix
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Paige Johnson, Education Strategist, Intel
Keynote Speaker sponsored by McAfee
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Vendor Showcase
9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm All Day Beverage Service
Sponsored by Technology Integration Group
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Concurrent Session I
Enable Learning Anytime, Anywhere via Video Collaboration
Randy Weeter, AVAYA hosted by Alliance Technology Group
Traditional video conferencing in education has gain strong acceptance yet has been challenged by its high cost, lack of ease of use, limited interoperability and limited availability. With the growing demand for online, hybrid and distance learning options, it is imperative that these challenges be addressed to allow school districts and higher education institutions to expand video-enable learning opportunities beyond the traditional seat based classroom. Now with the pervasive use of smart phones, tablets, laptops, net-books and other forms of mobile devices with trends showing that the average student carries 2-4 internet and video ready devices, the time is right to incorporate a more pervasive video-enable learning style to the pedagogy. If done correctly, video collaboration over these devices can become the launching point of your institution’s or district’s transformation. This session will discuss a more cost effective approach to achieve a pervasive video-enabled learning strategy that will engage your students on a more personalized basis while seamlessly integrating with your institution’s or district’s Bring Your Own Device” (BYOD) strategy. Presenting, archiving and re-broadcast, all key portions of curriculum delivery will be discussed from a BYOD context.
Configuring and Maximizing the iPad Classroom
Lisa Capan, CCBC and Darrow Neves, CCBC
Setting up an iPad classroom is not quite as 'plug-n-play' as one might think. In this session, we will discuss the trials, tribulations, and lessons learned at setting up an Apple iPad Classroom. During the presentation, a demonstration of maximizing the interactivity possibilities for faculty and students will be showcased.
Leveraging your Microsoft Assets
Jamie Bakert and Yanni Chryssomitis, Microsoft
Leveraging Your Microsoft Assets – Educational organizations everywhere are increasingly being asked to do more with less and to work with stagnating or even decreasing budgets. The Microsoft contract that MEEC has negotiated on behalf of its membership is comprehensive and oftentimes includes product functionality for which you are paying separate and extra license and maintenance fees. Please join your Microsoft account team and learn the details of everything that you have licensed and what you can be leveraging to help save your organization money. In this conversation, we will discuss:
• The Educational Desktop – Windows and Office
• The Enterprise CAL – access to the various server software suites, such as Windows Server, Exchange Server, Sharepoint and more
• MDOP – Desktop optimization and the ability to virtualize applications, desktops and even user profiles
• ExpressionsWeb and Visual Studio Professional studio suites
• Microsoft Roadmap – a discussion of products that are rapidly gaining traction in education and across all enterprises
Network Security Workshop 10 Things Your Next Firewall Must Do
Clint Beasley, Palo Alto Networks and Jim Rowland, Daly
Topics:
•Why the network firewall, which serves as the foundation of every organization’s security infrastructure, has been impacted by massive changes in the last few years
•How traditional stateful inspection firewall, even with a bunch of additional security appliances or blades like IPS, proxy, URL filtering, and DLP tacked on, is simply not effective in today’s application and threat landscape
•Learn why Gartner recognized Palo Alto Networks as a leader in the 2011 Magic Quadrant
While many vendors are beginning to promote next-generation firewall “capabilities,” their offerings do not address enterprise requirements for safe enablement of applications, high-speed integrated threat
prevention, and coverage for roaming users and devices.
You will learn:
•Why traditional firewalls are no longer effective
•The Top 10 requirements for your next firewall purchase
•How to evaluate vendors and build your test plan
Enterprise Mobility Management
Jeff P. Horgan, Sr. Mobility Architect Bell Techlogix
Technology is ever changing and trying to keep up seems almost insurmountable. As the contract term of MEEC Agreements expire, MEEC will have the opportunity to address the developing technologies through newly negotiated contracts., MEEC will have the opportunity to address the developing technologies through newly negotiated contracts. In addition to those products covered under current MEEC agreements, new products and services are rapidly coming on the market. Should MEEC consider agreements for these new products and services?
Join members of the MEEC Board for this session. Tell us what you want to see included in agreements. Share with us your struggles and what products and services would serve you well. Let us understand your use of MEEC agreements and how they can be made more useful. Share the good along with the not so good. Join us!
Desktop Virtualization: Is Now the Right Time?
Bob Marchese, ATS, John Ciliberto, Dell, and John Halley, MD Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Institutions of all sizes are poised to explore alternatives to traditional end user computing. Many are reevaluating how their IT groups provision, manage, and support their workforce. IT administrators need ways to boost user mobility and work flexibility while also helping to tighten enterprise security, simplify management, and reduce the overall cost of owning and operating client systems. Desktop Virtualization is a cost-efficient way to enhance security, streamline management, and boost user productivity. It also boosts green initiatives by significantly reducing the energy footprint within the data center. Join us for a review of Dell's DVS strategy and a pilot desktop virtualization solution that was deployed by the Maryland Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped.
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Concurrent Session II
Securing the Wired and Wireless Campus Network
Joe Kim, VP Engineering, Copper River IT
Today’s student must be more computer-savvy than ever before; in fact the successful student is dependent upon knowledge of how to use technology and in many cases, requires outright ownership of a PC, laptop or other device. The technical acumen that students have, combined with the breadth of applications, and the premise that campus networks are “open” places extraordinary pressures on security teams who are asked to enable openness, while protecting the network and the corresponding data. Join Copper River IT, Palo Alto Networks, and Ruckus Wireless for an open dialog around industry best practices regarding security on both wired and wireless networks within a campus environment. Take this opportunity to ask our experts the tough questions, as well as learn more about network visibility, controlling bandwidth with application QoS, and securing both known and guest entities on wireless networks.
Digital Publishing with Adobe InDesign
Steve Adler, Adobe Education Solutions Consultant
Adobe InDesign is the premier digital layout application used worldwide; not just for print but for screens and digital devices of all kinds. You’ll see how documents in InDesign can be enhanced to take your project and extend its reach with intuitive tools. Easily publish your application with Adobe's Digital Publishing system to deliver interactive content for iPad, Android, or Kindle.
Managing Devices at Your School: Microsoft Strategy
Cesar Larrea and Alex Voysest, Microsoft
The trends of “consumerization of IT” have shifted to supporting and ecosystem where users are bringing their own devices into their schools. Students, educators, and staff are also using their own devices to access managed data and applications within today’s educational enterprise. Expectedly, organizations must be mindful of how these devices and the data which is accessed are secured and managed. Come learn about BYOD strategies, what other educational organizations are doing to manage the proliferation of devices and what Microsoft offers to help.
Utilize Predictive Modeling and Learner Analytics to Increase Student Retention & Student Success
Steve Adams, Desire2Learn
An in-depth conversation around Degree Compass, Student Success System, and Learning Outcomes Reporting. These tools are designed to increase the percentages of student retention and student success before, during and after a selected course. Gain an understanding of how institutions are partnering with Desire2Learn to build reporting structures that meet their Accreditation needs, while aiding student learners with their own academic success.
Learn From My Mistakes: How to Manage Apps in a School Setting
Christina Schindler, Queen Anne's County BOE
Integrating iPads and iPod Touches into the classroom is an extremely exciting experience, but managing the devices - and their apps - is anything but simple. Learn the tricks and procedures for installing apps on multiple devices, managing iTune accounts, using the Volume Purchasing Program, and keeping track of how your teachers and students are using the devices.
The Evolution of Storage Networking: A Crash Course on Storage Virtualization and the Trends Shaping the Data Storage Industry
Jacob Farmer, CTO Cambridge Computer
This session starts by looking at how today's enterprise SAN and NAS solutions evolved from humble direct-attached disk and file servers. We then turn our sites to the industry trends that are shaping the current wave of innovation. Specifically, we are interested in deduplication, storage virtualization, solid state storage devices, automated management of tiered storage, cloud storage, and massively scalable file systems.
11:50 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and MEEC Presentation
Lunch sponsored by Cambridge Computer
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Afternoon Break
Sponsored by Alliance Technology Group
1:45 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. Concurrent Session III
A Real Life Experience with Disaster Recovery
Mike Heinmuller, Howard Community College
What are the real challenges faced when enterprise web and email services go down despite planning and tabletops.
Creating and Delivering Content for Any Device with the Adobe Creative Cloud
Steve Adler, Adobe Education Solutions Consultant
Whether you are delivering for print mobile, tablets, or desktop, your content needs to be readable and deliverable. Adobe has set the standard for creating and repurposing your content. This presentation will provide and overview of how Adobe’s collection of tools make it possible to create, assemble, and deliver your content to the ever-changing landscape of devices and screens. Whether you are a coder or an aspiring designer, with Adobe’s new tools anyone can easily create interactive content and design web sites that can be used anywhere. Not sure how to do all this? You’ll learn about Adobe’s new Education resource portal and training materials to make integration and adoption in the curriculum more effective. This is a presentation you won’t want to miss.
Enterprise Collaboration with Blackboard Collaborate: The Online Classroom and Beyond
Michael Baker, MS; Blackboard Collaborate
This session will address the concept of collaboration within teaching and learning, as well as the many functions and departments that support the academic process. Blackboard Collaborate offers a full suite of collaboration products that allow institutions to meet the needs of today's active learner.
Introduction to Multi-Touch TextBooks and iBooks Author and iTunes U
Eric Wood, Ellen Loos, Apple
Discover how Multi-Touch Books, iBooks Author and iTunes U are revolutionizing the definition of "textbook" and Mobile Learning. This session discusses common e-textbook formats and introduces Multi-Touch: an entirely new kind of textbook that is dynamic, engrossing, and truly interactive. Multi-Touch textbooks integrate photo galleries, video, slides, diagrams, 3D objects, mathematical expressions and much more to bring content to life in ways the printed page never could. In addition to textbooks now available from top K-12 publishers, Apple's free iBooks Author application also allows you to easily create and publish your own amazing interactive textbooks. The session concludes with an extended how-to demonstration of creating a Multi-Touch book, including built-in accessibility and study features available to reach all learners.
Office365
Michael Icore, Microsoft
Microsoft Office 365 for education gives academic institutions a familiar Microsoft Office desktop suite with online versions of next-generation communications and collaboration services. Educators, staff, and students get anywhere access to email and calendars, Office Web Apps, video and online meetings, and document-sharing. Office 365 has your favorite Microsoft Office features online and allows you to better prepare coursework, create sophisticated reports and presentations, and collaborate over the web with fellow teachers or students.
Providing Robust Controlled Network Access Regardless of Device or Location
Dwayne MacKenzie, Data Networks
With mobile devices and remote access now the norm, it’s becoming more difficult to manage, control and secure network access for the proliferating number and types of users in today’s environment.
Join Data Networks as we discuss:
• Mobile device game changers
• Fundamental shift in access technology that requires rethinking network strategy
• Wireless coverage & capacity planning insights
2:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. MEEC Forum and Closing Remarks
“Where Do We Go From Here; Creating MEEC Agreements.”
Members of the MEEC Board
Technology is ever changing and trying to keep up seems almost insurmountable. As the contract term
of MEEC Agreements expire, MEEC will have the opportunity to
address the developing technologies through newly negotiated contracts. In addition to those products
covered under current MEEC agreements, new products and services are rapidly coming on the market.
Should MEEC consider agreements for these new products and services?
Join members of the MEEC Board for this session. Tell us what you want to see included in agreements.
Share with us your struggles and what products and services would serve you well. Let us understand
your use of MEEC agreements and how they can be made more useful. Share the good along with the
not so good. Join us!
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 15, 2013 1:40 PM | Permalink
Join SLAIT Consulting for this web seminar on Tuesday, May 14, 9:30AM
Please register by Monday, May 13, 4pm.
Description:
The use of video surveillance as a vital safety and security tool is growing enormously across virtually all industries and public sector agencies. This, along with the adoption of new camera technology and advanced video management software and tools is driving the demand for secure and scalable video surveillance storage solutions
• Resolutions Continue to Increase
• Mobile Video Streaming / Crowdsourcing
• Video Content Analysis
• Campus Wide Surveillance Systems
Institutions are continually being challenged with the growth in retention requirements and Federal / Local Government Regulations without the corresponding increase in funds to fill these recommendations.
Over the course of the presentation, we will show some of the top trends in Video Surveillance and the ways that we can effectively meet the challenges they present. Over 30 years, these solutions has been deployed by many major Federal entities in a variety of forms and now they are available to everyone.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on May 2, 2013 3:14 PM | Permalink
BYOD Solved. Finally, one place to manage all things BYOD. ClearPass with WorkSpace applies contextual data – user roles, device type and ownership, app usage and location – to policies that extend across the network to device and app. The first platform that combines Network Access Management, Device OnBoarding and Management & Mobile App Management to provide a better BYOD Experience.
Speakers:
Geoff Giulino - Sr. Systems Engineer, Aruba Networks
Jim Rowland,Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013-10:00 am to 11:00 am
Register by Tuesday, September 17th, 2013, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 4, 2013 10:28 AM | Permalink
Announcing the new MEEC/Skillsoft Agreement:
MEEC has entered into a new agreement with Skillsoft for e-Learning solutions. During this presentation you will learn about the terms of the agreement and the Skillsoft product offerings. If your institution currently uses Skillsoft, join the webinar to receive the most updated contract and product information. If you are searching for an e-Learning solution then you will want to be on this call.
Presenters:
Valerie Rolandelli, UMUC Procurement Officer
Carlena Mills, Skillsoft , Public and Education Markets
Wednesday, September 18th, 2013- 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
To join us, REGISTER by Tuesday September 17th, 2013, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 4, 2013 10:40 AM | Permalink
This half-day MEEC event consists of three lectures on next-generation storage management. The lecture materials are intended for a technical audience: system admins, storage admins, disaster recovery planners, data center managers, etc. Other events tend to glaze over how and why specific technologies work, focusing instead on the business value. However, at Data Storage Day, we’ll provide a peek under the proverbial hood to understand the inner-workings of the technology – making it easier to match functionality with business value.
The program runs from 9:30AM to roughly 2:00PM and is broken into 3 separate lectures with a lunch break in the middle. Feel free to leave early or arrive late, you will still get a lot out of your time investment. See below for the full program.
9:30 AM – Registration and Coffee
10:00 AM - Solid State & Flash Accelerated Storage
11:10 AM - Object Storage and Deduplication
12:00 PM - Lunch
1:00 PM - Archiving & Data Protection
Topics and Data Points (abbreviated)
- Flash Accelerated Storage: New Advances in Caching and Solid State Storage
o New media: SLC, MLC, eMLC, DRAM
o Architecting storage with Solid State Storage
o Virtual server and desktop VDI acceleration
o Differentiating random from sequential I/O patterns
o File system tiering and acceleration
o Solid state storage paired with deduplication
- A Primer on Object Storage and Deduplication
o The limitations of RAID (vulnerability with large capacity drives)
o Object versus file or block addressing
o Fundamentals of deduplication: hashing, chunking, indexing
o Tape-enabled file systems
o Erasure-coded data protection
o Scalability in POSIX file systems
- Archiving and Backup: Designing Enterprise Data Protection Systems
o Identifying and eliminating common backup bottlenecks
o The role of disk versus tape
o Leveraging deduplication
o CDP and granular incremental backups
o Hypervisor-enabled backup and replication
o Backup and archive strategies for fixed content (static data)
Wednesday, October 2nd 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Register Now!
Please register by:11:30 am, Sept. 26, 2013
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 10, 2013 10:56 AM | Permalink
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Audience: Teachers, Curriculum Coordinators, Educational Technologists, Principals, Teacher Trainers
Microsoft is well known as a technology company, but were you aware that Microsoft has a number of programs in place to help educators with instruction in the classroom? Please join us as we detail programs which are available to the MEEC education community:
• Partners in Learning Network - a network of teachers from around the globe who collaborate to share ideas plus a number of no cost software tools which will help in your everyday instruction of students. This program is available to individual teachers or can be signed on by entire districts.
• Microsoft Innovative Educators – a program built for educational trainers to help them incorporate technology training for the teachers they serve.
• Bing for Schools – this program allows you to have students access web searches without fear of ads. Schools who enroll will also have access to age-appropriate lesson plans for helping improve digital literacy and can also earn rewards from Microsoft!
Register by Monday, September 23, 2013
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 10, 2013 11:10 AM | Permalink
Learn how to save time, money and reduce waste with Daly’s Managed Print Solutions. This is the top managed print solution available today to bring your printer fleet under control. We can help you learn how to maximize efficiency, pay for actual print volume, simplify your printer fleet maintenance, and consolidate your equipment to eliminate multiple vendors. Learn more about the data collection tool which gives you an in-depth assessment of your current printing environment, how our solution can customize hardware configurations, supply replenishment and service to fit your needs, and get recommendations on how to improve productivity.
Register here by Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 to join us.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 4, 2013 9:39 AM | Permalink
Unlike their colleagues in other industries, K-12 network administrators must protect vulnerable children from the internet’s worst dangers. Keeping kids safe is just one of the many new challenges K-12 IT Administrators face every day, while facing budget constraints. It’s a tough job to:
• Keep Cyber bullying out of schools
• Ensure students are using social media appropriately
• Monitor and Store social media messages for effective follow-up
• Protect students from dangerous content and meet compliance requirements while still allowing access to websites and online tools that promote learning
Please join Alliance InfoSystems, Barracuda Networks, and fellow K-12 Administrators for an informative seminar teaching how to create a secure network. Learn how to protect students by monitoring, archiving, and tracking social media communications, as part of an integrated web filtering solution.
You will learn how schools can manage overall web usage and address issues regarding malware, content filtering, safe access to Educational Videos, application blocking, policy management and regulatory compliance.
Don’t miss the opportunity to be part of this interactive discussion with experts from Barracuda and other K-12 IT professionals, to find out how to solve today’s difficult IT challenges surrounding social media and student safety.
Please RSVP by November 6, 2013, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 4, 2013 9:45 AM | Permalink
Please join Symantec and SHI for an in-person seminar which will cover the following topics, geared towards Information Technology Professionals of both K-12 and Higher Education institutions. A Light breakfast and coffee will be served in the morning and lunch will be provided in the afternoon. Feel free to stop by for one or more sessions or the entire day.
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM: Symantec / SHI Introductions
• 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM: Data Backup and Recovery
• 10:05 AM – 10:35 AM: Endpoint Security & Cyber Security
• 10:40 AM – 11:00 AM: Q&A / Break
• 11:05 AM – 11:35 AM: DLP / Encryption
• 11:40 AM – 12:10 PM Email archiving and legal hold & e-discovery
• 12:15 PM – 12:45 PM: Lunch & Networking
Data Backup and Recovery: Data protection of your information by automating advanced technologies and standardizing operations across applications, platforms, and virtual and physical environments. The ability to protect completely, store efficiently, recover anywhere, and manage centrally across heterogeneous operating systems and storage hardware, including disk and tape.
Endpoint Security & Cyber Security: Comprehensive defense against complex attacks for both physical and virtual environments.
DLP / Encryption: Data security solution that discovers, monitors, protects and manages confidential data wherever it is stored or used. Protect information against loss and theft, comply with global data privacy laws, and industry safeguards.
Email archiving and legal hold & e-discovery: Archiving and electronic discovery solution for enabling organizations to manage legal, regulatory, and investigative matters using a single application.
RSVP no later than Thursday, November 14th, 2013, 12:00 noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 4, 2013 9:50 AM | Permalink
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
UMBC Technology Center
Main Seminar Room
1450 S. Rolling Road
Baltimore, MD 21227
9am – 1pm
Come and meet the AV Vendors at the MEEC Audio Visual (AV) Vendor Showcase. You can leisurely stroll through the vendor exhibits and meet the vendors (some old and some new to MEEC). All participating vendors have established agreements with MEEC.
There is no charge to attend.
Participating Vendors include: Alliance Technology Group, Applied Technology Services, Bridges System Integration, CCS Presentation Systems, Communications Engineering, Inc. (CEI), Daly Computers, Inc., Design & Integration, ePlus Technology, Extron Electronics, HCGI Hartford, Human Circuit, Innoface Systems, Lee Hartman and Sons, Inc., Lightspeed Technologies, Nelson White, Net-AV, Nicholas P Pipino, System Source and Visual Sound.
Drop in anytime between 9AM and 1PM. Stay for an hour or stay longer!
Posted by Tamara Petronka on November 27, 2013 10:33 AM | Permalink
Edge Animate is Adobe's latest standards based animation software and is included in Creative Cloud Enterprise. With Edge Animate, it’s easy to create all types of animations that work on any screen without extra plug-ins or requirements. In this webinar you will learn how to quickly get up and running with this innovative tool. With its intuitive interface and timeline controls, it’s perfect for beginners and experienced users.
• Learn how to add interactivity and animation to a static image, for use on the web or in a Digital Publishing or iBooks project.
• Learn how you can bring in projects created in Illustrator and easily control the motion of these objects in your Animate project, add sound, and make your project fit any device window.
• Learn how to make Adobe TV and the Adobe Education Exchange your on-demand resource for learning all about Edge Animate and how to integrate it into your curriculum.
Register by Wednesday, March 19th, 2014
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 11, 2014 1:11 PM | Permalink
2014 MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase Agenda
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Registration Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Sponsored by Nelson White Systems
8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Re-Charge Lounge
Sponsored by Data Networks
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome and Keynote Speaker
Dr. William E. Kirwan, Chancellor, University System of Maryland
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Vendor Showcase
9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
9:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. – 2:30 pm All Day Beverage Service
Sponsored by HCGI
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. Concurrent Session I
Embedded Educational Technology Professional Development Program in a K-12 School
Urvi Shah, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart
Protecting Your Institutional Data - If You Don't Do It, Who Will?
Todd Spahr, Towson University, Danielle Burnett, Applied Technology Services
Mobile Device Management Made Easy
Jeff Horgan, Bell Techlogix
Crabs and AV: An Open Forum Discussion about AV trends and Technology (with crab recipes to share)
Michael Kramer and others, Nelson White Systems
Discover the Integrated Learning Platform: A New Kind of Technology for a Transformational Learning Experience.
Steve Adams, Desire2Learn
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with Dell’s vWorkspace Product
Benjamin N. Thompson,The Community College of Baltimore County
11:00 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. Concurrent Session II
Data Loss Prevention - It's More Than Jjust Discovery
Brian Pallozzi, Symantec
A 1:1 Mobile Learning System - The Tablet Is Only Part of the Equation
Aleasha Stevens, Promethean and Danielle Burnett, Applied Technology Services
Chromebook Deployment, Management and Best Practices.
Wes Watts, CIO, PGCPS and Brian Stubblefield, Project Manager, HCGI Hartford
Loyola University Maryland: Our Journey From the Age of Copper to the Age of Unified Communications
Louise Finn, Thomas Podles, Mena Gawargi, Loyola University Maryland
Windows 8 Computing – Surprising New Capabilities for Education
Colleen Beale, Technical Product Manager - Data Networks
11:50 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Constituent Group Breakouts
Sponsored by Bell Techlogix
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Afternoon Break
1:45 p.m. – 2:35 p.m. Concurrent Session III
Active Archive - Putting Data Where it Should Live... From the Beginning
Michael Constantine, ViON
Personalizing Learning for Students Using Technology
Laura Hogan, DSR, Inc. Christopher Sessums, An Estuary Professional Development
Safe, Mobile, Collaborative: Making Mobile Learning Work
Brent Dunlap, Lightspeed Systems
Desktop Virtualization
Jim Rowland, Senior System Architect and Project Manager, Daly Computers, Inc.
Office 365 and Student Advantage - Updates and Best Practices for Deployment with Frostburg State University
Yanni Chryssomitis, Microsoft and Beth Kenney, Frostburg State University
2:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. MEEC Forum and Closing Remarks
2015 -2020 MEEC/Microsoft Agreement – What’s Now, What’s Next?
Darrow Neves and MEEC Board Members
Closing Remarks
Louise Finn, Chair MEEC Board
Posted by Tamara Petronka on March 27, 2014 11:16 AM | Permalink
Thank you for attending the MEEC Member Conference and Vendor Showcase. Please complete the Conference Evaluation Form. The deadline is Thursday, April 17.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 2, 2014 5:57 PM | Permalink
Thursday, May 29th, 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Description:
Please join Data Networks and VMware for a webinar on how the VMware Horizon platform can help K-12 school districts meet Common Core / PARCC online testing demands. This webinar will focus on the following solutions offered by VMware and implemented by Data Networks to help provide the following:
• A Secure & Reliable Online testing experience for students
• Device Management for 1:1 initiatives
• Personalized learning experience
VMware Presenters:
Alex Queller—Enterprise Account Executive
Jim Lorenz—End User Computing Solutions Executive
Register by noon Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Posted by Tamara Petronka on May 14, 2014 3:38 PM | Permalink
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014- 10:00 am to 11:00 am
This webinar will include an overview of the current K-12 landscape in the United State, the advantages of the Google Chromebook, and the professional services that Daly Computers can provide.
We will be discussing how Daly can help a K-12 end user and then we will briefly cover the HP Chromebook Product offering.
Speakers:
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Randy Finley
Hewlett-Packard, Inc.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 9, 2014 9:52 AM | Permalink
The interest in recording and streaming presentations, meetings and class lectures or simulations is growing considerably. This session is an overview of NCast Presentation Recorder/Streamers and Presentation Servers that provide a variety of robust and reliable end-to-end solutions that are affordable but with a high degree of customization and an intuitive interface. Also included will be an applications discussion to demonstrate the many uses of this technology.
Speakers
Lloyd Hastings
Director of Sales
NCast
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Register by Monday, September 22, 2014
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 16, 2014 4:35 PM | Permalink
Hear how Dell is giving you the Power To Do More!
Please join your Dell Team and members of the MEEC Community for a power packed Dell Solutions Event
When: Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Where: UMBC Tech Center
1450 S Rolling Road, Arbutus (Catonsville), MD
Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
We have a power packed agenda with the latest and greatest to share including:
• Dell Security Solutions
• Dell Enterprise Solutions Roadmap Server/Storage/Data Protection Solutions Roadmap
• Dell End User Computing/Mobility/Management Solutions Roadmap
• Dell Services Solutions Overview
*Breakfast and lunch will be catered.
Please do not delay as this event has a limited capacity.
This is an event you do not want to miss!
To register, click here.
Please contact your Account Executive or Inside Sales Rep with questions.
Toshia Dixon, Toshia_Dixon@Dell.com
Kevin Clark, Kevin_F_Clark@Dell.com
Peyton Biggs, Peyton_Biggs@Dell.com
Jerry Archer, Jerry_Archer@Dell.com
Note: all customers are required to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement to attend this event.
*At this event, breakfast and lunch will be provided at no cost to attendees. The approximate fair market value of this event is $20. For the precise cost of this event, please contact your Account Executive. By registering for this event you certify that to the best of your knowledge, you are not currently part of a bid evaluation team with respect to an opportunity to which Dell is a party; and that: (1) you have verified with your ethics counsel your ability to accept these gifts or other things of value, or (2) you will make payment to the vendor for the items listed as required by law. For individuals affiliated with Public organizations in the United States, note that E Rate customers must pay entire cost.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on September 24, 2014 4:02 PM | Permalink
Tuesday, Oct 28 , 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Microsoft and Mobile Device Management
Personal devices have made their way into the educational enterprise and that trend is only looking to increase over time. While this new trend is affording both educators and students the opportunity to become more productive, educational organizations face a new set of challenges and questions that come with these personal devices:
• How do I make sure that the device (and more importantly, my network) are safe and secure?
• Is our school or college legally responsible if access to unwanted sites and applications is granted?
• How do I make line of business applications available on these new devices to help with worker productivity?
• Am I to allow these devices to join my domain?
Microsoft will help uncover things to think about and will discuss different levels of solutions to help manage these scenarios. In this informative webinar, MEEC members will learn the following:
• How mobility is changing the way we work and the challenges it brings to IT.
• Microsoft’s view of People-Centric IT
• Overview of the Microsoft Enterprise Mobility Suite (EMS) including Microsoft Intune and Azure Active Directory Premium
• Demonstration of Microsoft Intune
• Q & A
Presenters:
Kathleen Wetherell, Solution Specialist for Mobility
Yanni Chryssomitis, Account Executive, Microsoft
Register by Monday October 27th, 2014
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 16, 2014 9:38 AM | Permalink
Wednesday, Oct 29th ,11:00 am to 12:00 pm
ATS introduces ClassFlow - The New and Free Teaching Tool, and it's newest features to boost interactivity and creativity in the classroom. ClassFlow is hardware-agnostic and can be used with any of your existing whiteboard technologies and mobile devices.
Please register by Tuesday, October 28th, 2014
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 16, 2014 9:48 AM | Permalink
Tuesday, November 4th, 2014 , 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Lightspeed Technologies is the leading innovator of classroom audio technology (CAT). During this webinar, you will learn benefits of using CAT in your classrooms for improved student focus and classroom management. Elaine Freedman, Classroom Audio Consultant, will offer an overview of Lightspeed’s exciter technology (a flat panel speaker designed for 360° speech intelligibility). There will also be a product review from an application perspective featuring the Redcat and Topcat systems.
Speakers:
Elaine Freedman
Classroom Audio Consultant
Lightspeed Technologies, Inc.
Jim Rowland
Senior System Architect and Project Manager
Daly Computers, Inc.
Register by Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 21, 2014 3:59 PM | Permalink
Wednesday, November 5th, 2014 , 10:00 am to 11:00 am
Join Data Networks and VMware to learn how these radically simple storage and virtual management solutions from VMware can help you scale up or scale out and lower TCO by up to 50 percent!
VMware® Virtual SAN™ clusters server disks and flash to create high performance, resilient shared storage designed for virtual machines. With a low upfront investment, you can grow as you go with granular linear scaling of performance, capacity, and cost.
VMware® vCenter™ Operations Management Suite™ delivers greater visibility and actionable intelligence so you can ensure service levels, optimum resource usage, and configuration compliance in your virtual and cloud environments. You’ll see a reduction in resource consumption from rightsizing and reclaiming overprovisioned capacity, with better visibility across your entire environment.
Data Networks and VMware technical resources will present, with plenty of time for questions so you can help shape the content to meet your needs.
Presenter: Will Kaufmann, Data Networks principal Architect for Data Center.
Register here by Tuesday, November 4th, 2014
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 21, 2014 4:22 PM | Permalink
Thursday, November 6, 2014-11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Register with Dell.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on October 21, 2014 4:26 PM | Permalink
System Source invites you to an In-Person Seminar, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 from 9AM - Noon (lunch included). See below for details and registration
System Source, in partnership with the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC), invite you to our 10th annual free seminar and lunch on “New AV Technologies & Trends for Education” for AV and IT managers and staff. Epson, Extron, Da-lite, and System Source presenters, familiar with education environments, will discuss new technologies for the classroom including:
Extron
Digital Collaboration - Evolving AV Classroom Technologies:
- Easily connect and share information with one another – communicate virtually or physically
- How to support and distribute a diverse range of AV sources
- New Wireless technologies as well as standard Twisted Pair designs and applications
Epson:
New BrightLink Pro 1430Wi:
- Annotate and share from your collaborative whiteboard
- Touch-based for up to 6 participants
- No computer or software needed
- Capture, save, print or email from BrightLink Pro
Da-Lite Screens
HD Progressive Screen Surfaces
-Why certain screen surfaces are not capable of projecting a 1080p or 4K image
-Advantages to HD surfaces
Room Sizing
-Selecting the appropriate size screen for the room based on content and usage
Idea Screen
-Projectable surface that can be used as a dry erase board.
-Advantages over other boards on the market.
AV Project Management
- Review of System Source’s Updated AV Integration Process & Team Members
Speakers
Gerry Campana – Epson
Karl Rosenberg – Extron
Geoff Gibbs– Da-Lite
Bill Seamans – System Source
Where
UMBC Technology Center
1450 South Rolling Road
Baltimore, Maryland 21227
When
9AM - Noon
Lunch is included
To join us, register by Monday February 2nd, 2015 12:00 Noon
Posted by Tamara Petronka on January 9, 2015 3:19 PM | Permalink
Synopsis: One of the key product benefits that MEEC members enjoy is full version to version upgrades for Windows. There has been a lot of buzz centered around the up and coming Windows 10 as a new desktop optimized across different devices in different modalities, including mouse/keyboard, touch and stylus. Please join Microsoft and your reseller Bell Techlogix, as we do a live demonstration of Windows 10 and show you how this will affect the enterprise desktop:
• One converged Windows platform
• Designed for the way you live and work
• Protection against modern security threats
• Managed for continuous innovation
Register by Monday, February 23, 2015
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 13, 2015 10:04 AM | Permalink
With the “new” economy continuing to loom large it behooves us more than ever before to understand exactly what we are committing to when we invest our time and hard earned dollars in a project. Nowhere is this more of a truism than digital signage in the niche we all know as the education market. This seminar examines conventional wisdom and how it often relegates digital signage in education to a flat panel at the reception desk or for the more "creative" types a flat panel outside the auditorium, gym or perhaps inside the cafeteria. This course counters conventional wisdom and takes digital signage in education to a new, more evolved level with uses inside the classroom as well. It introduces Smart School technologies and how these can work to solve some of the problems we face in our overcrowded classrooms today.
Learning objectives:
Learn to think beyond conventional wisdom.
Learn what digital signage can do beyond an animated version of a static signage.
Learn how Smart School technologies can solve so many educational hurdles facing us today.
*Length of course: 1 hour
Register by Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 13, 2015 10:10 AM | Permalink
System Source and Nimble Storage, in partnership with the Maryland Education Enterprise Consortium (MEEC), invite you to a free luncheon event on “Flash Storage Solutions for Server Virtualization”. This event is ideal for IT management, staff, storage specialists and DBAs in Education. Nimble merges inexpensive, high capacity drives with flash for better application performance at a fraction of the cost of legacy systems.
Using white boarding, we’ll cover:
• How Nimble addresses VDI in classrooms and labs
• Reduced management complexity with proactive health monitoring and problem resolution
• Multiple workloads (including VDI) on one array
• Scaling performance and capacity independently without downtime
In addition, fellow MEEC members will share how Nimble addressed their organization’s needs. Space is limited, so please register now.
Speakers
Scott Rippey – System Source
Pat Edwards & Mark Grumblatt– Nimble Storage
Agenda
11:30 am to 12:00 pm Registration & Lunch Buffet
12:00 pm too 1:30 pm - Seminar
Register by noon, Monday, March 9, 2015.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 13, 2015 10:33 AM | Permalink
The Conference is scheduled for April 23 at Martin's West.
Member Session Proposals are being accepted until March 12, 2015. MEEC members may submit a proposal alone or in conjunction with a MEEC Vendor.
Registration for the Conference will open in early March.
Updates will be posted once available.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on February 20, 2015 11:43 AM | Permalink
Posted by Tamara Petronka on April 21, 2015 8:54 AM | Permalink
It is NEW and it is DIFFERENT!
Come hear what’s new and different!
May 14, 2015 – 10AM - Noon
Chesapeake College
Kent/Humanities Building
Cadby Theatre – H-103
May 21, 2015 – 1PM – 3PM
USM Hagerstown Center
Room 124/125
June 3, 2015 – 1PM – 3PM
Elkridge Microsoft Office
6518 Meadowridge Rd. Suite 200
Elkridge, MD 21075
To receive the registration link send an e-mail to the MEEC Office @ meec-office@usmd.edu
Posted by Tamara Petronka on May 8, 2015 2:12 PM | Permalink
Description:
Please join us for a review of the upcoming enrollment season for the MEEC Adobe Enterprise Agreement. This program is entering its third successful year with over 40 MEEC institutions participating to get decreased cost, greater distribution, and the latest innovation from Adobe. We will be reviewing pricing, software components, deployment tools, and student options.
Presenter:
Bradley Martin, Education Territory Manager
Mid-Atlantic Region
May 21, 2015
June 4, 2015
June 18, 2015
Contact the MEEC Office meec-office@usmd.edu for the Registration link.
Posted by Tamara Petronka on May 8, 2015 2:14 PM | Permalink
Description:
As the use of mobile devices in classrooms grows, students must be able to use their devices to access information, share ideas and collaborate with each other while facilitating real-time interaction with their teacher. Participate in a complimentary professional development session with a Promethean Expert to learn about Classflow and how to create web-based interactive lessons that will engage your students. Whether or not your school has invested in interactive white board technology, Classflow is a tool that can bring interactivity to your classrooms today. Anyone with an internet connection can participate and the first 50 registrants will be entered into a drawing for Ravens tickets!
Presenters
Fred Wolfe, Classflow Subject Matter Expert
Danielle Burnett, President of ATS
Contact the MEEC Office MEEC-Office@usmd.edu to register
Posted by Tamara Petronka on Oct 8, 2015 2:14 PM | Permalink
Get ready for the next school season! Deploy the right version of Office!
In this webinar we will discuss the details of how to deploy Office 365 ProPlus with the Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run. In this session we will cover the following topics:
Office 365 ProPlus Deployment Reference Materials: Getting started guide for deploying Office 365 ProPlus Office Deployment Tool for Click-to-Run download
Presenter - Matt VanderVen
Office 365 Education Strategist
Microsoft Public Sector | Education
Email: matthewv@microsoft.com
Phone: 917-388-1027
Yammer
Microsoft Education Office 365 Blog
LinkedIn: Matt VanderVen
Contact the MEEC Office MEEC-Office@usmd.edu to register
Posted by Tamara Petronka on Oct 8, 2015 2:14 PM | Permalink
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