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
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