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Featured Articles » Skype Wants to Connect One Million Classrooms Worldwide » Anonymous Communication Service 'Talk About It' Popular Nationwide » University of Wollongong Signs Deal with Netspot, Brings Open Source Learning to Campus » Harvard, MIT Team Up for Free Online Education Program   Sponsored By: Sonus Systems WEBINAR: How To Protect Enterprise Assets with Session Border Controllers Wednesday May 23, 2012 TIME: 2:00pm ET/ 11:00am PT REGISTER TODAY Session border controllers (SBCs) are powerful network devices that protect, secure, simplify and standardize real-time, SIP-based multimedia communications including Voice over IP (VoIP) and video. If your enterprise wants to reduce up to 75% on its current telephony costs, it can do that by implementing VoIP and SIP trunking services but you'll also need a Sonus SBC. What attendees will learn: How SIP trunking can save you up to 70% cost on telecommunications. The role of an SBC in the Enterprise and peering with a Service Provider networks Pitfalls of a wrong SBC purchase decision What to look for when purchasing an SBC   Top Stories » Pimsleur Unlimited Series can be Accessed on NOOK » 20MM Partners with Akademos » U.S. Military Searching for Students with GIS Degrees » Thesys International to Implement Hybrid-Education Curricula in Pasadena Schools   From The Expert Corner May 16, 2012 Skype Wants to Connect One Million Classrooms Worldwide By Jacqueline Lee, Contributing Writer Skype (News - Alert) in the Classroom has just joined forces with Penguin Group, Save the Children, the New York Philharmonic, Peace One Day and the Science Museum London to deliver access to expert speakers as well as access to educational content via video calling. Their goal, according to Skype Division president, Tony Bates (News - Alert) , is to connect one million classrooms globally. “Skype in the classroom is excited to collaborate with stellar, like-minded organizations to bring relevant content directly to innovative teachers who are looking to create unforgettable shared learning experiences for their students,” said Bates, in a press release. “We are dedicated to making education accessible via technology and will continue to look for ways to remove barriers to communications and connect to classrooms across the globe... Read More   From The Blogs Calling All College Students - Want a Tech Internship at TMC? May 15, 2012 By: Carrie Schmelkin For some of you, the sorrow has already sunk in. You are officially done with second semester at college; keg parties will be replaced with beach parties; and you can kiss goodbye your sweet four-bedroom, off campus apartment (with a full bed) for your childhood room at your parents house with, yes, that twin bed still full of stuffed animals.  Then, the sorrow passes and anxiety and mild panic attacks begin as you are forced to come to terms with the fact that you were negligent in securing that summer internship or – even worse – applying to jobs. Hey, senior week is important... Read More    Featured Videos EverFi Technology Paves Way for Financial Literacy    Featured Resources » 5 Ways to Increase User Adoption » Tolly Report on Endpoint Security   TMCnet's Blogs » Pinterest Now Worth $1.5B » Comcast Skype on Xfinity $9.95/month - Lame or Cool?   Featured Channels » Cloud Storage » Hosted PBX » Fax Over IP » IVR Service Provider   education.tmcnet.com is Your Source for the Latest Education Technology News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Education Technology Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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