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July 2010

NOOKstudy—Barnes & Noble Breaks into the Lucrative Elearning Textbook Market

NOOKstudy, announced July 12, is Barnes & Noble’s (BN) bold new effort to gain a foothold in the nascent etextbook market. The product was pre-released to a small group of college campuses this summer. BN expects the general release of the product for free, open use in August-to coincide with the beginning of the new school year. The software application promises to enable students “to manage all their digital content-etextbooks, class materials, and notes-on the computing device they rely on most, their PC or Mac.”

eTextbook Trends: CourseSmart makes progress.

—- the Gilfus Education Group is tracking progress in the eTextbook marketplace and will be posting updates as various vendors make headway in providing education institutions with new capabilities.  —– CourseSmart Partners with Select Higher Education Institutions to Provide Instant Access to eTextbooks — Faculty at Universities Across the Country Will Have Direct Access to …

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ERP Software Verification and Validation – IV&V

What is IV&V Independent Software Verification and Validation (IV&V) is a system engineering discipline which helps the development organization build quality into the software during the software life cycle.  The purpose of Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) is to provide an objective review of a software product under development by an independent third party that …

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DC-Based Blackboard to Pay $116 Million for Elluminate, Wimba

jim Washington, DC — Blackboard, the DC-based provider of software and services to educational institutions, said that it will pay $116 million cash to acquire Calgary-based Elluminate and New York-based Wimba, both developers of virtual classroom technology. The acquired companies will form the backbone of Blackboard Collaborate, a new, standalone platform that will allow educational …

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