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OKI Printing Solutions (www.okidata.com) has launched its B6250 series of printers, which provide advanced monochrome printing and can handle heavy printing loads in demanding work environments (the B6250 prints 30 pages per minute; typical monthly duty cycle is 150,000 pages). The printers offer the fastest proces- sor speed (533 MHz) and highest maximum memory storage in their class (128MB RAM), allowing businesses to expand software use and increase print volume. They are designed to support the daily monochrome printing needs of growing workgroups in educational settings and to deliver maximum performance and reliability. Software Toshiba (www.toshibadirect.com), maker of the newly designed Satellite laptops, has included face recognition software technology to provide users with a new way to log in to a PC. The technology harnesses the laptop’s built-in Webcam to grant or deny access by referencing a database of stored digital images of a registered user’s face. Students can use the software to log in to their personal accounts, ideal for classroom laptops. Adobe Systems (www.adobe.com) announced the newest version of its Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro, a Webconferencing and e-learning solution. The new version includes improved features for Web conferencing, such as archiving and editing capabilities for recorded online meetings. E-learning enhancements include breakout rooms to let students in virtual classes initiate separate conversations online. Other features include rapid authoring of video-based content, integration with Blackboard and SumTotal learningmanagement systems, and tools that track and organize online classes. Pageant Software (www.pageant software.com) has announced the release of Inbound Manager 5.77, an inexpensive software package promoting mailroom efficiency and productivity that can be downloaded from the company’s Web site and installed on PCs running Windows 2000 or XP. Designed for recording data about packages received from all types of carriers, it can be used to record shipper, recipient, and department information. With a scanning device (not included), users can scan delivery barcodes into the system rather than manually typing them. Stored data can be printed in report form. Curriculum Advantage (www .curriculumadvantage.com) has announced a new model for educators to implement Response to Intervention using its flagship software Classworks, a network-based system of K–12 reading and mathematics curriculum. The new model offers a multitiered intervention process that allows for assessment, identification, and appropriate instruction for all students. Customized by state, levels of intervention range from Tier 1 (for students performing on-grade level) to Tier IV (for students with IEPs). Aruba Networks (www.aruba networks.com) has released a new version of its RFProtect Wireless Intrusion Prevention System. Users can define their own attack-detection signatures and defend against previously unknown, undisclosed, or un-patched vulnerabilities. The RFProtect software has been integrated into Aruba’s existing security product to enhance Layer 1-2 security capabilities. The new system ships summer 2008. Fablevision, an educational publisher of CD-ROMs, books, and films, has teamed up with Thinking Moves to release its SmartMoves DVD (www.fablevision.com/smartmoves). Designed for students in grades 3–12, it features a series of 40 body movements (known as Body Puzzles) choreographed to music that are designed to increase students’ focus and memory and decrease stress and anxiety levels. Students should also see improvement in balance and coordination. The moves take between 3-5 minutes and are perfect for mini-breaks during the day. A supplemental Teacher’s Guide is included. 58 | www.techlearning.com http://www.okidata.com http://www.arubanetworks.com http://www.arubanetworks.com http://www.adobe.com http://www.curriculumadvantage.com http://www.fablevision.com/smartmoves http://www.curriculumadvantage.com http://www.pageantsoftware.com http://www.pageantsoftware.com http://www.techlearning.com

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