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W H AT ' S N E W Easier Room Scheduling Better Seated The node chair from Steelcase Education Solutions was designed to provide flexible and comfortable seating for any teaching environment such as a lecture hall setting or group discussion. The chair’s mobile base lets it be moved back and forth across a floor with ease. Its swivel seat allows for students to rotate it for better classroom viewing. The base and arm of node can hold backpacks or other personal items in place to keep aisles clear and floors uncluttered. A work surface can support laptops, mobile devices, notebooks and textbooks. The chair costs $399, $599 with the work surface. Visit www.steelcase.com. NetSimplicity NetSimplicity’s Meeting Room Manager 8.2 boasts a number of new features for making room and resource scheduling more efficient. The software has a new public calendar add-on, advanced reporting capabilities, and enhanced administration, calendar, and workflow features. There are also two new optional add-ons. SocialView lets users easily share their institution’s room reservations and events through private and public calendars published online, while Reports Designer provides advanced features for customizing reports with a self-service browser tool. Meeting Room Manager 8.2 is available through a Softwareas-a-Service delivery model. Pricing starts at $2,500 annually and can be licensed either as a subscription service or a purchased license. Visit www .netsimplicity.com. Present Your Recordings NCast Corporation has introduced a new family of Presentation Recorders. The line includes five models of high-definition recorders and streamers that combine video and graphics capture with synchronized audio for users to webcast and preserve for later playback. Ideal for recording meetings and classroom lectures, the products provide H.264 streaming and recording. The line includes units that can be mounted directly into a podium or an equipment rack, to a set-top box for receive-only operations. A dual-encoder model can transmit to a dual-screen display. The models start at $4,995. Visit www.ncast.com. Latitudinal Laptops The Dell Latitude E5410 and E5510 laptops were made to require minimal IT oversight with features for easier maintenance and were built to be durable. A fast-response, freefall sensor and StrikeZone shock absorber can help protect the device from drops. A gesture-enabled touchpad lets users work in virtually any situation. An anti-microbial keyboard can help keep the surface clean. The laptops also have a long battery life and possess a webcam and noise-reducing microphone for videoconferences. They differ on screen sizes and pricing. The 14.1-inch Latitude E5410 starts at $759 and the 15.6-inch E5510 begins at $789. Learn more at www.dell.com. 66 | September 2010 universitybusiness.com http://www.netsimplicity.com http://www.netsimplicity.com http://www.steelcase.com http://www.ncast.com http://www.steelcase.com http://www.dell.com http://www.universitybusiness.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of University Business - September 2010

University Business - September 2010
Contents
Editor's Note
College Index
Company Index
Advisory Board
Behind the News
Viewpoint
Financial Aid
Sense of Place
Internet Technology
Approaching Admissions Today
Three to Degree
Have College Brands Delivered on Their Promise?
Honoring Efficiency
EduComm 2010 Roundup
View from the Summit
Independent Outlook
What's New
End Note

University Business - September 2010