education

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  NZ school ditches Microsoft and goes totally open source

  A New Zealand high school running entirely on open source software has slashed its server requirements by a factor of almost 50, despite a government deal mandating the use of Microsoft software in all schools.

  By Angus Kidman | 25 January, 2010 06:03

  Tags: education, open source, Linux, linux.conf.au, Microsoft, New Zealand, schools

• 50 years of essential student technology equipment

  University students just can't do without their gadgets. We look at the technology that's been a must-have for students from the 1950s to the present day.

  By Lauren Barnard | 07 September, 2009 13:51

  Tags: education

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  IBM, Monash extend IT education partnership

  IBM and Monash University have partnered on a new $1.2 million Future Leaders Scholarship program aimed at developing IT leaders versed in both technology and business.

  By Tim Lohman | 28 August, 2009 11:11

  Tags: careers, IBM, it skills, education, Monash University

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  Education IT chiefs debate open source

  The concept of open source software seems so firmly entrenched in higher education that it comes as almost a shock to realize there's actually a debate over it. But debate there was, civilized and trenchant, this week during the annual Educause conference on high technology in higher education in the US.

  By John Cox | 03 November, 2008 14:16

  Tags: education, open source