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On-Demand Software Company Achieves Repeat Honors for Solid Revenue Growth CARY, N.C. (November 17, 2009) — SchoolDude.com, the nation’s leading provider of on-demand software designed exclusively for educational facility, technology and business operations, announced today that it has been recognized for the fourth time as one of the fastest growing private companies in the Triangle. Cary-based SchoolDude ranked 40 on the list of 50 companies honored...

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Research to Identify Biggest Challenges for IT Departments in K-12 Public School Districts CARY, N.C. (November 12, 2009) — SchoolDude.com, the nation’s leading provider of on-demand software designed exclusively for educational facility, technology and business operations, announced today that it launched the third annual K-12 IT benchmarking survey, in partnership with the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN). This independent industry research seeks to uncover...

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Philip J. Brody, Ph.D., has written an article concerning how inadequate support infrastructure is adversely impacting student performance In March 2009, eSchool News published the results of a second annual survey and report, conducted together with CoSN and SchoolDude.com that focused on the unique challenges facing IT professionals in the K-12 environment. An area that particularly caught my attention was the availability, or should I say lack...

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The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has released the following report today: Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 - First Look. This report presents findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary schools in the United States and the territories in the 2007-08 school year, using data from the Public Elementary/Secondary School Universe Survey of the Common Core of Data (CCD) survey system. View the full...

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SmartSynch Inc., a smart grid infrastructure company using Internet protocol via public wireless networks, is partnering with the University of Mississippi to reduce the power consumption of campus buildings while publishing real-time results for the general public on Facebook, Twitter and RSS feeds. SmartSynch is working with UM to design an online dashboard for SmartSynch SmartMeters, which will enable the university to monitor, analyze and report on energy utilization among its campus buildings in real time to social networking Web...

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