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EduConnection
October 2008 EduConnection
Joe's Notebook
The Power of Communities
Dear Colleague,
The rapid growth in virtual communities is opening new opportunities for educators and technologists to collaborate and create.
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Joe Hartley Joe Hartley, VP, Global Government, Education and Healthcare
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Edu Resources
»  MySQL in Education
Learn how MySQL for education delivers a high performance, cost-effective database solution.
»  Modular Datacenters for Education
Find out how Sun is helping universities contain power, heating, cooling, and floor space costs.
»  Sun and Xilinx Advance Chip Development
Get details about the programmable OpenSPARC evaluation platform.
Education Events
»  EDUCAUSE
Network and learn at the premier IT event in higher education, October 28-31, Orlando, FL
»  PASIG
Learn about best practices for the preservation and archiving of digital materials, November 18-21, Baltimore, MD
»  HPC Consortium
Engage with Sun’s HPC Consortium at the 20th annual SC08 supercomputer conference November 15-19, Austin, TX
»  Kuali Days
Discover the promise of Kuali applications. November 18-19, Newport Beach, CA
Inside Technology
Investing in Your Career
Investing in Your Career Revamped SAI offers free training for IT staff, faculty, and students
Want to boost your career prospects and earnings potential? The newly revamped Sun Academic Initiative offers IT staff, faculty, and students at academic institutions free Web-based training in Sun technologies and guided learning paths to Sun certification.
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Special Offers
Sun Fire x64 servers Exclusive for Education: Up to 35% Off Sun Fire x64 Servers
The school year is in full swing, and the demands on your datacenter are greater than ever. Get the performance, reliability, and power efficiency you need with the latest Sun Fire x64 servers. Servers discounted up to 35 percent for Education through December 31.
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MySQL Education Only: Save up to 40% on MySQL Enterprise
Put the world's most popular open source database to work at your institution — and save up to 40 percent on a full Sun software and support package, including unlimited licensing.
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Technology Toolkit
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Get MySQL, Save Money The world’s most popular open source database
Virtualize Your Desktop
Virtualize Your Desktop xVM VirtualBox for all major operating systems
Edu Insight
Virtual Communities Bring Education IT Pros Together
Virtual Communities for Education Sun-sponsored online communities bring peers together to share information and best practices because, after all, the person to help solve your tech problem might live half a world away.
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