Higher education embraces shared net services

摘要

Colleges and universities no longer can afford to go it alone trying to meet campus demand for network and IT services. That warning came last week from the president of Educause, a nonprofit group that focuses on IT issues in higher education. At least some of his listeners are heeding the warning. Later this year, for example, health studies undergraduates at Simmons College, in Boston, will be able to log on to the high-end WebCT Vista course-management application from WebCT to review new course content. The students will be able to call or e-mail a help desk if there's a problem.