Apple supplier Foxconn has denied forcing vocational school students in China to work at its factories, following claims that the students must remain employed at the company or lose school credit. Foxconn said in a statement on Tuesday ...
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Colleges and universities are moving swiftly to create advanced degree programs in analytics to manage big data. The schools have all seen the McKinsey Co. report warning of a mega shortage in analytical talent of as many as 190,000 ...
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A group that monitors IT help wanted advertisements claims that there are many job ads specifically designed to recruit visa holders and not U.S. workers, a practice it charges is discriminatory. These IT companies often express in the ...
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Stephanie Butta, a fifth-semester student majoring in Fashion Merchandising Management at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), has been named a recipient of the first SUNY Emerging Leader Awards. The news was announced by State ...
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Microsoft has announced price increases for its Windows Office suite of as much as 17%, but its plans for Office on the Mac remain a mystery. The company declined to answer questions about Office for Mac 2011's future pricing and which ...
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NEPEAN, September 26, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Odinight, a leading mobile developer, announced the release of several new math drills for Android smartphones targeted at students in grades 1-7. Math becomes easier with practice. ...
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SAN DIEGO, CA, August 23, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The Pixie Home Edition has been awarded a 2012 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center. The Pixie Home Edition provides an affordable ($19.95 on Amazon.com) way for students ...
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GARDEN GROVE, CA, July 29, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- This fall, go back to school with the ultimate iPad accessory - the APEN A5 Digital Pen from E FUN, a consumer electronics designer and manufacturer of fun, lifestyle products. The APEN ...
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UK universities are missing out on applicants because they fail to treat students like any other online consumer, digital agency Nomensa has warned. Nomensa has urged universities to take a more intuitive approach to their online ...
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Technology students are questioning the value for money they get from university as tuition fees in England and Wales continue to rise, according to research. The OnePoll Digital Campus report, commissioned by Adobe, revealed 89% of ...
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Technology students are questioning the value for money they get from university as tuition fees in England and Wales continue to rise, according to research. The OnePoll Digital Campus report, commissioned by Adobe, revealed 89% of ...
Tags: OnePoll Digital Campus, IT facilities, IT strategies, ICT facilities
The LIA are delighted to announce a major revision to the national student lighting design awards which have been running now for over 30 years. To be launched at Luxlive on Tuesday November 6 together with a dedicated website, the new ...
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LED Tape Light Rug Image courtesy of IMU Design LED tape light crocheted into a carpet? A unique application for LED tape light that can be walked on, sat on and even slept on. These are not your average uses for LED tape light. In ...
Four UK youths acting in the name of activist hacking collective Anonymous cost PayPal £3.5m as a result of cyber attacks carried out 2010 and 2011, a court has heard. The distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks were carried ...
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Cambridgeshire students have designed a 'tear and share' seasonal sausage that may appear on Waitrose shelves next year. var ...
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