ATLANTA and SEATTLE – June 5, 2013 – AirWatch the global leader and innovator in mobile security and the largest Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) provider and The Quilt the national coalition of advanced regional networks for research and education, have unveiled a unique partnership under which Quilt members can deploy AirWatch’s cutting-edge mobile device management solution at a significant discount.
With the exploding number of mobile devices and the applications that run on them, it is a challenge for educational institutions to manage secure access to their networks, access institution-provided content, and maintain compliance with online safety rules. With its leading position in the growing enterprise mobility management space, its focus on education, and its proven ability to scale devices on clients’ infrastructures, AirWatch is a natural partner for The Quilt.
AirWatch, whose mobility management solutions are already deployed at more than 110 higher education institutions and more than 440 K-12 schools, offers a complete suite of mobile device, applications and secure content management solutions for schools and universities to manage student, faculty or institution-owned devices on campus.
AirWatch is helping schools and universities embrace the next generation of learning with educational apps, e-books and learning content on mobile assets. Administrators can track all mobile assets across the institution, configure policies and settings, distribute apps and secure access to school networks and resources all through the AirWatch web-based console. AirWatch allows IT administrators to ensure devices are compliant with school policies and monitor violations in real time. This empowers organizations to maximize mobile investments by increasing IT efficiency and reducing costs associated with managing mobility.
“As smartphones and tablets proliferate throughout school campuses, there is a growing need for mobility enablement and management,” said Tyce Miller, director of education solutions, AirWatch. “The partnership between The Quilt and AirWatch is a prime example of two industry leaders joining forces to address the challenges of mobility in education. Together, The Quilt and AirWatch are bringing unmatched domain and industry expertise to our schools and universities to embrace the changing mobile landscape.”
The Quilt represents 31 research and education networks which provide advanced network services and applications to thousands of educational institutions, including over 250 universities.
“There is a clear trend in the increasing number of students, faculty, and administrators bringing their own devices on campus for educational and work-related purposes. The Quilt’s partnership with AirWatch is one more tool in our Quilt members’ toolkit to support educational communities in expanding their teaching, learning, and work environments. It’s also a way to help educational institutions take advantage of the new opportunities mobile devices offer to these environments,” said Quilt president and CEO Jen Leasure.
The educational institutions served by Quilt members will benefit from the flexibility provided under the AirWatch agreement, which enables them to purchase solutions directly from AirWatch at an additional discount. In addition, the agreement provides the option for Quilt members to host AirWatch solutions on their own network infrastructure, enabling these networks to remain the trusted resource for delivering services to their member institutions.
About AirWatch:
AirWatch is the world’s largest mobile security and enterprise mobility management provider with more than 7,000 customers and more than 1,300 global associates. The largest customer base, combined with the largest research and development team in the industry, allows AirWatch to provide the broadest functionality at the lowest cost. The AirWatch platform, featuring industry-leading mobile device management and application management, also incorporates the most secure content management solution, Secure Content Locker™. These solutions can be used stand-alone for unique BYOD requirements or as a comprehensive, highly scalable enterprise-grade mobility platform.
The Quilt is the national coalition of advanced regional networks for research and education, representing 31 networks across the country. Participants in The Quilt provide advanced network services and applications to over 250 universities and thousands of other educational institutions. For more information, visit www.thequilt.net.
For more information, contact:
Victor Cooper, AirWatch
Jen Leasure, The Quilt
(206) 403-3188
Read More...First annual Michigan Cybersecurity Industry Summit to take place May 14 in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Merit Network and the Michigan Cyber Range announced today the first annual Michigan Cybersecurity Industry Summit. The Summit will take place May 14, 2013 from 3:00-7:00 PM at the Sheraton Ann Arbor.
The theme of this year’s Summit is Building Michigan’s Cybersecurity Industry. It will feature expert speakers from government and industry. In addition, a demonstration of the Michigan Cyber Range’s capabilities will introduce attendees to the education, training and testing capabilities that will help launch Michigan’s cybersecurity industry to the forefront of the global marketplace.
The Summit will feature the following speakers:
David Behen, CIO of the State of Michigan, on the governor’s vision for cybersecurity and what the state is doing to expand the IT industry in Michigan.
Dug Song, founder of Duo Security, on how to successfully train a skilled cybersecurity workforce.
Craig Labovitz, Ph.D., CEO and co-founder of Deepfield, on current Internet trends and the evolution of the cloud and cybersecurity.
This event is ideal for CIOs and IT executives who follow and support cybersecurity activities in Michigan.
About Merit Network
Merit Network Inc., a nonprofit corporation owned and governed by Michigan’s public universities, owns and operates America’s longest-running regional research and education network. In 1966, Michigan’s public universities created Merit as a shared resource to help meet their common need for networking assistance. Since its formation, Merit Network has remained on the forefront of research and education networking expertise and services. Merit provides high-performance networking solutions to Michigan’s public universities, colleges, K-12 organizations, libraries, state government, healthcare, and other non-profit organizations.
For more information: www.merit.edu
About Michigan Cyber Range
Hosted by Merit Network, the Michigan Cyber Range enables interactive learning through real-world exercises and course work. The program offers students and IT professionals a full curriculum of meetings and workshops as well as critical cybersecurity training and awareness tools. Organizations may also utilize the range in closed exercises for their staff to help them practice protecting their infrastructure. The Michigan Cyber Range is part of the State of Michigan’s initiative to improve cybersecurity efforts to protect families, communities, businesses and government.
For more information: www.merit.edu/cyberrange
Elwood Downing
Merit Network, Inc.
Phone: (734)527-5702
Email: edowning@merit.edu
Kansas City MO, May 29 – 31 2013
Submissions due Friday, April 19, 2013
Contact: Greg Monaco (greg@greatplains.net)
Submit a Presentation: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/great-plains-network/presentations
Learn More: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/great-plains-network/
Register: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/great-plains-network/registration
Sponsor: http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/great-plains-network/sponsors
Conference Theme: Big Data: From Bits and Bytes to Knowledge and Insights
GPN Annual Conference Submission Request
Overview: Faculty, librarians, technical staff, graduate and undergraduate students are invited to submit posters, oral presentations, panels, and birds-of-a-feather sessions. This year’s theme is Big Data and we invite presentations on any aspect of cyberinfrastructure including but not limited to networking, high performance computing, data movement, data management, archiving and curation, and research data lifecycle management.
Posters: Posters will be accepted and displayed during the Welcome Reception on May 29, 2013, starting at 6PM. They may remain up through the conference closing on May 31. Poster presenters should be available to answer questions about their posters during the Welcome Reception.
Presentations will be scheduled for May 30 and 31st. Oral presentations may be from 20 minutes to 45 minutes in length.
Graduate Student Networking Summit: Graduate students in networking are encouraged to submit oral presentations for this event.
Graduate Student High Performance Computing Summit: Graduate students in computer science, informatics, and other users of HPC resources are encouraged to submit oral presentations for this event.
Panels of multiple speakers to discuss a topic of interest are encouraged. We would like to invite panel discussions of collaborations among researchers, IT, and library science.
Birds of a Feather Sessions: These are relaxed opportunities to discuss a topic among interested parties. These BoF sessions are typically one hour in length and are facilitated by the submitter. In the past, BoFs have focused on HPC System Management, XSEDE Campus Champions, EPSCoR Collaboration, and more.
This year’s meeting is co-sponsored by the Greater Western Library Alliance, comprised of 33 leading research university libraries in 17 states, with a focus on resource sharing, digitization, and ensuring the preservation and access of scholarly research and data.
The GPN Annual Meeting relies on contributions from national and international speakers, contributing sponsors, and, most especially, the contributions of faculty, staff, and graduate students from member and non-member universities and cyberinfrastructure-related organizations.
This is an invitation to submit a presentation and/or poster NOW and/or to attend the pre-eminent meeting of CI professionals in the Midwest. Please visit http://www.dce.k-state.edu/conf/great-plains-network/presentations. Submissions will be accepted up until April 19.
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Gregory E. Monaco, Ph.D.
Director for Research & Cyberinfrastructure InitiativesThe Great Plains Network
Phone: 785-554-9657
Teleconference: 877-366-0711 Participant Code: 57348838#
http://www.greatplains.net