| | October 20146CIOReviewCopyright © 2014 CIOReview, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.CIOReviewOCTOBER 13 - 2014CIOReview's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International (Audit Pending). Mailing AddressCIOReview44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.402.1463, F:510-894-8405 October 13 - 2014, volume SE 18 Published by CIOReview To subscribe to CIOReviewVisit www.cioreview.com Editor-in-Chief Pradeep ShankarManaging Editor Christo JacobEditorial StaffSalesAlex D'souzaJade RayJoshua Parker Laura PintoMatthew JacobShirley FaithShashikanth PeetlaSonia SacharT:510.565.7623VisualizersStephen ThomasJayalakshmi.REducation Technology SpecialCIOReviewCharles Mathewcharles@cioreview.com Immaculate D'souzaimmaculate@cioreview.comPeter Jonespeter@cioreview.com Higher education today operates in an era of globalism, competition, and economic uncertainty. The education ecosystem is changing as the digitalization trend gets a firmer grip on learning technologies, enabling new business models. This forces CIOs to make tough choices about technologies, and improve flexibility and the speed of change. There is an overwhelming sense among the CIOs in educational institutions that technology infrastructure like learning management systems, wireless networks, and data centers are in place. However, they are under tremendous pressure to provide greater access, increased security and improved services. Many business and technology issues challenge education CIOs and affect their planning processes. Like businesses, they need to respond faster, minimize overhead, improve coordination and change direction as markets, trends and opportunities dictate. In this special edition, CIOs of leading institutions discuss how the macro forces are enabling or disrupting their ecosystems, and talk about their strategies, models and frameworks. As CIOs aggressively scout for innovative technology solutions, there is no dearth of such solutions in the market. New companies and new products are emerging at a rapid pace, and it continues to be a challenge for institutions to keep up-to-date on the many emerging trends that this innovation boom is producing. Our editorial team evaluated several mature vendors to present to you the most promising education technology solution and service companies. These are companies whose solutions are truly capable of impacting the education landscape. On that note, we present to you this special edition on technology for education vertical. We hope this special edition triggers a thought process among educators, CIOs and administrators. There is still tremendous scope for the education system to utilize technology in education to its fullest potential. Let us know what you think, Pradeep ShankarEditor-in-Chiefeditor@cioreview.comKeeping Pace with Evolving Landscape Editorial
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