Good afternoon, The University Business Daily Newsletter is one of the information sources that I read often. I am sharing it with you today. The subcription is free, and the coverage includes a variety of news related articles. Scroll to view or select annotated topics. Please share. Thanks. LaVerne McLaughlin ________________________________ From: UB Daily Newsletter [enewsletter@educatorsportal.com] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 4:36 AM To: McLaughlin, LaVerne L. Subject: University of Michigan President Says State Treats School Like 'Failing Institution' [X]<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=IMAGE&au=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fheader.png&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Funiversitybusiness.com%2F> [X]<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=IMAGE&au=http%3A%2F%2Fox-d.promediagrp.com%2Fe%2F1.0%2Fai%3Fauid%2031726%26cs%20ubdaily1-03152012-5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290%26c.date%2003152012&al=&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fox-d.promediagrp.com%2Fe%2F1.0%2Frc%3Fcs%3Dubdaily1-03152012-5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290%26c.date%3D03152012> Subscribe to UB Magazine <http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Subscribe%20to%20UB%20Magazine%0D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Funiversitybusiness.com%2Fsubscribe>(FREE) Top Higher-Ed News for 3/15/2012 University of Michigan President Says State Treats School Like 'Failing Institution'<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=University%20of%20Michigan%20President%20Says%20State%20Treats%20School%20Like%20%26%23039%3BFailing%20Institution%26%23039%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Funiversity-michigan-president-says-state-treats-school-failing-institution> MLive University of Michigan is a top-ranked public school, but people looking at recommended performance goals to earn state funding would think the university is a “failing institution,” President Mary Sue Coleman told a state House committee. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlive.com%2Feducation%2Findex.ssf%2F2012%2F03%2Funiversity_of_michigan_preside.html> A Public College Is Charging Students Extra For Mandatory Classes<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=A%20Public%20College%20Is%20Charging%20Students%20Extra%20For%20Mandatory%20Classes&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fpublic-college-charging-students-extra-mandatory-classes> Business Insider Faced with deep funding cuts and strong student demand, Santa Monica College is pursuing a plan to offer a selection of higher-cost classes to students who need them, provoking protests from some who question the fairness of such a two-tiered education system. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fthis-public-college-is-charging-students-extra-to-take-mandatory-classes-2012-3> Executive Search Position of the Day * Vice President for Administrative Affairs Learn More >><http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=%0D%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Learn%20More%26nbsp%3B%26gt%3B%26gt%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fjob%2Fvice-president-administrative-affairs> [X]<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=IMAGE&au=http%3A%2F%2Fox-d.promediagrp.com%2Fe%2F1.0%2Fai%3Fauid%2031875%26cs%20ubdaily2-03152012-5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290%26c.date%2003152012&al=&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fox-d.promediagrp.com%2Fe%2F1.0%2Frc%3Fcs%3Dubdaily2-03152012-5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290%26c.date%3D03152012> Custom Report Does your department measure up?<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Does%20your%20department%20measure%20up%3F&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Funiversitybusiness.com%2Fmoe> University Business Models of Efficiency Awards Program The Customer Solutions Center at Pueblo Community College was recognized as a Model of Efficiency for delivering superior service to students. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Funiversitybusiness.com%2Fmoe> As March Madness Nears, New Study Confirms Old Trend<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=As%20March%20Madness%20Nears%2C%20New%20Study%20Confirms%20Old%20Trend&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fmarch-madness-nears-new-study-confirms-old-trend> CNN A new study found that female basketball players continue to out-graduate their male counterparts, and that graduation disparities between blacks and whites persist but are considerably less pronounced among women. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F03%2F14%2Fsport%2Fncaa-graduation-rates%2F> Voters to Decide on University of North Dakota's Fighting Sioux Nickname<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Voters%20to%20Decide%20on%20University%20of%20North%20Dakota%26%23039%3Bs%20Fighting%20Sioux%20Nickname&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fvoters-decide-university-north-dakotas-fighting-sioux-nickname> Fox News Supporters of the nickname for University of North Dakota sports teams, which critics say is offensive to Native Americans, appear to have more than enough signatures to put the question to voters. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fus%2F2012%2F03%2F14%2Fvoters-to-decide-on-university-north-dakotas-fighting-sioux-nickname%2F> Custom Report How is your institution using technology to improve the campus experience?<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=How%20is%20your%20institution%20using%20technology%20to%20improve%20the%20campus%20experience%3F&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Finnovationawards> University Business AMX Innovation Awards Program Apply now for the AMX Innovation awards at UBTech 2012. Your campus could win $100,000 in prizes! Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Finnovationawards> "Six Degrees of Integration" at UBTech 2012<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=%26quot%3BSix%20Degrees%20of%20Integration%26quot%3B%20at%20UBTech%202012&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fsix-degrees-integration-ubtech-2012> UBTech Conference University staff can be hesitant to implement new systems because of the expected drain on internal resources. And yet, having an integrated solution allows for more opportunities to minimize manual labor and streamline operations. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubtechconference.com%2Fsession%2Fsix-degrees-integration> UB Tech Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook: The New Masters of the Higher Ed Universe?<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Apple%2C%20Google%2C%20Amazon%2C%20and%20Facebook%3A%20The%20New%20Masters%20of%20the%20Higher%20Ed%20Universe%3F&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubtechconference.com%2F> UBTech 2012 Conference - The Mirage, Las Vegas UBTech 2012 welcomes Slate technology columnist Farhad Manjoo as a keynote speaker. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubtechconference.com%2F> Rising Concerns Over Student Loans, Public and Private<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Rising%20Concerns%20Over%20Student%20Loans%2C%20Public%20and%20Private&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Frising-concerns-over-student-loans-public-and-private> NY Times Students rallied on Capitol Hill to protest a pending interest rate increase in subsidized loans made to low- and moderate-income undergraduates under the federal Stafford program. The rate is scheduled to increase to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent for new loans made after June 30. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fbucks.blogs.nytimes.com%2F> New Southern President Committed to Excellence<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=New%20Southern%20President%20Committed%20to%20Excellence&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fnew-southern-president-committed-excellence> CT Post Mary Papazian should have known she would some day be a college president. A quarter of a century ago, her college adviser at the University of California, Los Angeles predicted it. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ctpost.com%2Flocal%2Farticle%2FNew-Southern-president-committed-to-excellence-3405510.php> Kettering Offers Fixed Tuition Guarantee For 10 Semesters<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Kettering%20Offers%20Fixed%20Tuition%20Guarantee%20For%2010%20Semesters&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fkettering-offers-fixed-tuition-guarantee-10-semesters> CBS News Kettering University will offer a fixed-tuition guarantee for all undergraduate students beginning in 2012-13, becoming the first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) university in Michigan and one of only a handful in the nation to offer the cost-saving guarantee. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fdetroit.cbslocal.com%2F2012%2F03%2F13%2Fkettering-offers-fixed-tuition-guarantee-for-10-semesters%2F> Tapping For Tuition: Penn State Students Dances to Fund His Education<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Tapping%20For%20Tuition%3A%20Penn%20State%20Students%20Dances%20to%20Fund%20His%20Education&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Ftapping-tuition-penn-state-students-dances-fund-his-education> Campus Progress Unusually resourceful and talented, Joshua Johnson travels back and forth between Penn State and the bowels of New York City, where he tap dances on the subway platforms to help raise the $6,000 he needs each year for tuition, books, meal plans, and other bills. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fcampusprogress.org%2Farticles%2Ftapping_for_tuition_penn_state_students_dances_to_fund_his_education%2F> Schools See More Sober Fraternity Rush <http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Schools%20See%20More%20Sober%20Fraternity%20Rush%20&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fschools-see-more-sober-fraternity-rush> Wausau Daily Herald Fraternity rush is sobering up at a number of universities, including Maryland, where administrators ordered the student organizations to overhaul their recruiting — or risk having the university do it for them. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wausaudailyherald.com%2Fusatoday%2Farticle%2F38800317%3Fodyssey%3Dmod%257Cnewswell%257Ctext%257CFRONTPAGE%257Cs> New UMES President Looks Forward to Challenges<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=New%20UMES%20President%20Looks%20Forward%20to%20Challenges&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fnew-umes-president-looks-forward-challenges> WBOC.com New University of Maryland President Dr. Juliette Bell says she looks forward to everything that comes with presiding over the historically black college, including the challenges. 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Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.msnbc.msn.com%2Fid%2F46737050%23.T2DxQBEgea8> Legislators, Students Weigh Costs of College Maintenance, Construction<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Legislators%2C%20Students%20Weigh%20Costs%20of%20College%20Maintenance%2C%20Construction&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Flegislators-students-weigh-costs-college-maintenance-construction> Minnesota Public Radio During these tough economic times, construction and maintenance have become the talk of students, college officials and state lawmakers who oversee higher education. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fminnesota.publicradio.org%2Fdisplay%2Fweb%2F2012%2F03%2F14%2Fcollege-repair-modernize-building%2F> Products and Services News 3/15/2012 Turnitin Partners with ProQuest to Add Dissertations to the World's Largest Plagiarism-Checking Database<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Turnitin%20Partners%20with%20ProQuest%20to%20Add%20Dissertations%20to%20the%20World%26%23039%3Bs%20Largest%20Plagiarism-Checking%20Database&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fturnitin-partners-proquest-add-dissertations-worlds-largest-plagiarism-checking-database> KSWO.com Turnitin, maker of solutions for originality checking and plagiarism prevention, announced a partnership with ProQuest, an information company serving the global research community, to include more than 300,000 dissertations and theses from 2008 to the present in the Turnitin comparison database. The agreement enhances Turnitin's repository of scholarly content while extending its massive plagiarism-checking database, which now tops 20 billion current and archived web pages, 200 million student papers and more than 110 million articles from scholarly journals. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kswo.com%2Fstory%2F17099879%2Fturnitin-partners-with-proquest-to-add-dissertations-to-the-worlds-largest-plagiarism-checking-database%3Fclienttype%3Dprintable> Vernier Launches New ‘LabQuest 2’—Robust Scientific Data Collection with Advanced Connectivity<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Vernier%20Launches%20New%20%E2%80%98LabQuest%202%E2%80%99%E2%80%94Robust%20Scientific%20Data%20Collection%20with%20Advanced%20Connectivity&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fvernier-launches-new-%25E2%2580%2598labquest-2%25E2%2580%2599%25E2%2580%2594robust-scientific-data-collection-advanced-connectivity> Vernier STEM students in more than 130 countries have deepened their knowledge of scientific practices using sensors and Vernier’s data-collection interface, the LabQuest. Now, that technology is even more powerful. Vernier Software & Technology’s new LabQuest 2 features faster computing, a large high-resolution screen, wireless data sharing, and five built-in sensors, including GPS. LabQuest 2 is compatible with all Vernier probes, which includes more than 70 different sensors used in experiments to study physics, chemistry, biology, and a variety of other STEM topics. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fwww.vernier.com%2Flabquest2> Contract News 3/15/2012 The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges Chooses Rapid Insight Veera <http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=The%20Association%20of%20Governing%20Boards%20of%20Universities%20and%20Colleges%20Chooses%20Rapid%20Insight%20Veera%20&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fassociation-governing-boards-universities-and-colleges-chooses-rapid-insight-veera> Rapid Insight The AGB has chosen Rapid Insight Veera to increase their reporting and analysis capabilities and speed, and to meet the growing analytic demands of their organization. As a self-service business intelligence tool, Veera enables business analysts and nontechnical users to develop their own reports, dashboards, analytic datasets, and ad hoc analyses. Veera's drag-and-drop analytic process builder allows users to turn data into information by merging, aggregating, cleansing, and transforming data from formats as disparate as Excel, Access, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, and text. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rapidinsightinc.com%2F> AcademicWorks Becomes Oracle PartnerNetwork Gold Level Partner<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=AcademicWorks%20Becomes%20Oracle%20PartnerNetwork%20Gold%20Level%20Partner&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Facademicworks-becomes-oracle-partnernetwork-gold-level-partner> AcademicWorks AcademicWorks announced today that it has achieved Gold Partner status in Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). By attaining Gold Level membership, Oracle has recognized AcademicWorks’ ability to offer a comprehensive solution for scholarship administration to colleges and universities using Oracle’s PeopleSoft Campus Solutions. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.academicworks.com> Products and Services News 3/14/2012 Kurogo Powers Mobile Websites and Apps in Higher Education<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Kurogo%20Powers%20Mobile%20Websites%20and%20Apps%20in%20Higher%20Education&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fkurogo-powers-mobile-websites-and-apps-higher-education> PRWeb Modo Labs, a provider of open source content delivery solutions for mobile platforms and devices, today announced rapid adoption of its Kurogo Mobile Platform. Respected universities, including the University of Wisconsin, Aurora University and Boston College, are using Kurogo to easily create rich mobile websites. Available for download, Kurogo is an open source project based on the highly regarded MIT Mobile Framework and can be used to develop mobile websites and native iOS applications. Read More »<http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Read%20More%20%26raquo%3B&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prweb.com%2Freleases%2F2012%2F3%2Fprweb9270049.htm> Newest Planar LCDs Outshine Brightest Surroundings <http://mail2.educatorsportal.com/response/redirect.aspx?muid=4066&cuid=5eb6b73c-d880-4a51-820f-92d7bb3e8290&linktext=Newest%20Planar%20LCDs%20Outshine%20Brightest%20Surroundings%20&targeturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.universitybusiness.com%2Fnews%2Fnewest-planar-lcds-outshine-brightest-surroundings> Business Wire Planar Systems maker of digital display technology, unveiled two new professional LCD displays designed for brightly lit commercial digital signage locations. 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