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Victorian education technology supplier Compass has won a tender to supply more than 800 Western Australian public schools with management software, a deal it will fulfill along with Brisbane firm TechnologyOne.

Australian-listed education technology company Schrole Group has entered into a binding term sheet ahead of an agreement with International School Services to provide a comprehensive recruitment service for international schools under the brand ISS-Schrole Advantage.

Perth-based educational technology company Schrole is partnering with US company First Advantage to launch a new product that it says enables international schools and teachers to easily conduct employee background checks.

Australia’s 40K Foundation social enterprise specialising in education technology has received a $250,000 support grant from the Atlassian Foundation, the philanthropic arm of team collaboration software company Atlassian.

A free Windows 8 app from ClickView provides easy access to a wide range of educational video content.

Deakin University is staring down the barrel of 'pretty drastic cuts' to its IT budget in 2012 as the institution reacts to an increasingly uncertain economic landscape.

A business intelligence system installed in the procurement department at the University of Sydney has uncovered $40 million worth of potential savings.

A cloud computer based learning management system which is winning widespread support in the US could wend its way to Australia over the next 12 months taking on incumbents such as Moodle, Sakai and Blackboard.