There's plenty of angst about the number of women pursuing IT careers. Some of it's warranted, some is overblown, as veteran IT pro Tammie Colivariti pointed out in a recent InformationWeek column, "Women, IT & The Outrage Machine." But one thing most can agree on is that bad PR is part of the problem. The tired stereotype of IT teams as a bunch of guys parked in front of monitors for 10 hours a day surrounded by desiccated pizza and...
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University IOL signs lease with Madbury Commons
February 26, 2014
The University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (IOL) has signed a 20-year lease to relocate to the new $30 million Madbury Commons building being built in downtown Durham. The IOL offers third-party neutral testing services for data communications, networking and storage industries. IOL employs students from around the state, allowing them to get hands-on experience with companies around the world, such as Apple and Intel. Students can work with the companies one-on-one to test equipment, which helps them to gain...
UNH's InterOperability Lab Signs Lease
February 21, 2014
DURHAM, N.H. - University of New Hampshire officials have signed a 20-year lease that will make its InterOperability Lab (IOL) the anchor tenant in a new $30 million development poised to enhance and expand the downtown area. Madbury Commons recently received final town planning board approval for the mixed-use development on 2.6 acres in the heart of downtown Durham with 126 apartments, housing 525 students, and 45,000 square feet of commercial space. The IOL will occupy 25,000 of those square...
UNH Celebrates Innovation; Recognizes Operation Hat Trick
October 21, 2013
The Office for Research Partnerships and Commercialization (ORPC) recently celebrated the success of faculty and staff members whose research resulted in nine patents and 65 licenses in the last year, as well as honored the work of Athletics staff member Dot Sheehan, who received the university's Innovator of the Year award.
Did Your Computer Connect To The Internet Today? Thank A UNH Student
September 26, 2013
Almost 9 percent of Americans who graduated from college this year will be unemployed. Eighteen percent will be underemployed. And, according to the Economic Policy Institute, more than half of those who do get jobs will be in positions that don't require a college degree. But at the University of New Hampshire, 120 college students know for certain they'll be getting good, high paying jobs -- before they even graduate.
Local firm QA Cafe continues its ascent
September 25, 2013
PORTSMOUTH - For a company known for flying under the radar, the networking testing company QA Cafe is making headlines. The company celebrated its 10th anniversary last year and founder Joe McEachern was honored with a New Hampshire Business Review Business Excellence Award in the technology category. This year QA Cafe, which has 11 employees and creates software used for Internet protocol testing and analysis, was recognized for the first time on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing companies...
UNH
September 18, 2013
DURHAM - The InterOperability Laboratory is referred to by some as one of the best kept secrets at the University of New Hampshire. For 25 years, the independent test site for new networking technologies has been employing students, working with industry leaders from IBM to Microsoft and bringing engineers and company representatives from around the world into Durham.
Making Connections With the InterOperability Lab
September 12, 2013
If your Dell computer prints to your HP printer and your smartphone programs your TV, you might thank some UNH students. For 25 years, students have powered the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory, one of the nation's premier independent test sites for new technologies, while jump-starting their own careers. The UNH-IOL, which celebrates its 25th anniversary with an open house Monday, Sept. 16, is unique in its dual mission to serve the technology industry and to train more than...
UNH InterOperability Lab to mark 25th anniversary
September 9, 2013
DURHAM - The University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory is ready to celebrate 25 years as a premier independent test site for new technologies and a unique training ground for future engineers.
UNH lab to test Internet equipment is almost older than the Internet itself
September 9, 2013
Twenty-five years is roughly forever in Internet time, which explains why it's surprising to learn that it's the age of a well-respected but obscure facility at UNH that exists largely to help things work together online.