March 17, 2006

Tiny Technology Comes to the Aid of College Administrators

By VINCENT KIERNAN

Officials embrace wireless personal digital assistants, despite some drawbacks

Like many other top college administrators, Jo Ann M. Gora, president of Ball State University, is practically addicted to her hand-held computer, which keeps her hooked into campus e-mail wherever she goes.

Ms. Gora uses a BlackBerry Model 7250, weighing 4.9 ounces, to respond to e-mail messages, check her calendar, and read documents. "You're never out of touch," says Ms. Gora. That is a huge boon

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