Administrative/Business Apps
- PowerCampus 7 Expands .NET Self-Service
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10/16/2007
SunGard Higher Education has released PowerCampus 7, an administrative system for small and medium-sized campuses. The latest version brings new workflow and customizability features and expands its .NET self-service component.
- Quinnipiac U To Automate Paper Processes
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10/12/2007
Quinnipiac University in Connecticut said it plans to cut costs by automating manual paper processes. The university will be deploying ImageNow from Perceptive Software, an enterprise suite for document management, imaging, and workflow.
- Talisma CRM 7.2 Adds Emergency Notifications
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10/11/2007
Talisma this week released versions 7.2 of its constituent relationship management suite, Talisma CRM. The new version of the suite, designed specifically for higher education, adds 20 new enhancements, including emergency alerts.
- Seton Hall Embraces Assessment with Technology: A Case Study
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10/10/2007
It was more than two years ago that Blackboard Inc. approached Seton Hall University to join its product development partner program to work on the Blackboard Outcomes System. Now, technology leaders at the university expect that in the coming year the system will be in use across the campus for reporting and learning outcomes.
- Duke Adopts Velos for Clinical Trials Informatics
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10/8/2007
The Duke University Health System is adopting an Internet-based information management system from Velos called eResearch to support its new "enterprise-wide strategic business model for clinical trials informatics," according to Velos. The platform will be used to improve collaboration in research and support regulatory and financial compliance efforts.
- INTEC Adopts Jenzabar ERP Suite
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10/2/2007
Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) in the Dominican Republic is deploying an ERP solution from Jenzabar called Jenzabar EX Total Campus Management. INTEC, a non-profit university, had previously been using systems developed in house. The university will implement the Jenzabar EX student suite, as well as the Jenzabar Internet Campus Solution, over the next two years.
- Strained Relations: Reconciling Software Incompatibilities
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9/27/2007
After what seems like quite some time without having much to address in way of "incompatibilities," I recently found myself coping with a couple of real problems that were affecting my productivity in an important volunteer role that I play. At the same time, I made a decision to go along with the recommendation of my employer's IT staff that guarantees me some learning curve issues, along with likely incompatibilities.
- Community College Deploys Colleague Student Applications
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9/27/2007
Kansas City Kansas Community College will soon deploy a centralized database in its back office using Colleague Student finance and human resource applications from Datatel, a provider of information management systems. The program is designed to focus on five higher education administration areas , including enrollment and student services, financial management, financial aid, human resources, and institutional advancement.
- Indiana Wesleyan Crosses CRM with Predictive Modeling
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9/26/2007
Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, IN, is deploying a CRM solution from Talisma (Talisma Multi-channel CRM for Higher Education) that will be coupled with Noel-Levitz' predictive modeling tool ForecastPlus to help sharpen its enrollment and recruiting efforts.
- Jenzabar Brews Up Java-Based HR, Payroll Tools
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9/25/2007
Higher education software maker Jenzabar has unveiled Jenzabar CX Human Resources, Java-based payroll and human resources modules that represent the first step in Jenzabar’s move to convert all of its Jenzabar CX modules to Java.
- Tulsa Community College To Implement SunGard HE Banner
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9/21/2007
Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma is deploying several technologies from SunGard Higher Education to help enhance student services and improve administrative processes. The college had already used portal solutions from SunGard HE and is now expanding its "unified digital campus" by implementing Banner administrative solutions.
- NetSupport Bumps DNA Helpdesk to 2.7
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9/20/2007
NetSupport has updated DNA Helpdesk to version 2.7. DNA Helpdesk is a Web-based customer support management system designed specifically for IT professionals in education.
- Privacy Drives Directory Work at Northwestern
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9/20/2007
Even though FERPA, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, was signed into law in 1974, campuses continue struggling with how to control the distribution of information on students in ways that comply with the federal regulations.
- 422 Group Debuts Higher Ed CRM Package
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9/19/2007
422 Group, a Microsoft Certified technology services company serving higher education institutions, has launched Continuum 422 a "constituent" relationship management system for colleges and universities seeking to create and maintain relationships with prospective and current students, alumni, and donors.
- Free Document Exchange Connects High Schools to Colleges
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9/19/2007
College and career-planning services provider ConnectEdu has released its C!Doc college admissions tool for free to help high schools more easily connect students with higher education institutions.
- U Arizona Names First Chief Information Security Officer
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9/18/2007
The University of Arizona named Sylvia Johnson, an attorney working in its Office of the General Counsel, as the university's first information security officer.
- New CIO Staff Credential: Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics
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9/17/2007
Duke University named John Board, an associate professor and associate chair of electrical and computer engineering, as its associate chief information officer, Duke Chief Information Officer Tracy Futhey said.
- Converged Security: Can Ex-Cops, Propeller Heads, and Bean Counters Make Nice?
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9/14/2007
A growing trend in the corporate sector is to more closely integrate or even merge the oversight of information security, physical security, and fiscal security. Is this trend relevant to higher education? What can we learn from corporate experiences?
- The Collegiate Tech Effect
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9/13/2007
What if you could access a really detailed study of students that focused directly on their use of and attitudes toward information technology? What if part of the study was a survey of nearly 28,000 students from more than 100 institutions, and the results were sliced and diced not only by gender but by institutional Carnegie class? Sounds pretty useful and interesting, eh?
- Kansas Community College Refines Administration Data, Admission Site
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9/12/2007
Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) will use a variety of solutions from Datatel to provide a centralized student finance and HR database and to create an online application and registration system. The community college will use Datatel's Colleague Student, Financing, and Human Resources to centralize its data to improve efficiency in enrollment, student services, financial management, financial aid, and human resources.
- MS Kicks Off 'Ultimate Steal' for Students
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9/12/2007
Microsoft has launched a new education promotion for students, enabling them to purchase Office Ultimate 2007 electronically for $59.95. The deal will run through April 2008.
- Judge Deals Setback to Ohio U Computer Hacking Victims
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9/11/2007
A lawyer for two Ohio University alumni who sued the school over losing their personal data in a computer security breach said that a judge's decision to throw out the case is typical of how courts are dealing with the growing problem of computer data theft.
- CIO Transitions: Ottawa; Ariz.; NC State; Georgia; Cal. State
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9/10/2007
The University of Ottawa has named Sylvain Chalut as its new chief information officer. Chalut, who was most recently director of Business Relations Management with Bombardier Aéronautique's information systems services, will provide "strategic leadership for IT across the university by ensuring business alignment, performance management and investment management."
- ASU Opens Health Informatics Dept., Picks Chair
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9/5/2007
Arizona State University named Robert Greenes, an expert in the field of medical information technology, to head its new Department of Biomedical Informatics. Greenes, who is 67, joins ASU after four decades at Harvard University.
- Office X3 Home and Student Edition Ships
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9/5/2007
Corel recently debuted its WordPerfect Office X3 home and student edition. The latest edition of Corel's office suite includes basic office software, as well as WordPerfect Lightning, a digital notebook designed to assist research and Web collaboration.
