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PowerCampus 7 Expands .NET Self-Service

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

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.

Waste Paper: Communications and the Decline of Print

10/4/2007

For years universities have been reducing their print output in an effort to reach the elusive paperless ideal. But they aren't there yet.

INTEC Adopts Jenzabar ERP Suite

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.

Community College Deploys Colleague Student Applications

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.

Jenzabar Brews Up Java-Based HR, Payroll Tools

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.

Palm Beach CC Deploys DocFinity Management Software

8/31/2007

Palm Beach Community College in Florida has implemented DocFinity on its multiple campuses. DocFinity, from Optical Image Technology, is a document imaging, management, and workflow solution.

Universities Adopt Document Management

8/30/2007

According to Perceptive Software, a developer of document management systems, five new universities have signed on to use its ImageNow enterprise document management and workflow solution.

U Oklahoma Taps Day for Content Management

8/15/2007

The University of Oklahoma will deploy Day Software's Communiqué, an enterprise Web content management suite, to help revamp the school's various portals for students, staff, and alumni.

Multiple Universities Deploy Xythos Document Management

8/3/2007

More than a dozen colleges and universities have joined the ranks of campuses using technology from Xythos Software to collaborate with, store, share and manage their documents.

OCCC Taps SAS to Improve Campus Ops Management

8/2/2007

Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) has selected Business intelligence firm SAS to develop a system using its Enterprise Intelligence Suite for Education to help the school manage its finances and enhance its student recruiting and retention.

Document Management to Save Technical College $3.5MM

8/1/2007

The largest of Wisconsin's technical schools, Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) will overhaul its document management systems using technology and services from Xerox (Stamford, CT) in a move that could save it roughly $3.5 million over the next five years.

Making the Case for Student Lifecycle Management

7/25/2007

By carefully evaluating and implementing SLM technology, institutions can help improve student relationship management and establish their institution as not only a source for high-quality education, but also a partner in the student experience.

Arrive Launches Campus Manager

7/12/2007

Arrive Corp., an ICT/AV technology provider that recently launched in North America, has debuted two facilities management tools targeted toward higher education: Campus Manager and Easy Conference.

FileMaker Pro 9 Adds Live SQL Support

7/12/2007

FileMaker has released four new versions of FileMaker Pro, a database widely used in education. The new FileMaker Pro 9 family, which launched July 10, includes FileMaker Pro 9, FileMaker Pro 9 Advanced, FileMaker Server 9, and FileMaker Server 9 Advanced.

Temple U Solves Content Management Challenge

7/11/2007

With roughly half a million pages of content on more than 500 well used Web sites, Temple University faced a huge challenge in getting content management under control.

Mining Data To Find Gold

7/5/2007

At Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD, colorful screen displays can tell a dean or provost at a glance and a click of the mouse what a faculty member's course load is, how heavily a classroom is being utilized, and even how many students from a specific high school have applied and been accepted to date.

Georgia DTAE To Standardize Student Evaluations, Planning Surveys

6/27/2007

The Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education (GDTAE), which oversees the Technical College System of Georgia, said it plans to standardize on Scantron's Class Climate and eListen systems in order to standardize the surveys it conducts with students.

Forms and Function

6/14/2007

In life, we all encounter redundant, taxing, and seemingly purposeless forms. At your campus, do your forms serve a purpose? When you ask your users for information, is it information that you actually need? Actually use? Or are you wasting your users' time and needlessly causing frustration?

Schools Eye Analytics for Enrollment Planning

5/15/2007

Some higher ed administrators are experimenting with new database analytics software to try to predict both how many students will return and how many new students will enroll in the fall.

U Wisconsin Expands Content Management to 7 Campuses

4/25/2007

The University of Wisconsin recently expanded its licensing agreement with Xythos, developer of content management software, to include seven campuses. The decision was made after initial installation on the university's Madison and Milwaukee campuses.

KanREN To Manage State Educational Network with Entuity

4/19/2007

KanREN, a consortium of Kansas colleges, universities, school districts, and other non-profit organizations that operates a statewide backbone network, will use New York/London-headquartered Entuity Inc.'s Eye of the Storm to manage its network.

Wren Updates Video Management System

4/11/2007

Wren has updated its video surveillance software for the Wren Video Management System (VMS) to version 3.0. Wren VMS is a security system designed for educational institutions.

Enterprise Content Management and Open Source BI Emerge at TDWI

3/28/2007

Higher education's rapidly growing interest in Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing comes at a time when many new trends and techniques are appearing in BI.

Are You Drowning in Data?

3/8/2007

Is there a crisis in data storage? Tech analyst John Gantz estimates that in 2007 the world will for the first time generate more "data" than it has storage space for.