Administrative/Business Apps
- DePaul Sets the Bar in Student Relationship Management
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11/20/2008
When colleges and universities consider a constituent relationship management (CRM) initiative, they all too often focus on the technology while failing to consider the underlying philosophy behind CRM. That's according to Audrey Bledsoe, who is manager of CRM technologies at DePaul University in Chicago.
- George Washington U Ramps Fundraising Efforts with Hosted Sungard HE Advance
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11/18/2008
The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. has chosen SunGard Higher Education's Advance service to support the university's advancement goals and position the institution for future fundraising campaigns. The hosted solution will provide tools to manage alumni and donor relationships. University staff will be able to access the application's services through a browser.
- UC Riverside Turns to CRM for Marketing
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11/14/2008
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) has chosen Intelliworks' relationship management platform to organize its contacts, execute marketing campaigns, and coordinate events.
- Texas A&M Upgrades Supply Chain Lab Curriculum
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11/14/2008
The Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M University has upgraded to Selltis Sales 5.0 for use in its supply chain systems lab curriculum. The Industrial Distribution Program has been using Selltis for its industrial distribution course offering since 2002 and recently migrated to the newest version of the company's CRM software. The Selltis Sales platform includes tools to automate marketing campaigns and lead management as well as quoting and providing field service.
- Cornell Takes Visual Approach to Data Analysis
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11/13/2008
One of the challenges with business intelligence (BI) software, as many campus IT departments can attest, is the difficulty of implementing and using it. While powerful, BI tools can also be a challenge to master, especially for the non-technical business users who typically need the tools' analytical capabilities most.
- Texas Lutheran U Implementing Jenzabar EX for ERP
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11/13/2008
Six higher education institutions have recently gone public with plans to implement Jenzabar EX for their enterprise resource planning, including Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX.
- Schools Take Recruitment Virtual with Online Education Expo
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11/11/2008
A virtual college fair took place last week, allowing prospective college students and their parents to interact with a number of institutions, including George Mason University in Fairfax County, VA; John Carroll University in University Heights, OH; Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI; and Laramie County Community College in Wyoming.
- Salem CC To Enhance Self Service with Unified Digital Campus
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11/11/2008
Salem Community College in Carneys Point, NJ has selected SunGard Higher Education's PowerCampus Unified Digital Campus (UDC) to replace its existing campus administrative system.
- Brandon U To Automate Employment Processes with EmpCenter
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11/11/2008
Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba has licensed EmpCenter for Higher Education from WorkForce Software. The software automates the interactions that employees have with their employer.
- Higher Ed Help Desk Platform Adds Web 2.0 Tools
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11/10/2008
RightAnswers has released new 5.0 versions of its Support Analyst and Self-Service Portal modules for its Unified Knowledge Suite. According to the company, the latest version of the IT help desk software includes more than 100 enhancements, including a number of new Web 2.0 features for customizing the end-user experience.
- JFK School of Government at Harvard Seeks Operational Efficiency with Jenzabar Apps
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11/7/2008
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA will be deploying the Jenzabar EX enterprise resource planning (ERP) system and Internet Campus Solution.
- OASIS Forms ODF Interop Committee
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11/5/2008
OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) has formed a new committee to foster interoperability and conformance with the OpenDocument Format (ODF) standard, according to an announcement issued on Monday by the not-for-profit consortium.
- BYU-Idaho Turns to Web-based Facilities Management System
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11/4/2008
Brigham Young University - Idaho is partnering with AxisPointe to employ a work order system to better allocate resources and personnel for facilities management.
- Universities Turn to Oracle for Web-based Services
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11/3/2008
DePaul University, George Fox University, and Australia's University of Ballarat, along with a dozen other colleges and universities, have gone public with recent implementations or upgrades of Oracle software.
- Delgado CC Expands Outsourced Support Agreement with Presidium Learning
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11/3/2008
Delgado Community College (DCC) will be expanding its relationship with Presidium Learning for outsourced support for IT services, financial aid, the bursar's office, and registration. The new approach to servicing campus constituents, named DCCLive!, will provide students, faculty and staff a single place to turn with questions and issues about services provided by these departments.
- Microsoft Office To Be Available as a Service
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11/3/2008
Microsoft Office users soon will be able to open, create, and edit files using "lightweight" hosted versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, Microsoft announced.Microsoft Office users soon will be able to open, create, and edit files using "lightweight" hosted versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote, Microsoft announced.
- Texas A&M Video Campaign Shows New Face of Marketing
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10/29/2008
In a move that will certainly be echoed by other institutions if it hasn't been already, Texas A&M University just launched a new microsite specifically to let students post YouTube-style videos showing what life as an Aggie is all about. The site, along with a new Facebook profile, is part of a university marketing campaign called "Do You Wonder?"
- Jenzabar To Open Up ERP Code in 'Collaborative Source' Initiative
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10/29/2008
Jenzabar this week launched its new "Collaborative Source" initiative, a program that will make available the source code for the Jenzabar EX enterprise resource planning system. The aim of the program is to allow participating colleges and universities view and modify Jenzabar EX code "in order to align the administrative system even more closely with their institutional mission and goals."
- Zimbra Brings Collaboration Suite to the Clouds for Education Institutions
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10/29/2008
Zimbra has launched a new edition of its Zimbra Collaboration Suite specifically for education institutions, a completely cloud-based solution called Zimbra Hosted for Education.
- Tulane, Texas A&M to Automate Banner Batch Processing with Scheduler from UC4
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10/28/2008
A number of universities, including Tulane University in New Orleans and Texas A&M University in College Station, have licensed the Banner Enterprise Scheduler by UC4 Software to optimize their SunGard Higher Education Banner implementations. The Scheduler automates batch processing and report generation.
- Financial Compliance a Growing Concern on Campuses
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10/23/2008
When a server belonging to a campus vendor is hacked, what are the overall implications for the institution? At the University of Houston, the experience led to the adoption of more stringent controls of its computer systems, including annual network audits and other best practices.
- Virginia Commonwealth U To Foster Relationships with CRM
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10/23/2008
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond has chosen the core Intelliworks platform as well as a newly released module, Intelliworks Program Management, to improve course enrollment, communications, and invoice and payment processing for programs at the School of Business.
- OpenWorld for Education
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10/22/2008
CT met with Oracle Vice President for Education & Research Product Strategy Curtiss Barnes following this fall's Oracle OpenWorld to capture some conference highlights for higher education.
- Gordon College, Columbia College Upgrade ERP Systems
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10/22/2008
Gordon College, based in Wenham, MA, and Columbia College, based in Columbia, SC, have upgraded to the Jenzabar EX enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
- Michigan State Adding Video to Admissions Process
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10/21/2008
Michigan State University will be providing its applicants for admission the ability to supplement their required personal statements with video. Powered by CollegeSupplement.com, the feature allows candidates to express how their backgrounds, talents, and experiences will contribute to the university.
