Administrative/Business Apps

Roanoke College Personalizes Constituent Communication with Talisma CRM

8/6/2008

Roanoke College has selected Talisma's Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) solution to personalize constituent communications in an effort to increase enrollment and forge stronger relations with current students. Read More

Universities in Indiana, North Dakota, New York Deploy Oracle Software

8/4/2008

Four institutions of higher education--Anderson University, the North Dakota University System, Indiana University, and City University of New York--have gone public with their deployments of software from Oracle. They're among 13 colleges and universities that have recently implemented or selected applications from the vendor. Read More

Skyward Debuts K-12 Mass Notification System

7/25/2008

Software developer Skyward has launched a new mass notification system designed specifically for K-12 schools. Dubbed Skylert, the system is also designed to integrate with Skyward's Family Access system. Read More

BakBone Supplies Virtualized Data Backup and Recovery for The Latin School

7/21/2008

BakBone Software announced Thursday that it is providing VMware and heterogeneous data protection for The Latin School of Chicago. Under the agreement, the school will use BakBone's NetVault: Backup solution to protect information on more than 80 servers throughout the campus. Read More

Jenzabar Highlights New Strategy for Campus Administrative Systems

7/16/2008

Administrative software provider Jenzabar has announced a new direction for its Jenzabar EX suite of business office applications for higher education. Additions to the platform will include a budget module and an enhanced purchasing module, as well as integration with Microsoft Dynamics GP. Read More

Microsoft Expands SharePoint Learning Kit, Partners with Houghton for 'Learning Village'

7/3/2008

At the NECC 2008 conference in Texas this week, Microsoft unveiled an addition to its SharePoint Learning Kit (SLK), a suite of tools deigned for helping developers build education solutions. The company also announced a partnership with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to launch the new Learning Village, a teaching and learning portal. Read More

Skyward Lands First Accounts in Florida

7/3/2008

School management system provider Skyward announced this week its administrative management software has been selected by St. Lucie County Public Schools and Okeechobee County Schools of Florida, making them the first districts in that state to implement the company's software. Read More

CoSN Details Changes to E-Mail Regulations, Calls for 'Comprehensive Solution'

7/1/2008

What's the difference between Open Records and eDiscovery? With changes in Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, what does e-mail compliance mean these days, and how do schools achieve it? The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), an education technology advocacy group, is attempting to answer these questions with a new white paper called "School Districts, Data Retention and Federal eDiscovery Rules: The Case for a Full E-mail Archiving Solution Now." Read More

eBureau, Datamark Partner for Enrollment Predictive Modeling

6/27/2008

Information solutions provider eBureau and direct response advertising agency Datamark have announced a strategic partnership to use predictive modeling to evaluate online leads purchased by Datamark on behalf of its education clientele. Read More

Tyler Technologies Closes Deal with Fort Worth ISD

6/20/2008

Tyler Technologies reported this week it has signed a contract with Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) worth more than $4.7 million. Read More