Analyst Firm Places Datatel in "Magic Quadrant" Based on Vision and Ability to Execute.

DALLAS -- Datatel([R]), Inc. today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned the company in the Leaders Quadrant of its Higher Education Administrative Suites Magic Quadrant for 2006. (Magic Quadrant for Higher Education Administrative Suites, M. Harris, M. Zastrocky, J. Lowendahl 26 September 2006). According to Gartner, Inc., leaders are vendors that are performing well today, have a clear vision of the market direction, and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.

The announcement was made at the EDUCAUSE 2006 Conference and Expo in Dallas, TX, where Datatel is a Platinum Sponsor. At the company's exhibit booth (#303), Datatel will introduce the ActiveCampus Experience([TM]), a groundbreaking vision and strategic approach that gives faculty, staff, students, and alumni complete access to the information and enterprise resources they need to achieve their goals.

"We are very pleased that Gartner recognizes Datatel in the leaders quadrant for higher education administrative suites," said John F. Speer, Datatel president and COO. "Over the past 27 years, we have taken pride in our advanced technology products, excellent professional services, and close collaborative relationships with our clients."

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted September 25, 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product, or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Datatel, Inc.

Datatel is a leading provider of fully-integrated enterprise information management software and professional services for higher education. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, the company has more than 725 client institutions throughout North America. Datatel has exclusively focused on meeting the needs of colleges and universities for more than 25 years, helping them operate more efficiently so they may better serve their constituents. For more information, please visit www.datatel.com.

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