Blackboard and Distinction Systems to Deliver Integrated Solution to Benefit Colleges and Universities in the UK and Ireland.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2003 Distinction System Names Blackboard Preferred LMS Partner Blackboard Inc., a leading enterprise software company for e-Education, and Distinction Systems, a leading UK software developer of education information systems announced a partnership to deliver an integrated solution that provides a unified online campus environment for clients. This new offering will enhance the companies' ongoing efforts to tie together key front-end applications from Blackboard - including course environments and communities - with the critical back-office services from Distinction Systems QLS QLS Quiet Line State (Cisco) QLS Que Lo Sepas QLS Quick Look Study QLS Queue Length Threshold QLS Quantum Leap Strategy student information system. As part of this new partnership, Blackboard has also been named by Distinction Systems its preferred LMS provider for all colleges and universities in the Higher Education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. and Further Education sectors. The new integrated solution from Blackboard and Distinction Systems is significant in that it provides the seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. via IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. standards compliant protocols, of student information between both systems when running on Microsoft technologies. The integration will lead to the two-way interoperability of student information and student assessment records between both systems. Currently, Blackboard and Distinction Systems have a combined 400 college and university clients in the UK and Ireland which can benefit from the announced integration partnership. "We are very pleased with our new partnership and collaboration on the integration of our two software systems," said Stavros Cademenos, Vice President of International Strategic Development at Blackboard. "This integration is already being implemented at DeMonfort University and will now give our other common clients the added benefit of a tested, standards based exchange of student information which also complies with the recommendations of the UK's Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC JISC Joint Information Systems Committee (UK) JISC Japan Industrial Standards Committee JISC Joint Industry Safety Committee ) on student data interoperability. John Drew, Sales Manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → of Distinction System commented on the integration "We are always keen to develop partnerships not only with our customer base but also with other industry leaders to maximize the potential of our software solutions. We are delighted with this integration and the benefits it will realize for our customer base which is why we have selected Blackboard as our preferred Learning Management System partner." Also commenting on this strategic partnership Jim Levi, Microsoft UK Sales Education Group Manager, says "Microsoft has been working with Blackboard and Distinction for a number of years as strategic partners in Higher and Further Education. We are delighted by the announcement of the integration between Distinction QLS and Blackboard Learning System A widely used education system from Blackboard Inc., Washington, D.C. (www.blackboard.com). Part of the company's Blackboard Academic Suite, it includes course management, content authoring, collaborative discussions, virtual classrooms, as well as testing and grading. which will enable our mutual clients to easily implement a complete Managed Learning System with best of breed applications delivered through Microsoft .NET See .NET. technologies." About Blackboard Inc. Blackboard Inc. was founded with a vision to transform the Internet into a powerful environment for the education experience. Blackboard is a leading provider of e-Education solutions serving the global needs of primary and secondary schools, higher education, corporations and government agencies. Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices and staff across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , South America, Europe and Asia. Please visit www.blackboard.com for more information. About Distinction Systems Distinction Systems is a complete software solution provider, integrating best of breed CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. , Financial, Human Resource and Student Administration software solutions, which are supported by high quality client services, maximising and strengthening customer relationships and ensuring the accuracy of management decisions. Distinction Systems, formerly known as Microcompass Systems Ltd, is headquartered in Swansea, Wales Wales, Welsh Cymru, western peninsula and political division (principality) of Great Britain (1991 pop. 2,798,200), 8,016 sq mi (20,761 sq km), west of England; politically united with England since 1536. The capital is Cardiff. and is now exclusively engaged in the education environment. |
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