Campus Pipeline Announces Integration Adapter For PeopleSoft ERP Systems; University of Akron Validates the Benefits of a Unified Digital Campus.Business Editors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2002 Continuing its mission of supporting an institution's choice of technologies, Campus Pipeline Inc. today unveiled an integration product for seamless, real-time integration between Campus Pipeline technologies and PeopleSoft Student Administration systems. This announcement underscores Campus Pipeline's commitment to helping 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. institutions create their unique vision of a digital campus, using the systems and applications that best suit their needs. A digital campus is a network that integrates an institution's technology, information, services, and communities under a single online roof. Institutions utilize an array of applications, tools, and technologies from a variety of vendors to address the needs of their campuses. These environments are often complex for the IT staff to administer and difficult for the campus constituent to navigate. The new adapter A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however, the term often refers to devices which are more accurately called "controllers. allows PeopleSoft Student Administration systems to be integrated into the digital campus, creating a more flexible and manageable network of personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. online services and community interaction. "In this budget constrained con·strain tr.v. con·strained, con·strain·ing, con·strains 1. To compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige: felt constrained to object. See Synonyms at force. 2. environment, measuring the return on investment for technology decisions is a requirement," said Thomas Gaylord, vice president and chief information officer at the University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a . "However, cost savings is not driving our need for a unified digital campus. Integrating our Campus Pipeline systems with our PeopleSoft system will produce tangible, measurable results in efficiency, productivity, and collaboration. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , but least measurable, we will provide our customers -- our constituents -- with the pervasive, easy access to information and services that they expect from a tech-savvy university." The University of Akron is contributing to the development of the adapter and is currently beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the the product. The University is a member of the Campus Pipeline Pillar Institution program, a co-development group that provides insight, innovation and peer review on strategic Campus Pipeline initiatives and product innovations. The University elected to integrate its PeopleSoft Student Administration system into the Campus Pipeline Web Platform because the Web Platform offers a proven integration infrastructure, customized portals See personal portal. , and enterprise applications. Together, these elements provide three key benefits to colleges and universities: -- A customized, connected campus experience, -- Improved campus productivity, and -- Freedom of technology choice. "The introduction of the PeopleSoft adapter represents Campus Pipeline's continuing determination to build products that preserve technology options, support learning, enhance productivity, and foster community for colleges and universities," said Andy Cooley, senior vice president of marketing and product management at Campus Pipeline. "We have just scratched the surface of what can be done with Campus Pipeline integration technologies," added Gaylord. "The continued growth of online services on our campus will help us deliver on our goal of utilizing technology to maximize collaboration between departments and improve the educational experience for all constituents." Integration Offerings for PeopleSoft Institutions Institutions running PeopleSoft Student Administration systems can use additional Campus Pipeline technologies and technical service engagements to integrate other systems and applications into the digital campus. Campus Pipeline offers PeopleSoft institutions various levels and types of integration solutions: -- Campus Pipeline PeopleSoft SIS Integration is packaged as part of both the Luminis and Web Platform products. Availability is scheduled for December 2002. -- Campus Pipeline Individual Integration Adapters integrate Campus Pipeline technologies with leading third-party learning management systems (LMS (Learning Management System) An information system that administers instructor-led and e-learning courses and keeps track of student progress. Used internally by large enterprises for their employees, an LMS can be used to monitor the effectiveness of the ) including WebCT Campus Edition and Blackboard (1) See Blackboard Learning System. (2) The traditional classroom presentation board that is written on with chalk and erased with a felt pad. Although originally black, "white" boards and colored chalks are also used. Version 5.x, Level III. -- Campus Pipeline Custom Data Integration Adapters enable institutions with multiple third party or homegrown home·grown adj. 1. Raised or grown at home. 2. Originating in or characteristic of a locality: "Rock is homegrown music in the United States, evolved from blues and country and Tin Pan Alley" applications to achieve data integration through a custom development engagement with Campus Pipeline(SM) Technical Services. These custom-developed adapters use XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and JMS (Java Messaging Service) A programming interface (API) from Sun for connecting Java programs to messaging middleware such as IBM's MQSeries and TIBCO's Rendezvous. JMS is part of Sun's J2EE platform. See J2EE. JMS - Java Message Service and comply with the 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. Enterprise Specification 1.0. -- Campus Pipeline Visual and Single Sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. Integration provides institutional developers with a quick and easy way to integrate existing Web applications into either the Luminis or Web Platform user interface. This visual integration, combined with Campus Pipeline's single sign-on protocol, gives constituents seamless access to Web applications through one user name and password. More than 200 colleges and universities worldwide are implementing Campus Pipeline's Web Platform and Luminis technologies and services to improve campus communications, administrative processes and the overall academic experience. Higher Education institutions consistently report measurable results from their digital campus implementations including: -- Ease of integrating new technologies into the digital campus -- Maximized use of existing technology investments -- Enhanced "self-service" environment of updated information for constituents -- Increased level of campus community through easy, anytime access to e-mail, message boards, and community portals -- Better news and information distribution using targeted messaging -- Decreased time required for faculty to create or update online course support materials To assist in a successful implementation, Campus Pipeline provides customized technical and organizational consulting and training services. Each is designed to support the entire scope of a Campus Pipeline Web Platform implementation, from assessing campus readiness and project planning project planning - project management to installation and rollout. Premium service bundles include process and organizational design, development, integration of specialized technologies, campus-wide communication support, and training for students, faculty and staff. Pricing for Campus Pipeline technologies varies based on institution size, customization, and services requirements. For more information or to schedule a personal demonstration, please call 888/682-7473 ext. 161 or e-mail sales@campuspipeline.com. About The University of Akron The University of Akron is the public research university for northern Ohio. Founded in 1870, it is the only Ohio public university with a science/engineering program ranked among the nation's top five by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. . The University of Akron is a leader in the implementation of learning technologies as evidenced by its partnerships with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. Inc., PeopleSoft, Tivoli Systems Inc. and 2Way Corp. Serving approximately 23,000 students, the University offers more than 350 associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral and law degree programs and approximately 100 certificate programs at its main campus in Akron, its Wayne College branch campus in Orrville, and in sites throughout Medina and Summit counties. For more information, visit www.uakron.edu. About Campus Pipeline Inc. Campus Pipeline Inc. delivers software and services for higher education, helping institutions unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. campus data, enterprise applications, and services into a Web-centralized "digital campus." Today more than 200 colleges and universities worldwide use Campus Pipeline technologies including the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web Platform, the industry's first and most widely used Web platform, and the Campus Pipeline(TM) Luminis(TM) family of platform, content management, and integration products, to build their unique vision of a unified digital campus. For more information, call 888/682-PIPE or visit www.campuspipeline.com. Campus Pipeline, Luminis, and the Campus Pipeline logo are trademarks of Campus Pipeline Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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