Campus Pipeline Announces Latest Release of Web Platform for Higher Education.Business Editors/Education & High-Tech Writers SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2002 Campus Pipeline Web Platform 3.2 Offers Significant Performance Enhancements and Sun ONE Product Upgrades Campus Pipeline Inc. today announced availability of the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web Platform 3.2, which delivers increased system performance, faster application performance, and simplified real-time integration capabilities with student information systems (SIS) and enterprise application integration (EAI (Enterprise Application Integration) Refers to various techniques used to share data and business processes in large enterprises. When companies acquire another organization, disparate information systems have to be made to work together. ) servers and systems. The new version 3.2 of the Campus Pipeline Web Platform provides 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 with the most powerful, standards-based platform software for creating a unified digital campus that meets their unique information, service and communication needs. A digital campus is a robust, centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. network of integrated systems, applications, campus information, services, and communities that can be accessed via a 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. password from any Web-enabled computer. New in the Campus Pipeline Web Platform 3.2 Improvements contained within this new version include: -- Maximizing preservation of legacy technology investments -- Improving "self-service" environment -- Enhancing fostering of campus community through easy, anytime communication via e-mail, message boards, community portals -- Reducing distribution cost and better penetration of news and information -- Decreasing time required for faculty to create or update online course support materials "Institutions of higher education want to create a connected campus experience that integrates academics, administration and community life into a central network of people and services," said Tom Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer, Campus Pipeline. "The Campus Pipeline Web Platform 3.2 is the direct result of working with our partner institutions to deliver the technologies they need to unify 1. (database, product) Unify - A relational database produced by Unify Corporation. 2. (algorithm) unify - To perform unification. the digital campus." The Campus Pipeline Web Platform addresses the critical need of integrating disparate data, portal, communications, learning, and administrative systems and applications together in a single sign-on, enterprise portal See corporate portal. environment. The result is a customized campus experience for every constituent. The Campus Pipeline Web Platform helps schools make the most of every technology dollar and delivers measurable returns including: -- Maximizing preservation of legacy technology investments -- Improving "self-service" environment -- Enhancing fostering of campus community through easy, anytime communication via e-mail, message boards, community portals -- Reducing distribution cost and better penetration of news and information -- Decreasing time required for faculty to create or update online course support materials Based on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , the Campus Pipeline Web Platform can be integrated with an institution's choice of student information systems, course management systems, and a wide range of other technologies and applications. Campus Pipeline offers integration solutions for third-party systems including, among others, 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. , Datatel, e-College, JA-SIG JA-SIG Java Application-Special Interest Group uPortal, Jenzabar, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Poise poise n. A centimeter-gram-second unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter. poise, n , SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery , WebCT, and 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, enabling an institution to unify all information, resources, and constituents. More than 200 colleges and universities worldwide depend on Campus Pipeline enterprise integration software to build and manage their institutions' vision of the digital campus. To assist in the successful implementation of the Campus Pipeline Web Platform, 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 and integration of specialized spe·cial·ize v. spe·cial·ized, spe·cial·iz·ing, spe·cial·iz·es v.intr. 1. To pursue a special activity, occupation, or field of study. 2. technologies, training for students, faculty, and staff, and campus-wide communication support. 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 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. Product Availability, Pricing The Campus Pipeline Web Platform 3.2 is available today. To schedule a personal demonstration, please call 888/682-7473 ext. 161 or e-mail sales@campuspipeline.com. Pricing for the Campus Pipeline Web Platform varies based on institution size, customization, and services requirements. About Campus Pipeline Inc. Campus Pipeline Inc., an UPSIDE Upside The potential dollar amount by which the market or a stock could rise. Notes: This is basically an educated guess on how high a stock could go in the near future. See also: Bull, Downside magazine "Hot 100" Internet Infrastructure award winner and Codie Award "Best Educational Total Comprehensive Solution" finalist, delivers software and services for higher education, helping institutions unify 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 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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