Campus Pipeline Delivers Next Generation of Higher Education's Most Advanced Web Platform.Business Editors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2000 More than 50 Campuses on Track to Use the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web Platform This Fall; New Features Include the iPlanet LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol used to access a directory listing. LDAP support is implemented in Web browsers and e-mail programs, which can query an LDAP-compliant directory. Directory Server Demonstrating its continuing commitment to 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. , Campus Pipeline Inc. Wednesday announced commercial release of the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web platform version 2.2. Fifty of the nearly 600 campuses that have licensed the platform expect to be using it campus-wide this fall, strengthening Campus Pipeline's leadership position as an Internet infrastructure provider. Ron Yanosky, a senior analyst of Gartner, estimates that this type of technology will have been implemented by 80 percent of all colleges and universities by 2005. "The people at Campus Pipeline have been a pleasure to work with and have given us great support," said Andi Koenig, director of information technology at Vincennes University Founding as Indiana Territory’s University Vincennes University is the oldest university north of the Ohio River and west of the Alleghenies. This institution was founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy and incorporated as Vincennes University on November 29, 1806. . "We have been running the platform for seven months, and we have already seen impressive results. "We introduced Campus Pipeline to our students prior to integrating other technologies, and they found it intuitive and useful. We are very excited to update to version 2.2 and introduce more online services to our students this fall." "Today's education environment requires colleges and universities of all sizes to have reliable Web infrastructures that can combine their intranet, extranet, campus services, distance learning, and the Internet into one environment," said John Dunn For the poet, see . John Dunn can refer to:
"Many of our schools tell us they want to implement now and realize immediate results because our platform also provides the flexibility schools need to expand their Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. as they grow." New Campus Pipeline Web Platform Features New features in version 2.2 include the addition of course message boards, an access control user interface, and the iPlanet(TM) Directory Server. -- Course message boards create a secure forum for discussions between faculty members and students who are officially registered for a given class. This feature provides long-term viewing of shared documents and posted discussions. -- The new access control user interface allows campus IT staffs to distribute Campus Pipeline administration rights. Functions such as the management of targeted announcements and the editing of page content can now be delegated to the most appropriate campus information managers, reducing the maintenance required by IT staff and increasing the availability of fresh, relevant content. -- The iPlanet multi-threaded LDAP directory server operates as a central repository of user data controlling preferences, access rights, and security levels. Designed for large deployments, the directory helps schools manage user names, passwords, access control and security authorization for their students, faculty and staff. With more than 175 million licenses sold worldwide and approximately 70 percent of the LDAP market (IDC, 1999), the award-winning iPlanet Directory Server is designed to meet massive scalability and reliability demands. Enhancements to the Campus Pipeline Web Platform Enhancements have been made to existing features of the Campus Pipeline Web platform, including system administration, Web-based email Web-based email or webmail is a term referring to an e-mail service intended to be primarily accessed via a web browser, as opposed to through an application such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express, Mozilla's Thunderbird or Apple's Mail. , and security architecture. -- System administration enhancements will help schools provide a higher level of service to their campus constituents. -- The security architecture redesign facilitates integration with existing LDAP authentication servers A device used in network access control. It stores the usernames and passwords that identify the clients logging in, or it may hold the algorithms for token access (see authentication token). , allowing schools to manage central usernames and passwords that control access to multiple campus systems. -- Email changes include an address book redesign, group email functionality, attachment limit notification, return receipt option, and customizable signature file. Complementary SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery Product Enhancements SCT (Nasdaq: SCTC SCTC Systems & Computer Technology (NASDAQ Symbol) SCTC Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium SCTC Somerset County Technology Center (Somerset, Pennsylvania) ), which holds nearly 50 percent market share of enterprise campus information systems at institutions with enrollments greater than 2,000, works with Campus Pipeline to provide 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. with the existing campus back-office systems. To support Campus Pipeline's version 2.2, SCT is delivering improvements in the Banner2000(TM) and Plus2000(TM) administrative systems, the most notable of which is Smart Events(TM). When a data element changes within the SCT administrative system, a message is generated to an individual user who can then respond to the information. For example, when a grade change occurs within the SCT student system, the student is notified of the change and is provided with a secure link that will take her directly to the appropriate SCT(TM) Web for Students page to view the grade posted. Other enhancements affect the login Signing in and gaining access to a network server, Web server or other computer system. The process (the noun) is a "login" or "logon," while the act of doing it (the verb) is to "log in" or to "log on. identification, personal identification numbers, and term processing. Availability and Pricing The Campus Pipeline Web platform version 2.2 is available today and can be installed (remotely or via CD), customized, and running in as few as five days. In addition to a standard license purchase option, an innovative grant option employs corporate partners, including ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services , Hewlett Packard and TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund , to help underwrite the cost of technology development, which allows schools to license at a minimal cost. About Campus Pipeline Inc. Campus Pipeline's Internet infrastructure is setting the standard for higher education. The company collaborates with colleges and universities to create comprehensive intranets that cultivate online relationships within higher education communities. Through the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web platform, the company helps schools integrate campus communication, academic resources, administrative services, campus news, distance learning, and all other Web applications securely together online. The Salt Lake City-based company is backed by investors including American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , Dell Computer Corp., General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Inktomi, Lynx lynx, name given to several related small, ferocious members of the cat family. All have small heads, tufted ears, and heavy bodies with long legs and short tails. All are primarily terrestrial, although they are able to climb trees. Technology, and SCT Corp., and has strategic relationships with companies including ETS, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , TIAA-CREF and WebCT. For more information, visit www.campuspipeline.com or call 888/682-PIPE. 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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