Campus Pipeline and Eight Top Universities Co-Develop Next-Generation Web-Integration Software.Business Editors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 30, 2001 Leading technology institutions provide insight, innovation and inspiration for the Campus Pipeline Luminis Product Family Eight leading universities provide insight, innovation and inspiration for next-generation, Web-services software as part of a Campus Pipeline, Inc. co-development program. The Campus Pipeline "Pillar Partner Program" facilitates peer review of strategic initiatives and product innovations associated with the newly announced Campus Pipeline(TM) Luminis(TM) product family. Pillar Program Institutions play a pivotal role in directing the requirements and strategy behind the Luminis product family, Campus Pipeline's Web-integration software bundled with advanced portal technology, integration server, and content management modules. The institutions are currently engaged in specific collaborative projects to advance the customization of Luminis components for 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 Pillar Program institutions include: -- Appalachian State University, Boone, N.C., www.appstate.edu -- Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa., www.drexel.edu -- Pepperdine University, Malibu, Calif., www.pepperdine.edu -- Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss., www.msstate.edu -- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, Calgary, Canada, www.sait.ab.ca -- The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, www.uakron.edu, -- University College of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, www.ucd.ie, and -- The University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla., www.miami.edu "Our Pillar Institutions were selected because of their reputations as higher education technology standard-setters," stated Tom Lewis, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Campus Pipeline. "Initiating the exchange of ideas, information, and best-practices with these technology visionaries ensures that Campus Pipeline will continue to hit the mark with ground-breaking products and services that can meet their needs, assisting them as they unify, extend and manage their digital campuses." Information technology leaders at the Pillar Institutions frequently review the Luminis architecture and development progress, while cross-functional, multi-departmental groups of constituents work with Campus Pipeline Services to gauge how Luminis components might affect an institution's people and processes. "We joined this program because of our shared vision of what a digital campus should be," states Kathee Robings, chief operations officer, Pepperdine University Pepperdine University is a private institution of higher learning affiliated with the Church of Christ in unincorporated Los Angeles County, California, United States. The university's location overlooks the Pacific Ocean and is adjacent to the city limits of Malibu. . "The implementation of Web-integration software is a long-term commitment, and Campus Pipeline's offer to establish a true partnership through which we impact the development path of a mission-critical campus technology demonstrates the company's commitment to higher education." The Campus Pipeline(TM) Luminis(TM) product family is the most comprehensive system for unifying and managing the digital campus. It includes three integrated product suites that deliver content management, enterprise application integration, and Web platform features to integrate, manage, and deliver highly customized 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. and information across the entire campus enterprise. About Appalachian State University History Appalachian State University began in the summer of 1899 when a group of citizens of Watauga County, NC, under the leadership of D.D. Dougherty and B.B. Dougherty, began a movement to establish a good school in Boone, NC. Land was donated by D.B. The 12,500 constituents of Appalachian State University recently celebrated the institution's recognition as one of Time Magazine's three best colleges in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . A technology leader within the University of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. system, Appalachian State University was an early-adopter of the Campus Pipeline Web Platform, and began testing the JA-SIG JA-SIG Java Application-Special Interest Group portal reference framework last year. Appalachian State University will provide instrumental insight into the how to best leverage uPortal channels within the Luminis Product Family. About Drexel University Drexel University, at Philadelphia, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, opened 1892, chartered 1894 as Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. It was renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936 and gained university status in 1970. Yahoo! Internet Life Yahoo! Internet Life was a monthly magazine published by Ziff-Davis, which licensed the name from Yahoo!, a well known search engine website. It was created and launched by Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV guide. recently ranked Drexel University as the sixth most wired university in the nation, and first in wireless access. The University continues to climb in the Yahoo! rankings by delivering major technological developments to constituents every year. Last year, Drexel became the first major university to offer a fully wireless, "high speed" data network, and the university is a gigapop connector to Internet 2. The unification of the university's digital resources, and coordination of content through the Luminis Content Management Suite, will be this year's technology leap. About Pepperdine University A mid-size, selective institution, Pepperdine University consistently ranks among U.S. News and World Report's top 50 "Best Colleges" and "Best Buys." With integration of library and one-card systems, WebCT and Blackboard course tools, and an SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery Plus student information system, PepperdineXpress, stands as one of the most advanced, integrated and highly customized implementations of the Campus Pipeline Web platform. Pepperdine will soon be using the Luminis Content Management Suite to coordinate content, look and feel between PepperdineXpress and its external Web sites as part of its co-development project. About Mississippi State University Mississippi State University, at Mississippi State, near Starkville; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1878 as an agricultural and mechanical college, opened 1880. From 1932 to 1958 it was known as Mississippi State College. Mississippi State University, ranked nationally in the top 60 science and engineering research universities, holds the Doctoral/Research Extensive distinction from the Carnegie Foundation
The Carnegie Foundation ("Carnegie Stichting" in Dutch) is an organization based in The Hague, The Netherlands. . Utilizing expertise in SCT Banner, Sun systems and Oracle software, the university has successfully deployed a comprehensive collection of web services for faculty and students. With this success comes accelerated demand for customized communications, universal access to disparate systems and expanded decision support capabilities. Luminis Integration Suite will provide the enabling technology for transforming the diverse application systems of Mississippi State University into an integrated, constituent-focused digital campus system. About Southern Alberta Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017[1][2]. Institute of Technology SAIT See AIT. , Canada's premier institute of advanced technology, led the nation's higher education community in the use of the Campus Pipeline Web Platform. The Institute continues to innovate and expand the two-year old Campus Pipeline at SAIT, the Institute's digital campus powered by the Campus Pipeline Web Platform. It will enhance resources already available to enrolled students, faculty, and staff, while expanding the reach of Campus Pipeline at SAIT to include prospective students and alumni. The Institute will utilize the Luminis Content Management Suite to provide personalized content for each of these audiences. About 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 The Chronicle of Higher Education highlighted The University of Akron as one of two universities with highly- effective PeopleSoft implementations. The University currently unifies its PeopleSoft student information, finance and accounting and human resource systems with the Campus Pipeline Web platform. Through early use of the Luminis Integration Suite, The University of Akron will facilitate more in-depth communication between its PeopleSoft systems and the other technologies hosted within its digital campus, providing greater operational efficiency and constituent service. About University College Dublin University College Dublin is the largest university in Ireland with over 17,000 students. UCD UCD University College Dublin UCD User-Centered Design UCD University of California at Davis UCD University of Colorado at Denver (Denver, CO) UCD University of Colorado at Denver UCD Unicode Character Database is a dynamic, modern university, which strives to attain the highest standards in teaching and research. It is renowned nationally and internationally for its provision of high-quality education and for its pioneering research. At undergraduate level, the university provides excellent facilities to support every aspect of teaching and learning. There are well-resourced libraries, extensive computing facilities, welfare and counseling services and superb facilities for indoor and outdoor sports. UCD will use the Luminis system to provide easy, single-signon access to a broad range of services for all its constituent communities. About The University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U The Web Marketing Association recognized the University of Miami Web site for setting a "Standard of Excellence" toward which all Web sites should strive. UM is the largest private research university in the southeast, and serves as an authorized training center for 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) , Foundry Networks Foundry Networks is a network system vendor selling high-end managed ethernet switches and routers. The company was founded in 1996 by Bobby R. Johnson, Jr. and is based in Santa Clara, California, USA. , Computer Associates, and Enterasys Networks. UM will use the Luminis Integration Suite to unify a variety of homegrown and vendor-produced Web-technologies, such as the Ariba purchasing and B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business platform, a MicroStrategy data warehouse, Blackboard course tools and a Vignette content management system, with its own student, employee, and business information systems. About Campus Pipeline, Inc. Campus Pipeline, Inc., an Upside Hot 100 Internet Infrastructure award winner, delivers enterprise software and services to unify the digital campus. Through the Campus Pipeline Web Platform and the Campus Pipeline Luminis product family, 100 colleges and universities worldwide have created comprehensive online environments for unifying administrative services, campus news, distance learning and other services within their higher education communities. Campus Pipeline product development, integration, and strategic partners include Dell, Documentum, iPlanet E-Commerce Solutions, JA-SIG, SCT, Sun Microsystems, Talis Information Limited, TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund , and WebCT. Investors include American Express, Dell Computer Corp, General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Inktomi, Lynx Technology, Meritech Capital Partners, and Oak Investment Partners back the Salt Lake City-based company. For more information, visit www.campuspipeline.com or call 888.682.PIPE. 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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