Datatel Appears On Alexander Haig's World Business Review TV Series.

Business Editors

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 1, 2000

Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. is proud to announce the appearance of H. Russell Griffith, CEO and President of Datatel, Inc. and William Brennan vice president of the Higher Education Division of Timecruiser Computing Corporation, on World Business Review. The weekly television series focuses on business and technology, and is hosted by General Alexander Haig, former Secretary of State for President Reagan and former President and COO of United Technologies. Dan Miklovic, VP of Collaborative Commerce at Gartner, participates as industry expert on the topic of "Intelligent Information Solutions."

"Datatel, Inc. was selected to appear on the program because it is taking its place as one of the largest companies solely dedicated to providing advanced information management solutions for institutions of higher education," said Chris Graniti the show's associate producer.

Datatel's web-based products and software applications enable institutions to easily access all administrative requirements, including enrollment management, budget & planning, instructional management, human resource management, financial management, and institutional advancement. Whether used by a student, faculty member, department chairperson, or administrator, Datatel's products significantly increase access to information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. "Web technology is no longer considered `optional' for higher education. Higher education is in the midst of what Datatel has coined a "Webolution," said Russell Griffith. He breaks down the concept of "Webolution," describing it as "a big change in the way colleges and universities are used to doing business. It's a transformation from waiting in lines or playing phone tag, during what was considered traditional business hours by prior generations of college students, to the anytime, anywhere, instant service expected by today's more technologically savvy students."

The partnership between Datatel and Timecrusier is designed to bring evolutionary web technology to higher education. CampusCruiser.com provides virtual community applications designed specifically for today's open-ended college communities. With CampusCruiser, local campuses of large state university systems and statewide community college systems will have an opportunity to provide a common portal that links all member institutions. By integrating Timecruiser's CampusCruiser.com(TM) with Datatel's Colleague(R), all college constituencies, from administrators, faculty members, to students and alumni, have one effective Web medium to manage, publish, share, promote, collaborate, and discuss various sets of information. Features from personalized calendars, campus events, news, e-mail, chat rooms, and course management tools to registration, payroll, and human resource systems will all be integrated and organized in a role-based and private Web environment. Traditional boundaries such as office hours and multiple campuses are broken down, allowing "back office" information (e.g., payroll, registration, financials, human resource) to be securely distributed via the institution's CampusCruiser community portal.

Taped in Washington, D.C., World Business Review airs on PBS The Business & Technology Network, and in quality business slots in numerous Public Television markets, including New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Miami. The weekly series can also be viewed on TWA, United Airlines, via webcast on BTNNTV.com (Business & Technology News Network), or through video on demand via Broadcast.Yahoo.com or AENTV.com.

World Business Review has been developed into curriculum for college and university-level courses, and is being used in a variety of business and technology courses or within the School of Business libraries at Carnegie Mellon University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, DePaul University, Georgetown University, University of Florida, University of Notre Dame, City University of Hong Kong, among other distinguished institutions of higher education.

Individual videotapes or continuing education systems (via Indiana State University) are available by calling 1-800-WBR-1032 or by visiting www.wbrtv.com, which showcases featured topics and specific companies' technologies.

About Timecruiser

Timecruiser Computing Corp. is a leading developer of innovative Internet-based, easy-to-use applications directed toward the educational community marketplace. In addition to CampusCruiser, the company offers SchoolCruiser, an interactive portal for the K-12 education market and Timecruiser, an enterprise time-based information and resource management system. Founded in November 1995 by IT executives with over 75 years of experience in software and academic research, Timecruiser employs over 75 full-time professionals specializing in marketing and engineering Web-based communities.

About Datatel

Datatel, Inc., headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, was founded in 1968 and over the past 32 years, has acquired a client base of more than 500 colleges and universities throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Guam. Datatel's integrated software solutions help make the learning environment "smarter" for its client institutions and allow administrators more time delivering excellent customer service. For the year ending in 1999, Gartner announced that Datatel was positioned in Gartner's "Magic Quadrant," which is the highest rating available to major U.S. integrated information management solution provided and is a well-known tool for institutions evaluating these vendors. Visit Datatel on the Internet at http://www.datatel.com.