Four Colleges Choose Datatel Colleague; ERP Solution Picked to Enhance Student Services and Facilitate Growth.FAIRFAX, Va. -- Datatel Inc. today announced that four 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 selected Datatel Colleague(R) as their respective enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) solution. The institutions named several reasons for choosing Datatel, including choice of database, keeping up with technical growth, and increasing student services via the Web. Datatel Colleague will replace a variety of ERP systems from other technology vendors and service providers. As a group, the four colleges chose from three different databases that Colleague supports: Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. , Oracle, and IBM UniData UniData is a Nested relational database management system (RDBMS) and operating environment that runs on the major Unix servers and Windows NT/2000. Designed for embedding in vertical software applications, UniData was originally developed by the UniData Corporation. . The four institutions are: Central Ohio Technical College Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is a two-year technical college situated in Newark, Ohio. It is on the same campus as Ohio State University-Newark. COTC offers associate's degrees and certification programs in a number of career fields including business, computers, , Newark, OH; Danville Area Community College "DACC" redirects here. "DACC" may also refer to the Danish American Chamber of Commerce. Danville Area Community College is a public two-year community college located in Danville, Illinois. , Danville, IL; Hocking Hocking may refer to:
"To address the current and future needs of our constituents, we turned to Datatel," said Larry Arps, chief information officer and vice president of Information Technology at Manhattanville College. "Datatel allowed us to choose our preferred database, plus they impressed us with their best practices knowledge and workflow and communications management systems experience." According to Arps, Manhattanville College is eager to use WebAdvisor, Datatel's Web-based self-service solution, in the redesign of its Web site. "Our online services will be more effective with Datatel," he added. "We are very pleased to have these four new clients on board with Datatel," said John F. Speer, Datatel vice president of sales. "Because of Datatel Colleague's flexibility and functionality, we are able to provide our clients with a wide array of services and products to improve their business practices and deliver results." Datatel Colleague provides institutions with the technology and functionality to remain competitive in the ever-changing higher education environment. Colleague focuses on five key business areas - enrollment and student services; financial management; financial aid; human resources; and institutional advancement. About Datatel, Inc. Datatel is a leading provider of fully-integrated enterprise information management solutions for higher education. Headquartered in Fairfax, VA, the company has more than 720 client institutions throughout North America. For more than 25 years, Datatel has exclusively focused on meeting the needs of colleges and universities, helping institutions operate more efficiently so they may better serve their constituents. For more information, please visit www.datatel.com. (C) 2006 Datatel, Inc. All rights reserved. Datatel and Colleague are registered trademarks of Datatel, Inc. All other names, products, and services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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