Harvestroad Partners with US Leading Open Source Application Software Company The rSmart Group.PERTH, Western Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. For the local government area, see City of Perth. Perth is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. -- eLearning software developer HarvestRoad (ASX ASX See: Australian Stock Exchange :HRD HRD Human Resource Development HRD Human Resources Department HRD Hurricane Research Division HRD Hoge Raad Voor Diamant (Diamond High Council, Belgium) HRD hypothetical reference decoder (digital TV) ) today announced its partnership with The rSmart Group based in Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. . rSmart is a leading provider of open source application software to the 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. market. The rSmart suite of enterprise financial and collaborative learning Collaborative learning is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches in education that involve joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers. Collaborative learning refers to methodologies and environments in which learners engage in a common task in which each applications offers colleges and universities an alternative choice that breaks down their dependence on proprietary software vendors. Under the terms of the Partnership both organizations will non-exclusively promote one another's products and services to their respective clients in Higher Education. Commenting on the partnership agreement, rSmart Group Chief Executive Officer, Ray Barker For the baseball player, see . Ray Barker (Dec 10, 1889 - Jun 28, 1974) was a Major General of the Allied Forces, and served in the European Theater of Operations During World War II. , said, "rSmart is very pleased to partner with HarvestRoad. Their Learning Object Repository solution, HarvestRoad Hive(R), is a synergistic fit with our application software. In particular, HarvestRoad's 'content bridge' strategy represents a highly flexible, cost effective and managed approach for institutions wishing to make the transition from proprietary-based learning delivery systems to the functionality-rich mix of open source and commercial off-the-shelf independent solutions." The distinct features of HarvestRoad Hive(R) include its independence, flexible permission and workflow layers, extensible meta-data functionality, digital management of copyright and the ability to rapidly assemble and disassemble dis·as·sem·ble v. dis·as·sem·bled, dis·as·sem·bling, dis·as·sem·bles v.tr. To take apart: disassemble a toaster. v.intr. 1. content all through the implementation of essential industry standards. HarvestRoad's "content bridge" strategy offers clients the choice to migrate their content from existing vendor-locked proprietary repositories to an independent Learning Object Repository that works with the systems that create and deliver learning content. Grame Barty, HarvestRoad Founder and Managing Director, said, "HarvestRoad is extremely pleased to partner with the rSmart Group. Our organizations share many synergies and a common purpose in providing our Higher Education market with the best possible eLearning collaborative solutions that protect their intellectual capital and save them money." About HarvestRoad HarvestRoad is a software development company based in Perth, Western Australia, with branch offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Mexico City, Atlanta, London and Paris, and global partners in Europe, UK, USA, Latin America, and Asia. Established in 1996 and publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Australia's major securities market, formed when the six state stock exchanges (Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney stock exchanges) were merged in 1987. (ASX:HRD) in September 1999, HarvestRoad has developed software for the eLearning and eTraining markets in education, government, defense, and enterprise. About HarvestRoad Hive(R) HarvestRoad Hive(R) is a federated Connected and treated as one. See federated database and federated directories. digital repository system. Totally independent of, but interoperable with, the systems that create and deliver content such as authoring tools and Learning Management Systems, HarvestRoad Hive(R) allows the reuse and sharing of learning objects across single, multiple or geographically dispersed locations. HarvestRoad Hive(R) can be used to store any type of digital file but it is particularly suited to the requirements of online or flexible learning where content needs to be stored, accessed, assembled, disassembled, shared and reused in multiple contexts and environments and scale to millions of users. Please visit http://www.harvestroad.com for more information. About The rSmart Group The rSmart Group is the leading open source application software company serving the higher education market. rSmart packages, certifies, deploys, and supports a suite of enterprise financial and collaborative learning applications for colleges and universities. As an active member of open source projects like OSPI OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (Washington State) OSPI Open Source E-Portfolio Initiative OSPI Office of Strategic Planning and Integration (Social Security Administration) , Kuali, and Sakai, rSmart is able to provide its clients with software applications specifically designed to meet the unique needs of institutions of higher education. This collaborative approach allows rSmart to offer colleges and universities open source applications that break their dependence on traditional proprietary software vendors. Please visit http://www.rsmart.com for more information. |
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