Multiple Institutions Select Datatel Colleague; Colleague's Flexibility and Track Record Cited for Decisions.FAIRFAX, Va. -- Datatel, Inc. today announced that four, four-year institutions and a graduate theological institution have selected Datatel Colleague, the leading 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 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. , to provide their institutions with the flexibility and strength to meet growing demands. The five institutions are: Carlos Albizu University The Carlos Albizu University (CAU) is a private non-profit university offering undergraduate and graduate studies in psychology, business, and education. It has two campuses: one in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the other in Miami, Florida (USA). (Miami, FL and San Juan San Juan, city, Argentina San Juan (săn wän, Span. sän hwän), city (1991 pop. 353,476), capital of San Juan prov., W Argentina. It is a commercial and industrial center in an agricultural region. , PR), Becker College (Worcester, MA), Nichols College (Dudley, MA), The University of Winnipeg The University of Winnipeg (U of W) is a public university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada that focuses primarily on undergraduate education. The U of W's founding colleges were Manitoba College and Wesley College, which merged to form United College in 1938. (Winnipeg, MB, Canada), and Wesley Theological Seminary Located in Washington, D.C., Wesley Theological Seminary is one of the largest Mainline Protestant seminaries in the world. Founded in 1882, Wesley’s graduates are in ministry in all 50 states and in 20 countries as leaders of the church and other service organizations. (Washington, DC). Carlos Albizu University will replace its current CARS system, while Nichols College and Wesley Theological Seminary will replace their CMDS CMDS Christian Medical and Dental Society CMDS Computer Misuse Detection System CMDS Consortium for Materials Development in Space CMDS Collection Management and Development Section (libraries) CMDS Command Specification systems, and Becker College will replace its Quodata system. All three systems are owned and operated by Jenzabar. The University of Winnipeg will upgrade from a homegrown solution. "Becker College was looking to update its current solution across the entire campus," said Tyler Kelsch, vice president of Finance and CFO/Treasurer at Becker College. "Datatel was the only solution with the necessary technological flexibility plus the Web-based self-services we wanted to improve our overall institutional effectiveness." Each institution will be able to better meet its unique business needs faced across campus with Colleague. Colleague provides more than 650 colleges and universities nationwide the software and capabilities needed to meet all business objectives. "Because Datatel only focuses on higher education, we can effectively meet the specific needs of four-year institutions," said John F. Speer, Datatel vice president of Sales. "The functionality of Colleague, along with Datatel Professional Services, is the perfect combination for these institutions to be successful." 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 over 650 client institutions, of which 261 are four-year private 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) 2005 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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