Yahoo! Internet Life Ranks Colleges Using Campus Pipeline Web Platform Among 100 "Most Wired".Business Editors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 2001 Rankings Published as 50 Institutions Mark One Year on the Campus Pipeline Web Platform 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. magazine recognizes 10 Campus Pipeline colleges and universities in its "100 Most Wired Colleges" listing (www.wiredcolleges.com). The listing coincides with the milestone of more than 50 tech-savvy partner institutions reaching the year mark of single point access to customized services and easy integration with campus systems and distance learning applications through the Campus Pipeline(TM) Web platform. "As Yahoo! considered portal and platform resources as `wired' criteria for the first time this year, I'd like to think we had a hand in the tremendous ranking-jumps made by our partners at The University of Idaho The university was formed by the territorial legislature of Idaho on January 30, 1889, and opened its doors on October 3, 1892 with an initial class of 40 students. The first graduating class in 1896 contained two men and two women. , The University of Scranton The University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. , Tennessee State University Tennessee State University, at Nashville; coeducational; land-grant and state supported; est. 1912 as Tennessee Agriculture & Industrial State Normal School for Negroes; attained university status 1979. , Valdosta State University Valdosta State University is a public university located in the city of Valdosta, Georgia, in the United States, and is part of the University System of Georgia. Degree levels offered at VSU include: Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Education Specialist, and Doctoral. and Western Washington University Western Washington UniversityWWU or Western) is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. ," said Thomas K. Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer of Campus Pipeline. "As the Web platform provides the underlying integration to unify and deliver online services, course portals, email and calendar servers, we believe our institutions provide unmatched online resources to their constituents." Lewis continued, "More colleges are using the Campus Pipeline Web platform to unify their digital resources than any other Web-integration software. The institutions that began using the Web platform early on demonstrated an inspirational commitment to fostering a constituent-centric teaching and learning environment and pushing the technology envelope. We applaud their leadership." Commemorating one year of running digital campuses on the Campus Pipeline Web platform: -- Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.: www.appstate.edu -- Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology in Toronto, B.C.: www.centennialcollege.ca -- Central Carolina Technical College in Sumter, S.C.: www.sum.tec.sc.us -- Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta: www.cau.edu -- Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss.: www.deltast.edu -- Durham College in North Oshawa, Ontario, B.C.: www.durhamc.on.ca -- Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu: www.hpu.edu -- Illinois Eastern Community College System throughout southeastern Ill.: www.iecc.cc.il.us -- Itawamba Community College in Fulton and Tupelo, Miss.: www.icc.cc.ms.us -- Ivy Tech State Colleges, throughout Indiana: www.ivy.tec.in.us -- Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham, Ala.: www.jeffstateonline.com -- Mercer University in Macon, Ga.: www.mercer.edu -- Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville, Miss.: www.necc.cc.ms.us -- North Shore Community College in Danvers, Mass.: www.nscc.mass.edu -- Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, La.: www.nsula.edu -- Okanagan University College in Kelowna, B.C.: www.ouc.bc.ca -- Pearl River Community College in Poplarville, Miss.: www.prcc.cc.ms.us -- Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.: www.pepperdine.edu -- Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, S.C.: www.piedmont.tec.sc.us -- Raritan Valley Community College in Somerville, N.J.: www.piedmont.tec.sc.us -- Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.: www.rollins.edu -- Samford University in Birmingham, Ala.: www.samford.edu -- Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta: www.sait.ab.ca -- Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark.: www.saumag.edu -- St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia: www.sju.edu -- Texas A&M University - Commerce in Dallas: www.tamu-commerce.edu -- University of Akron, Akron, Ohio: www.uakron.edu -- University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho: www.uidaho.edu -- University of Memphis in Memphis, Tenn.: www.memphis.edu -- University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Ala.: www.montevallo.edu -- University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, N.C.: www.uncg.edu -- The University of Scranton in Scranton, Pa.: www.scranton.edu -- University of West Alabama in Livingston, Ala.: www.uwa.edu -- Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga.: www.valdosta.edu -- Vincennes University in Vincennes, Ind.: www.vinu.edu -- Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tenn.: www.vscc.cc.tn.us -- Westark State College in Fort Smith, Ark.: www.westark.edu -- Western State College in Gunnison, Colo.: www.western.edu About the Campus Pipeline 3.0 Web Platform The Campus Pipeline Web platform is the only enterprise software that unifies existing and future technologies to create a customized campus experience. The 3.0 Web platform goes beyond portal and communication tools to integrate campus communication, academic resources, administrative services, campus news, distance learning and all other Web applications securely together under one online roof. Based on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced , the Campus Pipeline Web platform integrates with a school's choice of information systems and other applications including CARS, 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 , Datatel, Jenzabar, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Poise poise n. A centimeter-gram-second unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter. poise, n , SCT Sacrococcygeal teratoma (SCT) A tumor occurring at the base of the fetus's tailbone. Mentioned in: Prenatal Surgery , Blackboard, e-College, Prometheus and WebCT. 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. One hundred colleges and universities worldwide have deployed the Campus Pipeline Web platform to create comprehensive online environments for the delivery of information and services within their 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. communities. Campus Pipeline product development, integration, and strategic partners include SCT, WebCT, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , iPlanet, Dell, TIAA-CREF TIAA-CREF Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association - College Retirement Equities Fund and Talis Information Limited. Investors including American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. , Dell Computer Corp., General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Inktomi, Lynx lynx, name given to several related small, ferocious members of the cat family. All have small heads, tufted ears, and heavy bodies with long legs and short tails. All are primarily terrestrial, although they are able to climb trees. Technology, Meritech Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, and SCT back the Salt Lake City-based company. For more information, visit www.campuspipeline.com or call 888/682-PIPE. |
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