Group items tagged

The November 7 issue of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting the announcement that University of Akron in Ohio began implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management, both hosted on Oracle Cloud Solutions for Education and Research. The article notes that the new technology is part of the university's Vision 2020 strategic plan to increase enrollment, improve the learning experience, and increase funding. The article also notes that East-West University (EWU) has implemented Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to help automate administrative processes and improve information management. The article includes comment from Susan Rzyczycki, assistant vice president applications services, University of Akron, who notes that the Oracle Cloud Solutions for Education and Research provided the university with an additional option for its strategic planning needs--while also preserving internal capabilities to focus on core competencies. The article also includes comment from Farid I. Muhammad, director of title III, East-West University, who notes that by selecting the Optimized Campus implementation model for Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, the university receive the benefits of Oracle's complete, integrated solutions that enable higher education institutions to adapt to the changing needs and demands of all their constituents, at an affordable cost.

The November 7 issue of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting the announcement that University of Minnesota implemented Oracle Exadata Database to improve the efficiently of its database administration and reduce cost. The article notes that hosting critical business applications under a single Oracle Exadata architecture has made it easier for the university to deliver database-wide updates and manage the system. The article includes comment from Patton Fast, senior director and enterprise architecture, University of Minnesota, who notes that the Exadata platform has been an enabler to reduce total cost of ownership related to supporting Oracle databases because they were able to drive the adoption of best practices and dramatically reduce the amount of infrastructure required.

The November 8 issue of Campus Technology includes an article announcing that Modo Labs released Mobile Campus 2.0 with a new functionality that allows institutions to bring data from learning management and student information systems to students' mobile devices through a single interface.  The article notes that Version 2.0 includes a new Course and Registrars module that enables student and course information to be pulled from widely used systems such as Sakai, Blackboard and Oracle's PeopleSoft.

The November 15 edition of Campus Technology includes the following second installment of a two-part series highlighting big data and examines how pioneering schools are mining big data in hopes of improving student learning and performance.  The article highlights multiple schools, including Oracle customer Arizona State University (ASU) which considers itself to be at the forefront of student data analytics.  The article notes that ASU was among the first universities in the country to build a data warehouse and maintains big data and Hadoop working groups.  The article includes comment by John Rome, deputy chief information officer (CIO) and business intelligence (BI) strategist, ASU, who notes that when ASU looks at outsourcing, they consider core versus context.  He also notes that ASU has already outsourced its email as well as the hosting of its ERP and LMS systems. He also notes that the university knows there are big opportunities in big data, and ASU fully intends to exploit them.

The December 18 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting the release of Oracle NoSQL Database 2.0. The article notes that this version adds support for storage and retrieval of large database objects, such as documents and images, as well as improved performance and tighter integration with Oracle Database and Hadoop environments. The article also notes that this version is designed to fit seamlessly into an enterprise IT stack.

The March 7 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article focusing on rising education costs and how schools are coping with more responsibility amid anemic budgets. The article features three panelists from a range of higher education organizations, including Joy Hatch, vice chancellor for information technology services, Virginia Community College System (VCCS). She notes that VCCS has one of the largest PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Blackboard Learn implementations; by using a centralized approach, the college system can provide more services for the 23 colleges while realizing significant savings.

The March 6 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article focusing on why the admissions department is a good place to start for schools moving to the cloud. The article includes comment by Michael Statmore, Chief Information Officer, Post University, who notes that the school has partnered with cloud-based CRM provider Oracle for its online student admissions, a move that's made it far easier for the staff to "unify process and methods." He notes that with the ability to map out tasks and objectives on a central hub, the university has freed up hundreds of hours per year.

The March 28 edition of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting that Ciber is implementing and maintaining the new ctcLink project for Washington State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). The article notes that the new system consists of numerous Oracle enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications, including Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, PeopleSoft Human Capital Management, PeopleSoft Financial Management, Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition, and Oracle Hyperion Enterprise Performance Management. The article also includes comment from a prepared statement by Mike Dillon, higher education vice president for Ciber and Oracle practice leader, who notes that this opportunity leverages some of Ciber's greatest strengths: higher education background, Oracle expertise and managed services delivery.

The May 14 issue of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting Oracle's new mobile features for the PeopleSoft Campus Solutions suite. The article notes that the mobile features use Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) Mobile enabling higher education institutions to extend their mobile apps to included web sites and other content intended for student access including existing PeopleSoft Campus Solutions security features. The article details the current enhancements that enable students to update their class schedules, access grades, and receive notifications among other features and future updates. The piece also further highlights that Oracle announced general availability of Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications Release 11. 1. 1. 7. 1 which offers enhancements across the entire BI applications line as well as an improved version of Oracle Student Information Analytics.

The May 14 issue of Campus Technology included an article highlighting Columbus State University's new data warehouse and business intelligence software to improve student retention and graduation rates. The initiative is part of Georgia's "Complete College Georgia" plan. The article notes that Columbus State University worked with Oracle Consulting to design and implement the new solutions using Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle Data Integrator. The system unites the university's student information system, facility management system, and PeopleSoft applications into a single knowledge repository.

The June 20 edition of Campus Technology includes an article highlighting six project management practices when implementing a new IT project. One practice focuses on "invest in discovery," which notes that The City University of New York (CUNY) chose Oracle PeopleSoft to handle integration work when replacing its systems for finance, human resources and student administration. CUNY asked Oracle to participate in an extensive discovery process before the contract was signed. The article explains that the process gave both sides a chance to understand each requirement in depth, helped CUNY avoid major fees during the implementation phase, and gave CUNY an opportunity to understand Oracle's implementation methodology.

The October 9 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article announcing the release of Oracle Solaris 11.1. The article notes that Oracle Solaris 11.1 features more than 300 new upgrades including improved performance, availability and throughput for Oracle databases; new cloud infrastructure features; and improved availability for enterprise applications.

The November 1 edition of Campus Technology includes the following first installment of a two-part series highlighting big data and its potential for improving student learning and success.  The article notes that in higher education, big data may be seen in two distinct contexts: 1) as a product of research institutions that are charged with gathering, managing, and curating a wide range of structured and unstructured data; and 2) as a resource for predictive analytics.  The article includes comment based off a conversation with Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research industry, Oracle, who notes that  higher education is really being pushed hard to improve student outcomes and demonstrate that the money spent on higher education is producing the kinds of outcomes everyone wants to see.  He also notes that the pressure has pushed schools to look at ways to pull meaningful data out of their SISs, LMSs, and, increasingly, social media. 

The May 1 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article discussing tips for improving the relationship between higher education IT leaders and the vendor community.  The article notes that the Higher Education Users Group (HEUG) provides Oracle customers with the opportunity to discuss policies and issues.  The article includes comment by Ted Simpson, director of administrative systems, Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, who notes that Oracle has implemented almost every recommendation HEUG has put forth.

The March 20 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting that Embry-Riddle implemented Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions to improve its student self-service capabilities and streamline its business processes.  The article notes that the new student administration software suite will replace the university's legacy system which was cumbersome to use, requiring up to 25 steps and three separate logins to complete class registration.

The March 22 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting that California State University (CSU) has standardized its financial, human resources, student administration and alumni development systems across all 23 of its campuses and the Office of the Chancellor.  The article notes that the university is using Oracle's PeopleSoft Applications hosted on the Unisys Hosted Secure Private Cloud Solution.  The article also notes that Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, MO, has expanded its implementation of Oracle's PeopleSoft Applications to include PeopleSoft Human Resources, Payroll for North America, Benefits, Campus Solutions and Financial Management, in addition to PeopleSoft Human Capital Management (HCM) and PeopleTools.

The May 15 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting that Oracle has released new versions of its desktop virtualization products, Oracle Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) 3.4, Sun Ray Software 5.3 and Oracle Virtual Desktop Client 3.1.  The article notes that the new versions improve storage options, multimedia acceleration, hot-desking support, security and USB device support.

The September 6 edition of Campus Technology includes the following article highlighting the results of Oracle's "Making the Grade: Optimizing the Higher Education Student Experience" report. The article notes that the majority of students say that the quality of student services directly affects their overall satisfaction with their school, but just about half say their schools meet their customer service expectations. The article includes comment by Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research industry, Oracle, who notes that schools that focus on the basics - such as ensuring information accessibility, providing multiple contact points for students and delivering consistent processes - and leverage mobile and social media platforms to engage students, will provide an unforgettable positive educational experience, and in turn, make institutions more competitive. The article also notes that Oracle will host a webcast on Wednesday, September 19, to discuss the findings.