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The October 18 editions of eCampus News includes the Oracle press release announcing colleges and universities improving system performance and simplifying information technology (IT) maintenance with Oracle Exadata Database Machine. The press release notes that colleges and universities are driving consolidation, reducing operating expenses, and improving application performance to support peak registration periods. Additionally, the press release highlights University of Arkansas, Northern Illinois University, and Brigham Young University's improvements utilizing Oracle Exadata Database Machine.

The December 10 edition of eCampus News includes the following article exploring the definition of big data analytics from some of the industry's most prominent voices. Of note, the article states that Oracle's definition of big data is, "the derivation of value from traditional relational database-driven business decision making, augmented with new sources of unstructured data."

The April 7 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing that Valdosta State University used Oracle Endeca Information Discovery and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition to identify key student retention, progression and graduation metrics. The press release announced that Oracle is helping the university collect and analyze student data from multiple sources - like student surveys and ID card usage - to more quickly and effectively identify at risk students, engage appropriate faculty and staff and develop targeted programs to improve student retention.

The April 7 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing that Valdosta State University used Oracle Endeca Information Discovery and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition to identify key student retention, progression and graduation metrics. The press release announced that Oracle is helping the university collect and analyze student data from multiple sources - like student surveys and ID card usage - to more quickly and effectively identify at risk students, engage appropriate faculty and staff and develop targeted programs to improve student retention.

The April 3 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing University of Virginia's selection of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management as the technology platform to support its financial transformation. The press release announced the university's decision to move away from a spreadsheet-based system to provide enhanced information to support its leadership. Additionally, the Oracle solution will allow for greater transparency into the root cause of costs at a more granular level.

The April 3 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing University of Virginia's selection of Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management as the technology platform to support its financial transformation. The press release announced the university's decision to move away from a spreadsheet-based system to provide enhanced information to support its leadership. Additionally, the Oracle solution will allow for greater transparency into the root cause of costs at a more granular level.

The August 4 edition of eCampus News includes the following article highlighting how technology can enhance education. The article, a byline from Alison Miller, vice president of Oracle Academy, focused on teacher training flexibility, educational self-study tools to complement classroom lessons, and online communities to connect peers and mentors.

The July 15 edition of eCampus News features an article highlighting that some universities have begun to implement big data and analytics master's degree programs in partnership with vendors such as Oracle.

The July 15 edition of eCampus News features an article highlighting that some universities have begun to implement big data and analytics master's degree programs in partnership with vendors such as Oracle.

The October 25 edition of eCampus News includes the following article covering new technologies ed-tech companies unveiled at EDUCAUSE 2013. The article highlights Oracle's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions' new program-based enrollment features, which aim to help colleges and universities improve retention and degree completion by guiding students through the enrollment process and helping them select the best classes, in the right sequence.

The August 26 edition of eCampus News includes the following article highlighting the challenges that higher education institutions face when migrating to the cloud. The article quotes, Mark Armstrong, vice president for higher education product development, Oracle, who discusses his experience working with higher education clients to migrate their Oracle ERPs to the cloud. Armstrong notes the significance of change management and standardization in the migration process.

The August 26 edition of eCampus News includes the following article highlighting the challenges that higher education institutions face when migrating to the cloud. The article quotes, Mark Armstrong, vice president for higher education product development, Oracle, who discusses his experience working with higher education clients to migrate their Oracle ERPs to the cloud. Armstrong notes the significance of change management and standardization in the migration process.