The March 22 edition of ExecutiveBiz includes the following article highlighting that Ciber has combined Oracle's PeopleSoft campus and business intelligence platforms with other applications to manage workflow, processes and Web-based services for students, faculty and staff located across six Ohio University campuses. The article notes that Ohio University selected Oracle's business intelligence products for decision making after the school assessed its needs through a fit and gap analysis.

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 February 11 edition of University Business include the following article by Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research industries, Oracle, discussing cloud computing in higher education. The article notes that many higher education institutions are moving to the cloud because of shrinking budgets, increasing system complexity, and escalating user expectations. The article also notes that while implementing new solutions can be costly, higher education institutions are realizing significant returns on their cloud investments, whether public or private. The article concludes that for higher education, with the tangible benefits of efficiency, cost savings, and improved service delivery, the challenge is "how, what, and when" to move to the cloud-not "if."

The February 12 edition of eSchool News includes the following press release announcing that Oracle's PeopleSoft Student Administration Integration Pack has become the first student information system (SIS) to achieve official conformance certification with IMS Global Learning Consortium's Learning Information Services (LIS) v2.0 Beta 1 specification. The release notes that the LIS specification provides the industry with a definable yard stick to measure learning system interoperability. The release includes comment from Mark Armstrong, vice president, higher education product development, Oracle, who notes that conformance confirms Oracle's longstanding commitment to system interoperability.

The February 12 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing that Oracle's PeopleSoft Student Administration Integration Pack has become the first student information system (SIS) to achieve official conformance certification with IMS Global Learning Consortium's Learning Information Services (LIS) v2.0 Beta 1 specification. The release notes that the LIS specification provides the industry with a definable yard stick to measure learning system interoperability. The release includes comment from Mark Armstrong, vice president, higher education product development, Oracle, who notes that conformance confirms Oracle's longstanding commitment to system interoperability.

The January 11 edition of University Business include the following article announcing that Valdosta State University has seen a 10 to 15 percent improvement in student midterm and final grades since implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. The article notes that Valdosta State has improved administrative productivity by more than 500 percent with the new business intelligence environment. The article also notes that faculty can now receive important, recurring reports via email, and easily communicate with each other across campus.

The January 10 edition eSchool News includes the following press release announcing that Valdosta State University has seen a 10 to 15 percent improvement in student midterm and final grades since implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. The release includes comment from Cole Clark, global vice president, education and research industries, Oracle, who notes that with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition's out-of-box reports, Valdosta State University's faculty and staff have the information and tools they need to continuously monitor student performance and make quick decisions on how to support each student and improve the educational experience.

The January 10 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing that Valdosta State University has seen a 10 to 15 percent improvement in student midterm and final grades since implementing Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition. The release includes comment from Cole Clark, global vice president, education and research industries, Oracle, who notes that with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition's out-of-box reports, Valdosta State University's faculty and staff have the information and tools they need to continuously monitor student performance and make quick decisions on how to support each student and improve the educational experience.

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 November 30 issue of University Business includes the following article highlighting that University of Minnesota selected Oracle Exadata Database Machine to reduce its data center footprint and enhance performance and manageability.  The article notes that by hosting its IT environment on two Oracle Exadata Database Machine half racks, the University of Minnesota consolidated more than 200 Oracle database instances into fewer than 20, enabling it to reduce data center floor space and total cost of ownership.

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 November 13 edition of eSchool News includes the following press release announcing that the University of Minnesota implemented Oracle Exadata Database Machine to improve database administration efficiency.  The release includes comment from Patton Fast, senior director and enterprise architecture, University of Minnesota, who notes that the Exadata platform enabled the university to reduce total cost of ownership related to supporting Oracle databases by driving the adoption of best practices and dramatically reducing the amount of infrastructure required.

The November 8 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing that the University of Akron has selected Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management hosted on Oracle Cloud Solutions for Education and Research.  The release includes comment from Cole Clark, global vice president, education and research industry, Oracle, who notes that with Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management, hosted on Oracle Cloud Solutions for Education and Research, The University of Akron will have greater reporting capabilities to facilitate forecasting and planning, while reducing operational expenses.

The November 8 edition of eCampus News includes the following press release announcing that University of Minnesota has implemented Oracle Exadata Database Machine to improve database administration efficiency.  The release includes comment by Patton Fast, senior director and enterprise architecture, University of Minnesota, who notes that the Exadata platform has been an enabler for the university to reduce total cost of ownership related to supporting Oracle databases because the university was 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 7 issue of The Financial includes an article announcing that University of Akron has implemented Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition and Oracle's PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management hosted on Oracle Cloud Solutions for Education and Research.   The article also notes that the university also deployed PeopleSoft Enterprise Performance Management solutions including Financial Analytics, Human Capital Management Warehouse and Supply Chain Analytics.  The article notes that University of Akron will leverage Oracle solutions as a part of its Vision 2020 - a strategic plan designed to grow enrollment, improve the learning experience and increase funding for student programs, faculty, research, campus and community. 

The December issue of University Business includes an article highlighting the myths and realities of open source and its use on campus. The article includes comment from Cole Clark, global vice president of education and research, Oracle, who debunks multiple myths. Cole notes that often higher education institutions turn to open source when there are already mature commercial applications with robust systems to meet their needs. Cole explains that an open source application that's newer and relies on the power of community might not have had the time to catch up with commercial software's level of development. The article also notes that Oracle has utilized open source for the types of benefits that wider collaboration can bring. Cole notes that using open source makes Oracle's products better, and development has taken significant leaps forward because of it. Cole concludes the article with feedback on how institutions should move forward when considering open source solutions.

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 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.