2003

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Jenzabar's Internet Campus SolutJOn will enable East Central to greatly im– prove how students, faculty and admin– IStrators commumcate with each other on a daily bas1s. We feel that by work– mg with Jenzabar, we \\ill set a solid technology foundation 1 hat takes the College well 11110 this century and be– yond." Dr. Sutphm also noted that the current software and hardware IS five years old and IS approaching its useful life expectancy. "As a result," he sa1d, "the cost to mamtam the ex1sting pro– gram is increasing. We were able to pur– chase the Jenzabar system at a reduced rate, and felt the timing was nght to upgrade our cx1sting information tech– nology system., Jenzabar·s Internet Campus Solution is compnsed ofJenzabar's Data Mart product and new Portlet technol– ogy. a fully Integrated enterpnse and adn11mstrative office solution and a ft.tlly mtegrated clcarnmg solution, according to Bob Magmn. chiefexecutive officer. Mag1nn further e\plaincd that Jcnzabar's database mtelligence pushes role-~ppropnatc customized infom1atlon through an Internet-based platform. He provided the following examples on how the softw.are can be used. "A college president will be able to see daily enrollment and fund– ratsing figures. Astudent advtsor would be able to utilize a portlet that provides then ccessary tools to assist students, such as students' profile infonnation and degree audit. Students wlll1n effect have their own 'page', their own password, and will be able to access information Dr. Sutphm said the total cost ofthe upgrade system m actual dollars is $482,359. He said the College ts fi– nancmg the purchase under a lease/pur– chase agreement over a five-year period with the State ofM1ssissippi as the bond– ingagem. Annual payments wtll be less than $1 06,000. Dr. Sutphm noted that most ofthe fund– ing for the pro;ect comes from technol– ogy funds appropriated by the State Leg– ISlature. Private fundmg will regardmg class schedules, etc."

lege in Decatur is m the process of up– grading its mformation technology sys– tem followmg the recent purchase of computer software that makes it easier and faster for students, facu I ty and the admmistration to access campus 1nfor- The software - Jentabar' s Internet Campus Solut1on (J ICS) prod– uct suite- was purchased from Jenzabar, Inc.. ofCambndge, MA, a leader in soft– ware solutions for higher education. College oilicJals sa id the new program provides a much-needed ser– VICe on the Decatur campus. "Jenzabar's Internet Cam– pus Solutions IS the only fully integrated Web-based software sol ution on the market that can prov1de the students, faculty and administration at East Cen– tral" llh fast and reliable access to cam– p•.t•H\ 1de mform<~tlon · ::.a1d Dr. Phil A Sutph1n, ECCC' pre-tdent. "Us1ng mation.

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