Higher Ed Market Headlines

Wimba Pronto Academic-Centric Instant Messaging Platform Improves Collaboration for Wider Audience

Wimba®, Inc. —Monday, November 17, 2008 Enhancements included in Wimba Pronto 2.1 are robust accessibility features and a Spanish language option, increasing the number of students and teachers who benefit from this academic-centric messaging platform. Read more.

Strong Growth in Online Education; New Study Shows Enrollment Up 12 Percent to Nearly 4 Million

Sloan Consortium —Wednesday, November 12, 2008 The 2008 Sloan Survey of more than 2,500 colleges and universities nationwide finds approximately 3.94 million students were enrolled in at least one online course in fall 2007, the most recent term for which figures are available. Read more.

Report on Student Information Systems Trends in U.S. Higher Education Shows Change in Market Leaders

Synergy3 —Monday, November 10, 2008 Nearly 300 U.S. higher education institutions selected a new student information system (SIS) from a top-tier higher education software vendor between 2003 and 2007, according to Synergy3, an independent market research firm specializing in tracking software purchases in higher education. Read more.

Six Higher Education Institutions Choose Jenzabar EX During Third Quarter of 2008

Jenzabar, Inc. —Monday, November 10, 2008 Jenzabar, Inc. announced today that six higher education institutions selected Jenzabar EX, one of the company's flagship enterprise resource planning systems, during the third quarter of 2008. Jenzabar's Microsoft® SQL Server-based product was chosen to improve overall performance, from administrative operations and procedures to business reporting and analytics. Read more.

McGraw-Hill and ALEKS Corporation Simplify Math Course Management and Help Drive Student Achievement

McGraw-Hill Higher Education —Saturday, November 08, 2008 McGraw-Hill Higher Education and ALEKS Corporation, a leader in the creation of Web-based artificially intelligent educational software, today announced the release of a new Instructor Module designed to simplify administrative tasks and make the ALEKS educational software system even more powerful and user friendly. Read more.

Noel-Levitz and Carnegie Learning, Inc. Join Forces To Address Leading Barrier to Student Retention in Higher Education

Carnegie Learning, Inc. —Saturday, November 08, 2008 Noel-Levitz, the nation’s leading enrollment management consulting firm for colleges and universities, today announced a partnership with research-based math curricula publisher Carnegie Learning, Inc. to provide a joint solution designed to improve student readiness to succeed in college-level math courses. Read more.

The George Washington University Selects SunGard Higher Education for Development To Support Major Campaigns, and Alumni Relations

SunGard Higher Education —Saturday, November 08, 2008 SunGard Higher Education’s Advance solution will be hosted at SunGard Higher Education’s Data Center and will offer the University tools to help manage alumni and donor relationships more efficiently, while increasing constituent engagement and maintaining greater accountability to the institution. Read more.

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