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Agresso is one of the leading suppliers of business software within the UK higher education sector. Over 100 of all HE institutions in the UK now benefit from at least one business application from Agresso. Worldwide there are over 400 HE institutions using Agresso applications.
Agresso applications developed with the sector for the sector allow institutions to build a completely integrated solution using plug and play building techniques. Agresso is a flexible business system, able to manage organisational change and very diverse management information and reporting requirements, is essential to providing understanding and control. The fully integrated suite covers financial and accounting functions (including research (fEC and TRAC), sponsorship, capital, estates and buildings projects), student administration, logistics, human resources and payroll, CRM (including alumni, business engagement, student recruitment, disabilities and marketing) and curriculum management a unique programme management system for the sector.
As a commitment to the UK HE sector, Agresso has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the UK Government that gives UK higher education establishments preferential pricing and ongoing cost savings.
Our HE customers cover all sizes and scale of institution from Russell Group universities (8 out of 20) through to specialist colleges and institutes.
For more information please visit us at the show where we will be happy to demonstrate our unique business solution, call us on 01275 377205, email us on info@agresso.co.uk or visit our web site on www.agresso.co.uk
Since formation in 1988, Altman Technologies has provided leading edge technologies backed up by excellent, responsive service and support. The solutions are robust and highly scalable, delivering significant cost savings through automation of processes, increased productivity and enhanced management control.
Areas of specialisation include print and copy management, email and web protection, auditing and security and directory services management. Onsite services are available which include bespoke training, installation, configuration and consultancy services. Scheduled training courses are also held on a regular basis.
Email and web protection Filtering − Management − Compliance Precision filtering, protection, auditing, archiving, reporting and control for an organisation’s email and web traffic through a hosted, managed service that delivers enhanced security, legislative compliance and vast savings in staff time.
Print and copy management Accounting − Control − Security Enterprise level auditing, accounting, cost control, cost recovery and reporting for all print and copy output, introducing accountability, control and dramatic cost savings through the elimination of waste and misuse.
Auditing and security Monitoring − Alerting − Reporting Realtime, 24/7 event monitoring, filtering, alerting and forensic reporting of user generated activity across Microsoft and Novell.
CampusIT is a leading provider of student experience management solutions to education institutions across the UK and Ireland. Our solutions are the backbone of some of the largest student experience management programs in Europe.
We enable clients to automate, streamline and bring online all of the processes and interactions between the institution and its students, staff and the public − from initial enquiry right through to alumni.
Our market leading solutions include QuercusLive (a comprehensive library of out of the box online services that manage every aspect of online interaction between the student and the institution) from initial enquiry through to graduation. QuercusLive integrates with and complements existing student records systems.
And QuercusPlus – our back office solution, which provides end to end functionality for the administration and management of all the processes governing the student experience. QuercusPlus provides a replacement solution to legacy student records systems.
Celebrating their 10th birthday in the education sector, Capita Further and Higher Education (FHE) provides bespoke technologies to educational institutions allowing them to optimise the management of information to realise efficiencies. With a tailored range of flexible solutions and a complete student record tracking system, Capita FHE’s software allows universities to shape technology to their specific business processes.
Capita’s UNIT-e Vocational Qualification Management and Tracking system (VQMT) and e-Portfolio are software solutions designed to work hand in hand with vocational courses and learners. Making optimum use of an institution’s data, learner tracking with e-Portfolio and VQMT boosts retention, completion and achievement of work based learners, improving their life chances.
Discover more about Capita FHE’s innovative solutions. Meet the team at Stand 14, contact marketing@capitafhe.co.uk or visit www.capita-fhe.co.uk COA Solutions is the UK's leading supplier of integrated business management and information systems to the UK mid market service sector. We specialise in the higher and further education sector and pride ourselves on getting close to our customers by understanding your businesses and responding to your business needs.
COA Solutions' award winning Smart Business Suite combines core financial management, procurement, human resource and payroll systems, integrated with a range of collaborative, document management and business intelligence solutions. COA Solutions also provides managed service, hosted service and bureau service options. Its systems and services extend the value and effectiveness of the finance, HR and payroll departments across the organisation and enable managers in the business to monitor, analyse and continually improve corporate performance.
We specialise in the education sector and have over 60 clients in this market. Our customers include University of Bradford, University of Aberdeen, University of Edinburgh, University of Portsmouth, University College Dublin and Sheffield Hallam University.
Dell is one of the world’s leading technology vendors with a wealth of experience of providing cost effective, fully managed solutions to higher and further education in the UK.
Dell also offers leasing solutions and comprehensive suites of onsite services and support to help you get the most from your IT infrastructure and manage the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of technology in your organisation.
Dell Financial Services is one of Europe's fastest growing IT finance companies and is perfectly positioned to guide and implement solutions to fulfill your IT objectives. By working with you and your Dell Account Team, Dell Financial Services will provide a leasing solution that will maximise your budget and support your technology requirements for the future.
Esteem Systems Ltd
We have an Education Practice, including dedicated account managers, project managers and technical consultants that specialise in meeting the needs of the education and research sector. We also have the highest levels of technical accreditation with the world’s leading software and hardware vendors including Microsoft, VMware, Sun Microsystems and Symantec.
Our core solutions for education focus on achieving the following: · Improving the student experience – with the emphasis on the overall student experience, we can help provide state of the art student access to learning resources, including classroom and student accommodation access, online and e-learning environments and student portals. · Reducing infrastructure costs and improving efficiency − we can help you get more out of your IT infrastructure with improved utilisation rates, lower cost of ownership, reduced energy consumption and greater sustainability. · Enabling effective research − our high performance computing solutions can help you to stay ahead in the research stakes by helping you to process your data faster, handle increasing volumes of data and integrating the latest technology.
Find out more www.esteem.co.uk Hobsons offers technology products and services that enhance the enquiry, application and enrolment processes at over 1,000 higher education institutions around the world.
Our Enrolment Management Technology (EMT) product suite is used by institutions to help them: · Tailor student communications · Improve the enquiry and application experience · Track interactions with prospective students · Streamline the decision and enrolment process · Optimise student conversion rates
Our EMT Connect CRM system for HE provides a centralised prospect database and multimedia communications platform from which to plan, carry out and track targeted marketing campaigns.
EMT ApplyYourself is the online application system of choice for over 700 U.S. institutions and can help streamline the admissions process, improve workflow efficiencies in the admissions office and offer applicants a better experience.
We work with over 40 institutions in the UK and mainland Europe. We have recently launched a UK data centre and have expanded our UK support team to ensure our European partner institutions receive the customer service and technical expertise they need to make the most out of our products.
With our robust, web hosted software solutions, a global network of users and a London based team to provide local support, we can help institutions achieve their communication and student enrolment objectives.
For more information about the full EMT product suite, please visit our website at www.hobsons.com/europe or email us emt@hobsons.co.uk.
HP is proud to support the CISG 2009 Annual Conference and would like to welcome you to Stand 25. HP is a dedicated technology supplier in the higher and further education sector and is committed to providing secure, reliable and cost effective IT solutions to all education institutions. Recently announcing the inclusion of HP on the NDNA contract and the strategic alliance between HP and DTP, and HP and RM we, together, are committed to offering innovative personal computing solutions to all universities. Visit our stand across the course of the Conference and speak to an education specialist to find out what HP has to meet your individual university requirements. We look forward to meeting you at the event.
IBM is a leading supplier of Performance Management and Reporting software and is used by more than a third of the UK’s universities.
InTechnology are leaders in the provision of 24 x 7 x 365 low carbon footprint JANET enabled managed data and voice services www.ja.net/services/frameworks/index.html
Of specific interest to the UCISA-CISG community are:
Hosted Agresso Business World– a fully managed service under a single SLA from Agresso, delivered as a dedicated or shared service, utilising an InTechnology provided virtual server and consolidated disk storage infrastructure and JANET interconnectivity, and incorporating remote backup to (or a second application instance at) a second InTechnology data centre.
JANET enabled unified communications – business telephony integrated with presence, instant messaging, video calling and remote desktop sharing, achieved by the integration of Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007 R2 with InTechnology’s Unity IP Voice hosted IP telephony service.
Data centre co-location − for institution administered primary or secondary instances of core systems requiring round the clock access by users on and off campus.
Online data backup − to provide improved DR/Contingency for finance, HR / payroll, student records, VLE, research, email and other data.
Jadu is a market leading supplier of web content management systems (CMS) to higher education institutions, public sector and commercial organisations.
Jadu CMS for Education has been developed through the Jadu Education Partnership and provides a suite of innovative and non technical publishing solutions for internet, intranet and extranet applications. Jadu CMS for Education enables educational institutions to publish quickly and efficiently, in a non technical manner, to provide:
· Consistent branding at institution and departmental level · Greater engagement with alumni and research groups · Effective student recruitment and retention · The ability to manage and build the Institution’s brand
Jadu provides a refreshing approach to web content management and offers groundbreaking functionality including integrated social computing, accessibility, compliance, integrated online forms, mash up page design, integrated Google search, personalisation, full statistical reporting, standards compliance, product and catalogue management. Jadu also provides a host of web productivity tools and unparalleled support service.
For further information on Jadu visit www.jadu.co.uk
Lenovo is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Our business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, the Company develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high quality, secure and easy to use technology products and services worldwide. Our product portfolio includes the world renowned ThinkPad notebook and ThinkCentre desktop PCs, servers, workstations and a vast range of accessories and upgrades.
Lenovo's commitment to research, innovation and the environment is shared with colleges and universities around the world. As a strategic technology partner, Lenovo helps institutions such as the University of Oxford achieve their academic, research, and financial objectives, while increasing their standing among peers. From community colleges to universities, Lenovo offers products and solutions designed with higher education in mind.
Lenovo's 1:1 technology for the classroom provides the ideal teaching and learning environment to generate ideas for students and faculty alike. At the administration level, our solutions and products not only enable colleges and universities to lower their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) but also offer improved performance and greater energy efficiency.
For more information log onto www.lenovo.com/publicsector/uk
In further and higher education there is a compelling need to increase economic effectiveness in an increasingly internationally competitive market for the student. This need to be competitive is at the same time driving the concept of shared services − the collaboration and pooling of resources to reduce costs. A natural corollary to this is the development of local and international ecosystems of education and research.
At Logica, we believe strongly in the delivery of better value and service to education.
We provide a range of innovative solutions and services that address emerging challenges for F and HE and the research sector including energy and sustainability consultancy and solutions, systems integration and IT and business process outsourcing services including SaS and SOA. We are already a stakeholder; for example through working with UCAS and with JANET, two of the most embedded and successful shared services in education, and through our long association with the Medical Research Council and UCLH on key solution projects. campusM™ developed by oMbiel has become the leading mobile application for universities providing an integrated suite of university services that can be used on the iPhone and iPod touch, as well as on many other devices including those from BlackBerry, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, Palm, Samsung, Sanyo and Sony Ericsson.
campusM™ provides busy students, open day visitors, staff and conference delegates with an easy to use, uniquely branded application to help them better connect and enhance their university experience. Designed to generate mass market adoption among UK universities, it is available immediately.
You can find us on Stand 30 − we are raffling an iPod touch!
Education is one of Oracle's key strategic industries and is supported by one of the largest strategy and development units within Oracle.
Oracle was the first software company to develop and deploy 100% internet enabled enterprise software across its entire product line: database, business applications and decision support tools. With over 1000 application and 4500 technology higher education customers worldwide, Oracle has a diverse reference base including 9 out of the top 10 academic universities and 10 out of the top 10 research universities. Within the UK over 90% of universities run their business on Oracle technology.
Oracle is pleased to be an exhibitor at the UCISA-CISG 2009 Conference.
Overland Storage provides affordable end to end storage solutions that are engineered to store smarter, protect faster and extend anywhere − across networked storage, media types and multisite environments. Overland Storage products include award winning NEO SERIES® and ARCvault™ tape libraries, REO SERIES® disk based backup and recovery appliances with VTL and business continuity capabilities, Snap Server® NAS appliances and ULTAMUS™ RAID high performance, high density storage. With more than 300,000 installations to its credit, Overland boasts a customer list including the world's most successful companies. Overland's products are trusted by organisations in financial services, education, healthcare, oil and gas, law enforcement, technology and a host of other industries. Overland sells its award winning products through its strong relationships with leading international OEMs, value added resellers, distributors and storage integrators. The Company has earned the respect of partners around the globe because of its commitment to support, and not compete against, the channel. Additionally, Overland's long term partnerships with top industry storage vendors, including drive technology partners, SAN and NAS providers, and leading software and hardware vendors, enable Overland to provide fully tested and certified backup solutions. Perceptive Software's mission is to create a direct and effortless connection between higher education institutions and the documents they need to simplify their daily student administration and business activities. Our flagship product, ImageNow, lets users efficiently capture and organise virtually any document type, then route and retrieve a precise page with a single click from within any existing software application at the moment it's needed. Prolinx provides organisations with real and valuable assets from which they can enhance and develop their IT infrastructures. Our success is built on our ability to listen, learn and understand the business requirements of our customers, and then to relate these objectives to IT solutions that reduce costs, mitigate risks and enhance growth.
Q Associates is one of the UK’s leading academic IT infrastructure and data management solutions specialist with considerable experience in the implementation of high performance IT. Partnering with key software and technology companies, Q Associates specialise in the design, deployment and management of enterprise computing environments and offer a range of solutions around IT simplification, virtualisation, server consolidation, thin desktop provisioning, data management and storage.
Q Associates has an onsite proof of concept and demonstration facility enabling academic customers to test software and hardware before deployment.
Q Associates also provides onsite installation, after sales support and training.
Tel: 01635 248181 Email: academic@qassociates.co.uk www.qassociates.co.uk/acadmic
SAP for today’s forward-thinking universities: Delivering smart solutions for success
In an increasingly competitive market, SAP can make your university more efficient and agile. By using SAP, universities are expanding student services, improving financial performance, enhancing operational visibility, supporting strategic decision making, and reducing costs. The result is better management of campus activities, student lifecycle, research, grants, financials, operations, human capital, procurement, and assets. Contact us or call +44 (0)800 0852 631.
Servo‘s reputation for excellence has led it to become one of the UK’s leading partners of IT systems solutions and services which are available to all universities and colleges. Servo design, supply and support best fit solutions for servers, storage and networking alongside providing expertise in virtualisation and desktop services.
Supporting technical demands from a student body requires highly effective infrastructure and a support framework. Servo provides a solution to these demands, supported with the best tools for the job, managed service, service desk and hosting facilities.
From the desktop to the datacentre, Servo will ensure that you stay ahead of your game, from initial review to ongoing monitoring and support. Servo offers a first class consultative approach to service and infrastructure solution delivery, understanding the needs of educational establishments and full project lifecycle management.
Servo customers can feel confident that they are partnering with a leading IT provider, experienced in delivering a full comprehensive service that is committed to the education market.
Business Intelligence for higher education: is your current solution making the grade?
At the same time, regulatory obligations are placing ever-increasing requirements on Universities to provide timely and sometimes difficult-to-find information in complex formats. HESA returns, UK Border Agency requirements, new requirements to publish retention statistics,... the list continues to grow!
Speak to Business Intelligence experts, SolStonePlus to discuss why many forward-looking Universities are now following the lead of the commercial world and deploying powerful end-user Business Intelligence tools.
Take this opportunity to get answers from people who have the experience and expertise with Business Intelligence!
For intelligent advice on your business needs, please email us at info@solstoneplus.com or visit our website at www.solstoneplus.com. Sungard Higher Education provides software and support, systems implementation and integration, strategic consulting, and technology management services to help colleges and universities build, unify and manage their digital campuses. Bringing together people, processes and technology, SunGard Higher Education assists 1,600 higher education organisations around the world, including colleges, universities, campuses, foundations, state systems, central and district offices to strengthen institutional performance through improved constituent services, increased accountability, and better educational experiences. www.sungardhe.com.
Toshiba Information Systems (UK) Ltd Toshiba in higher education In these tough times it is more important than ever to get maximum value out of all IT hardware investments. Toshiba laptops not only promote the efficiency savings associated with mobility and flexible working, but add high reliability to the advantageous pricing of the National Agreement. The Toshiba Reliability Refund Guarantee underlines our confidence in our products − if a registered laptop should require a warranty repair during its three year warranty, you retain the repaired laptop and can also claim back the purchase cost.
Toshiba laptops have recently been awarded Best Value status on the new National Desktop and Notebook Agreement, so you can buy Toshiba confidently and without further tendering through our long standing reseller partners, Getech and XMA. We also hope to offer One-Stop-Shop sourcing for laptops and desktops via Viglen in the future.
This year we have low cost NetBooks to show you, as well as ultra portables and larger laptops and tablets.
Email: richard.williams@toshiba.co.uk www.toshiba.co.uk/education
Tribal Group offers professional support and consultancy services to over 2,500 public sector organisations, including central government departments, local authorities, housing associations, schools, colleges and universities, the NHS and primary care trusts, as well as to the private, not for profit and third sectors.
Tribal is one of the UK's most experienced and innovative education and learning companies. We work across all phases and at all levels, and specialise in the supply of IT and information management solutions to improve and transform education today. We also deliver full business solutions which maximise the use of information for improved service delivery, back office administration and management planning.
SITS:Vision ™ is the leading student and course administration system for universities and colleges and is currently used by over 65% of the UK HE sector. SITS:Vision manages all of your student administrative processes from enquiries through to gradation and alumni.
Our market leading self-service web portal, e-Vision ™, is used by over 90 universities and colleges providing access for thousands of applicants, students, sponsors and staff.
The newest additions to our solutions and services for SITS:Vision ™ and e-Vision ™ include:
For further information please email svmarketing.education@tribalgroup.co.uk or visit www.tribalgroup.co.uk/sitsvision.
WPM Education online payment solutions allow your customers to make payments online, reducing your administration and improving your cash flow.
Successfully working with over 75 educational institutions and having processed over £1 billion in online payments, WPM Education is the UK’s leading provider of online payment and online store solutions aimed exclusively at the higher and further education sectors.
WPM Education online payment solutions Include:
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| Event: | CISG 2009 |
| Date: | 18 November 2009 - 20 November 2009 |
| Venue: | Fairmont St Andrews |
| Book by: | 1 December 2009 |
| Status: | Closed |
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