Corporate Presentations

ATS - Universities Fostering Community Growth Through Technology Partnerships

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. CORP07

Peter Spewak, Senior Vice President, ATS

ATS is partnering with Norfolk State University on RISE (Research and Innovations to Support Empowerment), a digital village connected to a global network with a robust telecommunications infrastructure enabling economic development and the creation of a 21st century workforce in the community surrounding the nation's fifth largest historically black college.

Blackbaud Inc. - Raising Money and Building Relationships: When Best-of-Breed Solutions Make Sense for Higher Education

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CORP10

Charlie Cumbaa, Vice President of Professional Services, Blackbaud Inc.

Shaun Sullivan, Chief Technology Officer, Blackbaud Inc.

There are a lot of reasons to work with a campus-wide software solution, but did you know that these solutions can sometimes get in the way of your institution's efforts to raise critical funds? With recent advances, best-of-breed solutions and campus-wide technology don't have to be mutually exclusive. Join representatives from a leading nonprofit technology solutions company for a discussion about and demonstration of how technology can help meet your insititution's fundraising and relationship-building needs.

BOSS, Inc. -Automation of Windows Upgrades

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. CORP06

Ashok Ganapathy, Director of Sales, BOSS, Inc.

This session discusses the challenges faced in upgrading Windows for hundreds of workstations and the significant strides made in technology to enable a clean, unattended upgrade with remote monitoring capabilities. Special emphasis is given to the BOSS U-Win Upgrade methodology. Attendees will be exposed to this solutions' unique features, like workstation inventory, user data backup, and so forth.

Campus Pipeline, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Gold Partner - Blueprint for Your Digital Campus: The Power of Portal and Platform Technology

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. CORP4

Barbara Delbove, SCT Luminis Account Executive, SunGard Higher Education

This session discusses key objectives of the digital campus: academics, administration, community building, and service delivery. Attendees will learn how platform technology enhances stakeholder experience, improves operational efficiency, and promotes cost savings. Emphasis is placed on how platform technology unifies these elements into a seamless digital campus tailored to their institutions.

CollegisEduprise, An EDUCAUSE Silver Partner - Creating and Sustaining System-Wide, Inter-Institutional Online Degree Programs

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. CORP01

William H. Graves, Senior VP for Academic Strategy, SunGard Higher Education

Robbie Melton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Educational Technology, Tennessee Board of Regents

The Tennessee Board of Regents mandated the development of five online degree programs over a nine-month period! The five programs debuted on schedule in mid-2001, attracting approximately 2,000 enrollments. This session will describe and update the teamwork required among TBR's staff, constituent institutions, and learning technology services partner CollegisEduprise.

Navisite, Inc. - Protecting Your Campus Web Infrastructure From Disaster. Network/Data Security and Disaster Prevention Planning

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. CORP08

Thomas Bartlett, Program Director, Higher Education, NaviSite, Inc.

Security breaches and the loss of vital data are real problems in today's higher education world. Now is the time to evaluate your institution's risk potential. We will address disaster prevention planning (disaster recovery and risk mitigation) and remote network security monitoring with NaviSite's Security Reference Architectures. Protecting your critical systems such as course management software (CMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP), and your campus Web infrastructure, are more important than ever.

Packeteer, Inc. - Get a Grip! Taking Control of Peer-to-Peer

Wednesday, June 19, 2002
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. CORP09

Roger Mathis, Southeast Territory Manager, Packeteer, Inc.

Traffic generated by the use of peer-to-peer applications such as AudioGalaxy, Gnutella, Groove, iMesh, and others significantly impacts the availability of mission-critical applications on educational campus networks. This session will explore some possible remedies for educational network managers to protect mission-critical applications while allowing students controlled access to file-sharing programs.

SAIC - How to Incorporate Effective IT Business Practices in a University Environment through a Public-Private Partnership

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CORP5

John Brice Bible, CIO, Ohio University

Joe Gipson, Senior Business Analyst, SAIC

The University of Tennessee and SAIC have formed a partnership for rapid and effective accomplishment of key university IT initiatives. This approach provides technical and management expertise on a timely basis, outside the traditional public university procurement model. The partnership also focuses on long-term joint ventures for both organizations.

Postconference Resource

WebRoomz.com Inc. - Can College Students Choose Their Room Numbers and Roommates Online?

Tuesday, June 18, 2002
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. CORP03

Skip Purdy, Sales Engineer, WebRoomz

This year some colleges let students go online to choose room numbers and roommates. Learn how students can reserve on the Internet in real time, like an airlines reservations system. Housing management costs are dramatically lowered because students do all the work online. Student complaints vanish when they control their own reservations.