Manage the education enterprise effectively and economically

The following success stories, case studies, research, and evaluation reports support this vision statement.

Albuquerque Public Schools reduces licensing costs and increases availability of software to educators.
K-12 Education - Case Study
Produced by Sassafras Software, Inc.
Albuquerque Public Schools in New Mexico had more software requests then budgeted and were not confident that the district was fully utilizing the software they did have. Using K2 - KeyAuditor and KeyServer, the district assessed their existing software usage and needs. By using software management technology, the IT department at Albuquerque Public Schools is now able to manage its software and licenses efficiently at low cost.

The Utah Education Network reaches more teachers faster with professional-quality training and support
K-12 Education - Case Study
Produced by Adobe, Inc.
Utah established the Utah Education Network as a state-wide initiative with the goal of providing training and technical assistance to the more than 22,000 K-12 teachers in the state's public schools. While the network did help educators in Utah, it was not optimally efficient and cost-effective. The UEN began using Adobe Connect and Captivate to help streamline teachers' websites, correspondence, and training. The network now allows teachers to easily communicate and engage in professional training regardless of computer literacy and comfort levels.

Georgia State University contributes a powerful building block to a supercomputing grid
Postsecondary - Case Study
Produced by IBM Corporation
Georgia State University is a research university with an enrollment over 50,000 located in urban Atlanta, Georgia. As part of the Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), the university helped develop a shared computing grid called SURAgrid for research. Part of their support to the program was the deployment of a powerful computing system using IBM cluster nodes and storage systems. With this new system, Georgia State University has been able to donate more processing power and help their researchers by providing faster computing, safe data backup, and quick data retrieval.

Social Networking Sites and College-Bound Students
Postsecondary – Research
Produced by College Board and Art & Science Group (2009)
Colleges and universities have begun to experiment with social media networks, hoping to find ways to use them as a recruitment marketing tool. But little serious or reliable research existed to indicate whether these networks were an appropriate or effective tool for colleges to communicate with prospective students. This article highlights a student POLL study to answer this question.

Wesleyan uses web-native solutions to increase efficiency and save money.
Postsecondary Education - Success Story
Produced by SchoolDude.com
Wesleyan University's work-order system was complex, expensive, and outdated, complicating on campus communication. Seeking to address this issue, the university implemented SchoolDude.com's web-native solutions. The work-order system is now online which increases communication and decreases cost related to the purchase and upgrades of expensive software.