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| CampusCruiser Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement with Florida Distance Learning Consortium (FLDC) - Wednesday, January 11, 2012FAIRFIELD, NJ - January 1, 2012 - CampusCruiser®, higher education's only source for affordable and scalable "in the cloud" (SaaS) solutions, today announced that the Florida Distance Learning Consortium (FDLC) has entered into a partnership with CampusCruiser. The partnership will expand current consortium offerings to include CampusCruiser’s suite of cloud-based solutions and services to their member institutions.
CampusCruiser solutions include learning management system, academic alert, emergency/urgent alert, email, portal, among others. All solutions are offered via the software as service (SaaS) model which means institutions are not burdened with having to buy hardware or allocate staff resources to install, manage, or upgrade software. CampusCruiser does all that in the background, including backups, along with providing contractually guaranteed up-times. Integration support for SIS and other 3rd party campus systems (other LMS’s, content, etc…) are also available using single sign-on (SSO), as well as standards-based approaches for data exchange. The CampusCruiser Portal and LMS solutions are already integrated with several student information systems.
“Our agreement with the FDLC signifies the desire for Florida to have a true cloud-delivered choice for LMS, portal and other academic solutions. It's no secret that Florida deals with the potential for weather-initiated challenges to locally managed technology. CampusCruiser’s delivery model allows for expanded operational continuity, while offering excellent online learning and collaboration solutions for Florida colleges… without the local burden/risk of adding to their technology footprint,” said Allen Wang, President and CEO of CampusCruiser.
The formal agreement on behalf of member institutions provides the best possible pricing arrangement available to higher education institutions in Florida for CampusCruiser’s products and services.
"FDLC’s mission, goals, and service on behalf of their membership are quite admirable and laudable. Their evaluation process reflected their deep commitment to their constituents. Members can be assured that their best interests will be served with our partnership,” said Allen Wang, President and CEO of CampusCruiser.
CampusCrusier Contact:
David Kraus
Vice President of Strategic Sales
CampusCruiser
973-244-7856 x127
dkraus@campuscruiser.com
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| OCC to Offer Online Classes in China - Monday, January 09, 2012MANCHESTER, NJ – September 28, 2011
Ocean County College is on the brink of becoming the first community college in the country to offer distance learning to students in China.
"It’s a historic event,’’ said OCC Trustee Stephan Leone as administrators from Tianjin Radio and TV University visited those on the Toms River campus to work for a memorandum of understanding that would trigger a pilot project between OCC and the Chinese university for the spring semester of 2012.
The pilot program is designed to see if Chinese students can get credit there for courses that originate in this country, according to OCC President Dr. Jon Larson. He credited Allen Wang, CEO of Timecruiser Computing Corporation, and Dr. Richard Yankosky, the OCC Distance Learning Consultant, with working to build the bridge to China.
The Chinese university has been a trendsetter in that country. Established in 1958, it pioneered in the use of radio and the mail to educate college students.The Chinese administrators meeting with those from OCC this week include Dr. Fanzhen Wang, vice president of the university, and Hongmin Nie, deputy director of the Modern Education Technology Center.
In addition to their visit to OCC, they will tour the State House and State Museum in Trenton with Assemblyman David Wolfe [R-10], of Brick Township on Tuesday. Also on Tuesday they will meet with Dr. Lawrence Nespoli, president of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges. On Wednesday they will visit Kean University and meet it’s president, Dr. Dawood Farahi.
Celebratory resolutions adopted by the OCC trustees and New Jersey lawmakers were presented Monday to the visitors. Source: Manchester Patch. |
| CampusCruiser and SunGard Higher Education Integrate with Banner Student and Luminis Platform - Wednesday, June 30, 2010
FAIRFIELD, NJ and MALVERN, Pa – June 30, 2010 – CampusCruiser (formerly Timecruiser) and SunGard Higher Education announce availability of new integration between the CampusCruiser LMS learning management system (formerly CourseCruiser LMS) and SunGard Higher Education’s Banner Student system and Luminis Platform through the Banner Integration for eLearning solution.
“Colleges and universities have asked us to help make it easier for them to manage information and provide better constituent services,” said Jose Cabrera, vice president of business development and marketing. “We have worked closely with SunGard Higher Education to create real-time integration and single sign on access between our products, which improve the customer experience. We are extremely pleased to be able to offer the additional software components and implementation services to enable the integration today.”
The integration achievement reinforces SunGard Higher Education’s new vision for the Open Digital Campus, providing customers with more flexibility in shaping how technology meets their evolving needs. “We are working hard to help colleges and universities move faster toward their digital campus goals,” said Fred Weiss, senior vice president of strategy and portfolio management at SunGard Higher Education. “We are providing more technology choices and extensible approaches that give customers room to grow and evolve with the vendors, products and approaches that are right for them.”
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| Quad Partners Signs Multi-year Agreement for CampusCruiser® Solution Suite - Wednesday, June 09, 2010Affordability, Service, and Reliability are Key Attributes in Decision to Implement CampusCruiser
Fairfield, NJ – June 8, 2010 -- CampusCruiser® (formerly Timecruiser®), higher education’s only source for affordable and scalable “in the cloud” (SaaS) solutions, today announced that Quad Partners has adopted the CampusCruiser Solution Suite for two of its industry-leading career colleges: The Swedish Institute–a College of Health Sciences–and the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, which has three campuses in Chicago, New York, and San Diego. Both schools plan to launch the CampusCruiser LMS this summer.
The CampusCruiser Solution Suite comprises:
· CampusCruiser LMS™
· CampusCruiser PORTAL™
· CampusCruiser EVAL™
· CampusCruiser ALERT™
“We chose CampusCruiser from among several options for its strength in delivering scalable portal and LMS solutions, which can be easily integrated with our other solutions,” commented Malcom Youngren, vice president, Quad Partners. “The CampusCruiser platform provides exceptional value at a markedly reduced total cost of ownership.”
“Career colleges are essential in providing professional and technical, career-specific educational programs to students who go on to contribute greatly to our economy and we are proud to do our part in support of Quad Partners’ institutions,” commented Allen Wang, president, CampusCruiser. “The real winners are the community of students, faculty, and staff.” |
| In CampusTechnology Magazine's FOCUS Newsletter: Portal Making Waves at Ocean County College - Tuesday, April 27, 2010Integrated portals can save colleges and universities time and money by allowing them to locate select content, services and even email in a single, easily managed location.
At Ocean County College in New Jersey (www.ocean.edu), a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution is providing faculty, students and staff with easy, one-stop access to a wide range of content. The college uses portal software from CampusCruiser (www.CampusCruiser.com), which closely integrates with its Datatel financial and student systems, to improve student services, deliver course content, and consolidate student and faculty email addresses. The result: better communication, easier management and security, and a single access point for information.
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| CampusCruiser Solutions Named Finalist for “Best Postsecondary Course or LMS” - Tuesday, March 02, 2010The Software Information Industry Association (SIIA) has named Timecruiser’s CampusCruiser Solutions a 2010 CODiE Award Finalist in the category of Best Postsecondary Course or Learning Management Solution. This recognition of Timecruiser’s CampusCruiser Solutions underscores higher education’s escalating call for enterprise solutions in the cloud. The nomination marks the third straight year that Timecruiser has been selected as a CODiE Finalist. In the previous two years, Timecruiser’s CampusCruiser Solutions won the prestigious CODiE for Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution. read more ... |
| Timecruiser® Chosen as Campus-wide eLearning Solution for the College of Westchester - Wednesday, October 07, 2009College to Help Students Launch and Jump-start Careers through Timecruiser® Solutions
Fairfield, NJ – October 7, 2009 – Timecruiser Computing Corporation®, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) partner to the higher education community, today announced that The College of Westchester (CW), has selected Timecruiser’s Solution Suite – CampusCruiser™ and CourseCruiser™ LMS – as its campus-wide academic portal and Learning Management System. Timecruiser’s Solutions were chosen from a number of competitors for their attractive cost benefit ratio and level of support and flexibility.
As a college committed to preparing an academically and culturally diverse student body for the workforce, The College of Westchester needed an academic portal and LMS that could support its career-focused educational model and adapt to the school’s needs as it grows – a steady 20% for the last several years. Timecruiser’s reasonably priced SaaS portal and LMS system will help the college keep its tuition at an affordable level—critical to today’s economically challenged workforce.
CampusCruiser and CourseCruiser were chosen to replace the current systems after an extensive review process and intensive testing. “We couldn’t be more pleased with our decision to partner with Timecruiser. CampusCruiser will give us integration with or ERP system, communities and collaboration tools, such as student profiles & clubs, professional committees, Cruiser Café Social Network, blogs, and email and calendaring solutions,” said Kelly Walsh, CIO, the College of Westchester. “When all of our online, hybrid, and technology-enhanced face to face courses are transitioned to CourseCruiser LMS, we will be able to provide a seamless user experience, encouraging collaboration among instructors, students, committees, and teams.”
“Timecruiser welcomes The College of Westchester to the Timecruiser community,” said Allen Wang, president and CEO, Timecruiser. “Making the decision to switch to a new learning system is never easy. We look forward to partnering with CW and making their transition to CampusCruiser and CourseCruiser smooth and successful.”
Timecruiser’s Solution Suite has been named the Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Awards in both 2008 and 2009. The CODiE Awards are among the most prestigious in the software industry, showcasing the finest software and digital content products and services across a wide variety of categories.
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| China's CRTVU-Online/Open EDU and Timecruiser Partner in Online Training - Tuesday, July 14, 2009July 14, 2009 (Fairfield, NJ) - Timecruiser Computing Corporation (TCC), a trusted software as a service (SaaS) partner to the U.S. higher education community since 1999, today announced that China’s National Center for Open & Distance Education (“Open EDU”), also known as CRTVU-Online (Educational Technology Limited) has selected CampusCruiser® portal and CourseCruiser™ Learning Management System from Timecruiser’s on-demand enterprise e-learning suite to manage its online professional certification and continuing education services in China. read more ... |
| Timecruiser Wins 2009 CODiE Award - Thursday, May 14, 2009Chosen as Best in Postsecondary Enterprise Solution Category for Second Consecutive Year
Fairfield, NJ – May 11, 2009 – Timecruiser Computing Corporation, a trusted services partner to the higher education community, has been named the CODiE Award Winner in the Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution category by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) for the second year in a row. Established by the SIIA, the CODiE Awards are among the most prestigious in the software industry, showcasing the finest software and digital content products and services across a wide variety of categories. Timecruiser’s Solution Suite is comprised of learning management systems and portal services. In addition, Timecruiser was a finalist for the Best Postsecondary Learning Management System Award.
Jill Ferrie of Northeast Iowa Community College, a Timecruiser customer, believes the award is well-deserved. “We are not surprised the Timecruiser Solution Suite was selected as Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution again. We selected Timecruiser’s enterprise academic solutions to replace our LMS when we found Timecruiser delivers superior customer service, outstanding portal and learning management systems, and proven reliability —all in an affordable on-demand solution.”
“During this time when consolidation in this market is limiting choices and driving cost upward, colleges and universities should know there are still good alternatives to the monolithic players in the market. We are honored to win such a prestigious award and to once again be recognized by the education industry as a leader in providing education institutions with the essential teaching and learning solutions needed for student and institutional success,” said Allen Wang, president and CEO of Timecruiser. “There is no greater honor than to be recognized by such an elite group that includes customers, peers, partners, and publishers."
“This year, more than 850 CODiE nominations were submitted by 600 companies. A panel of expert judges narrowed the field to 345 finalists, from which the 2009 CODiE winners were chosen. The awards were presented on the evening of May 5th, during a gala celebration at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Now in its 24th year, the CODiE Awards continue to recognize those companies providing the best new technology products and services across a broad array of industries," noted SIIA President Ken Wasch. "In addition, its winners are a prolific testament to the power of technology to deliver innovative solutions to businesses and consumers. SIIA warmly congratulates all of the winners and nominees of the CODiE Awards, whose innovation is essential for continuing America's leadership in the global knowledge economy," Wasch continued. For more information about the CODiE awards, visit http://siia.net/codies/2009/winners.asp.
About Timecruiser Computing Corporation
Since 1995, institutions of higher education have relied upon Timecruiser to deliver innovative enterprise management solutions, backed by unrivaled customer service and technical support. Timecruiser’s CODiE Award-winning on-demand solutions are used by over 2.5 million students, faculty, and administrators at 90 institutions to streamline faculty workload, build cohesive communities, and increase efficiencies in communication, and course management. Solutions include:
• CampusCruiser®, Custom Portal
• CourseCruiser™, Learning Management System
• CruiserEval™, Course Evaluation Solution
• CruiserAlert™, High Priority Notification System read more ... |
| Timecruiser Solution Suite Named CODiE Award Finalist in Two Categories - Tuesday, March 03, 2009February 18, 2009 (Fairfield, NJ) - Timecruiser Computing Corporation ® (TCC), a trusted software as a service (SaaS) partner to the higher education community since 1999, today announced that the Timecruiser Solution Suite has been selected as a finalist in two different categories for this year’s CODiE Awards by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The Timecruiser Solution Suite has been selected as a finalist in the following categories: Best Postsecondary Course or Learning Management Solution and Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution. This is the second consecutive year that Timecruiser has been selected as a finalist for the CODiE Awards. Timecruiser won the 2008 CODiE Award in the Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution category. read more ... |
| Delaware Valley College Adopts Timecruiser Solution Suite to Support Online Learning - Wednesday, February 18, 2009February 18, 2009 (Fairfield, NJ) - Timecruiser Computing Corporation ® (TCC), a trusted software as a service (SaaS) partner to the higher education community since 1999, today announced that Delaware Valley College has adopted CampusCruiser™, Timecruiser’s on-demand, enterprise academic solution. Rated one of the best comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report 2009, Delaware Valley College chose CampusCruiser after assessing a number of other technology solution providers for higher education. read more ... |
| Timecruiser Extends Executive Team to Build on Market Leadership Position - Wednesday, December 03, 2008Company Appoints José L. Cabrera as Vice President of Business Development and Market read more ... |
| Timecruiser Announces Next Generation Course Evaluation with CruiserEval™ - Tuesday, October 21, 2008On-demand Course Evaluation System Offers Advanced Capabilities to Customize and Improve Survey Processes for Enhanced Decision Making read more ... |
| Timecruiser Sees Growing Market Demand for SaaS Services in Higher Education - Tuesday, October 14, 2008Customers Upgrade and Extend Timecruiser Applications read more ... |
| Timecruiser Wins 2008 CODiE Award - Tuesday, May 27, 2008Chosen as Best in Postsecondary Enterprise Solution Category Timecruiser Computing Corporation, a trusted services partner to the higher education community, has been named the CODiE Award Winner in the Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution category by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). The Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution, won by CampusCruiser® Enterprise Portal in conjunction with CourseCruiser™ Learning Management Solution, honors the best postsecondary technology solution with tools that aid course development and knowledge management to build undergraduate and graduate level courses. This recognition confirms the value of CampusCruiser / CourseCruiser as a compelling solution for institutions of higher education, delivering an on-demand, faculty-focused, pedagogically-neutral enterprise-wide Learning Management System. read more ... |
| Timecruiser Computing Corporation® Named as Finalist for Prestigious Education Award - Wednesday, February 13, 2008Timecruiser’s CampusCruiser® Honored by SIIA as Finalist CODiE Award Fairfield, NJ – February 13, 2008 – Timecruiser Computing Corporation® today announced it has been selected as a 2008 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the “Best Postsecondary Enterprise Solution” category. Timecruiser partners with higher education institutions, providing products and solutions that improve campus-wide communication, nurture communities, and increase eLearning efficiencies. read more ... |
| CruiserAlert™ Chosen by Three Wyoming Community Colleges for Campus Emergency Alert System - Tuesday, January 22, 2008CruiserAlert™ Chosen by Three Wyoming Community Colleges for Campus Emergency Alert System
Eastern Wyoming College, Laramie County Community College, and Western Wyoming Community College Raise the Bar on Emergency Communications
Fairfield, NJ – January 22, 2007 – Timecruiser, innovative provider of on-demand alert services, today announced that it is partnering with three Wyoming community colleges to enhance their emergency preparedness and campus security with its CruiserAlert™ service. Eastern Wyoming College, Laramie County Community College, and Western Wyoming Community College, have added CruiserAlert to their CampusCruiser portals, enabling them to instantly notify students, faculty, and staff of emergencies, weather alerts, closings and even class-related information.
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| Three Community Colleges Add CruiserAlert™ to their Campus Emergency Plans - Monday, October 01, 2007Ocean County College, Western Iowa Technical Community College, and Westmoreland County
Community College Select CruiserAlertTM for High-priority Campus Communications
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How Software-as-a-Service Delivers Feature-Rich, Cost-Effective Solutions to Colleges Evaluating New eLearning and Portal Platform
Find out how leaders from Northeast Iowa Community College successfully met their challenges and achieved their institutional goals by switching to a SaaS-based learning management and collaboration solution.
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