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- Specialist Schools Trust Modernizes Financial Systems and Reduces Costs
- The Specialist Schools Trust is a not-for-profit organization that is partly funded by the U.K. government. The Trust lacked a sophisticated financial management system that could support their rapid expansion, complex accounting requirements, and regulatory reporting obligations. Limited by its existing Sage software, which was designed for small business use,...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial System, Specialist Schools Trust, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance
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- Specialist Women's Healthcare Provider Implements New Information Management System
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is England's largest specialist women's healthcare provider. As operational requirements became more complex, the Trust's IT infrastructure grew more challenging. The number of servers storing data rose and increasingly employees found it time consuming to locate information distributed around the network. Plus, with the existing...
- Tags: Information Management, Dell Computer Corp., Women, Health Care Company, Health Care, Liverpool Women, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources
- Case studies 2006-09-25
- Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation Implements Powerful Financial System
- Sydney Anglican Schools Corporation SASC operates 14 schools that together provide education for more than 10,000 students. By running the schools' day-to-day finances from a central office, SASC allows teachers and principals to focus on education. The Corporation wanted to replace its specialist student and financial administration package, which caused...
- Tags: Education, Financial, Administration, Financial System, Microsoft Corp., Financial Accounting, Workforce Management, Finance, Human Resources
- Case studies 2006-11-01
- Employment Doors Open Wide After Teacher Earns IC3 and Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications
- When Bjorn Norstrom earned the Certiport Internet and Computing Core Certification (IC3) credential and the Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor certification, the doors at the public schools at which he had been applying for jobs suddenly began opening. His validated, proven computing and software skills not only increased his confidence...
- Tags: Job, Certification, Microsoft Corp., Quality, Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Office Suites, Software
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- Kentucky High School Provides Certification Opportunity for Students, Community
- When Kentucky technical schools began requiring Microsoft Office Specialist certification of their technology students, faculty, and staff, June Madison, a business teacher at Larry A. Ryle High School in Union, Kentucky, wanted to learn more about the program. She and several other teachers in the Career and Technical Education Department...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Office, Kentucky, Quality, Business Operations
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: East-West University
- The Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist program at East-West University provides students the opportunity to earn Office Specialist certifications in addition to earning a college degree. East-West University offers courses with curricula that closely correspond to the objectives of Office Specialist certification exams. These courses serve the dual purpose of...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
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- Apple Computer Case Study: Lincoln Public Schools
- The total number of computer users in the Lincoln Public Schools system is huge: Approximately 50 elementary, middle, and high schools serve some 32,000 students, plus another 2500 teachers need computer access each day. To meet this demand, the schools' IT team constantly strives to deliver the best-possible computing services...
- Tags: School, Apple Inc., Productivity, Team Management, Management
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- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Drives Efficiencies Through Innovative Technology
- One of the first ten NHS foundation trusts in England, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides general and emergency services to Hackney and the City of London as well as specialist care in key disciplines. The trust wanted to streamline and automate financial management and purchasing. The challenge was...
- Tags: Hospital, Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor's Example and Enthusiasm Inspires High School Students to Earn Valuable Office Specialist Certifications
- Gale Klotsko's enthusiasm about Microsoft Office Specialist certification is contagious at Potomac Senior High School in Dumfries, Virginia. The constantly increasing Office Specialist certificates on her classroom wall provide evidence the Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor is both trained and qualified to teach Computer Information Systems CIS and Advanced CIS...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Quality, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations
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- Osceola County Schools: Networking Schools in Florida
- Cisco has provided Osceola County Schools with networking technology in the classroom, allowing students to have the tools they need to be successful.
- Tags: Network, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts 2005-08-30
- Pittsburgh Public Schools - Best Practices
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a large district consisting of 10 high schools, 17 middle schools, and 53 elementary schools, and it became increasingly difficult for the high school students to continue to provide the same level of hardware/software support to the middle schools too. This led to the idea to pilot...
- Tags: School, Best Practice
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Steven Mell
- In many ways Steven Mell is like other kids his age, but when it comes to Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist certification, he's well beyond his years. At just 11 years of age, Mell is one of the youngest people ever to achieve Office Specialist certification. Training at Click-On Computer...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Quality, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Master Attains Professional Success
- Menard was an accounting manager until the company he worked for closed. Out of work, he evaluated his experience and contemplated a career change. Considering his understanding and his degree in accounting, Menard decided to pursue a career in two areas he really enjoyed: Information Technology IT and teaching. After...
- Tags: Accounting, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Financial Services, Office Suites, Software
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- Learning for the 21st Century: $40 Million Investment Aims to Improve Schools
- Cisco's 21st Century Schools Program is investing $40 million into schools in the gulf region, helping students and families recover from Hurricane Katrina and preparing them for the future.
- Tags: Investment, Cisco Systems Inc.
- Webcasts 2007-01-21
- develop software that would teach Physics,Biology and Chemistry in schools
- Science Teacher for secondary schools
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, tetronics2000@..., software
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- HP Streamlines Administration in the Schools of Upper Austria
- The Schools Council of the Upper Austrian State Government controls 878 schools, which accommodate over 130,000 children. A common IT structure is essential if the Schools Council is to streamline its administration but the proprietary system previously used was an outmoded DOS based application with no efficient upgrade path. Its...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Administration, IT Structure, Time Management, Workforce Management, Strategy, Productivity, Human Resources, Management
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- Intel Platforms Provide Foundation for Improving Educational Opportunities in Brazil
- The "Escolas em Rede" ("Networked Schools") project was created in 2004 by the Secretariat of Education of the Brazilian State of Minas Gerais as an extension of a program launched in 1996 that intended to provide some of the state's public schools with computers. The challenges faced were to overcome...
- Tags: Computer, Intel Corp., Productivity
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- Unified Communications for Today's K-12 Schools
- This webcast will focus particularly on SchoolMessenger for Cisco Unified Communications, part of the Cisco Unified Communications for Schools solution. SchoolMessenger for Cisco Unified Communications is an advanced automatic communication solution that gives schools the ability to notify parents quickly and easily through voice messages, text messages, and emails about...
- Tags: K-12, Unified Communications, Cisco Systems Inc.
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- Microsoft Office Specialist Success Story: Mark Turner
- Microsoft Office Specialist Office Specialist certification gave Mark Turner the necessary computer software skills and confidence to be a successful MBA student at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business, an achievement now granting him the freedom to pursue the career of his dreams. With the first year of business school...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer, Microsoft Office, Productivity, Office Suites, Software
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- Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Solutions Provide More Mobility, Connectivity and Accessibility in Education
- Founded in April 2000, SEEVEAZ is the most successful learning network in the United Kingdom. It comprises 19 Primary and Secondary schools in Essex and Bromley. Given the geographical spread of the zone, approximately 2500 sq. miles, some major challenges had to be faced when considering the most appropriate infrastructure...
- Tags: Education, School, LAN, Mobility, WLAN, Cisco Systems Inc., Cisco Aironet, SEEVEAZ
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