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5/1/2008
If It Ain't Broke…
Sometimes, the press goes overboard pitting open source solutions against traditional closed source applications. While the popularity of open source continues to grow, sales of traditional applications also continue to accelerate.
Consider the situation for Oracle customers. In March, the Oracle Higher Education User Group assembled in Las Vegas to discuss the evolution of ERP within university environments. The event attracted more than 5,000 attendees, notes Thomas Scott, past president of the HEUG board and a senior ERP strategist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Scott notes that HEUG now has roughly 18,000 members.
Three options now dominate ERP application discussions. Here's your rundown.
Today, it's clear to almost every campus executive that moving an institution from the traditional purchasing model to a strategic eProcurement program can greatly increase staff efficiency and save the institution money. Because eProcurement automates so many purchasing processes, it eliminates reams of paperwork and allows procurement staff to refocus their efforts on cutting costs and improving strategic partnerships.
Mary Jo Gorney-Moreno didn't start out in IT. She joined San Jose State University (CA) in 1981 as an assistant professor in the school of nursing. But somewhere along the way, she realized her energy was focused on academic technology, and how it could help a variety of learners gain knowledge.