SunGard Higher Education, The New York Times Company and Epsilen Collaborate to Support Advances in e-Learning

SunGard Higher Education, The New York Times Company and Epsilen today announced a partnership to help provide more flexible e-learning options to enrich the learning experience. As part of the project, SunGard Higher Education will integrate Epsilen’s e-learning environment with its solutions to help institutions offer their constituents Web 2.0 standards-based personal e-learning solutions.

Developments in e-learning and social networking, coupled with academic needs for relevant and reputable content, are changing the dynamics and technology requirements of education. To help address these needs, The New York Times Company and SunGard Higher Education will offer Epsilen to SunGard Higher Education customers. Epsilen can be implemented as a standalone solution or to augment the functionality of other campus and learning solutions. It is delivered on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis which provides remote hosting and management.

Through its relationship with The New York Times, Epsilen allows teachers and learners to access Times content back to 1851, creating a rich database of articles and information that can be of help for researching and teaching many subjects. The New York Times Company is a majority owner of Epsilen.

"Education has long been a focus for The Times Company,” said Janet L. Robinson, president and chief executive officer, The New York Times Company. “We are very pleased to collaborate with SunGard and Epsilen as our three companies share a commitment to higher education and a history of Internet innovation."

About EDUCAUSE Corporate Press Release Service Submit		SunGard Higher Education, The New York Times Company and Epsilen Collaborate to Support Advances in e-Learning SunGard Higher Education, The New York Times Company and Epsilen today announced a partnership to help provide more flexible e-learning options to enrich the learning experience. As part of the project, SunGard Higher Education will integrate Epsilen’s e-learning environment with its solutions to help institutions offer their constituents Web 2.0 standards-based personal e-learning solutions. Developments in e-learning and social networking, coupled with academic needs for relevant and reputable content, are changing the dynamics and technology requirements of education. To help address these needs, The New York Times Company and SunGard Higher Education will offer Epsilen to SunGard Higher Education customers. Epsilen can be implemented as a standalone solution or to augment the functionality of other campus and learning solutions. It is delivered on a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) basis which provides remote hosting and management. Through its relationship with The New York Times, Epsilen allows teachers and learners to access Times content back to 1851, creating a rich database of articles and information that can be of help for researching and teaching many subjects. The New York Times Company is a majority owner of Epsilen. "Education has long been a focus for The Times Company,” said Janet L. Robinson, president and chief executive officer, The New York Times Company. “We are very pleased to collaborate with SunGard and Epsilen as our three companies share a commitment to higher education and a history of Internet innovation." Read more... Login or register to post comments
		© Copyright 1999-2009 EDUCAUSE Need Help? \| Feedback \| Privacy Policy
	Unless otherwise noted, EDUCAUSE holds the copyright on all materials published by the association, whether in print or electronic form. In certain cases the work remains the intellectual property of the individual author(s) (see Special Circumstances). Content from conference speeches, presentations, blogs, wikis and feeds reflect the opinions of the author, and not necessarily those of EDUCAUSE or its members.