Vendor Selection

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Vendor Selection

Building a Shared Database of Products Used at the ACI Schools of Illinois

March 19, 2013 | A session at the Midwest Regional Conference

We all face similar issues and challenges at our schools, and they don't have to be technology-based. From admissions to catalogs, we all apply the same practices and procedures. Wouldn't…

Moving Your Library to the Cloud

March 13, 2012 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2012

Bucknell was an early adopter of OCLC's WMS solution in summer 2011. The session will overview this project and focus on the new realities cloud-based services present and engage the audience …

Leverage the Cloud + Leverage In-House + Improve Security = Save Money

January 11, 2012 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2012

The University of Maryland in Baltimore had to replace its in-house student e-mail system. Our students wanted Google. We had concerns with security as well as compliance requirements such as HIPAA…

Leaping into the Clouds: Different Philosophies and Approaches to Hosted E-Mail and Collaborative Software Solutions

January 12, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011

With IT departments experiencing severe cuts in staffing and technology resources, tough fiscal decisions had to be made to achieve a balanced budget while still maintaining a certain level of serv…

Sun Microsystems, Inc., An EDUCAUSE Gold Partner, and Western Michigan University - Collaboration Using Electronic Messaging on Campus: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

March 18, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2008

Western Michigan University has been operating electronic messaging for students, staff, and faculty for many years. Aligning the strategy and overall policy with actions is key to success. See how…

Penn Live: A Case Study in Updating the Student E-Mail Service

January 16, 2008 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2008

In 2007, Penn's School of Arts and Sciences introduced Penn Live, a new student e-mail service developed in cooperation with Microsoft and based on the Windows Live platform. This presentation…

Outsourcing Student E-Mail and Other Collaboration Services

March 14, 2007 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2007

Northwestern University recently embarked on an investigation to determine which, if any, external vendor might be suitable to provide e-mail and other student collaboration services for our studen…

A Case Study for Evaluating a New Technology: Selecting a Synchronous Collaboration Tool at the University of Tennessee

June 21, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2006

After spending a year and a half investigating synchronous collaboration tools for possible implementation at The University of Tennessee to facilitate teaching and research, the Innovative Technol…

Haute Software: Juggling Open Source and Vendor Software

January 10, 2006 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2006

This session illustrates lessons learned and provides recommendations for institutions contemplating the support of open source applications while maintaining enterprise-level vendor software. In 2…

ERP System Acquisitions: Proven Strategies in Negotiating Your Contract

January 13, 2005 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2005

The University of Vermont recently contracted for its ERP system using a process that involved dual track negotiations with two vendors. We obtained solid contracts with our vendor for a competitiv…