Our History

Twenty years ago, a number of visionary founders started companies dedicated to serving higher education by providing Enterprise Resource Planning solutions. They automated back-office operations and enhanced Admissions, Registration, Enrollment, Human Resources, Finance, and Institutional Advancement. Together, their installed base grew to more than 700 campuses-20% of all higher education institutions in the United States.

To meet the new, emerging needs of higher education, this group of progressive companies joined forces with Jenzabar.com, the leading Internet portal and e-learning company. This resulted in the creation of the largest enterprise software and solutions company dedicated solely to higher education: Jenzabar, Inc., the only company that offers a complete range of best-in-class front-end and back-end integrated product solutions for higher education.

JENZABAR.COM (Jenzabar - Cambridge)
Jenzabar was founded in 1998 in Cambridge, MA. The Jenzabar higher education portal, in use on many campuses across the country, provides a virtual online community for university professors, students, and administrators. In addition to the portal, Jenzabar's Internet software includes course management tools that encourage faculty members to develop and publish course materials online. The system also allows professors to communicate more efficiently and promote interactive discussions among students. Jenzabar provides a campus intranet for administrative functions and is integrated with CARS, Quodata, CMDS, and Campus America administrative software.

CAMPUS AMERICA (Jenzabar - Knoxville)
Campus America was founded in 1977 as a provider of administrative software for colleges and universities. The company offers seamlessly integrated technology and applications, feature-rich software designs, state-of-the-art training programs, and thorough customer service support. Campus America partnered with industry leaders such as Compaq to provide exceptional technology products like Compaq Digital Products and Services.

CARS INFORMATION SYSTEMS (Jenzabar - Cincinnati)
CARS was founded in 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio, to provide administrative software solutions solely for higher education. CARS was a pioneer in a number of software technologies, including real-time systems, open systems, relational databases, and client/server applications. CARS' product, the CARS Solution, is now one of Jenzabar's flagship products. It includes integrated software solutions and computer systems built upon performance-based technology, including a Java-based, Web/graphical user interface in a client/server environment. The CARS Solution is an enterprise administrative suite comprised of student, financial, human resources, institutional advancement, information management, and support services for rapid implementation.

CMDS (Jenzabar - Harrisonburg)
CMDS (Computer Management and Development Services, Inc.) was founded in 1980 to meet the administrative software needs of the higher education community. The company provided software covering the entire spectrum of higher education administration, including admissions, registration, alumni/development and business offices with Web-enabled functionality. CMDS supports two software lines: Elite, a client/server administrative solution and Jenzabar's other flagship product, provides integration and access among clients (Windows & NT), multiple hardware platforms and databases (Microsoft SQL, Oracle, and Sybase). TEAMS2000 and TEAMS Ultima are administrative software products for IBM's AS/400 mainframe system.

QUODATA (Jenzabar - Cambridge)
Quodata was founded in 1971 to help administrators at small to mid-sized colleges and universities manage their institutions better. Quodata's network software family consists of seven major modules: admissions, financial aid, billing, student information, financial reporting, human resources, and advancement. The underlying architecture is a state-of the-art object and component foundation based on SQL Server and uses industry-standard tools such as PowerBuilder, Crystal Reports, and Microsoft's Visual InterDev for Web access.