CAMBRIDGE, MA–April 9, 2001–Jenzabar, a leading provider of Internet enterprise software, e-learning solutions, and services to higher education, is pleased to announce that Mount St. Mary's College (the Mount) has successfully launched its first Web-only registration period using Jenzabar Web applications. "The process is totally Web-based–our students are using their browser-based Jenzabar email accounts to receive registration information and are registering for classes using the Mount's implementation of Jenzabar's Campus Web Product," stated Bobby Flack, Director of IT for the Mount. "The process is going extremely well–within the first day of registration, approximately 75% of the rising senior class had completed their registration."

The new Web-based process relieves the administrators of the burden of heavy data entry, allowing them to spend more time monitoring the process and making decisions along the way. "The Registrar's office can watch a class as it fills up and decide whether to make adjustments, such as increasing the class size or adding another section," said Flack.

Describing the advantages of Web-based registration for students, Flack said, "We have given the power of making decisions back to the students. Prior to the Web process, when classes filled up, the Registrar's office had to decide what alternate classes students could take. Using the Web, students now have the ability to make their own choices." When registering via the Web, students have course catalog and schedule information at their disposal, including prerequisites and alternate class information.

The Mount adopted the Jenzabar portal as its official communications vehicle in 2000 and upgraded its AS/400 platform to newer, more advanced hardware and several Web-based modules. Almost 100% of the full-time students currently have a Jenzabar account, with identifications and passwords. Using these accounts, students can change billing addresses, access unofficial transcripts, view class information, and register for classes. "With Jenzabar email hosting, students now have accounts for life, which will help to keep them connected as alumni after they leave," Flack added.

Approximately 80% of the Mount's faculty have created their own Jenzabar accounts, and many are posting syllabi and handouts on the Web and conducting online chat sessions. "When faculty members learned they did not need to know special languages such as HTML to set up their Web pages, adoption grew quickly. In fact, many faculty members require students to have accounts in order to access posted class information," Flack said.

About Mount St. Mary's College
Mount St. Mary's College, founded in 1808, is the nation's oldest independent Catholic college. Named a U.S. News Top College for 2000, Mount St. Mary's has a nationally recognized core curriculum ensuring broad exposure to knowledge in the humanities and sciences. With an undergraduate population of 1,354 students, the College offers more than 40 majors, minors, concentrations, and special programs. Located near Emmitsburg, Maryland, Mount St. Mary's is located on a beautiful 1,400-acre campus nestled in the shelter of St. Mary's Mountain.

About Jenzabar, Inc.
By improving the exchange of information through powerful business intelligence applications and services, Jenzabar's Internet enterprise software, e-learning solutions, and services deliver a competitive edge to higher education institutions. Dedicated to supporting and enhancing the educational community, Jenzabar's business units serve 700 higher education institutions worldwide, including students, professors, and administrators from private liberal arts, medical, law, state, and community colleges. Institutions employing Jenzabar solutions include The Claremont Colleges, Colby College, Daytona Beach Community College, William Mitchell College of Law, Governors State University, Bluffton College, Florida Southern College, Bay de Noc Community College, Berry College, and Harvard Medical School.

Jenzabar's offerings include Web-based enterprise software with student, institutional advancement, human resources, and financial applications; e-learning solutions; and a higher education enterprise information portal (EIP). Founded in 1998, Jenzabar is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and currently employs more than 300 people in regional offices across the United States.