Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Chooses Jenzabar

Esteemed Engineering School Uses Jenzabar to Improve Efficiencies and Operations

CAMBRIDGE, MA-March 12, 2003- Jenzabar, Inc., a leader in software solutions for higher education, today announced that Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Newton, MA, has chosen Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution (JICS) to support the administration offices at the college and improve college efficiencies and operations. Olin College uses the CX component of JICS, the only fully integrated, Web-based e-learning software solution that seamlessly integrates each end of a college campus, from students to administrators to faculty, and delivers role-based access to administrative and academic information.

"The quality of Jenzabar's project managers and implementation planning, as evidenced through a number of reference checks, as well as their focus on the higher education industry made Jenzabar the clear cut choice over other companies," said Joanne Kossuth, Olin College's director of information technology. "Choosing Jenzabar's CX product allows Olin to provide a centralized mechanism where data resides yet can be easily accessed by the appropriate constituencies for reporting purposes as well as for self-service functions."

The CX component of Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution provides all of the advantages of high-end processing, including advanced functionality, tools and support for institutions that handle higher transaction volume. Using the Web portal and Internet infrastructure of CX provides administrators at Olin with a complete suite of software applications, including Student, Financial, Institutional Advancement, Human Resources, Finance, and Management Reporting.

Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering was established with a $400 million gift from the F. W. Olin Foundation of New York with the idea of changing the way that engineers are educated in the new Internet-linked global economy. The new college's mission is to "provide an engineering education to prepare leaders able to predict, create, and manage the technologies of the future." To succeed in this mission, the college is building a culture of continuous innovation by regularly re-evaluating its curricula, programs, and campus environment.

"Jenzabar is committed to providing small-to mid-sized higher education institutions such as Olin College with best-of-breed products that dramatically improve productivity and communications at each end of the college campus, from the student dormitories, to faculty offices to the administration buildings," said Bob Maginn, chairman and CEO of Jenzabar. "Today more than 700 customers recognize the significant advantages of using Jenzabar's products on their campuses and understand that Jenzabar's long term commitment to developing world class products is unparalleled in the industry today."

About Olin College

Olin College is the first new free-standing engineering college to open in the U.S. in more than 40 years. The college enrolled its first freshman class in fall 2002 and introduced an innovative, hands-on curriculum based on the reform recommendations made over the last decade by the National Science Foundation and the engineering community. The college has a state-of-the-art campus and attracts top students and faculty from around the country. At full enrollment, the college will have 450-650 students. The college is funded through a commitment of approximately $400 million from the F.W. Olin foundation, which supports the college and provides full-tuition scholarships for all students.

About Jenzabar, Inc.

By improving the exchange of information through powerful business intelligence applications and services, Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solutions and i³ Internet strategy 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, with regional offices across the United States. For more information, please visit www.jenzabar.net.

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