SunGard Higher Education and Dell discuss Technology for Education Sector at GITEX 2009

e-Learning, Learning Management Systems & Computer Intensive Technology Infrastructure Discussed at Roundtable

SunGard Higher Education, a global leader in software solutions and technology management for higher institutions, and Dell, a leading provider of innovative technology and services, have jointly hosted a roundtable discussion for leading thinkers on technology for education

Mathew Boice, general manager, EMEA, SunGard Higher Education, and Josh Claman, vice president, EMEA, public sector, Dell, hosted the event, which was held on 20 October as part of activities during GITEX 2009. The roundtable addressed crucial topics in technology for education, including learning management systems, e-learning initiatives in the Middle East, and high performance clustering.

“Global information technology trends are dictating the pace of progression in higher education today; leading universities and colleges are looking to technology solutions to help create digital learning environments that enable collaboration, provide better administrative services as well as deliver 24/7 access to campus resources. SunGard Higher Education and Dell have a common vision to help higher education institutions keep pace with the ever evolving global technology landscape,” said Mr. Boice from SunGard Higher Education.

Dell is currently collaborating with SunGard Higher Education in a Unified Digital Campus (UDC) Test Centre. The Test Centre is a state-of-the-art facility designed to simulate real-world higher education technology environments in the use of integrated and proven applications on a single platform, for institutions of all sizes and types. SunGard Higher Education provides one of the world’s most widely-used collegiate administrative suites of student, financial aid, human resources, finance, and advancement systems.

Mr. Claman from Dell said: “The core mandate of this roundtable is for participants to emerge better informed with a fresh perspective on using cutting-edge technology solutions to transform their institutions into world class learning environments.  This is exactly what the region requires to advance its quest for knowledge economies.  Our relationship with SunGard Higher Education creates a viable synergy that helps universities and colleges provide the best education experiences to their constituencies. The UDC Test Centre we have created in collaboration with SunGard Higher Education helps institutions to make smart technology investments and lower their total cost of ownership.”

About SunGard Higher Education
SunGard Higher Education provides software, systems integration, strategic consulting and technology management services to help colleges and universities build, unify and manage their digital campuses.  Bringing together people, processes and technology, SunGard Higher Education assists 1,600 colleges, universities, campuses, foundations and state systems strengthen institutional performance through improved constituent services, increased accountability and better educational experiences. Visit www.sungardhe.com.

About SunGard
SunGard is one of the world’s leading software and IT services companies.  SunGard serves more than 25,000 customers in more than 70 countries.

SunGard provides software and processing solutions for financial services, higher education and the public sector.   SunGard also provides disaster recovery services, managed IT services, information availability consulting services and business continuity management software.

With annual revenue exceeding $5 billion, SunGard is ranked 435 on the Fortune 500 and is the largest privately held business software and services company on the Forbes list of private businesses. Based on information compiled by Datamonitor*, SunGard is the third largest provider of business applications software after Oracle and SAP. Continuity, Insurance & Risk has recognized SunGard as service provider of the year an unprecedented six times.  For more information, please visit SunGard at www.sungard.com.

*January 2009 Technology Vendors Financial Database Tracker http://www.datamonitor.com