SunGard Higher Education and Dell discuss technology for education sector at Gitex 2009

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."