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Park University and Jenzabar Link to Bolster Park University's Mobile
Phone Program
(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)
Park University has announced a partnership with Jenzabar to develop
new mobile technology for University students, through a program
currently titled PirateConnect.
Now in the research and development stages, the program is expected to
make a full range of functionality in Jenzabar's Internet Campus
Solution (JICS) accessible on Sprint mobile devices via Rave Wireless'
platform.
Plans call for PirateConnect to make certain JICS functionality such as
daily class schedules, grades, registration, and payment available to
students via their Sprint mobile devices, and to create offerings as
well. Park University saw the need to develop PirateConnect due to the
increasing popularity of mobile handheld devices and student
preferences for them.
Students currently have the option to purchase a Sprint mobile device
pre-loaded with Rave Wireless mobile applications that provide
communication, academics, community-building and safety capabilities.
The Rave Wireless application suite provides Park University students
with mobile access to emergency text alerts, mobile assessment tools,
GPS-based personal safety applications, school e-mail and directory,
and group and club messages.
"Given the geographic disparity of the students, Park University
students are self-sufficient in managing their educational experience
using Jenzabar's Internet Campus Solution portal," says Sara Freeman,
Associate Chief Information Officer at Park University. "By making such
portal functions accessible via a handheld device, we enable them to
take the experience with them anywhere and anytime. We are also looking
forward to collaborating with Rave Wireless to offer innovative
academic tools to help students review, study, and prepare for classes
anytime and anywhere."
Sprint recently completed a comprehensive underground and above ground
custom network in-building solution at the Parkville Campus in downtown
Parkville, MO, a first of its kind in the area. This project provides
coverage in more than 1,000,000 square feet of academic and commercial
space underground at the Parkville campus. The Sprint Custom Network
Solution (CNS) offers mobility to students, increases the underground
commons security and provides consistent connectivity for all Park
Commercial Underground tenants. The improved coverage throughout campus
and capacity of the network affords students seamless access to all of
Park University's mobile applications.
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