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Infosys Helps UCAS Connect Over 400,000 Students to Higher Education
[October 29, 2014]

Infosys Helps UCAS Connect Over 400,000 Students to Higher Education


(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire - 29 October 2014 Release date- 27102014 - Bangalore, India -Infosys, a global leader in consulting and technology solutions, today announced that it worked with UCAS on its busiest day of the year to place a record number of students at universities and colleges in the UK.



Infosys was appointed to support the technology system of UCAS earlier in 2014. The UK's shared admissions service for higher education is benefiting from an IT partner with experience in managing mission critical systems.

Highlights: Infosys was appointed as management partner for the IT system earlier in 2014. A joint UCAS and Infosys team worked over a number of months to ensure the systems could handle the massive workload required on 14 August, A-level results day Five million exam results were successfully uploaded to UCAS systems from over 130 files supplied by 36 awarding bodies Around one million student logins were received from countries across the globe on multiple different channels and devices Highest load recorded was a peak of 239 logins per second Quotes James Munson, Director of IT, UCAS said: 'Months of advanced planning with the Infosys team have enabled us to deliver our A-level results day Confirmation and Clearing service, meaning hundreds of thousands of students were able to log in that morning to see if they had secured their place at university or college.' Rajesh K. Murthy, Executive Vice President and Global Head, Energy, Communications and Services, Infosys: 'With hundreds of thousands of students receiving their results on the same day, there is a massive spike in demand on the UCAS Track service around the world. Each applicant needs to be able to log in quickly on results day to see their status, and be able to use the Clearing process if they are still looking for a place. UCAS and Infosys have worked closely to ensure the systems are ready for students to take the next important step in their life.' About UCAS UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) is responsible for managing applications to full-time undergraduate courses in the UK. The charity processes over 2.5 million applications every year, for some 650,000 prospective students across the UK and beyond: helping them access more than 350 UK universities and colleges.


About Infosys Infosys is a global leader in consulting, technology and outsourcing solutions. We enable clients, in more than 50 countries, to stay a step ahead of emerging business trends and outperform the competition. We help them transform and thrive in a changing world by co-creating breakthrough solutions that combine strategic insights and execution excellence.

Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY), with US$8.25 billion in annual revenues and 165,000+ employees, is Building Tomorrow's Enterprise today.

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