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Latest on my LEA's plans for admin systems.
- From: "Mark Evans" <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 13:28:16 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <20030428132755.GA9883@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
In their latest newslatter they say from more things about
SIMS.net, apparently copied straight from Capita's marketing
department. Anyway havn't Microsoft just dropped using *.net
> Capita offer major new features with SIMS.net, including
> the promise that it -
Slightly odd wording...
> Integrates seamlesly and can be fully customised to fit
> the unique needs of individual schools.
So it will work with any computer system yet built?
Also the latter is more of a "design requirment" than
anything else.
> Is a cost-effective, feature-rich school information
> management solution built on Microsoft net technology.
I can think of at least two people (both called Chris)
who might dispute the "cost-effective" bit.
> Users will benefit from features such as personalised
> desktop, instant alerts, unified login, access to web
> resources, intuitive navigation and Microsoft Office
> integration.
So it either generates documents Office can understand
and/or supplies data for mail merging. Also it can
operate as a web browser... For the rest I think I need
a "Marketing to English" phrasebook.
> Builds on your current investment in SIMS by working
> on current school data.
Again more of a requirment.
> Allows data to be imported from other management
> information systems.
ditto (this is simply a more general version of the
previous claim.)
> Offers Microsoft Office integration - easy letter
> and document generation from user-accessible SIMS
> data -- and a brand new document management facility.
Didn't they already say this. Anyway does this imply
that every machine also has to have MS Office on it?
> Is designed to enable schools to comply with the
> national information management strategy.
Yet another thing which more of a requirment.
> Offers built-in, secure, reporting and viewing,
> with a comprehensive suite of off-the-shelf' reports
> and more advanced user definable reporting.
If the reporting and viewing wasn't built in then
you'd if effect have a write-only database.
> Supports personalised user accounts and role-based
> security, curriculum management, school calender
> management and attendance code management.
What is "role-based security". What about security
tied to workstations and users?
Right near the end we have the only apparent
innovation, the calender...
--
Mark Evans
St. Peter's CofE High School
Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109
Fax: +44 1392 204763
SIMS.net, apparently copied straight from Capita's marketing
department. Anyway havn't Microsoft just dropped using *.net
> Capita offer major new features with SIMS.net, including
> the promise that it -
Slightly odd wording...
> Integrates seamlesly and can be fully customised to fit
> the unique needs of individual schools.
So it will work with any computer system yet built?
Also the latter is more of a "design requirment" than
anything else.
> Is a cost-effective, feature-rich school information
> management solution built on Microsoft net technology.
I can think of at least two people (both called Chris)
who might dispute the "cost-effective" bit.
> Users will benefit from features such as personalised
> desktop, instant alerts, unified login, access to web
> resources, intuitive navigation and Microsoft Office
> integration.
So it either generates documents Office can understand
and/or supplies data for mail merging. Also it can
operate as a web browser... For the rest I think I need
a "Marketing to English" phrasebook.
> Builds on your current investment in SIMS by working
> on current school data.
Again more of a requirment.
> Allows data to be imported from other management
> information systems.
ditto (this is simply a more general version of the
previous claim.)
> Offers Microsoft Office integration - easy letter
> and document generation from user-accessible SIMS
> data -- and a brand new document management facility.
Didn't they already say this. Anyway does this imply
that every machine also has to have MS Office on it?
> Is designed to enable schools to comply with the
> national information management strategy.
Yet another thing which more of a requirment.
> Offers built-in, secure, reporting and viewing,
> with a comprehensive suite of off-the-shelf' reports
> and more advanced user definable reporting.
If the reporting and viewing wasn't built in then
you'd if effect have a write-only database.
> Supports personalised user accounts and role-based
> security, curriculum management, school calender
> management and attendance code management.
What is "role-based security". What about security
tied to workstations and users?
Right near the end we have the only apparent
innovation, the calender...
--
Mark Evans
St. Peter's CofE High School
Phone: +44 1392 204764 X109
Fax: +44 1392 204763
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