Vanguard University Selects Datatel to Help Increase Enrollment and Support Strategic Planning

California Institution to Deploy Datatel Colleague and ActiveAdmissions
FAIRFAX, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Datatel, Inc. today announced that Vanguard University of Southern California
has selected Datatel to create a Strategic Academic Enterprise™ that will
support the institution`s planning through data-driven decision making, attract
exceptional students, and solidify its constituent community. The newly acquired
Datatel technology and professional services will replace a SunGard Higher
Education system used by the University.

Vanguard, a four-year private liberal arts university and named one of the top
five best baccalaureate colleges in the West by U.S. News & World Report for
2009, went through a vigorous evaluation process before choosing Datatel as its
technology and services partner.

"Datatel did a thorough evaluation of how Vanguard does business, and then
demonstrated how they could help improve our processes using its products and
services," said John Mark Robeck, Vanguard University`s IT Project Manager.
"They did this by providing a solution that was of great value and the `biggest
bang for the buck`."

The University has licensed Datatel Colleague®, a technology solution
specifically designed to manage and improve departmental workflows, business
processes, productivity, and efficiency across the Strategic Academic
Enterprise. The University has also licensed Datatel ActiveAdmissions™, a
comprehensive e-recruitment solution that transforms institutional websites into
a personalized and engaging enrollment tool.

"ActiveAdmissions will enable us to market to prospective students and bolster
our enrollment, which in today`s economic environment is extremely important,"
said Robeck. "With ActiveAdmissions, Vanguard will operate more efficiently at
recruiting, and hopes to show a great return on investment."

End-users at the University will access campus-wide information and resources
using Datatel ActiveCampus® Portal, a Web-based workgroup collaboration and
social networking system. Built on Microsoft SharePoint® technology,
ActiveCampus Portal provides a single point of access across the Strategic
Academic Enterprise. "The ActiveCampus Portal will help Vanguard create a sense
of community on a large scale within our University by allowing users to
interact and share information," said Robeck.

Datatel`s Strategic Academic Enterprise is a holistic approach that focuses on
and supports five cross-functional domains essential for achieving institutional
and student success: Strategic Enrollment Management, Strategic Planning,
Institutional Advancement and Marketing, Teaching and Learning, and Performance
and Operational Management. The Strategic Academic Enterprise extends
traditional enterprise resource planning (ERP) models by viewing administrative
and academic functions as vital interdependent business processes across the
higher education environment.

About Datatel, Inc.

Datatel is a leading provider of technology solutions and professional business
services to higher education institutions throughout North America and overseas.
Colleges, universities, and technical schools of various sizes leverage
Datatel`s comprehensive expertise to construct Strategic Academic Enterprises
that ensure student and institutional success. Serving five million students at
more than 770 institutions, the company has focused exclusively on higher
education for more than 30 years. Datatel is headquartered in Fairfax, Va. For
more information, visit http://www.datatel.com.

© 2009 Datatel, Inc. All rights reserved. Datatel, Colleague, and ActiveCampus
are registered trademarks of Datatel, Inc. All other names, products, and
services mentioned are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.

Datatel, Inc.
Peter Abzug, 703-259-2831
pda@datatel.com

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