San Joaquin County Office of Education Sets New Standard for All California County Offices of Education by Selecting Infinite Visions for Financial and Human Resources Operations

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Wed May 27, 2009 2:16pm EDT

K-12`s Leading ERP Software from Windsor Management Group Will Manage Financial
and Human Resources Processes for San Joaquin COE and Their 12 California
Districts
TEMPE, Ariz.--(Business Wire)--
Windsor Management Group (WMG), the leading provider of comprehensive financial
and human resources management solutions for the K-12 market, today announced
the unanimous decision by San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) to
implement the company`s Infinite Visions Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and
iVisions Web Portal suite for their County Office of Education (COE) and 12
school district operations which serve over 65,000 students. 

With this contract award, WMG and SJCOE have set a new standard in California
for improving COE and district financial, human resources and reporting
processes. The contract award reflects both SJCOE and WMG`s commitment to
establishing a partnership to provide long-term value, comprehensive county
consolidated processing, forward-looking technology plus shared services and
support. In addition, WMG`s unparalleled Customer for Life philosophy gives
SJCOE access to all product enhancements and upgrades for licensed products at
no additional cost as part of the county office`s annual maintenance. 

This lighthouse contract award comes after SJCOE`s exhaustive review of
financial and human resources software providers available in California. Along
with a unanimous endorsement by the board of directors of the Data Processing
Joint Powers of Authority (JPA), SJCOE made their selection citing WMG`s
unprecedented reputation for quality California-specific features and reporting;
over 14 years experience delivering county processing in Arizona; thoughtful
approach to growth and partnership; 100% on-time, on-budget implementations; and
fully integrated financial and human resources modules that can accommodate the
increasing demands of SJCOE and districts. 

"San Joaquin County will be the first in California to use Infinite Visions to
serve an entire county office and multiple school districts on this dynamic
system," said Jim Thomas, deputy superintendent of SJCOE. "With this solution,
we now have a better way to support important finance, HR and business
management processes county-wide; streamlining administrative tasks, improving
access to information and increasing overall productivity and ultimately saving
money." 

When the Infinite Visions implementation is complete, SJCOE and their 12
districts will have both California and K-12`s most comprehensive solution
complete with financial, purchasing, human resources, payroll, warehouse, fixed
assets, county interface, and state reporting - including CalSTRS and CalPERS
tracking and processing. 

Infinite Visions` enterprise-level, fully integrated suite of applications is
built on the scalable Microsoft SQL Server relational database. This
forward-looking, technologically advanced solution utilizes the most widely
adopted database in the industry and Web interface to maximize automated
workflow and performance. With features such as full integration with Microsoft
Office, "drill-in" capabilities, customizable SmartGrids and comprehensive
reporting, Infinite Visions easily facilitates greater functionality across all
school business processes. The contract award also includes WMG`s iVisions Web
Portal, giving employees across SJCOE and their districts access to real-time
data using the Infinite Visions database - anytime, anywhere. 

"Because we focus solely on education, Windsor Management Group understands the
unique challenges that face SJCOE and other districts," said Richard Lessard,
vice president of sales and marketing for WMG. "Our proven solution in
California districts today, along with our experience with county and consortium
processing in other states, sets a new direction for California Counties and
establishes WMG as the new standard for California County and district
processing. We are committed to providing California with the resources they
need to consistently optimize their business operations, leaving the days of
costly, paper-laden, staff-intensive operations behind." 

About Windsor Management Group (WMG)

Windsor Management Group was established in 1980 by a group of school business
management experts. Based in Tempe, the privately owned Arizona Limited
Liability Company is K-12`s market leader for financial and Human Resources
management solutions. More than 750 school districts nationwide use the Infinite
Visions suite in more than 29 states as well as 14 County offices. Excellence in
product development, delivery and support has given WMG the highest customer
retention rate in the industry - 99 percent. For more information please visit
www.InfiniteVisions.com or call (888) 654-3293. 

About San Joaquin County of Education

San Joaquin County Office of Education is a regional agency whose mission is to
provide educational leadership, resources, and service to assist school
districts to be effective facilities of learning for all pupils. San Joaquin
County is home to 14 school districts housing more than 200 school sites. For
more information, please visit www.sjcoe.org or call (209) 468-4800. 





Windsor Management Group
Press Inquiries Only:
Jeniffer Brasier,480-777-7166
jbrasier@infinitevisions.com

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