eThority® to Feature Reporting and Analytics Platform at Kuali Days 2011

CHARLESTON, S.C., Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- eThority, now a part of Equifax and a leader in business analytics solutions for higher education, announced today its participation in Kuali Days 2011. eThority will showcase its unique ability to bring powerful, easy-to-use data interaction, reporting and dashboarding to "open-sourced community" institutions.

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eThority provides expertise in business analytics with extensive domain expertise in higher education. The eThority Enterprise platform offers an easily integrated, state-of-the-art analytics solution that helps colleges and universities derive the most value from their ERP and other systems, including Kuali's open-source administrative software.  

"Kuali Financial System continues to gain momentum due to success stories from institutions like Colorado State and the University of Arizona," said Vince Jajuga, vice president of eThority Business Development. "We're pleased so many Kuali Community members see the value in both our approach to technology and the quality and knowledge of our people."

"We obtained consulting support from eThority as we prepared for the reporting side of the KFS go-live. We found the eThority team educational and inspiring," said Hank Childers, Project Director of Enterprise Systems Replacement, University of Arizona. "Their knowledge around Kuali architecture as well as financial reporting and data modeling impressed us and helped us to succeed."

This month, eThority kicks off a system-wide implementation for the University of Hawaii, providing a turn-key solution for KFS reporting, analytics and budgetary planning needs. With the launch of KFS just around the corner, UH will benefit from the speed at which eThority can be deployed by allowing them to simultaneously deploy their analytics and reporting environment.

By partnering with firms committed to supporting Kuali projects, eThority approaches each implementation with a wealth of experience in the Kuali community.  Learn more about how eThority reporting and analytics can empower Kuali financial reporting at Kuali Days 2011, "Empowering the Community" in Indianapolis, November 14-16.  

About eThority

Based in Charleston, SC, eThority operates as Equifax's Center of Excellence for business analytics. It is a provider of eThority Enterprise, a "user obvious" enterprise business analytics platform that empowers end users and offers IT an easily maintainable solution. Beyond its CODiE award-winning enterprise class platform, eThority offers eXtensions: industry-specific modules designed to fill critical gaps in existing systems for human resources, academic medicine and higher education applications. Organizations choose eThority Enterprise because it provides real time end-user interaction with data in a secure, state-of-the-art platform capable of scaling from a single department to thousands of users. eThority's solutions are in use around the globe at major research universities and leading corporations. For more information, please visit www.eThority.com, follow eThority on Twitter http://twitter.com/eThorityBI or call 1-800-846-9200.

About Equifax

Equifax is a global leader in consumer, commercial and workforce information solutions, providing businesses of all sizes and consumers with information they can trust. We organize and assimilate data on more than 500 million consumers and 81 million businesses worldwide, and use advanced analytics and proprietary technology to create and deliver customized insights that enrich both the performance of businesses and the lives of consumers.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Equifax operates or has investments in 17 countries and is a member of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500® Index.  Its common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EFX. For more information, please visit www.equifax.com.

SOURCE Equifax