iStrategy HigherEd Analytics Customer List Includes Over 100 Colleges and Universities

ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- EDUCAUSE 2010 (Booth #2047) -- iStrategy Solutions ("iStrategy"), the leading developer of higher education data warehousing and analytic reporting solutions, today announced the company's customer list has surpassed the 100 mark, with 44 new colleges and universities added over the last twelve months.

Mark Max, CEO of iStrategy, made an advance announcement of the 100-customer milestone to a full-capacity audience of customers attending the annual iStrategy User Conference, held October 7-8, 2010 at the Graduate Center of Loyola University, Maryland.  Max also pointed out the diversity of the iStrategy customer base, which comprises colleges and universities, public and private, ranging anywhere from 2,000 to over 40,000 students, as well as community colleges and state university systems.

"iStrategy HigherEd Analytics is a key enabling technology for improving institutional performance," Mark Max said.  "HigherEd Analytics extends the reach of information by integrating with leading ERP systems, providing robust data models, metrics and dashboards, and facilitating self-service data access.  As a result, effective decisions are made, timely action is taken, and a culture of data-driven decision-making starts to take hold in the institution."

"The work we are doing with iStrategy is, from my point of view, critical to the success of our institution," Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), recently said.  "Information from iStrategy helps us build working relationships [and] work to create a culture that focuses on critical thinking."

Dr. Hrabowski continued, "iStrategy initiatives [help us develop] innovations in terms of data-driven decisions that help us build retention and graduation.  Our most important decisions involve how to attract the students you want and how to help them have a good experience."

iStrategy is now exhibiting and demonstrating its HigherEd Analytics Suite at EDUCAUSE at Booth #2047.  To  learn more about HigherEd Analytics and the success of iStrategy customers including UMBC, please visit: http://www.istrategysolutions.com/case_studies.html. 

About iStrategy

Founded in 1999, iStrategy (http://www.istrategysolutions.com) is the leading provider of pre-packaged data warehousing and analytic reporting applications developed exclusively for higher education institutions.  iStrategy HigherEd Analytics™ is a suite of pre-packaged data warehousing and analytic reporting modules, including comprehensive, proven data models with hundreds of data dimensions, performance metrics, and a vast library of pre-defined reports and dashboards. HigherEd Analytics helps institutions achieve improved performance in student recruiting and retention; enrollment and financial aid management; budgeting, finance, human resources management, advancement and more. HigherEd Analytics offers out-of-the-box integration with Banner, PeopleSoft and Datatel ERP systems.  iStrategy, a privately held firm, is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland.  

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