Friday, May 6, 2011

oMbiel partners with Scientia to distribute campusMTM


the educational sector, announced today that it has entered into a partnership with
Scientia, to market, promote and distribute its campusM
educational (HE) institutes outside of the UK, Ireland and North America. The
partnership enables Scientia to capitalize on its enviable reputation as a global market
leader in scheduling and planning software and bring campusM
devices of its clients.
Hundreds of higher education institutions already use Scientia solutions for course
planning, timetabling, resource scheduling and allocation and work planning. Under the
agreement, these institutions can now leverage the campusM
integrating it with existing Scientia solutions, bringing a world-class personalized mobile
experience to the smartphones of students, visitors, staff, alumni, prospective students
and conference delegates.
"Scientia has vast expertise within the HE sector and we are delighted to team up with
them to bring value and benefit to the lives of students globally," said Hugh Griffiths,
CEO and founder of oMbiel. "Equipped with our campusM
and technical support, Scientia is in a great position to help their clients to improve their
overall student and institutional success."
Anthony Nissen, Deputy Chairman of Scientia said “Our partnership with oMbiel and the
addition of this kind of mobile technology to our product portfolio will enable us to bring a
world-class personalized mobile experience to the smartphones of students, alumni and
visitors within universities and colleges globally. Students and the faculty at our clients’
institutions will be able to work seamlessly and more efficiently whilst on the move, so
that they can dedicate more time to learning and making the most of any down-time
whilst in education”.
campusM
lecture theatres, car parking, look up their library records, search for contacts in the
university directory and locate friends using the Friend Locator in real-time. They also
have access to comprehensive university information, the latest student union events,
seminars, news and important alerts helping students, staff and visitors to get the most
out of their time at university.
“campusM
expand their offering to their established and growing educational client base,” said
Hugh Griffiths, CEO of oMbiel. “The ubiquity of smartphones has improved how
institutes can communicate with and improve student engagement, and with our
partnership with Scientia we’re focused on bringing personalized content and learning to
the smartphones of even more users in new territories.”
– oMbiel a leading provider of mobile technology forportfolio to further and higherto the smartphoneportfolio as well asportfolio, sales, marketingallows students to keep track of their timetable, view any changes, locateis a perfect complement to the Scientia product range enabling them to
Availability
campusM
is available immediately from Scientia. For more information, visit.
About campusM™
The campusM™ mobile platform brings together a suite of campus-based information
services directly to the mobile devices of students, visitors, staff, alumni, prospective
students and conference delegates. The application platform can uniquely be branded
for any university, enabling a user to be better connected, and to enhance their
university experience in a way that was never possible before. Developed by UK based
oMbiel, campusM™ is designed for some of the world’s leading mobile platforms and
devices including the iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch®, Android as well as on hundreds of
other mobile devices from manufacturers such as: RIM, HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia,
Palm, Samsung, Sanyo and Sony Ericsson. For more information, visit
www.campusM.com
.
About oMbiel
oMbiel develops innovative applications including the campusM™ mobile platform for
the higher education sector as well as offering mobile integration services to enable
university data to be incorporated into its applications. Founded in 2008, oMbiel is
headquartered in the UK. For more information, visit
www.ombiel.com.
About Scientia Limited
Scientia is a global market leader in the provision of resource management solutions for
the further and higher education sector. This includes the provision of timetabling,
scheduling and planning software solutions. Its suite of software tools, along with its
dedicated training and support services, are focused on helping institutions achieve their
strategic objectives – optimizing the use of staff and rooms and improving student
retention by offering more choice and meeting student demand. Scientia solutions are
used in over 460 institutions in 24 countries and have been selected by many of the top
100 universities in the world. For more information, visit
Scientia is a registered trademark of Scientia Ltd.
www.scientia.com.
Contact oMbiel:
Name: Hugh Griffiths
Position: Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (+44) 0845 37 126 37
Email:
enquiries@ombiel.com
Contact Scientia:
Name: Steve Harrison
Position: Group Director of Business Development
Phone: (+44) 01223 884949
Email:
info@scientia.com

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