GREENWOOD VILLAGE: A 20-month contract has been signed between Ohio University located in Athens, Ohio and CIBER, an IT technology player for a new Student Information System (SIS).

CIBER's ERP Higher Education Practice and Global Enterprise Integration Practice (GEIP) are working with Ohio University to create a new SIS.

The University currently runs on an aging mainframe that loses support in 2010. Through their collaboration with CIBER, the University is replacing its existing SIS with the full intention of improving the delivery of services to its students, faculty and staff through workflow, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web-enabled services.

This is the largest and most complex project upon which Ohio University's Office of Information Technology has ever embarked. The University is expected to realize a significant return on investment from this technology once the project is completed.

Ohio University is a large research university with more than 28,000 students spread over six campuses.

"Ohio University is partnering with CIBER to significantly change how technology aids in the delivery of services to students and faculty," said Brice Bible, Chief Information Officer of Ohio University.

This project includes the implementation of the latest Oracle(R) PeopleSoft Campus Solutions System, Data Privacy Shield and an extensive SOA component and integration build on Red Lantern (DARS), CRM, and the rollout of an Identity Management Solution.