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EDUCATION

Denver Public Schools www.dpsk12.org
Incentive-Based Compensation System for Teachers
Project Lead: Caley Miller, Budget Analyst
Project Description: To budget and forecast pay for 1,900 teachers, the Denver Public Schools created the Professional Compensation System, centered on the Cognos TM1 performance management software. Undertaken to reward teachers for performance in a manner similar to that used in corporate settings, ProComp provides the Trust Board with key performance indicators, such as turnover rates, and individual teachers with metrics to help them drive their own salaries.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Information Services & Technology web.mit.edu
Web 2.0 Enterprise Multimedia Management Application
Project Lead: Catherine Iannuzzo, Manager, DSPS/ISDA/IS&T
Project Description: MIT's Information Services and Technology group developed Thalia, an application framework for the management of image and other digital media. To ensure the product's success, MIT partnered with Questcon Technologies, a QA and test specialty firm, to validate the application before releasing it to MIT's departments. Thalia comprises a rich Web client and the Image Management Engine, which provides a framework of distinct, reusable components via its REST-style APIs. Thalia's Web client was built using OpenLaszlo and is compiled to create a Flash interface. Thalia's back end comprises Java servlets exposed as REST Web services, and it interfaces with the Alfresco open source ECM (enterprise content management) system. The framework allows MIT departments to upload, organize, tag, present, discuss, and search multimedia content.

Purdue University www.itap.purdue.edu
Server Virtualization
Project Lead: Mike Rubesch, Director of IT Infrastructure Systems
Project Description: Facing a space and resource crisis, Purdue University virtualized 140 servers onto three HP DL-585 physical machines, reducing overall power usage by 84 percent. Taking up a tenth of its previous footprint, the VMware-based environment is expected to reduce facilities costs by $75,000 per year and hardware costs by $250,000 annually.

Sam Houston State University www.shsu.edu
Open Source VoIP
Project Lead: Aaron Daniel, Senior Voice Analyst
Project Description: Sam Houston State University migrated 6,000-plus extensions from Cisco CallManager to Asterisk, eliminating phone licensing costs and increasing customization control and security in the process. Open source VoIP functionality is spread across six redundant Dell servers and has resulted in per-phone cost savings of approximately 66 percent.

Sinclair Community College www.sinclair.edu
Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence: Analytics/Reporting
Project Lead: Karl Konsdorf, Manager of Database Analytics and Reporting
Project Description: Seeking to leverage student data to help improve programming, budgeting, and enrollment, Sinclair Community College constructed an integrated information architecture centered around SAS software. Data regarding its students and the college's business activities is pooled and analyzed by the system, delivering reports to improve administrators' decision-making abilities. The initiative supports more than 75 departments, mining 10 years' worth of student data, and has proved instrumental in turning around enrollment and improving student success rates.