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Scientia partners with oMbiel to bring campusM™
to the Higher Education market worldwide
  Published: 05/05/2011


Cambridge, UK May 05, 2011 – Scientia Ltd, a global leader in the provision of resource management solutions to the further and higher educational sector, announced today a partnership agreement with oMbiel to offer its campusM™ mobile application as part of its worldwide timetabling, scheduling and planning software solutions offering. Under the agreement, Scientia and its associated companies will promote and distribute the campusM™ portfolio to institutions worldwide.

“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 personalised mobile experience to the smartphones of students, alumni and visitors within universities and colleges globally,” said Anthony Nissen, Deputy Chairman of Scientia. “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”.

“Scientia has vast experience 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™ portfolio, sales, marketing and technical support, Scientia is in a great position to help their clients to improve their overall student and institutional success."

The campusM™ suite of applications is a natural extension of the Scientia product portfolio. The applications allow students to keep track of their timetables, view changes, locate 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 get the most out of their time at university. With over 20 years of experience in providing solutions to this sector globally, Scientia will be able to assist universities of all sizes to deploy and integrate campusM™ with Scientia and other university legacy systems.

Availability
campusM™ is available immediately from Scientia. For more information, email sales@scientia.com



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About Scientia
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 focussed on helping institutions achieve their strategic objectives – optimising 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. Scientia is a registered trademark of Scientia Ltd.

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 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.

Contact Scientia:
Steve Harrison
Group Director of Business Development
Phone: (+44) 01223 884949
Email: info@scientia.com

Contact oMbiel:
Hugh Griffiths
Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (+44) 0845 37 126 37
Email: enquiries@ombiel.com