Case Study
Algonquin College
Industry: College
Ingres Products: Advantage Ingres Enterprise Database and OpenROAD
Algonquin College provides state-of-the-art client services to staff, students, and employees with Advantage Ingres Enterprise Database and OpenROAD.
Navigating the Learning Landscape
Algonquin College meets the needs of its educational community with a full palette of technology driven services. Utilizing Ingres technology, students, faculty, and employees access web-enabled services and information.
For example, the Algonquin College Student Information System ("ACSIS") is a self-serve module that allows students to manage all aspects of campus life-everything from viewing their timetables and grades to ordering transcripts, registering for classes, and even keeping track of their tuition account balance.
Likewise, HRIS, a human resource application, is a one-stop administrative source for all employee related information.
"We have a lot of very complex applications and Ingres has always been there to help. When we have a problem in the middle of the night, Ingres support is there, ready to handle our problems over the phone. They know our system and they have the technicians and the expertise to help us. Our Lifeline Support is a lifesaver."
"Ingres's ease of use, stability and excellent support, allows us to continue to work with Ingres without second guessing."
"Most of our Continuing Education students register online. Without our Ingres-based online services, we would have totally unmanageable line-ups during registration periods."
Tom Friesen
Senior Data Management Analyst,
Information Technology Services
Algonquin College
"15 years ago, we chose Ingres because it was the best product with the best support for our needs. Over the years, as we have grown, the product has grown with us. From the beginning, Ingres has been there, providing us with excellent support, ease-of-use, stability, performance and cost efficiency. There was a time when we didn't have a database manager and the system ran itself without any problems. It just kept running."
Peter Kerkhof
System Analyst and Sr. Developer
Algonquin College
For more information about Algonquin College visit: http://www.algonquincollege.com