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Data Driven Vision
Data is the lifeblood of vision in K-12 Education. Not
the stale data that IT and school administrators have
had to settle for in the past, but rather data that is
up to the minute and accurate ...data that lets
educators monitor vital signs instead of post-mortem
statistics ...data that empowers educators to help each
child attain her or his best.
Visual Software makes this new world of real time,
integrated data possible, through products that move
SIF, the Schools Interoperability Framework, from an
abstract idea to a working reality, and beyond.
SIF today...
The
Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) specification establishes rules for synchronizing
student and staff information between software
applications in K-12 school districts. These
applications typically support functional areas such as
Registrar, Transportation, Media, and Nutrition.
Visual
Software products turn the specification into robust SIF
Zone deployments ...products that leverage world class
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI)
tools from Microsoft to route and guarantee delivery of
data (ZIServer,
our SIF Zone Server) ...products that bring critical
applications like Active Directory into the fold (ZIAD)
...and products that unlock the value even in legacy and
home-grown applications for which a SIF Agent is not
available off-the-shelf (ZIAgent).
...and
tomorrow
We don’t see SIF as an endpoint,
but rather a beginning - an enabler for
solutions
that deliver on this data driven vision. Our flagship
product standing on SIF's shoulders is
Veracity – a
model that captures, in real time, data from each
application participating in the SIF Zone and provides a
framework to access, manipulate, analyze and report on
that data. Additionally, it includes tools to
actively look for errors in the district's data and
notify the person responsible for the data of the
problem. Lastly, it provides a similar facility
that can be used to spot early warning signs, allowing
school personnel to address problems in their infancy
instead of waiting until the magnitude of the problem
demands its attention.
Getting
there
Automated, real time data sharing between existing
applications is a new paradigm for K-12 IT, and it’s not
one you need to discover by trial and error.
Visual Software will work with your IT department,
providing planning recommendations and hands-on training, or can introduce
you to one of the
integration partners
with whom we work who can provide local, experienced
deployment assistance.
Commitment
We at Visual Software are committed to making sure
that you understand beforehand the benefits, the risks
and the process. We are committed to work with you
to make sure you get a result that meets or exceeds your
expectations. Don't take our word for it - see
what our
customers have to say.
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