Datatel and Microsoft Announce Joint Executive Briefings

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technology that supports critical areas for student success such as teaching and learning and mobile applications is evolving faster than ever. Datatel and Microsoft are working in partnership to ensure that higher education institutions are prepared for whatever the future holds, both short-term and long-term, and are offering a nationwide series of executive briefings to assist college and university executives with planning their technology strategy for the next three to ten years.

“Supporting the Higher Education Business of Tomorrow”

The interactive, half-day seminars entitled “Supporting the Higher Education Business of Tomorrow” will take place at various Microsoft facilities and will include top Microsoft and Datatel executives, who will share the companies’ combined vision of how technology will support higher education’s future direction. Similar events will take place at EDUCAUSE 2009.

Briefings are scheduled for the following locations:

• Reston, VA – October 15, 2009
• San Diego, CA – December 1, 2009
• Chicago, IL – December 10, 2009
• Atlanta, GA – January 21, 2010
• Dallas, TX – February 4, 2010
• San Francisco, CA – February 18, 2010
• Boston, MA – February 25, 2010
• New York, NY – March 8, 2010

Briefings are open to executive-level professionals from any college or university, but seats are limited. For more information and to register for a briefing near you, go to the Datatel–Microsoft Briefing page at Datatel’s website, email [e-mail], or call 703-261-2363.

About Datatel, Inc.

Datatel is the industry’s most experienced provider of technology products, services, and insight to higher education. Colleges, universities, and technical schools across North America partner with Datatel to construct Strategic Academic Enterprises dedicated to achieving student success. The company has focused exclusively on higher education since 1979, and its technology is used by nearly 800 institutions serving more than five million students. For more information, visit www.datatel.com.

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