Nuventive Announces iWebfolio 3.1
Latest release of leading innovative electronic portfolio solution breaks new ground in collaborative solutions and extends technology leadership in the delivery of comprehensive individual and institutional assessment technologies

PITTSBURGH, PA, September 12, 2006 – Nuventive, a leading provider of individual and institutional assessment solutions, today announced the release of iWebfolio version 3.1, a leading electronic portfolio management system for managing the process of individual and institutional assessment and continuous improvement.

iWebfolio 3.1 delivers a comprehensive set of technology enhancements for each of the key constituents of today’s most advanced electronic portfolio solutions. The new release delivers innovative new capabilities for portfolio owners, reviewers, and administrators, as well as key staff who are responsible for deploying and using iWebfolio as a part of a comprehensive institutional assessment solution.

Shared Templates and Measures Library
As a leader in the electronic portfolio market, Nuventive recognizes the value of sharing best practices between communities of iWebfolio developers and users. In iWebfolio 3.1, Nuventive is announcing the Shared Templates and Measures Library. This innovative new resource enables institutions to access a shared collection of portfolio templates and measures, including rubrics. The Shared Templates and Measures Library is available to all iWebfolio institutions. iWebfolio administrators can view, adopt and customize any available templates to match the needs of their institution. In order to foster innovation and sharing of best practices between institutions, Nuventive encourages all participating institutions to contribute templates to the Library. In addition to the option of contributing templates to the Shared Templates and Measures Library, institutions can choose to share individual templates with specific institutions. Each institution can set policies about whether and how templates and measures can be shared.

"We are very excited about the new release of iWebfolio 3.1", said Royce Robertson, Assistant Professor of Education & Technology at Plymouth State University. "The ability to share templates and measures, such as our INTASC Standards template, will stimulate conversations with other institutions about what is good portfolio design and assessment. The Shared Templates and Measures Library is an innovative approach to increasing the collaboration and shared expertise among the rapidly growing number of iWebfolio institutions, administrators and users."

iWebfolio Insight^TM Institutional Portfolio Solutions
Nuventive is breaking new ground by delivering powerful new capabilities designed for the most demanding programmatic and institutional portfolio users. Whether the institution is actively engaged in the program review process, describing and documenting their philosophy and process for institutional assessment, or progressing through formal accreditation, the institutional portfolio can play a key role. iWebfolio Insight™ is a powerful tool for presenting and articulating both institutional processes and notable outcomes. With iWebfolio Insight, the institution can effectively collaborate and communicate with all of the key constituencies while documenting feedback from all reviewers. “iWebfolio Insight provides a powerful set of enhancements to the institutional assessment capabilities of the Nuventive product line,” said Michael Choban, Director of Assessment and Chair of the Assessment Council at West Virginia Wesleyan College. “Faculty and decision makers within the institution are now able to easily access and present outcome results and document progress toward the goals and objectives of their programs and the institution”. From board members to accrediting agencies, all stakeholders can be provided efficient access to relevant institutional information.

Configurable Branding
As the use of iWebfolio solutions expands across a variety of different organizations and institutions, Nuventive customers have requested new ways to configure the look and feel of the application. New configuration options in iWebfolio 3.1 now enable application administrators to easily match the branding of the organization, school, or institution. These configuration settings are easy to develop and deploy and do not require custom services engagements. Updates and adjustments can be easily made at any time.

iWebfolio Account Management
Nuventive has introduced a number of enhancements in iWebfolio 3.1 that will significantly increase the productivity of electronic portfolio administrators. The most important new account management feature enables administrators to establish new accounts or renew existing accounts through a simple email notification process. The new Bulk Account Management module will improve the productivity of administrators and facilitate distribution throughout the campus and online course delivery communities. With iWebfolio 3.1, administrators can now choose physical or online delivery of user licenses and account information and access new tools to facilitate this process. The new Bulk Account Management module is available to all iWebfolio administrators. Customers of SunGard Higher Education’s Banner software can utilize a version of this solution developed specifically for iWebfolio customers utilizing Workflow. Never has account management been easier!

Usability and Convenience Enhancements

Presentation Options and Feedback
Portfolio owners and reviewers will notice a number of usability and convenience enhancements in iWebfolio 3.1. Two new styles with two navigation options have been added boosting the presentation style choices to a total of 40. New feedback options enable viewing and printing of feedback in a variety of ways.

File Management
iWebfolio 3.1 introduces a new advanced file upload capability that enables users to drag/drop and copy/paste files, including images, from the desktop. Entire directories or folders can now be uploaded. In addition, version 3.1 includes new enhancements to facilitate the uploading and re-sizing of images. To enable users to spend their time building compelling portfolios, not finding and uploading files, iWebfolio 3.1 now supports three different uploading methods: browse and upload; advanced file upload and upload via a WebDav folder for desktop editing.

“Nuventive has once again demonstrated their ability to execute on their market leading vision of the potential of electronic portfolios” said Kathy Cummings, Associate Dean in the College of Education at Western Michigan University. “The company has a strategy that goes well beyond the traditional thinking of task and purpose-built tools that are limited to an institution or a department. iWebfolio 3.1 reflects a unique understanding of the powerful implications, value and collaboration opportunities presented by advanced electronic portfolio solutions.”

“Nuventive was founded on a principal of improving the quality of education at the individual and institutional level”, said Dr. David Raney, Nuventive CEO. “In order to help institutions and individuals meet their goals of continuous improvement, we are constantly developing new ideas that can increase creativity and productivity. The Nuventive team believes that iWebfolio 3.1 can help launch the exciting next phase of our industry. We look forward to working with our customers to provide the foundation for continuous improvement in institutional performance and fulfilling their critical educational missions.”

Availability
iWebfolio 3.1 is available now to all current and prospective Nuventive customers. Please contact Nuventive at info@nuventive.com or by telephone at (412) 487-8700 for more details.

About iWebfolio
iWebfolio is the most advanced personal information and intellectual asset management system in the market today. Our electronic portfolio solution gives individuals a personalized, flexible web-based system to store and present a lifetime's worth of educational and professional experience, while at the same time enabling institutions to meet organizational and accreditation goals. iWebfolio enables users to share and receive valuable feedback on their accomplishments with faculty, peers, mentors, potential and current employers, education providers, accreditation and professional organizations and others.

About Nuventive
Nuventive is a leading provider of comprehensive, integrated real-time solutions that enable its customers to support the continuous process of assessing, managing and improving learning. Nuventive customers are institutions, faculty, administrators, students and private sector users in over 20 countries. Institutional customers include Western Michigan University, the 14 campus Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Delgado Community College and Providence College. Nuventive maintains strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as the European Institute for E-Learning (EIfEL).Thousands of users around the world have licensed Nuventive products and the Company has received industry as well as customer recognition for its innovative solutions.

Nuventive is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with distribution in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions. For more information, please visit www.nuventive.com or call 1.412.847.0280 or 1.877.366.8700.

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