Nuventive Announces Major Upgrade to Industry Leading Solution for Institutional Assessment and Accreditation
TracDat 4 Continues to Define the Industry Standard Solution for Institutions Focused on Continuous Educational and Organizational Improvement

PITTSBURGH, PA, August 13, 2007 – Nuventive, a leading provider of individual and institutional assessment solutions, today announced TracDat Version 4, the latest innovation for Institutions focused on Quality Improvement. TracDat 4 further extends Nuventive leadership in Enterprise Outcomes Assessment with significant enhancements to the powerful improvement process management solution relied on by leading colleges and universities across the country. With innovative new features that streamline outcomes data collection, reporting, and most importantly increase the ease of faculty and staff involvement in the assessment process, Nuventive has once again defined the industry standard. TracDat 4 supports enterprise wide strategic planning, academic and administrative outcomes management, and both regional and specialized accreditation.

The latest release of TracDat represents a substantial development effort that involved Nuventive executives conducting extensive customer, prospect, competitive and industry research in order to define a Best in Class solution for the marketplace. Nuventive customers are impressed by the breadth and depth of the TracDat 4 solution. “I especially like the fact that institutional research, assessment and strategic planning could all be handled from this system!” said Larry Ort, PhD, VP and Dean for Institutional Planning, Assessment and Research, University of Sioux Falls.

Highlights of Key TracDat 4 Capabilities
TracDat 4 includes extensive enhancements for many different types of institutions—from small private colleges to community and technical colleges, for-profit institutions and state universities and state-wide systems.

New Calendar/Task Assignment System
This new module dramatically simplifies and encourages broad participation in the assessment process from faculty and staff by using email to assign and monitor task completion regardless of whether or not the email recipient is a TracDat user. By extending TracDat assignments to anyone with email, Nuventive has minimized the training necessary to provide this unprecedented access. Available integration with Outlook, Lotus Notes, etc. facilitates campus-wide adoption within the institution.

Advanced New Data Collection Capabilities
The new data collection tool enables forms-based email collection of data for any set of parameters to any cohort. It provides a powerful method for gathering course level information across many sections of the same course taught by multiple faculty members. “This important new capability can streamline and simplify the process of data collection for faculty. We are very pleased that Nuventive really listens to its users and incorporates their ideas and requests when upgrading TracDat,” said Margie Hobbs, PhD, Associate Director of Institutional Research and Assessment at the University of Mississippi.

Robust File Manager
Data is stored within TracDat in folders for use by the Institution, Reporting Units or Assessment Units so that the right people can get access to key information when and where it is needed.

Comprehensive Assessment Summary
TracDat 4 offers authorized users 24 x 7 access to key data and information:

• Role-based view — Institution, Reporting Unit and Assessment Unit status
• Progress and tasks at any level with detail for subunits
• Number and type of Goals by level

Powerful Reporting Engine
Enhanced configurable reports in TracDat 4 include the ability to hide and rename reports and support PDF and HTML format report output. Additional reporting features are scheduled for release in late fall 2007 and include the ability to create, save, schedule and re-run custom reports.

Configuration & Customization
Extensive use of dynamic labeling in TracDat 4 enables institutions to utilize their own assessment nomenclature within the application. New fields can be created and placed in any order and labels can be standardized by the Institution or Reporting Units. "We are very impressed with the process that Nuventive used to collect customer input for the development of functional enhancements to TracDat", said Ruth Gill, Applications Manager, Information Technology at Montgomery College. "The Nuventive staff was very responsive to our requests and recommendations. TracDat 4 extends and enhances the flexibility and configurability that was already present in our current TracDat implementation. The privacy, security and ease of use of TracDat 4 will allow us to continue to build faculty acceptance."

Integration with Key Institutional Systems of Record
Integration with Nuventive iWebfolio extends the ability to collect and manage student outcomes via an advanced and flexible electronic portfolio solution. TracDat 4 also integrates with Nuventive Insight, extending the ability to flexibly present outcomes securely to a variety of audiences.

Nuventive customers have expressed strong support for the capabilities of the new release of TracDat. “The new capabilities of TracDat 4 will help us in managing the assessment process as well as maintaining records of assessment data, said Katharine E. Cummings, PhD, Associate Dean, College of Education, Western Michigan University. “The new dashboard, for example, assists administrators in gaining a quick snapshot of the progress of assessment efforts in academic and administrative units on campus. I’m most excited about the new calendar capability in TracDat 4—this feature addresses the need for consistent collection, analysis, and application of assessment data.”

Comprehensive Solution
“I really liked what I saw from the demo of TracDat 4.0”, said Wrenette Tedder, Assessment Director, Henderson State University. Nuventive really stepped up and listened to the needs of their clients. I believe the changes made will benefit Henderson. I can’t wait to actually have the new version on our campus!”

Community and Technical Colleges
TracDat 4 supports the diverse needs of a broad range of institutions. Continuous Improvement solutions, for example are a vital part of the process for Community and Technical Colleges to successfully compete for scarce state and federal education funds. “We are very excited about the new features of TracDat 4. We are eager to schedule our upgrade, said John Thibodeau, Associate VP, Institutional Effectiveness, Gateway Technical College.
“We are extremely proud to have played an instrumental role in the market for Continuing Institutional Improvement solutions for almost ten years”, said Gary Choban, Nuventive CTO. “TracDat 4 represents a continuation of our tradition of thought leadership and ability to deliver comprehensive solutions for our most demanding customers. We look forward to helping a whole new generation of leading institutions which recognize that accountability and assessment are key components in the long-term success of their educational programs.”

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 North America, Europe, and Australasia. 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.

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