Edustructures Releases SIFWorks® Enterprise ZIS 1.5, First Shipping Server with Full SIF 1.5 Support
Zone Integration Server Powers Secure, Seamless Interaction and Standards-based Data Sharing Among a Variety of Software Applications
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Salt Lake City, Utah -- May 21, 2004 -- Edustructures LLC today announced
the availability of its SIFWorks® Enterprise ZIS version 1.5, supporting
version 1.5 of the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)
specification and adding key manageability enhancements. With this
release the industry leading Zone Integration Server (ZIS) supports the
infrastructure changes and new SIF Data Objects in the SIF 1.5 standard,
less than two months after public release of the specification.
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With the SIFWorks ZIS, schools, districts and states can effectively and
securely share information across diverse software programs, including
dozens of new objects in instructional management, assessment, and other
key additions in the SIF 1.5 specification. The SIFWorks ZIS has also
been enhanced to make managing SIF zones and agents and monitoring the
traffic flow easier than ever before.
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"Our customers depend on us to deliver comprehensive SIF support," said
Steve Curtis, Chief Operating Officer of Edustructures. "Today we show
again why Edustructures is the leading provider of SIF products,
toolkits and services. SIF 1.5 support underscores our deep involvement
in the SIF process and our team's ability to quickly deliver solutions
that customers need. The new monitoring and management features directly
result from our close interaction with customers who are already using
SIFWorks in hundreds of schools, districts and states in the US and
internationally."
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About the Schools Interoperability Framework
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The Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF) is a nonprofit organization driven by
K-12 education technology providers and users to revolutionize the management and
accessibility of data within schools, school districts, and states. SIF will
enable diverse applications to interact and share data efficiently, reliably, and
securely, regardless of the platform hosting the applications. SIF has united over
120 education technology providers, school districts, state departments of
education, and the U.S. Department of Education in an unprecedented effort to
give teachers more time to do what they do best: teach. For further information,
visit www.sifinfo.org.
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About Edustructures
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The education industry's first independent SIF application integrator, Edustructures
develops comprehensive application integration solutions built upon the Schools
Interoperability Framework (SIF) standard for K-12 school districts and state
departments of education. Edustructures is the first company dedicated to delivering
a truly independent enterprise application integration platform built on the SIF
standard. Through its SIFWorks® technology platform, comprehensive professional
services, and business relationships with technology providers and educators,
Edustructures connects the systems that power education. Contact Steve Curtis,
Chief Operations Officer of Edustructures at
scurtis@edustructures.com or by phone at 1-877-790-1261 ext. 913, or visit
www.edustructures.com
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SIF is a trademark of the Schools Interoperability Framework Association
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Edustructures is a trademark, and SIFWorks and ADK are registered trademarks of
Edustructures LLC in the United States and other countries.
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For more information, please contact:
Edustructures LLC
Sandra Richards, 1.877.790.1261 Extension 438
news@edustructures.com
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