Strategic Investments in Via Accounting and E-Funds Helps School District No. 70 (Alberni) Achieve Educational Goals
Online, October 22, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Vancouver, British Columbia - SDS Software, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harris School Solutions, is pleased to announce that School District 70 (Alberni) has invested in eFunds and Via for Schools financial solutions as part of their mission to improve educational outcomes.
The school district, located on Vancouver Island, has a student population of 4,133. Procurement of eFunds and Via for Schools is in line with district-wide plans to optimize information technology resources.
"The decision to migrate to Via for Schools aligned district IT resources and supported IT training on VMWARE and Virtualization," said the district. "The system architecture provides parallel, redundant servers and eliminates duplication of hardware, resources and server support."
Via for Schools and eFunds are both web-based accounting solutions. eFunds interfaces with the district general ledger. It is GAAP compliant, and features accounting process automation and comprehensive reports. Via for Schools provides access to manage school funds, while maintaining internal controls for the district audits. Via modules include: Via eFunds, Via Accounting and Via Purchasing (currently in development with a delivery date of December 2010).
Additionally, the district purchased a virtual server to centralize and further optimize the school's business operations.
"The new virtual server infrastructure brings all of our network resources to a central server, reduces management of servers across the district and provides a common, consistent and stable environment for all applications, including accounting and purchasing."
According to School District 70 (Alberni), plans are in place to upgrade and update the district server infrastructure, as well as standardize workstations to meet district-wide IT goals.
SDS offers a full portfolio of products and services for Canadian school boards, including human resources, payroll, accounting, and purchasing management solutions.
The full line of Harris School Solutions software provides numerous options for student information, school nutrition, school business, employee time and attendance, vocational education, data backup/recovery and transportation management.
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