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(Wolfville,
NS) - Acadia University today announced a
Strategic Partnership with IMP Solutions that will involve the two
organizations collaborating on Acadia’s information technology
vision and planning, and in the management of strategic technology
initiatives.
“Acadia is a leader in
the use of computer hardware and software to deliver courses and
curriculum,” said Dr. Gail Dinter-Gottlieb, President and
Vice-Chancellor of Acadia. “While our computing capacity has
expanded, we now need to look at how we can better integrate our
systems and capitalize on industry trends to improve the quality of
our IT delivery and preserve the integrity of our technology-rich
environment.”
“IMP Solutions is
excited about the opportunity to work with Acadia,” said Darrell
Taylor, Sr. Vice-President and Chief Information Officer of IMP
Group Ltd. “As part of this Strategic Partnership we will also be
leveraging the expertise of the internal IT divisions of IMP Group
Ltd.”
This partnership
complements a campus-wide strategic planning exercise launched in
September, 2004. The Strategic Plan is an extensive consultation
with faculty, staff and students intended to ensure Acadia’s
curriculum, infrastructure and business practices keep the
University at the leading edge of post-secondary education.
“Acadia’s complex IT
environment, combined with the high degree of academic familiarity
with computer systems on campus, means we can explore a number of
innovative solutions that will add value to the outcome of its
strategic planning exercise,” said Jerry Lawson, Vice- President and
General Manager of IMP Solutions.
IMP Solutions, a
division of the IMP Group, named one of the Top 50 Best Managed
Companies in Canada, have proven expertise in the delivery and
management of IT products and services through applied planning and
implementation best practices. Specialties include advanced
integration and deployment, network infrastructure planning and
support, product procurement, as well as application development and
hosting. Visit
www.impsolutions.com for additional information.
Acadia University is one of Canada’s finest undergraduate
institutions and has been ranked first in the Maclean’s Magazine
reputational ranking for the past eleven years. Located in
Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Acadia is a renowned centre of research
excellence and offers students access to committed and dedicated
faculty who provide intellectually challenging academic programs in
an open and engaging environment. Acadia has one of the lowest
student-to-faculty ratios in Canada and, because of the full
integration of technology into classroom instruction, issues all
students a notebook computer for their full use during the academic
year. Faculty members teach courses, conduct research and deliver
exams using the University’s extensive network and fully wired and
wireless classrooms. Visit
www.acadiau.ca
for additional information.
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