Rm Regulatory News (RM.)

24 Jan 2007 07:01

RM PLC24 January 2007 24 January 2007 RM's IntegrisG2 chosen by Powys County Council RM's IntegrisG2 Web-based school management system has been selected by PowysCounty Council for all 109 of its primary schools. Powys County Council joinsKirklees, Poole, Richmond, Haringey, Knowsley and the MoD (Service Children'sEducation) as early adopters of the innovative IntegrisG2 system. Commenting on the contract, Tim Pearson, CEO of RM, said: "IntegrisG2 is part of a new generation of school management systems. It'sWeb-based and centrally hosted which means that individual schools don't havethe hassle and expense of managing their own local management informationdatabase. "There's a growing momentum behind our IntegrisG2 product range, with more andmore schools and local authorities considering a Web-based approach to schoolmanagement. It's easy to see why, our estimates suggest that an average primaryschool could save up to £1,500 a year by moving to IntegrisG2 - and they'll getmore educationally useful school management information as well." For further information, please contact:Mike Greig/Phil Hemmings, RM plc 08709 200200Mark Antelme, Brunswick 020 7404 5959 Notes: The RM Group is a leading provider of educational products and services toschools, colleges and universities, local government and central governmenteducation departments and agencies. Founded in 1973, RM works closely witheducationalists to use new products, processes and technology to improveteaching and learning and is recognised as a leading innovator in theeducational information and communications technology (ICT) arena. IntegrisG2 is a new generation of Web-delivered school management system. Schooldata is held on a central database; school managers and local authority staffcan access this data from any Internet-connected computer using a secure,Web-based client application. This approach eliminates the complexity andexpense of individual schools hosting their own local databases and provides arobust and secure method for hosting sensitive school data. IntegrisG2 Primary was launched in UK schools in September 2006; IntegrisG2Secondary was announced at BETT in January 2007. RM announced in November 2006that it had entered into a partnership with CODA to integrate CODA-Financialsinto IntegrisG2 to provide a financial management system for schools. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange