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Agilysys Achieves Elite Status in IBM’s Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Program CLEVELAND — Dec. 9, 2009 — Agilysys, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGYS), a leading provider of innovative IT solutions, announced it has achieved elite status in IBM’s Dynamic Infrastructure program. As a Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty Elite partner, Agilysys will continue to work with IBM to help customers build a new, more dynamic infrastructure that will bring more intelligence, automation, integration and efficiencies to the digital and physical worlds. Agilysys initially earned certification in the IBM Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty program in March 2009 and has recently increased its status to Specialty Elite by meeting a rigorous set of certification requirements, as well as completing a three day interactive Practicum workshop. “As a member of the prestigious group of IBM business partners who have reached elite status in the Dynamic Infrastructure Specialty program, Agilysys is better positioned to provide customers with intelligent solutions that can significantly improve their operations,” said Lou Sciacchetano, vice president of Agilysys IBM Technology Solutions. “Obtaining elite status involved tougher criteria, but we are confident the investment in reaching this level will be beneficial in helping us assist our customers in managing challenges presented by today’s globally integrated planet.” Reaching elite status in this program has deepened Agilysys’ skills in areas such as consolidation, virtualization, energy efficiency, business resiliency and information infrastructure. This expertise will allow Agilysys to more accurately respond to their customers’ multi-faceted IT challenges and help customers with the creation of dynamic infrastructures. About Agilysys, Inc. Agilysys is a leading provider of innovative IT solutions to corporate and public-sector customers, with special expertise in select markets, including retail and hospitality. The company uses technology — including hardware, software and services — to help customers resolve their most complicated IT needs. The company possesses expertise in enterprise architecture and high availability, infrastructure optimization, storage and resource management, identity management and business continuity; and provides industry-specific software, services and expertise to the retail and hospitality markets. Headquartered in Cleveland, Agilysys operates extensively throughout North America, with additional sales offices in the United Kingdom and China. For more information, visit , www.agilysys.com. |
First Native American Studies Graduate Certificate Online BOZEMAN, Mont. – Montana State University is offering what is believed to be the first online Native American Studies graduate certificate program – an initial step toward the creation of a full Master of Arts in Native American Studies degree online. “We believe that there are students across the globe interested in graduate courses in Native American studies and this innovative offering fills that need,” said Walter Fleming, head of the MSU Department of Native American Studies and an enrolled member of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas. The program begins in January. Initial offerings for the spring 2010 semester include “Federal Indian Law and Policy” – a required course for both the undergraduate and graduate degrees in Native American Studies – and “Native America: Dispelling the Myths.” Future courses will include an American Indian art survey course. Like on-campus courses, the online courses comprise units and readings that support the subject matter. There will be streamed lectures students will be able to access at any time, and discussions will take place on discussion boards and postings. Students will have individual contact with the instructors through e-mail. The program is not time-constrained, Fleming said. That means students won’t have to convene at a specific time, but can access the program any time, from anywhere. The new online graduate certificate program has been in the planning phase for a number of years, Fleming said. The certificate program is 12 credits and the master’s program will be 30 or 31 credits. Fleming estimates it will take around five years to fully develop the online master’s program. Meanwhile, the hope is that the graduate certificate program, among other things, will help forward the state’s Indian Education for All law, which mandates the teaching of Native American history, culture and contemporary issues to K-12 students. The online program is also designed to tap into the vast interest in American Indian culture and history that is evident overseas in Europe and other parts of the world. “We hope that it will attract an international following,” Fleming said. As for MSU’s certificate program being the first online, “You always hesitate to say anything like that because there’s going to be that lonely little college up in who-knows-where say, ‘We’ve been doing that for 10 years,’ but we researched it and found there are programs that have some specifics, such as a law program, but we believe this is the first general program that’s online and will have a certificate,” Fleming said. The program has a rolling application, which means students can enroll at any time. The MSU Department of Native American Studies recently received accreditation from the World Indigenous Nations Higher Education Consortium, the first mainstream non-indigenous controlled institution in the world to receive the designation. For more information about MSU’s new online graduate certificate in Native American Studies, visit: www.montana.edu, or contact Jennifer Woodcock, jwoodcock@montana.edu, (406) 994-3881. |
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2010 Brings New Resources to TribalNet-Partner Offers exclusive for Native American government and gaming -Case Studies specific to the industry -Feature IT leader interviews from tribes and tribal gaming nationwide. In the next few months we'll be contacting you to help us keep our directory updated, a useful tool for tribal technology leaders to make well informed decisions in technology. Connect with your peers in this unique industry in the new decade ahead! |
