WebCT Announces the Beta Release of WebCT Campus Edition 6

A host of new features will allow faculty to easily create engaging course environments; New infrastructure will enhance data integrity and reliability

LYNNFIELD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2005-- WebCT, provider of higher education's most flexible and widely used e-learning solutions, today announced a new version of WebCT Campus Edition(TM). WebCT Campus Edition 6 takes WebCT's market-leading course management system to the next level, delivering unprecedented advancements in ease of use as well as cutting-edge teaching and learning functionality.
WebCT Campus Edition 6 will be generally available at the end of the second quarter. A beta version is being installed now at a number of test sites as well as at colleges and universities enrolled in the WebCT Campus Edition 6 Campus Partner Program, including these new participants: California State University, Sacramento; Corning Community College (N.Y.); Johnson County Community College (Kan.); Southern Texas College; University of Nottingham (UK); and The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. The Campus Partners are working closely with WebCT to establish best practices for upgrading that the entire WebCT community can learn from.
"We're adopting WebCT Campus Edition 6 because we're excited about the powerful new features and think our faculty members will be, too," said Mike Cooling, operating system analyst, university computing services, California State University, Sacramento. "We are also glad to be working closely with WebCT to help define best practices for deployment with which other institutions can succeed as they move to Campus Edition 6."
WebCT Campus Edition 6 is based on a new technology infrastructure that runs on a relational database back end (Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server) and application server (BEA WebLogic). This new infrastructure provides significant benefits for Campus Edition customers, including enhanced reliability, security and data integrity.

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