News - Hebron Engage Development Partners Conference No 3

(Update 19 October 2007)

Development Partners' third conference

An Exciting Day

A new term for schools and a further improved Hebron Engage was on show for the Development Partners to see.

After a busy summer implementing many of the requested product enhancements, Hebron was keen to show the latest developments at their third Hebron Engage Development Partners Conference to a room full of Delegates.

Open Floor

To start the conference, Jeff Elliott, Group MD, asked for feedback on the use of Hebron Engage since the previous meeting. Comments were,

Dynamic Export - 'just excellent,'
Academic Roll-Over - 'almost too smooth.'
Fees - 'our third run, and the last was no problem.'
Assessments and Reports - 'a few issues initially, but none now.'

		Charles Crawford Hampshire Collegiate Delivers his team's recommendations

Workshops

Splitting into three groups for some excellent feedback opportunities, each of the schools was able to put pen to paper with their thoughts on prioritising some of the key potential development routes. Team discussions led to a spokesperson being nominated to present to the conference for further discussion.

Manual Timetable

Paul Rastall, Software Development Manager, first demonstrated the Timetable module in its manual form.

Starting with setting the rules (a task which everyone agreed looked far simpler than anything they had previously seen) Paul showed the ease with which a timetable could be created however complex the rules.

Manual to Automatic

'How long does it take you to create a Timetable?' asked Paul. 'A day for two of us,' answered one delegate. 'Two days,' responded another. 'Staff hate doing it,' said another, 'and it always causes problems.'

'For sake of example,' continued Paul, 'What if we said we wanted seven Timetables in a minute?'

Within one minute, the Timetable module had completed the task, listing them in order of best fit, and in each case pointing out which lessons could not be taught and for what reasons.

One delegate stated, 'Well that blows away the timetabler software we already have!'

Hebron Engage - Hebron's VLE

Hebron's fully integrated VLE, Hebron Engage, was also demonstrated. Four delegates immediately requested they become trial sites.

Calls and Lines and Fraud Alert

	Calls and Lines and Fraud Alert Jessica explains the benefits

Jessica, Calls and Lines Specialist from du Pré's Education Division, brought a brief on the many benefits of schools using du Pré's calls and Lines.

One benefit was seen to be du Pré's Fraud Alert which alerts schools to a sudden rise in an unauthorised call spend typically caused by Voicemail hackers.

Looking at Voicemail Fraud on Google showed the extent of the problem.

Continuing, Jessica added 'du Pré's Fraud Alert alerts you to any problems within 24 hours, and prevents being taken by surprise when your monthly or quarterly bill arrives announcing a huge cost which you simply have to pay.'

Further Information

For further information, please contact Hebron Sales NOW on 08450 34 66 66, or email sales@hebron.co.uk


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