Introduction to rSmart's business.

1. Open Source in Education
General information about “supported” open source and rSmart

2. Appeal of open source software
‣ Freedom
‣ Cost efficiency
‣ Flexibility
‣ Market-driven design and innovation
‣ More control in hands of user
‣ Better software
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3. Key barrier to open source adoption:
support and sustainability concerns
“We are looking for the type of support from an LMS provider
that will allow a predictable level of success in implementing and
supporting the product. We don't want to be left ‘holding the bag’
on a product without a reliable and accountable external support
to back us up. Open source is a concern in this way.”
rSmart primary research report, August 2007
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4. rSmart provides support and sustainability
OS Adoption Services
Perceived lack of support
is a primary barrier to • Installation
open source (OS)
adoption
+ • Configuration
• Customization
• Integration
• Training
• Consulting
• Migration
• Hosting
We enables colleges and universities to consume Sakai and Kuali
like any traditional software products
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5. Open source products supported
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6. We are the “Redhat” of open source in
education
Business based on support for OS X X
Sell support subscriptions not software IP X X
Professional distribution of OS code X X
Provide patches, updates, etc. X X
Free download X X
Legal assurance X X
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7. We make open source easy
‣ Easy to Learn
‣ Showcase: case studies
‣ Sales, RFPs, comparisons, demos
‣ SEO, webinars, campaigns, etc.
‣ Easy to Try
‣ mysakai.rsmart.com
‣ www.kualitestdrive.org
‣ Easy to Consume
‣ Polished software releases
‣ Complete support offering
‣ Pilot programs
‣ Partners
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8. rSmart Value Proposition
‣ Outstanding products
‣ Community innovation
‣ Open source freedom (and
safety)
‣ Commercial support
‣ Superior value
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9. rSmart “Supported” Open Source Customers
‣ AMDG, Inc. ‣ IHEP ‣ Portland State University ‣ University of Baltimore
‣ Antioch University ‣ Iowa State University ‣ Radford University ‣ University of Connecticut
‣ Bentley College ‣ RI.NET ‣ University of Hawaii
‣ITT Educational Services
‣ Boston University ‣ Rider University ‣ University of Houston Clear Lake
‣ Jupiter Innovations
‣ Carnegie Mellon University ‣ Ross Institute ‣ University of Limerick
‣ Kapiolani’ CC
‣ Cerritos College ‣ Rutgers University ‣ UNC Chapel Hill
‣ La Salle University
‣ Chadron State College ‣ San Joaquin Delta College ‣ USC
‣ Marist College
‣ Charles Sturt University ‣ Seton Hall University ‣ U Penn
‣ MCC BII
‣ Colorado State University ‣ Shepherd University ‣ University of Windsor
‣ Cornell University ‣ Mesa Community College ‣ Star Academy ‣ University of Wyoming
‣ eTech Ohio Commission ‣ National Healthcare Group ‣ Strathmore University ‣ Virginia Tech
Singapore
‣ Embanet ‣ TAFE ‣ West Liberty University
‣ Naval Postgraduate School
‣ Georgetown ‣ University of Arizona ‣ WSU Vancouver
‣ Oregon Health & Science University
‣ Hebrew Union College ‣ UC Irvine
‣ UC Merced
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10. rSmart’s role in the open source communities
www.sakaiproject.org www.kuali.org
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11. Getting started with supported Sakai
‣ Quick-start Sakai Adoption Package
‣ Includes:
‣ Services and Training Software Support
‣ Configuration requirements session ‣ Hosting*
(onsite)
‣ Six months standard support
‣ Functional and admin training
(onsite) ‣ Up to 500 users
‣ Branding and skinning *Can be deployed onsite if preferred
‣ LDAP integration
‣ SIS integration
Cost: $25K Timeline: 4 to 6 weeks
‣ Installation
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12. Getting started with supported Kuali
‣ “Kualifier” Evaluation Package
‣ Includes:
‣ Services and Training Software Support
‣ Onsite evaluation planning ‣ Hosted*
‣ Kuali Financial System (KFS) ‣ Full open source stack
overview and training –or – Kuali
Workflow overview and training ‣ Latest Kuali release
‣ Enhanced software set up and ‣ Report generation tools
customization
‣ Three months standard support
‣ Chart of account conversion *Can be deployed onsite if preferred on an included hardware
prototyping appliance
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