- Eiffel Corp has acquired staffroom, a student management information system. - The acquisition will allow staffroom to expand its reach and services by integrating with Eiffel Corp's existing education technology solutions and support network across Africa. - Eiffel Corp and staffroom believe the partnership will provide higher levels of value to customers through a single platform for education technology and more accessible investments.

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Peter%Beretta,%Managing%Director%of%Umoya%and%Andre%van%der%Merwe,%
Managing%Director%of%Eiffel%Corp,%are%very%pleased%to%announce%the%
acquisition%of%staffroom%into%Eiffel%Corp.%%
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staffroom%is%a%powerful,%affordable%and%userBfriendly%student%
management%information%system%for%education%providers.%Built%with%
management,%admin%staff%and%educators%in%mind,%staffroom%provides%
tools%that%make%daily%tasks%easier%and%save%time%while%increasing%data%
accuracy.%staffroom%strengthens%communication%and%cultivates%a%
professional%image%to%all%stakeholders.!%
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Andre%vd%Merwe:%“This%is%an%exceptional%partnership%and%builds%on%our%
vision%at%Eiffel%Corp%to%expand%into%schools,%FET’s,%small%universities%and%
SME%based%education%organisations.%%We%already%work%with%over%70%
schools%and%100%universities%across%Africa.%%Peter%and%the%Umoya%Team%
have%done%an%excellent%job%of%developing%a%user%friendly,%yet%advanced%
technology%application%which%is%now%mission%critical%to%the%day%to%day%
operations%of%the%organisations%using%staffroom.%%This%is%no%different%to%
the%level%of%work%we%do%with%our%customers%today.%Culturally%we%are%
aligned%at%so%many%levels,%from%the%way%we%engage%education%to%the%
principles%underpinning%our%approach”.%%
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Peter%Beretta:%“We%have%long%watched%Eiffel%Corp%who%are%known%locally%
and%internationally%as%a%premium%partner%in%technology%based%
education.%%They%have%grown%exponentially%in%the%past%16%years%and%in%
order%to%continue%to%see%staffroom%grow%from%strength%to%strength,%we%
needed%to%combine%our%development%expertise%with%Eiffel's%excellent%
management,%marketing%and%customer%support.%This%pooling%of%
resources%will%take%staffroom%to%the%next%level.%%Through%this%partnership%
we%will%immediately%expand%our%reach%into%the%marketplace.”%
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Andre%vd%Merwe%“By%integrating%staffroom%into%Eiffel%Corp’s%business%
and%technology%suite,%we%will%be%able%to%provide%higher%levels%of%value%
added%services%to%our%existing%and%prospective%client%base.%%The%
staffroom%team%will%join%the%existing%technology%support%team;%this%will%
help%Eiffel%to%add%more%support%and%development%resources%to%the%
product."%
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Cultivate Learning. Innovate Technology. www.eiffelcorp.co.za

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Ian%Light%Eiffel%Corp%COO:%"I%have%worked%extensively%in%the%UK%with%
schools%over%the%past%10%years%and%I%can%see%so%much%benefit%for%them%%
through%our%acquisition%of%staffroom.%%Through%our%long%standing%
partnership%with%Turnitin,%world%class%leaders%in%plagiarism%prevention%
and%detection%and%Blackboard%learning%management%solutions,%we%will%
be%able%to%offer%a%best%of%breed%education%platform.%“%
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Peter%Beretta%“One%of%the%challenges%we%hear%consistently%from%schools%
is%that%everyone%wants%to%sell%something%to%them.%They%have%to%make%
sense%of%integrating,%adopting,%training%of%teachers%and%budgeting%for%
ever%more%demanding%solutions.%%By%integrating%staffroom%into%the%Eiffel%
suite%of%technology%products,%we%will%be%able%to%offer%a%single%platform%
where%our%clients%can%make%choices%about%what%they%want%to%deploy.%We%
are%going%to%make%technology%investments%and%returns%far%more%
accessible.”%
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Andre%vd%Merwe:%"This%partnership%will%unlock%steady%streams%of%
ongoing%innovation%and%deeper%financial%investment.%%We%look%forward%
to%welcoming%the%schools%into%our%business.%%The%current%and%future%
growth%of%staffroom%will%elevate%the%solution%to%even%greater%levels%of%
adoption.%%We%will%also%expand%our%training%and%marketing%team%to%
increase%the%excellent%word%of%mouth%referrals."%
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Eiffel%Corp:%www.eiffelcorp.co.za%
Umoya%Networks:%www.umoya.net%
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More%about%Eiffel%Corp:%For$the$past$16$years$Eiffel$Corp$has$provided$a$
holistic$range$of$solutions,$services$and$technology$to$the$global$
education$marketplace.$With$28$staff,$offices$around$South$Africa$and$a$
growing$base$of$international$partners.$EC$was$founded$by$two$
educators$in$1998.$Today$over$500$000$students$across$Africa$make$use$
of$Eiffel$Corp$technology$solutions$each$semester.$$!
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Cultivate Learning. Innovate Technology. www.eiffelcorp.co.za

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New$staffroom$telephone$number$from$March$17th
$2014:!!
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(021)$782$2993$
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We$are$very$excited$to$announce$more$staff$to$support$your$staffroom:$
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Existing$staffroom$support$contact:$$
• Existing!staffroom!Technical!Support,!Thembisa!Joyi!
support@mystaffroom.net!!
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New$Staff$to$support$your$staffroom:!
• staffroom!Client!Care,!Natalie!Openshaw:!clientcare@mystaffroom.net!!
• Additional!staffroom!technical!support!from!April:!
C!Adrian!Cleophas:!support@mystaffroom.net$!!
• C!Anton!Moisey:!support@mystaffroom.net$!!
• Accounts!and!billing,!Fatima!de!Nobrega:!finance@mystaffroom.net!!
• staffroom!monthly!renewals!manager,!Mandi!Schaap:!
renewals@mystaffroom.net!!
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New$Bank$Account:$
From!April!1st
!2014,!details!to!follow.!!!Please!pay!Umoya$Networks!as!per!usual!until!
further!notice.!We!are!transitioning!bank!accounts!and!Vat!numbers!in!March!2014.!!
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Sales$Contacts:!
We!now!have!an!expanded!team!of!staffroom!business!developers,!please!send!your!
enquiry!to:!sales@mystaffroom.net!!
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New$address$for$staffroom$offices:!!
No.!4!1st
!Avenue,!Fish!Hoek,!7975,!WC!!
Fax!number:!021C782!2679!
Telephone!number:!021C782!2993!
Contact!email!address:!info@eiffelcorp.co.za!
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What$stays$the$same?$
Our!old!fashioned!client!care!and!support!for!staffroom.!!
Support!email!address:!support@mystaffroom.net!!!
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Coming$soon$at$a$staffroom$near$you:$TBA!
An!opportunity!to!meet!the!existing!and!expanded!staffroom!team!at!a!central!
venue.!!Including!a!discussion!around!the!staffroom!technology!roadmap!and!listen!
to!cool!new!features!we!are!adding!to!your!staffroom.!!
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Cultivate Learning. Innovate Technology. www.eiffelcorp.co.za