Burlington County College -NJ- Implements Student Online's Intranet Portal; Partnership Enables Student Online To Optimize Intra-Campus Communication at Burlington County College

Business Wire, May 31, 2000

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2000

Student Online, Inc., the premier higher education intranet portal company, announced today that Burlington County College (BCC), with campuses in Pemberton and Mt. Laurel, NJ, has employed Student Online's intranet portal platform.

Student Online has already been implemented on a limited basis. Full-scale implementation will be completed prior to the start of the 2000-2001 academic year, allowing BCC's nearly 10,000 full and part-time students, faculty and staff to have instant Web-based and wireless access to course, event and activity information tailored to their specific interests. By forging this relationship, Student Online will help BCC facilitate enhanced intra-campus communication.

"We are pleased that Burlington has clearly recognized the utility, potential and promise of our product," said Sunil Deshmukh, CEO of Student Online. "Today's higher education IT administrators are forced to juggle both staffing and financial demands. Student Online's portal is designed to help institutions like Burlington streamline campus information systems, thereby reducing costs and the need for additional personnel."

"As an innovative institution of higher education, Burlington County College is an ideal partner for this pioneering effort with Student Online," said BCC President Robert C. Messina, Jr. "We are a leader in the use of instructional technology, distance learning, and partnerships with the business community. Our collaborative efforts with Student Online should greatly benefit our students."

Student Online's Intranet portals are the optimal way for institutions of higher education to communicate with their students, faculty and administration. Student Online enhances intra-campus communication using automated organizers, web-based email, calendaring, content feeds and other portal features. Furthermore, Student Online preserves the academic integrity of each of its partner institutions by prohibiting banner. By working hand-in-hand with each institution, Student Online emphasizes the value of partnership.

About Student Online

Student Online creates revenue-generating, Web-based intranet portals for higher education institutions providing students, faculty, and administrators with secure Web and wireless access to on, off, and inter-campus academic and social information. It also is the only such company that offers these features, plus e-commerce capabilities, in an advertising-free environment. Student Online allows users to buy products and services at the lowest cost through a vendor-neutral, collective-buying agreement that shares revenue with institutions. The company also has created a unified platform to distribute and retrieve university-wide information more effectively, thereby transforming the college campus into a truly interactive community. Student Online's deployment of the latest Web-based and wireless technology enables students, faculty, and administrators to meet their communication needs with limited budget, time and staff resources. Additional information about Student Online is available at www.studentonline.com.