Clovis Unified School District has enjoyed a fine working relationship with OtisEd for about seven years. Two years ago we decided, as a district, that we would develop new solutions exclusively using the Microsoft suite of tools that integrate with SQL Server 2005.
In December 2007, OtisEd approached us regarding iMart2008, an educational data warehouse product implemented in Microsoft Integration services and Microsoft Reporting Services. With iMart 2008, OtisEd has used its considerable experience in educational technologies to develop an educational data warehouse solution using industry standard tools. For Clovis Unified this means that we are spared the pain of learning proprietary technologies and are free to spend our energies on developing solutions. I was surprised at the speed with which we went from agreement to implementation. As soon as our agreement was signed we began what everyone here sees as a successful implementation that was completed more quickly than anyone had hoped.
The product itself is a marvel of simplicity and completeness. OtisEd has combined their considerable experience in Education with their expertise in data warehousing and the Microsoft tool set, to produce what has to be one of the great values in educational technology. The most important thing I can say about OtisEd is that they have the integrity of businessmen who want to deliver more than they have promised and the integrity of engineers who are never quite satisfied until they have delivered the best solution they can. Both the product and organization are to be highly recommended.
Michael Weatherly, Clovis Unified School District
You can contact Michael at (559) 327-9627 or
MichaelWeatherly@clovisusd.k12.ca.us