Lebanon SQL Launch 2005, Customer Testimonial Value of SQL 2005 and VS 2005 By Nabil A. Feghali IT Manager Intered S.A.L, The Managing Arm OF SABIS ®

Lebanon SQL Launch 2005, Customer TestimonialValue of SQL 2005 and VS 2005

By Nabil A. FeghaliIT ManagerIntered S.A.L, The Managing Arm OF SABIS®

Introducing SABIS®Introducing SABIS®

• International College-preparatory education system. • Roots in the 19th century and a vision for the 21st

century. • Implemented in 31 schools in 11 countries

around the world. • Dedicated to offering educational management

products and services to a membership network of private and public schools.

SABIS® Schools Provide:• Pre-K and K-12 students. • Rigorous College-preparatory education which

challenges the boundaries of individual student potential and establishes a lifelong interest in learning.

• Member schools offer a safe, caring, and structured educational environment.

Introducing SABIS®Introducing SABIS®

SABIS®’s commitment to providing students with a

high-quality education can be measured over the 118+ years of development and refinement of its curriculum, a curriculum supported by time-tested methods and emphasizing a well-balanced body of knowledge, skills, and experiences. Some features of the SABIS® Edge include:

• Timely tracking of student performance through regular assessment

• Proven instructional methods

• SABIS® books, in core subjects, designed to dovetail with precision with the curriculum

• Well-structured curriculum

• Tools and methodologies to support effective student placement

"With SABIS®, teaching comes first. The framework for success is there: training, books, and exams. It's so liberating! I spend my time teaching and watching my students learn."

Introducing SABIS®Introducing SABIS®

Our Ultimate Goal Our Ultimate Goal

SABIS® TeacherSABIS® Teacher

SStudents AAchieve BBetter IIn our SSchools

Today’s Business Environment For SABISToday’s Business Environment For SABIS

AY 05-06AY 05-06

The SABIS® School Network

Total Number of Schools: 31

Schools in the US & Europe: 11

Schools in the Near East & N. Africa: 8

Schools in the Gulf & Pakistan: 12

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12 US-EUR

NEA-AFR

Gulf-PAK

Today’s Business Environment For SABISToday’s Business Environment For SABIS

Today’s Business Environment For SABISToday’s Business Environment For SABIS

The SABIS® School Network - - AY AY 05-0605-06

Expected Expected Enrollment: Enrollment: 28,00028,000

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Current Business Challenge Current Business Challenge

A Wide set of computer based applications for school A Wide set of computer based applications for school

management and corporate use:management and corporate use:

School ManagementSchool Management

Students & Staff

Academic

Web Parents

In SABIS® we strongly believe that In SABIS® we strongly believe that Information Technology is the main Key to Information Technology is the main Key to Success in BusinessSuccess in Business

““Corporate Use” Applications & Web sitesCorporate Use” Applications & Web sites:

Corporate Web site

HR Recruitment Application

Organization’s Portal

Home Schooling

Many Others

Current Business ChallengeCurrent Business ChallengeA variety of heterogeneous software A variety of heterogeneous software

products and platforms that do notproducts and platforms that do not

integrate properly.integrate properly.

Oracle 8 RDBMS Back End to imbed Microsoft OLE objects.Oracle 8 RDBMS Back End to imbed Microsoft OLE objects.

Oracle Developer 6i Forms & Reports front end, .Oracle Developer 6i Forms & Reports front end, .

Visual Basic based applications Front Ends.Visual Basic based applications Front Ends.

Java Classes loaded in oracle and called by Oracle stored Java Classes loaded in oracle and called by Oracle stored

procedures.procedures.

Web Front Ends Using asp pages and calling Web Front Ends Using asp pages and calling

Oracle.Oracle.

We found that our existing databases We found that our existing databases are too expensiveare too expensive, too , too

difficult to maintain, and are for other reasons nearing their end difficult to maintain, and are for other reasons nearing their end

of life. of life.

Solution:

.NET Framework & SQL Server 2005

Solution:

.NET Framework & SQL Server 2005

- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database system, was - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database system, was the most viable solution for essentially all our the most viable solution for essentially all our database problems and issues database problems and issues ." -Microsoft SQL Server 2005 introduced: Better Microsoft SQL Server 2005 introduced: Better performance, reliability, availability, performance, reliability, availability, programmability, and ease-of-use.programmability, and ease-of-use.

- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with it’s new features - Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with it’s new features is an excellent database platform for large-scale is an excellent database platform for large-scale online transactional processing (OLTP), data online transactional processing (OLTP), data warehousing, and many other applications.warehousing, and many other applications.

Solution:

.NET Framework & SQL Server 2005

Solution:

.NET Framework & SQL Server 2005Reporting ServicesReporting Services, the , the

new server-based new server-based

reporting platform that reporting platform that

supports supports report report

authoring, distribution, authoring, distribution,

management, and end-management, and end-

user accessuser access is a “ is a “Great Great

ToolTool”! Said one of our ”! Said one of our

school directors. Reporting school directors. Reporting

Services is now being used Services is now being used

in our new WebParent in our new WebParent

application.application.

SABIS:SABIS:

CustomerCustomerBusiness ChallengeBusiness Challenge SolutionSolution CustomerCustomer

Results/BenefitsResults/Benefits

A variety of A variety of

heterogeneous products heterogeneous products

and platforms that:and platforms that:

Do not Do not

integrate .integrate .

Expensive.Expensive.

Difficult to Difficult to

maintainmaintain

Microsoft SQL Microsoft SQL

Server 2005 Server 2005

with extended with extended

performance, performance,

reliability, reliability,

availability, availability,

programmabilityprogrammability

, and ease-of-, and ease-of-

useuse

An integrated suite of An integrated suite of

management & management &

development tools that development tools that

improve the ease-of-improve the ease-of-

use, manageability, & use, manageability, &

operations support operations support

.NET Framework.NET Framework

SQL Server 2005SQL Server 2005

ExchangeExchange

Active DirectoryActive Directory

Reporting ServicesReporting Services

SharepointSharepoint

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