Tim Dawson Managing Director Synergetic Tim Dawson Managing Director.

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Tim DawsonTim Dawson

Managing DirectorManaging Director

• 1978 Development of first computerised management system for schools in Victoria

• 1988 NICHE for PC Networks

• 1999 Synergetic general release

• 2002 Synergetic web access initial release

• 2005 Synergetic Community Portal initial release

• 2007 Synergetic C# web interface released

• 2010 Synergetic SynWeb v2 released

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Computing Directions HistoryComputing Directions History

A history of response to technology change

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• Developed using Delphi by Borland and C# by Microsoft

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Synergetic TechnologySynergetic Technology• Developed using Delphi by Borland and C# by Microsoft

• Uses leading edge database Microsoft SQL Server

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Synergetic TechnologySynergetic Technology• Developed using Delphi by Borland and C# by Microsoft

• Uses leading edge database Microsoft SQL Server

• Crystal Reports fully integrated reporting

Synergetic Application Software

Microsoft SQL Server

Synergetic Database

Other Applications

Crystal Reports, Word, Excel with MSQuery

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Data Transfer Outline/AbilitiesData Transfer Outline/Abilities

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Student Records

and

Student Services

Enrolments

School Development

and

Past Students

Financial Management

Community Database

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One ID for One Person

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• Maintains Core Demographic Information

• Relationships: How one individual relates to another - mother of / son of

- brother of / sister of

- aunt / uncle / niece / nephew etc

• Constituencies: How an individual relates to the school - future parent

- current parent

- current student

- past student

- current staff

- past staff

- foundation member

- friend

- supplier

- Your choice

School Community DatabaseSchool Community Database Includes each individual in the school community

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Interactive with Posting Control

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General Ledger

Receipts

Debtors

Creditors

Payroll

Donors

Asset Register

Enrolment Deposits

Purchase Orders

Shop Sales and Inventory

School Community

Names & Addresses

Core Database

* Constituencies

* Relationships

* Binary Objects

Future Students

Current Students Student Services

Development

Past Students Fundraising Donations

Finance

Core advantages:• fully relational integrated database

• one core record of information for each school

community member

• data is maintained once and then accessed by multiple

departments - no duplication

• integrity of data and high level of validation

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Property / Objects

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TrainingTraining

• On-site

• In regional groups

• Head office

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Australia wide/New Zealand and beyondAustralia wide/New Zealand and beyond180+ Independent Schools around Australia, New Zealand, ME +

Receive first copy of school’s

data – school to extract

No disruption to current systems

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School ExtractsTrial Data

Implementation of SystemImplementation of System

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Trial Training4 days

Conversion8 weeks

Implementation of SystemImplementation of System

CDA to convert data CDA on-site for initial lab training

No disruption to current systems

School Extract DataTrial Extract

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Trial Training4 days

Conversion8 weeks

VerifyPlay time6-8 weeks

Implementation of SystemImplementation of System

School to verify conversion and

advise changes

School to ‘play’ with system in

non-live environment

School Extract DataTrial Extract

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Trial Training4 days

Conversion8 weeks

VerifyPlay time6-8 weeks

Live ExtractMonday 12pm

ReconvertTue-Fri

Implementation of System Implementation of System

Current system now ‘read only’

Reconvert in 4 business days

School Extract DataTrial Extract

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Trial Training4 days

Conversion8 weeks

VerifyPlay time8 weeks

Live ExtractMonday 12pm

ReconvertTue-Fri

Install/ReconcileMonday

Live Training8 person days

Implementation of System Implementation of System

CDA on-site to assist reconciliation

CDA on-site for live training

School Extract DataTrial Extract

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Trial Training4 days

Conversion8 weeks

VerifyPlay time6-8 weeks

Follow upTraining

4 days / 2 mths

Implementation of SystemImplementation of System

Minimal downtime

Minimal stress

School Extract DataTrial Extract

Live ExtractMonday 12pm

ReconvertTue-Fri

Install/ReconcileMonday

Live Training8 man days

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For further information contact our Melbourne head office on +61 3 9803 8000

www.synergetic.net.au