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Harvestroad Partners With US Leading Open Source Application Software Company The rSmart Group

Posted on: Monday, 31 October 2005, 09:00 CST

eLearning software developer HarvestRoad (ASX:HRD) today announced its partnership with The rSmart Group based in Phoenix, Arizona.

rSmart is a leading provider of open source application software to the Higher Education market. The rSmart suite of enterprise financial and collaborative learning applications offers colleges and universities an alternative choice that breaks down their dependence on proprietary software vendors.

Under the terms of the Partnership both organizations will non-exclusively promote one another's products and services to their respective clients in Higher Education.

Commenting on the partnership agreement, rSmart Group Chief Executive Officer, Ray Barker, said, "rSmart is very pleased to partner with HarvestRoad. Their Learning Object Repository solution, HarvestRoad Hive(R), is a synergistic fit with our application software. In particular, HarvestRoad's 'content bridge' strategy represents a highly flexible, cost effective and managed approach for institutions wishing to make the transition from proprietary-based learning delivery systems to the functionality-rich mix of open source and commercial off-the-shelf independent solutions."

The distinct features of HarvestRoad Hive(R) include its independence, flexible permission and workflow layers, extensible meta-data functionality, digital management of copyright and the ability to rapidly assemble and disassemble content all through the implementation of essential industry standards.

HarvestRoad's "content bridge" strategy offers clients the choice to migrate their content from existing vendor-locked proprietary repositories to an independent Learning Object Repository that works with the systems that create and deliver learning content.

Grame Barty, HarvestRoad Founder and Managing Director, said, "HarvestRoad is extremely pleased to partner with the rSmart Group. Our organizations share many synergies and a common purpose in providing our Higher Education market with the best possible eLearning collaborative solutions that protect their intellectual capital and save them money."

About HarvestRoad

HarvestRoad is a software development company based in Perth, Western Australia, with branch offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Mexico City, Atlanta, London and Paris, and global partners in Europe, UK, USA, Latin America, and Asia. Established in 1996 and publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX:HRD) in September 1999, HarvestRoad has developed software for the eLearning and eTraining markets in education, government, defense, and enterprise.

About HarvestRoad Hive(R)

HarvestRoad Hive(R) is a federated digital repository system. Totally independent of, but interoperable with, the systems that create and deliver content such as authoring tools and Learning Management Systems, HarvestRoad Hive(R) allows the reuse and sharing of learning objects across single, multiple or geographically dispersed locations.

HarvestRoad Hive(R) can be used to store any type of digital file but it is particularly suited to the requirements of online or flexible learning where content needs to be stored, accessed, assembled, disassembled, shared and reused in multiple contexts and environments and scale to millions of users. Please visit http://www.harvestroad.com for more information.

About The rSmart Group

The rSmart Group is the leading open source application software company serving the higher education market. rSmart packages, certifies, deploys, and supports a suite of enterprise financial and collaborative learning applications for colleges and universities. As an active member of open source projects like OSPI, Kuali, and Sakai, rSmart is able to provide its clients with software applications specifically designed to meet the unique needs of institutions of higher education. This collaborative approach allows rSmart to offer colleges and universities open source applications that break their dependence on traditional proprietary software vendors. Please visit http://www.rsmart.com for more information.

Source: Business Wire

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