November 25, 2002 — Bellevue, WA — ITTIA (www.ittia.com) today announced Ohio State University's adoption of ITTIA ODBC version 3.2 data access and distribution technology for embedded applications using RDM.
Within the prestigious university of nearly 50,000 students and 14,000+ staff, instructors and support personnel, the sizeable task of managing access to facilities around the sprawling 1,700 acre campus fell to the Physical Facilities department. To manage the database of keys and access codes, the department turned to Keystone 600 from Best Access Systems.
As requirements and needs grew, supporting the use of customized reporting, analysis and data management with this database became a critical need. The university required system support for the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard. Maintaining system up-time in order to safeguard the integrity of security features was another key concern.
At first, two possible solutions seemed clear. Ohio State could undertake a complex deployment of a new product that provided needed capabilities, then migrate the data from its old system to the new one; or it could attempt to build a new application from the ground up. But upon examination, both alternatives presented excessive costs and unacceptable system disruption.
But Ohio State discovered a third option: gaining ODBC access through ITTIA ODBC data access and management software. ITTIA ODBC offered the benefit of leaving Ohio State's key and access code database intact and operating, while adding seamless ODBC access to the embedded data store. What's more, ITTIA offered a supported evaluation of its proven ITTIA ODBC driver technology.
"While new system replacement can solve certain IT needs, Ohio State demonstrates how users' timely, pressing needs can make modification of existing solutions more attractive. Building onto a system almost always involves accessing internal data stores. That's where ITTIA ODBC offers flexibility and extends the value of IT investments," said Sasan Montaseri, ITTIA CEO.
About Ohio State University
Founded in 1870, Ohio State University is one of the premier institutions of higher learning in the United States. Enrollment at the 1700-acre Columbus campus approaches 50,000 students across 170 areas of study in 19 academic colleges. To support the needs of the students and university community, over 14,000 personnel are employed in academic, service and facility management roles.
About ITTIA
Founded in February 2000, ITTIA provides data connectivity solutions for industry leading applications developed for embedded and mobile platforms. For more information, please visit www.ittia.com.
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