This video shows the evolution of software SIGMA enrollment over the past two years and reflects the complexity of the relationships among its functionalities.
Between minute 2:40 and 2:55, which corresponds to March and May 2012, you can see the radical rebalancing software for replacing Applet by HTML technology.
It marks 20 years of Enrollment SIGMA, the product takes longer active in the Spanish Academic Management
“20 Years ago (day date least) we were registering the first SIGMA students … At that time there were three or four large academic systems in Spain (and other amateur systems). Of these, SIGMA is the only one which still alive. And I think it has vitality for another 20 years, at least."
Juan Arana, Head of Informatics Applications for Management from the University of Zaragoza
In 1996, three years after the first SIGMA registration was set, the consortium SIGMA University Management was established. Now its goal has become achieving continuous technological modernization of the university management."
Since then, SIGMA focuses its efforts on the development and maintenance of management solutions for Teaching and Research, which are the core activities of universities and colleges:
ASince 1998, they have attacked the complete migration to Java technology product, giving the necessary leap to position itself as a technical reference in the 2000s, technology and innovation have been the backbone of the solutions and services provided by SIGMA, based in development platforms and open source operating application servers J2EE5 and on a three-tier architecture of proven performance, as evidenced by more than 3 million students enrolled.
In the last two years SIGMA has opened new strategic lines of product and service to diversify its portfolio and enter new market segments. Among others, the main lines of work are SaaS (SIGMA model that is currently positioned as a leader in the field of applications), DataQuality & Analytics, eLearning and Mobile Apps.
The nature of SIGMA as a consortium of nonprofit universities gives it a special stamp on the business model orientation, open to the community and collaboration with other European consortiums with similar characteristics, as AMUE in France, CINECA in Italy or LADOK in Sweden..
The collaboration described provides to SIGMA a wide view of the market and its needs in a European perspective, allowing him to anticipate the key elements for the design of new products and services.
Take this opportunity to thank the constructive and cooperative spirit of the responsibles, users and technician of the universities in the group, especially those who have become adults with SIGMA.
