WSIPC

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company_name = WSIPC
company_
company_type = Non-Profit
foundation = (1967)
slogan = "Technology for Educational Communities"
location_city = Everett, Washington
location_country = USA
key_people = Marty Daybell, CEO
George Horner, CFO
Dean Mack, COO

homepage = [http://www.wsipc.org www.wsipc.org] The Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) is a public cooperative in Washington that provides information services to the state's school districts. The board members of the co-op are primarily composed of Superintendents from the State's various educational service district. Today WSIPC has grown to serve the vast majority of Washington's school districts with complete information management systems for fiscal, human resources and student data. The main software package deployed by WSIPC is the Skyward PaC product; also called 'Point and Click' (WSIPC began partnering with Skyward in 2001 [ [http://www.skyward.com/Company/History.shtml Over 27 years of experience ] ] ). Due to extensive customization, the product was rebranded WESPaC - standing for 'WSIPC Enhanced Skyward Point-and-Click'. The WESPaC application can be used via either a web interface or a Citrix server desktop.

In 2000 WSIPC joined the K-20 Education Network [http://www.wa-k20.net/serving_washington.php?page=2a1l&rn4=on&sn2=on] . This gave WSIPC more bandwidth and connectivity with the schools in Washington State.

In 2003 WSIPC provided a case study for Citrix stating the revenue saved over 5 years [ [http://www.citrix.com/English/aboutCitrix/caseStudies/caseStudy.asp?storyID=10116 Citrix Systems » Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) ] ] . In 2007 WSIPC began using several new systems to provide services to the cooperative. Among these were Adobe Connect (for remote desktop support), Numara Footprints (for customer trouble tickets), and Microsoft Sharepoint 2007.

Prior to 2001, WSIPC had developed their own software package in-house. Some data centers in the State still run this legacy software.

However, WSIPC does much more than simply provide and support the WESPaC product. Most school districts use a variety of WSIPC services including purchasing and bids, networking, and contracting.

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