Follett Software Company News
Wednesday May 16, 2012
All 194 Press Releases from Follett Software Company
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May 5, 2012. Follett Software New Authorized Provider of IACET CEUs . The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has awarded Follett Software Company the prestigious Authorized Provider accreditation. IACET Authorized Providers are the only organizations approved to offer IACET Continuing Education Units. <<more>>
April 19, 2012. Follett Software Continues Strong Investment in Aspen SIS . Follett Software Company announced this week a series of key personnel moves designed to continue to strengthen its investment in the Aspen student information system (SIS), which it acquired 18 months ago as part of the purchase of X2 Development Corporation. <<more>>
April 17, 2012. Follett’s Second New Leaf in Learning conference attracts nearly 300; now available as virtual event . Follett’s recent New Leaf in Learning Conference, which attracted nearly 300 educators to the Renaissance Schaumburg in Illinois Convention Center Hotel, now available as a virtual event. <<more>>
April 12, 2012. Follett Software Company unveils Destiny 10.1 . Follett Software Company released Destiny 10.1, with new features for the market-leading K-12 software product that will allow customers to perform more efficiently and connect with their students in an entirely new way. Highlights of the 10.1 release include Destiny’s integration with Titlewave – the world’s leading collection development and management tool from Follett Library Resources – and Aspen – Follett Software’s student information system. FollettShelf integration allows student to have an enhanced eBook reading experience anywhere, anytime by reading a Follett eBook on a tablet or downloading it to a personal computer. <<more>>
March 2, 2012. Follett announces more ways for educators to experience New Leaf in Learning Conference . Hosted by Follett Software, Follett Library Resources, Follett Educational Services and Follett International, the Conference will feature an impressive lineup of keynote speakers as well as a wide array of concurrent sessions about the trends and topics shaping today’s K-12 education, with presentations scheduled by some of the industry’s top names. In addition, district representatives will be on hand to share how they are using the full range of Follett solutions to fuel the learning process and inspire student achievement. <<more>>
January 12, 2012. Washington State School District continues partnership with Follett Software by selecting Aspen SIS . After in-depth evaluation and review of eight student information platforms, Mukilteo (Wash.) School District has selected Aspen, Follett Software Company’s student information system (SIS). The district, located 25 miles north of Seattle, is familiar with Follett Software as it uses the company’s market leading Destiny Library Manager product. <<more>>
December 15, 2011. Follett Software Company to release Destiny 10.0 . Follett Software Company will release Destiny 10.0 next week, featuring more than 50 new enhancements and features designed for the 21st century learner, including the eagerly anticipated Destiny Quest Mobile App providing users 24/7 mobile access to their school library. <<more>>
November 22, 2011. Follett Software’s Aspen Student Information System earns Top 100 distinction in publications annual readers'' choice rankings . Follett Software Company’s student information system, Aspen, has been selected by the readers of District Administration as one of the "Top 100 Products of 2011." Hundreds of the publication's readers annually nominate products that have made a positive difference in their school districts during the past year, and also support education innovation. <<more>>
November 17, 2011. Tom Schenck named President and Chief Operating Officer of Follett School and Library Business . Follett Corporation named Tom Schenck to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of the recently formed Follett School and Library Group (FSLG), effective earlier this year. Reporting to Follett Corporation President and CEO Chuck Follett, Schenck is responsible for a group of businesses serving over 60,000 primary and secondary education customers in the domestic and international markets. The businesses include Follett Educational Services, Follett Library Resources, BWI, Follett Software Company and Follett International. <<more>>
August 22, 2011. Follett Software, Assessment Technology Incorporated announce teaming agreement to assist educators in elevating student achievement . Follett Software Company and Assessment Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of online instructional improvement tools and data analysis, announced the signing of a teaming agreement that will allow the two companies to jointly pursue opportunities with K-12 educators. <<more>>
June 28, 2011. Follett Software partners with Southern Arkansas University to support Arkansas School for the Blind . The children’s library at the Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired will be getting an infusion of new materials, equipment and technology thanks to a service project undertaken by students from Southern Arkansas University, with an assist from Illinois-based Follett Software Company. <<more>>
May 13, 2011. Follett Software launches new package to manage both textbooks, student devices . Follett Software Company announced today that it is launching a new Textbook and Device Management Package, designed to help K-12 districts tackle the print-to-digital transition by enabling the efficient tracking and managing of textbooks as well as the devices used to support students in the classroom. Textbook and Device Management Package will deliver all of the functionality of Follett Software’s market leading Destiny Textbook Manager plus Destiny Asset Manager for the express purpose of tracking devices. <<more>>
April 19, 2011. 4 more Rhode Island K-12 school districts adopt Follett Software’s Aspen SIS solution . One-third of the state of Rhode Island’s public school student population is now being served by the Aspen student information system after four more districts adopted the web-based platform this month, Follett Software Company announced. <<more>>
April 7, 2011. Illinois District becomes first in state to adopt Follett Software’s Aspen SIS . Maine Township High School District 207 is the first district in the state of Illinois to select Aspen as its student information platform, Follett Software Company announced here this week. With nearly 7,000 students in three schools, the Park Ridge, Ill.-based district culminated its student information system (SIS) search a year after it began when it adopted Aspen – a web-based customizable student information system for school and district administration, learning and communications that also delivers state reporting requirements. <<more>>
March 31, 2011. Follett Software offers free integration of One Search into Destiny Library Manager 9.9 . Follett Software Company announced that the One Search subscription service is now fully integrated into Destiny Library Manager, and will be available free to K-12 customers who have upgraded to the latest Destiny 9.9 version and maintain a current support agreement. <<more>>
March 28, 2011. Follett Software Company Releases TetraData 8.5. Follett Software Company announced the release of version 8.5 of TetraData, the company’s suite of K-12 data management, analysis and vision alignment tools that enables districts to more quickly user their data to make informed decisions, drive continuous improvement and impact student success. <<more>>
March 17, 2011. 5 More Massachusetts K-12 School Districts Adopt Follett Software’s Aspen SIS Solution . Follett Software Company announced this week that five more K-12 public school districts in the state of Massachusetts have selected Aspen as their student information platform. Aspen – a web-based customizable student information system (SIS) for school and district administration, learning and communications that also delivers state reporting requirements – is now used by a total of 67 districts in Massachusetts, comprising 432 schools and more than 242,000 students. <<more>>
February 16, 2011. Follett Software releases new version of Aspen Student Information System . Follett Software Company has announced the release of version 3.1 of Aspen, its student information system, with an array of improved features focused in the areas of navigation, scheduling, health management, conduct and special education. The Aspen Student Information System is a web-based enterprise platform for school and district administration, learning and communications that pulls together resources across the education community. Simplifying school data management through the integration of key K-12 applications, Aspen is used by more than 700,000 students in eight states. <<more>>
February 3, 2011. Rhode Island K-12 School Districts continue trend of turning to Follett Software’s Aspen SIS Solution . Follett Software Company announced this week that three more K-12 school districts in Rhode Island – which won $75 million in the federal Race to the Top competition last summer – have selected Aspen as their student information platform, raising the number of Aspen districts in the state to seven. <<more>>
February 2, 2011. Follett Software Company Releases Cognite 3.5. Featuring a new and more comprehensive database of content standards, a new mobile app for Android devices, and the ability to integrate with Turnitin, Follett Software Company this week introduced the new and updated features available in version 3.5 of Cognite, its learning management system. <<more>>
January 27, 2011. Follett Software User Conference Closing Keynote Address to be Delivered by iNACOL’s Susan Patrick . Follett Software announced this week that Susan Patrick, president/CEO of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL), will deliver the closing keynote address at the company’s 2011 User Conference, scheduled for March 9-11 in Chicago. <<more>>
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Follett Software Company
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1391 Corporate Drive
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Executives
- Thomas J. Schenck -- President, Follett Technology Solutions and International Group
- Simona Rollinson -- President
- David Zasada -- Vice President, Product Management and Marketing
- Mike Gedzyk -- Vice President, Services and Operations
Company Ownership
Library automation systems
Follett Software Company offers the following Integrated Library Systems:
- Destiny (259 libraries, 287 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 178
Academic libraries: 6
School libraries: 70
27 libraries have migrated away from this system. - Circulation Plus (391 libraries, 435 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 359
Academic libraries: 9
School libraries: 22
468 libraries have migrated away from this system. - Athena (202 libraries, 212 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 168
Academic libraries: 14
School libraries: 15
410 libraries have migrated away from this system. - Winnebago Spectrum (283 libraries, 324 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 260
Academic libraries: 10
School libraries: 8
594 libraries have migrated away from this system. - InfoCentre (107 libraries, 121 facilities in lib-web-cats)
Public libraries: 89
Academic libraries: 7
School libraries: 10
104 libraries have migrated away from this system.
A total of 1379 library facilities included in lib-web-cats use an ILS provided by Follett Software Company.
Corporate Chronology
| Oct 4, 2010 |
Follett Software Company acquires X2 Development Corporation. |
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| Aug 26, 2006 |
Follett acquires TetraData Corporation. |
| Jul 27, 2006 |
Follett Software Company acquires library automation division of Sagebrush Corporation. |
| Jun 0, 2006 |
Sagebrush spins off Sagebrush Educational Resources as a separate company. |
| Jun 0, 2006 |
Follett Corporation acquires Sagebrush Corporation. |
| Oct 0, 2005 |
Sagebrush releases InfoCentre. |
| Jan 1, 2003 |
Follett Software Company launches Destiny. |
| Jan 2001 |
Sagebrush partners with Sirsi for Accent. |
| Aug 0, 1999 |
Sagebrush Technologies acquires Winnebago Software Company. |
| Sep 0, 1998 |
Sagebrush acquires Nichols Advanced Technologies. |
| Feb 0, 1998 |
Sagebrush merges with American Companies. |
| Jan 1, 1998 |
Follett releases Windows versions of Circulation Plus, Catalog Plus, and Alliance Plus.. |
| Jan 1, 1998 |
Thomas J. Schenck named president of Follett Software Company.. |
| Sep 0, 1997 |
Nichols Advanced Technologies acquires Scribe . |
| 1997 |
TetraData Corporation Founded. |
| Jan 1, 1994 |
Follett Software Company moves into new headquarters in McHenry, IL . |
| Jan 0, 1994 |
Sagebrush acquires Catalog Card Company. |
| Jan 1, 1993 |
Nichols Advanced Technologies announce Windows based Athena. |
| Jan 1, 1985 |
Follett Software Company founded. |
| Jan 1, 1984 |
Follett acquires Library Software Company . |
| Jan 1, 1983 |
Nichols Advanced Technologies founded by Bruce Butler. . |
| Jan 1, 1982 |
Winnebago Software Company founded by George B. “Jeb” Griffith. . |
| Jan 1, 1964 |
American Companies, later Econo-clad books and American Bindery, founded by Richard Crawford. . |
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