Florida State University Implements Parature’s Customer Support Solution in 10 Departments Across Campus (email this article)

MCLEAN, VA, December 5, 2005 - Parature (Company Profile, Past Stories, Case Studies), providers of award winning, on demand customer support software, announced today that Florida State University (FSU) has deployed Parature’s support solution in ten separate departments across its campus. FSU’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Department was the first to deploy Parature’s solution in June 2004 when they replaced BMC Remedy due to difficulties in use and costly maintenance. Today, FSU’s Human Resources, Payroll Services and seven other departments are successfully utilizing Parature’s support solution. “Parature’s solution has attributed to our success in offsetting the high volumes of technical support calls we received from our campus of over 38,000 students, faculty and staff. Observing the success of the ERP Department, we knew their scalable solution could provide the same service to the other departments we support,” stated Dr. Michael Barker, Director of User Services at FSU.

Implementing a system wide approach has allowed the different FSU departments to share critical data and track end user behaviors. “By creating a centralized solution, our departments have saved time by eliminating cross-departmental redundancies. The results have led to an increase in productivity and overall user satisfaction levels,” mentioned Barker.

Delivered as a hosted model, Parature provides quick implementation and lower operating costs when compared to traditional installed solutions. “Had we continued with our previous installed solution, we would have been responsible for installing the software on each computer and hiring an administrator to maintain each department’s separate database. With Parature’s solution, all we did was request additional seats and in a matter of weeks our other departments were up and running,” stated Barker.

In addition to providing support to their campus community, Parature’s wide range of integrated features is serving as an internal employee communication tool. “Employees can now visit our support portal to obtain information regarding payroll, leave requests, travel expenses and other internal processes,” concluded Barker.

“Providing support has become a critical issue for the higher education sector,” stated Duke Chung, CEO at Parature. “Students and faculty members are increasingly dependent on campus resources, making it even more important to have a centralized support solution so that every department is on the same page to ensure optimal performance.”

About Parature
Parature, provider of award winning, on demand customer support software, enables companies to improve their internal and external support while reducing costs. Through its suite of modules, Parature allows companies to provide critical service information on a 24x7 basis via the web, resulting in reduction of inbound support load and reducing support costs. Continually growing, Parature serves industry leaders such as Office Depot, ATI Technologies Inc. and Florida State University. For more information on the full features available in Parature, or to sign up for the FREE 30 Day Trial, please visit www.parature.com.

About Florida State University
With 17 colleges and schools, over 100 undergraduate majors, 205 graduate majors, and professional degrees in law and medicine, the flexibility of double majors, cooperative education experiences, distance education opportunities, and internships, Florida State University's comprehensive offerings will prepare you for graduate school, advanced research, a professional degree program, or a successful career. ###