ISSO, the Integrated Student System for Outreach, is on schedule for implementation at the beginning of 2000. The course approval phase has been completed. This includes the tracking of students, exhibitors, affiliates, and sponsors, along with off-site entry of student data. The new higher education federal tax credits required that tuition information be reported to the Internal Revenue Service. Information was also made available to students and parents over the Web in conjunction with an outside vendor.
Work is now underway to bring the entire process in-house for the current tax year.
The data warehouse now contains over 93 million records in 13 databases, three of which are new this year. A web page specifically for the warehouse and the performance of customer utilities was implemented. A review and revision of the warehouse training seminar was conducted. A thorough review of the hardware and software was performed and recommendations were made for upgrades to be implemented in fiscal '99-'00. Usage continues to grow with an average of 297 daily logins this past year.