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Company

Industry: Education

One of the top five state college and university systems in the U.S., serving over 300,000 students annually through more than 50 campuses. The institution combines proven technology with modern solutions to provide world-class education and training programs. 

Challenge

This large U.S. higher education institution faced significant hurdles in maintaining complex IT systems that relied on established and modern technologies. 

The college system’s IT infrastructure consisted of COBOL and Java^® applications for critical functions like financial balances, fee payments, and enrollment. These were paired with recently added solutions running on modern databases like Oracle^®. 

Over time, this hybrid approach became difficult to manage, straining the IT team and creating disjointed user experiences across faculty, staff, and students. The institution needed a more seamless integration to ease IT complexities while preserving critical functions and elevating user experiences. 

Solution

Rocket Uniface enabled seamless integration between enterprise applications and modern solutions, transforming the IT infrastructure.

The institution selected Rocket Uniface Application Development Platform for its proven ability to integrate core and modern technologies with ease. The platform’s low-code development capabilities allowed the IT team to swiftly build and manage integration pathways connecting COBOL and Java-based core applications with modern Oracle databases and web-based tools. This solution provided a unified interface, simplifying management and significantly lightening the IT team’s workload. It also ensured compatibility across all environments without locking the institution into a single database or vendor, offering flexibility and scalability for future needs. 

Results

The institution streamlined IT operations, enhanced user experience, and achieved frictionless modern-tech integration for 450,000 users. 

The institution’s integrated application includes over 2,000 components and manages millions of data rows across 1,400+ tables. It handles 1,500+ user requests and hundreds of transactions per minute, delivering efficient operations. Key benefits include simplified IT management, reduced complexity, and lighter maintenance, providing seamless access for students, faculty, and staff. With a hybrid infrastructure supporting faster, smarter processes, the institution modernized its services, enhancing user experiences and securing its position as a leading education provider. 

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