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California School Business News (CASBO) - Vol. 43, No. 18™ (January 7, 2009) In a time of continually tightening budgets, school business officials, facilities and maintenance directors are being challenged to identify alternate sources of income and more effective ways to cut operating costs. SchoolDude, a CASBO strategic partner, is helping districts nationwide achieve these goals. One answer for districts is the creation of a cost-recovery program for the use of school facilities. In fact, experts believe there are literally...

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TechJournal South™ By Allan Maurer CARY, NC-When the economy goes awry, many organizations-including school systems-cannot go on doing business as usual and turn to technology to trim costs. Software as a Service in particular gives systems large and small access to technology to manage facility use and maintenance, IT and business operations, says SchoolDude president and co-founder Lee Prevost. SchoolDude, founded in 1999, employees 140 people and has about 3,800 school districts, colleges and private schools as clients. With about...

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The News & Observer™ Frank Norton, Staff Writer Kent Hudson and Lee Prevost see big dollars in helping schools run more like big businesses. From tracking inventory to setting budgets and maintenance schedules, educators worldwide are under increasing pressure to upgrade their management systems with software that can reduce overhead. "We're in the business of improving the economics of the educational system," said Hudson, who co-founded SchoolDude with Prevost in a two-bedroom apartment eight years ago. The business partners...

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eSchool News™ Meris Stansbury, Assistant Editor, eSchool News Information technology (IT) staffing shortages are keeping many schools from realizing the full benefits of technology inside and outside the classroom, an eSchool News survey reveals. Conducted in partnership with SchoolDude Inc., a provider of operations management solutions for schools and colleges, the survey of some 1,000 school and district leaders and IT administrators paints a stark picture of the barriers that tech-support challenges pose to integrating...

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Inc. Magazine™ What it does: Makes facility and IT management software for K-12 schools, districts, colleges and universities in North America. Why it's growing: The North Carolina-based company's Software as a Service (SaaS) allows it to lower customers' cost by 80 percent, improving workflow between departments and organizations. What's noteworthy: SchoolDude.com is committed to helping America save $1 billion annually for the cost of running education by the year 2010. "We track and manage every gas and electric meter,...

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