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Jenzabar Offers Customers New IBM Database
Extended IBM Relationship Helps Drive Customer Adoption in Higher Education

CAMBRIDGE, MA— May 21, 2004 - Shortly following the renewal of its long-standing relationship
with IBM, Jenzabar, Inc., a leading e-business and e-learning solutions provider dedicated to higher education, today announced that more than 30 percent of its customer base using
IBM's Informix Dynamic Server database plan to upgrade to the newest version. Some 300 colleges and universities across the nation run Jenzabar applications on IBM technology, representing a significant IBM customer install base in the higher education industry.

"We are very pleased that IBM continues to play a key role in delivering Jenzabar's innovative information management solutions to the higher education marketplace," Jenzabar Chairman and CEO Bob Maginn stated. "By renewing our relationship with IBM, one of the world's leading IT companies, Jenzabar has demonstrated its commitment to bringing advanced software and services to colleges and universities well into the future."

Jenzabar CX, a fully scalable ERP solution designed specifically for higher education, is optimized for the Informix Dynamic Server database, an online transaction processing (OLTP) database supporting enterprise and workgroup computing. IBM released Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.4 to deliver enhanced performance, scalability, availability and data security for applications running on the database technology. A key component of Jenzabar's Total Campus Management solution, Jenzabar CX provides a complete suite of e-business and administrative systems, including student, finance, institutional advancement, and human resources.

"The extension of the IBM and Jenzabar relationship will continue to bring industry-leading solutions to higher education customers," said Bruce Burdumy, director of channel software sales, IBM Americas. "We look forward to working closely with Jenzabar to leverage the breadth of this relationship while delivering comprehensive and integrated information management solutions into the marketplace."

"The Jenzabar CX client base is happy to know that IBM and Jenzabar have forged an agreement that will allow us to continue using the Informix Dynamic Server database as a strong foundation for our Jenzabar administrative systems," according to Jay P. Blum of La Roche College, chairman of NACU, the Jenzabar CX user group. "Many of our members look forward to upgrading to the latest version of the IBM database." NACU is a national non-profit organization made up of member colleges and universities that use Jenzabar CX.

About Jenzabar's Total Campus Management Solution
Jenzabar's Total Campus Management (TCM) solution meets the unique business needs of higher education with a comprehensive, customized approach to software and services, from front-end campus portals to fully integrated, functionally-rich back-end administrative systems. Each custom-tailored TCM solution is built from Jenzabar's integrated ERP, campus intelligence, Internet portal, and constituent relationship modules. Total Campus Management offers colleges and universities Jenzabar's i3 advantage-integrated, intelligent, and Internet-based solutions-to help manage the demands of the 21st-century campus.

About Jenzabar, Inc.
Dedicated to supporting the goals of colleges and universities, Jenzabar is the only company that delivers Total Campus Management solutions that combine innovative software products, proven implementation services, and exceptional customer care. The result is measurable improvement in real-time decision-making, operational efficiency, and overall constituency satisfaction. Jenzabar's experience makes it the trusted partner of choice for 700 campuses worldwide, including private liberal arts, state and community colleges, and medical, law, business, and other graduate schools. Founded in 1998, Jenzabar is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with regional offices across the United States. For more information, please visit www.jenzabar.net or contact Sue Deacon at 617-492-9099.


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