Celcat

[sLiDeR]

Any one used Celcat before?

Thinking of trialling them for classroom bookings. Apparently it can integrate with Sims/NovaT

Celcat Home Page

[srochford]

We use Celcat - it works well.

Difficult things are setting permissions; this may not matter (we're a big college with lots of people who need weird mixtures of permissions)

Installation is easy - the client is an MSI which you can deploy with group policy (so are the admin tools but you really only want a few people with them!) Upgrades are also easy and support has been very good.

[sLiDeR]

Ah nice one mate.

[kearton]

Any idea of cost? I've had a quick look at their website and see no mention other than the "email us for more details" line (which makes me think it'll be high)...

[sLiDeR]

For total functionality, about £3.5k

But its all negotiable, esp if ur just looking for the booking system.

[webman]

:shock:

If you can do without SIMS linking why not use something like MRBS or Classroombookings? Both free.

[Joedetic]

CMIS will do all your registration and exams and timetabling etc AND room booking. So just a word of warning...if you've got CMIS is it worth changing? (Other than besides CMIS is horrible).

Webman is the Classroombookings one yours?

[webman]

Yes it is

[kiran]

In May 2008 Cover Management in SIMS.net which will hopefully include these features plus more!! Field trial starts in Feb 08.

[sLiDeR]

hmmm interesting!

Where you get the info for that???

Are you saying it will be a classroom booking service?

[Joedetic]

I'll have to d/l it and have a looksee webman...looks good though

[kiran]

Check out:

http://www4.devon.gov.uk/eal/scomis/...pt06/devon.pdf

Quite old as it was due to be released in 2006 originally - the spec looked as though it was:

There will be two parts to cover. net
􀂃 Cover Basic - at no extra cost - a maintenance update of SIMS .net - will include:
- The capabilities of Nova-T4 Absence Cover
- A powerful new Analysis tool
- Cover data on MIDAS timetable displays

Cover Enhanced – purchased under a separate license - will provide additional features
including:
- Time-based Absence and Cover
- Support for roles such as HLTA, LSA – not just Teachers
- Assign additional Staff and Room to lessons and events.
- Cover for Calendar Events
- Supply Booking system
- Drag and drop Cover arrangements
- Alerts – e.g. to HOD re absence within the department
- Monthly Staff Absence and Cover summaries
- Drill-down to individual Whole Year Overviews

However this could all change as its 2 years late and the product moves onwards and upwards!!

[sLiDeR]

No classroom booking system in that mate.

[kiran]

Ok...maybe it was just wishful thinking after reading it carefully