The current crop of Management Information Systems (MIS) have been developed over a number of years, with each additional module adding new functionality, but also extra layers of complexity – new software to install, new hardware to buy, and time to be spent managing the system. All of which can reduce the efficiency of a school which, in turn, increase the total cost of ownership.

With Microsoft announcing new increased pricing (by upto 25%) for SQL Server 2008 then that’s pretty bad news if your school MIS requires it. (and I know plenty of MIS systems that do).

Unlike most other Management Information Systems currently available to schools, e1 is an entirely new product, the result of starting with a completely clean slate. It is the essence of everything that Pearson Phoenix have learned about the management, teaching and learning needs of a school.

In a radical, but entirely logical departure from traditional MIS, e1 is completely browser-based

–no hardware, no software

–all that is required is access to an internet browser.

This means that the entire functionality of e1 can be accessed by any user, anywhere at any time.

The dream is now a reality.