Asian Institute of Management (AIM) adopts Share360 Suite to Help Campus Collaboration

Prestigious Asian Business School Adopts Cybozu Technology

SAN FRANCISCO, California (PRWEB) June 27, 2002 -- Cybozu® Corporation announced that the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) chose Share360 by Cybozu as its main collaboration platform. The Institute was looking for a more economical and flexible groupware solution without heavy computing requirements. Recurring yearly licensing costs for AIMs legacy system were expensive, and upgraded applications continually demanded more computing power. Cybozu provided a way to save on these costs as well as provide an affordable, easy to use, easy to access anywhere, easy to set up application and easy to maintain system," says Dennis Ang, System Development Manager for AIM.

Asian Institute of Management (AIM) leads in the Asian regions socio-economic transformation by offering unique educational opportunities and cross-cultural experiences to citizens from developing and developed economies worldwide. It remains that center of excellence where builders of Asian societies network to shape their progressive common future. Over 24,000 students from 30 Asian countries and 33 nations from other regions have completed graduate studies and executive education programs at the Institute.
AIM offers a unique Asian approach to developing professional managers. Students are continually exposed to relevant situations drawn from the experiences of organizations in Asia through case method learning and hands-on field preparation. Degree and non-degree programs, as well as workshops, seminars and short courses are held throughout the year.

AIM purchased the Share360 Standard Suite for unlimited users. The students are glad that we finally changed the old email platform. They like the look and feel of the new system as well as the ease of use. It provided students with mobility to access their emails from any computer connected to the Internet. Having seen Share360, the faculty is also considering switching to the new system," comments Ang.

Educational Institutions as Customers
The Share360 collaboration suite is an ideal solution for non-profit and educational institutions, as it is easy to install and maintain, and it is very affordable compared to competitive products. Share360 has several educational institutions as customers, including AIM, The University of Illinois - Department of Chemistry, and Johns Hopkins University. Cybozu offers a discount for educational institutions.

About Cybozu Corporation
Cybozu Corporation, based in San Francisco, California, designed and developed the Share360 Collaboration Suite. Cybozu Incorporated, the parent company based in Tokyo Japan, has been recognized as the leading Web-based groupware provider in Japan since its introduction to the market in 1997.

About Cybozu, Incorporated
Cybozu, Inc. was founded in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan, and has rapidly established its brand name as the leader in the Japanese web-based collaborative software market with a customer base exceeding 13,000 companies. Cybozus products have received many famous software awards in Japan, such as the Nikkei Industrial Daily Award for Excellence in 1999", the Nikkei Superior Products and Services Award", the Silver Medal in the 13th PC Best Software Award - 1.9 Million Readers Choice", and the market recognition as the best customer-satisfied groupware in The 6th Customer Satisfaction Survey" for Computer Products by Nikkei Business Publications in 2000 and 2002.
Cybozu, Inc. is a publicly traded company (listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange 2nd Section ticker # 4776). Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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