SRB EXPANDS ITS STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM MARKET SHARE THROUGH MIG ACQUISTION
Expansion fuels opportunity for MIG’s North American growth.
May 17, 2010 Markham ON Canada – SRB Education Solutions Inc. (SRB), provider of a comprehensive range of K-12 software solutions, announced today that through the purchase of Management Information Group (MIG) it has strategically expanded in the broader North American Student Information Management market.
“We are extremely pleased to add MIG and their high-quality SIRS and SchoolLogic Product Suites to our solutions portfolio,” stated Steve Thompson, President & CEO of SRB. “Our commitment to MIG clients both in the United States and Canada is to continue to build on, and support MIG’s core offerings including both SIRS and SchoolLogic.” Mr. Thompson went on to say, “Adding a proven solution that complements our current offerings was an important consideration in finding a suitable partner. Clients of MIG and SRB now enjoy integration possibilities at many points within the SRB family and the larger StarDyne Technology group.
“SRB brings StarDyne’s Triple Bottom Line focus to the MIG offering,” Mr. Thompson explained. “StarDyne sets the bar very high for employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction and financial satisfaction which form the Triple Bottom Line metric. Regularly measuring these results ensures our business strength.”
“We are all very excited by the opportunity this partnership represents,” agreed Steve Khan, General Manager of MIG. “With the financial and business strength of SRB, MIG can focus on the strength of our product suite while leveraging the increased market opportunities within the SRB family. Our access to technical, marketing and financial resources has increased significantly, which will translate into even better products and service for our customers.”
“SRB’s purchase of MIG represents another milestone in StarDyne Technologies’ strategy to build a strong presence in the North American K-12 education sector,” added David Burke, CEO of StarDyne Technologies Inc. “This acquisition also strengthens our presence in the local government sector as MIG serves more than 60 local governments. We are very pleased with the wealth of knowledge and skills that MIG brings to the StarDyne family.”
For more information, visit www.schoollogic.com
About SRB Education Solutions Inc.
SRB Education Solutions empowers school districts in managing education delivery and student success. As K-12 education administration software and services leaders, SRB provides the products of choice in Finance, Human Resources, Payroll, Student Information Management, Gradebook & Learning Management, Library Management and Training and Technical Services. SRB Education Solutions is a member of the StarDyne Technologies Group.SRB Quick Facts:
Office locations: Markham ON, Edmonton AB, Kelowna BC and Mission BC
Staff: 100 +
K-12 customers: 255 K-12 Districts in Canada and the United States, with over 6,800 schools and more than 1 million students
www.srbeducationsolutions.com
About MIG Ltd.
Serving North America since 1977, MIG provides complete school administrative software solutions. Developers of SIRS™ and SchoolLogic™, MIG supports and markets to school districts across Canada and the United States of America.MIG Quick Facts:
Office locations: St. Albert AB, Scottsdale AZ
Staff: 60+
K-12 customers: Over 250 Districts in Canada in the United States serving more than 1600 schools
Municipal customers: 63 municipalities
www.migsirs.com
www.SchoolLogic.com
About StarDyne Technologies Inc.
Founded in 2001, StarDyne Technologies (StarDyne) makes strategic investments in businesses providing software and related solutions to the public sector including local government and education. StarDyne’s growth is fuelled by strategic acquisitions, partnerships, and managed internal growth within Group Companies. As a strategic investor, StarDyne makes a positive difference for its customers by providing stability and a consistent focus on the public sector marketplace.
www.stardynetech.comFor more information please contact:
SRB Education Solutions:
Michael Thompson
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
905 943 7706 ext. 354
Michael.thompson@srb-es.comManagement Information Group:
Steve Khan
General Manager
780 418 2800
steve.khan@schoollogic.com
