Five Institutions of Higher Education Sign Joint Development Agreement with ABT for New Mobile College Recruiting System
Newtown Square, PA April 23, 2001 – ABT, a leading provider of student- and administrative-information systems, today revealed details of a joint application development program for PocketRecruiter, a mobile prospect information solution designed by admissions professionals, for admissions professionals. Participating with ABT in this venture are five institutions of higher education representing different geographic regions, computing environments, and academic missions. The solution uses PocketPC hand-held computers and industry-standard interfaces to help college admissions offices collect data and process information about prospective new students from their highly mobile staff of professional recruiters.