SUMMIT22: Worldwide Higher Ed webinar series

Thank you for joining us for SUMMIT22, the world's leading Higher Ed virtual conference, all about virtual software delivery!

SUMMIT22 is the place to be to learn from leading software delivery experts and Higher Ed heroes! This global webinar series features best practices, 'how-to's, and seminars from HE IT thought leaders on topics including the following:

• Who we are & what we do!
• Customer presentations from the University of Bergen, Middlesex University, and Wheaton College.
• AppsAnywhere 2.12 and our roadmap

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SUMMIT22 Agenda

AppsAnywhere Company Update

CEO, Nick Johnson kicked off SUMMIT22 and introduced some key members from across the business. COO, Peter Cooke provided a company and strategy update alongside our updated product vision. 

Director of Service Delivery, Marcus Paul covered new and exciting updates to service delivery with a customer marketing showcase from Customer Marketing Executive, Caroline Moore. 

Do you plan to add more support for the US time zones or the ability for them to have work done afterhours?          

There are currently no plans to add more. This would need to be requested and reviewed, but as we move to SAAS and with the existing hosting offer, this will not required.

Support is currently available from 4am-8am EST.

How do you help Staff that have been using AppsAnywhere for 5-7 years learn the "new" best practices?          

All our customers regardless of when they joined, will have access to the upcoming AppsAnywhere Academy and improved knowledge base. These resources will be jam packed with best practice and how-to guides. If for any reason these resources aren't enough, AppsAnywhere Support is always there to assist.

We are considering moving to version 2.12 of AA at the end of the year. Do you think we should wait for the release of version 3.0?          

We always recommend to upgrade ASAP once a release is made available. This guarantees that you and your students have the best possible version of the product.

Has version 3 still been developed from the ground up, or is it based on the same code as 2.12? As visually it is very similar, particularly with a large version number jump.          

The 2.12 portal was rebuilt from the ground up as a stepping stone towards 3.0. V.3 represents a stake in the ground for our future vision and significant improvement across all product pillars.

AppsAnywhere Product Update

Product Update lead by our Product Manager, Spencer Vale and accompanied by UI Lead, Lewis Howles and Development Manager, James McNab. This session looked into our recent release 2.12 as well as the upcoming v3!

Do you plan to have integration with CANVAS?          

Canvas integration was introduced back in AppsAnywhere 2.10 which you can read about here. However we are excited to be working on introducing Blackboard Learn integration for V.3

Have you considered allowing any "reservations" for software? This way a class might be able to "hold" particular software for a class meeting.          

Yes, the concept of an App Scheduling feature has been requested by several customers in the past and is under consideration for a potential future release. However, this feature is is not planned for v.3. 

What is the current state of AppsAnywhere with regards to web content accessibility?          

We provide a VPAT for each AppsAnywhere release. Our 2.12 release is our most accessible yet. Following v.3 we will get official certification from an external company with accessibility expertise.

Any future plans to integrate with D2L Brightspace?          

Yes this under consideration for a potential future development.

"Will the Recent be link to the user list and not bound to the computer that the user have being using?          

This is correct!

Customer Sessions

Customer Spotlight: University of Bergen

Magnus Svendsen Nerheim joined us to discuss The University of Bergen's incredible journey to provide a modern and forward-thinking environment for their students!

Customer Spotlight: Middlesex University

Roger Fox from Middlesex University joined us to share how they improved their student's university experience by offering freedom and flexibility to learning.

Customer Spotlight: Wheaton College

Michael Rhoadarmer & Jaime Mejia-Paula from Wheaton College, joined us to discuss how they tackled both employee and student challenges by using AppsAnywhere.

Past SUMMIT sessions