PALO ALTO, Calif., (July 24, 2008) – Exstream Software by HP today announced that Ohio State University has selected its Dialogue software as the primary tool to overhaul and improve its student communication system.  Dialogue was chosen for its ease of use, flexibility and ability to reduce development and maintenance costs.  With Dialogue, the University is reducing the time it takes to generate communications and get pertinent information to students more quickly.

Ohio State University needed a standard template for the more than 250,000 student communications it produces annually – admission letters, grant awards, loan information, and more.  With Dialogue, the University produces automated, data-driven student communications that are specifically created and customized for each student with the insertion of a targeted, relevant message.

"We have seen an increase of several thousand applications each year and serve a student body of close to 68,000," said Bruce Boda, senior systems manager for the Office of Information Technology at Ohio State.  "Dialogue's 'click-and-go' technology is particularly important since the administrative department employs a mixture of IT and business users.  We are looking forward to the benefits of a more automated system that will help us reduce infrastructure costs and streamline our student communication processes."

Dialogue is the software anchor in supporting Ohio State's initiative to implement a more effective student information system.

Exstream Software by HP's flagship product, Dialogue, provides enterprise software solutions for businesses around the world to streamline document creation processes and produce more effective, relevant communications of all types for delivery through print/mail and online channels.