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TOWSON, Md., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teachers, administrators and school district staff across the country will now have seamless access to student data in real time thanks to a new alliance between Spectrum K12 School Solutions, Inc. and Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL). The comprehensive Web-based package will track grades, schedules, attendance, billing, service programs, discipline information and other important data. Districts will benefit by having a fully integrated solution through a single best-of-breed vendor. Seamless integration between Spectrum and Tyler's Education Management Solution guarantees current and accurate data -- 100% compliance that is critical for state reporting -- in both systems, without duplicate data entry. This will save time for teachers, administrators and IT staff regardless of which system generated or recorded the information. Also, it will help schools raise student achievement while fulfilling accountability requirements set by NCLB. Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc. provides the industry's benchmark special education software. Its ENCORE!(R) suite of products serves districts with enrollments of 250 through those exceeding 250,000 students. Designed specifically for the K-12 education market, its powerful benefits and ease of use help school districts more effectively manage the individualized education process for students receiving special services or intervention. Spectrum and Tyler have more than two decades of combined experience in providing software solutions to school districts across the country and have established long- term relationships with their customers. "Enabling school districts to adopt a full suite of services will cut even further the time, costs and efforts involved in carrying out administrative duties," said Scott Cary, Spectrum K12 vice president of marketing. "Tyler is one of the great industry leaders in providing solutions to K-12 school districts, and we are excited to team up with them for the benefit of teachers, administrators and district staff." Tyler's Education Management Solution (TEMS) is a feature-rich, scalable solution for any size school, district, or state-wide education system. With Tyler Education Management, clients can meet state and federal reporting requirements, increase productivity and communication, and easily track student and staff information -- online, and within one fully-integrated system. This system includes student registration, health and immunization, scheduling, grading, attendance, discipline, testing and assessment, reporting, staff management, transportation, and a parent portal. "This really rounds out Tyler's ability to deliver a fully integrated system that includes our financial management and student information system, and now the country's leading special education management system," stated Gary Dube, Tyler's Education Management Solutions national sales manager. "Few companies have had more success in the education software market than Tyler and Spectrum K12." About Spectrum K12 School Solutions Based in Towson, Md., Spectrum K12 School Solutions Inc. helps school districts more effectively manage the individualized learning process for all students receiving special services or interventions. Spectrum K12 works collaboratively with districts of all sizes to deliver scalable, easy-to-use software solutions that lift the burden of paperwork from education professionals so they can focus on the most important part of their work: educating children and improving student achievement. About Tyler Technologies, Inc. Based in Dallas, Tyler Technologies is a leading provider of end-to-end information management solutions and services to local governments. Tyler partners with clients to make local government more accessible to the public, more responsive to needs of citizens, and more efficient. Tyler's client base includes nearly 6,000 local government offices throughout all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. Forbes Magazine named Tyler one of the "200 Best Small Companies" in America in 2004. More information about Tyler Technologies can be found at http://www.tylertech.com/. Contact: Robert Deigh RDC Communication 703-401-6339 DATASOURCE: Spectrum CONTACT: Robert Deigh of RDC Communication, +1-703-401-6339, or , for Spectrum Web site: http://www.tylertech.com/

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