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Universities Canada Technographics
Discover the latest software purchases and digital transformation initiatives being undertaken by Universities Canada and its business and technology executives. Each quarter our research team identifies on-prem and cloud applications that are being used by the 120 Universities Canada employees from the public (Press Releases, Customer References, Testimonials, Case Studies and Success Stories) and proprietary sources.
During our research, we have identified that Universities Canada has purchased the following applications: Google Workspace (Formerly Google G-Suite) for Collaboration in 2015, Getty Images for Content Management in 2024, SmartSimple Cloud for CRM in 2015 and the related IT decision-makers and key stakeholders.
Our database provides customer insight and contextual information on which enterprise applications and software systems Universities Canada is running and its propensity to invest more and deepen its relationship with Google , Microsoft , Getty Images or identify new suppliers as part of their overall Digital and IT transformation projects to stay competitive, fend off threats from disruptive forces, or comply with internal mandates to improve overall enterprise efficiency.
We have been analyzing Universities Canada revenues, which have grown to $8.0 million in 2024, plus its IT budget and roadmap, cloud software purchases, aggregating massive amounts of data points that form the basis of our forecast assumptions for Universities Canada intention to invest in emerging technologies such as AI, Machine Learning, IoT, Blockchain, Autonomous Database or in cloud-based ERP, HCM, CRM, EPM, Procurement or Treasury applications.
Collaboration
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| Legacy | Google Workspace (Formerly Google G-Suite) | Collaboration | Collaboration | n/a | 2015 | 2015 |
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Collaboration | Collaboration |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Content Management
Vendor |
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| Getty Images | Legacy | Getty Images | Content Management | Content Management | n/a | 2024 | 2024 |
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Web Content Management | Content Management |
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2015 | 2015 |
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CRM
Vendor |
Previous System |
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| SmartSimple Solutions | Legacy | SmartSimple Cloud | CRM | CRM | n/a | 2015 | 2015 |
In 2015, Universities Canada implemented SmartSimple Cloud as a CRM to centralize scholarship and bursary application, review, and payment workflows across Canada. The deployment established SmartSimple Cloud as the organization wide scholarship management platform, consolidating application intake, reviewer workflow orchestration, and payment processing.
Architecturally the solution was provisioned as a cloud SaaS application with centralized data and process orchestration, enabling real time process management for program teams. Functional modules implemented focused on the scholarship management CRM area, including application submission portals, reviewer assignment and scoring workflows, adjudication routing, payment batching, document handling, and automated candidate communications. These modules reduced reliance on paper and manual tracking while creating consistent, auditable application records.
The SmartSimple Cloud instance was integrated with Universities Canada financial software to automate payment handoffs and reconciliation, preserving financial controls while maintaining a single source of truth for awards data. Operational coverage spanned national scholarship and bursary programs, supporting reviewers and program administrators across Canada and shifting operational work from paper shipping and spreadsheet tracking into centralized digital workflows. Governance changes included standardizing intake forms and reviewer procedures to support consistent adjudication and program scale.
Outcomes explicitly reported from the implementation included real time process management, reduced paper shipping and manual tracking, increased reviewer efficiency, and increased program volume. The SmartSimple Cloud CRM implementation therefore centralized scholarship operations into a process driven application platform that links application intake, review workflows, and financial payment processes.
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Customer Experience | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Data Management Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Data Management Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Data Management Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Digital Advertising Platform | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2018 | 2018 |
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Marketing Automation | CRM |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Tag Management | CRM |
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2016 | 2016 |
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PaaS
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Apps Development | PaaS |
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2025 | 2025 |
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Transactional Email | PaaS |
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2016 | 2016 |
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Transactional Email | PaaS |
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2020 | 2020 |
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IaaS
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Application Hosting and Computing Services | IaaS |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Content Delivery Network | IaaS |
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2024 | 2024 |
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Domain Name System (DNS) | IaaS |
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2017 | 2017 |
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Domain Name System (DNS) | IaaS |
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2024 | 2024 |
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CyberSecurity
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Identity and Access Management (IAM) | CyberSecurity |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | CyberSecurity |
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2015 | 2015 |
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Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) | CyberSecurity |
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2023 | 2023 |
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Secure Web Gateways (SWG) | CyberSecurity |
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2023 | 2023 |
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