B2B Technologies creates Online Report Card for Georgia's Schools.

ATLANTA, GA - December 4, 2001 - B2B Technologies, an Atlanta-based developer of Web applications, in partnership with The Wrightidea Services, has completed development and launched the 2000-2001 K - 12 Report Card for the Georgia Office of Education Accountability (www.ga-oea.org).

With a mandate to improve school achievement, the Office of Education Accountability (OEA) needed an efficient way to publicize school performance to parents, teachers, school administrators and the citizens of Georgia. OEA decided to create a Web-based report card that contains test results, as well as other information relevant to schools and their performance toward the goals of student achievement and school completion.

The site posed some technical challenges since the Report Card’s objective was to present information in an easy to interpret graphical format. With over 1.2 million records, performance was also a major consideration. "Not only did we have to deal with a large amount of data, we also had to deal with generating 37,000 graphs on the fly," said Jim Tebbel, a senior developer at B2B Technologies.

The 2000-2001 Report Card shows two-year comparisons (2000 and 2001 test results) for Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests, the Middle Grades Writing Assessment, and Georgia High School Graduation Tests. Assessment results are summarized at the school, school system, and state level. Disaggregated data is also provided by different student groupings such as race/ethnicity, sex, disability, and limited English proficiency.

"B2B Technologies’ hard work is really paying off, the comments are positive; they did a wonderful job!" said Melodee Davis, Assistant Director of Information Management for the Office of Education Accountability. "They provided us with a very polished-looking Web-based report card in a short amount of time" said Davis.

"B2B came through with flying colors. They were able to pick up on the client’s desires and translate that into a solid Web site. Ultimately, that made my job easier!" said Jim Wright, President of The Wrightidea Services, Inc.

OEA hopes that the information contained in this report and future reports will be used to make positive changes in education that will support teachers and help parents and students.

The Wrightidea Services, Inc. is a Web development firm located in Acworth, Georgia. The Wrightidea specializes in creative design and backend production in multiple platforms including UNIX and NT. Their specialty area is the educational market, and clients range from school systems, universities and government agencies.

About B2B Technologies
B2B Technologies is a privately held Internet consulting and development company specializing in business-to-business e-commerce and supply chain integration solutions. Its mission is to help companies improve their market position, revenues and profitability through the innovative application of Internet technologies.

B2B Tech’s customer base includes mid-market companies in the financial services, manufacturing, distribution, computer software and non-profit verticals. B2B Tech has a broad range of experience in e-commerce, information architecture, database management systems, ERP and Supply Chain Management, Knowledge Management, digital marketplaces, and systems integration. With these skills, B2B Tech can provide its customers with everything from strategic consulting through development and deployment.