Software Secure, the authority in automated application security products and process technology, announced on Thursday a new partnership with the University of West Alabama to deliver a fully online secure testing environment and student authentication for online exams to the more than 3,000 graduate and undergraduate online students.

 

The Securexam Remote Proctor is beneficial for online students as well as faculty. Students located throughout the United States will now have the freedom to take exams at the time and location convenient for them, gain a cost-effective way to securely take exams, and take the exams using technology with which they are already familiar. The faculty gets tremendous freedom to design and build tests cost-effectively and efficiently.

 

It also allows UWA to leverage its existing investments in its learning management system and other technologies, cheat-proofs the exam experience, reduces the need and expense of proctored exams in classroom settings, provides flexibility in test-taking times and locations and addresses every area of exam security by controlling the computer settings and authenticating the student's identity, all while watching and listening to the exam environment.

 

Software Secure provides educational testing software, with proven, patented solutions for traditional and distance learning environments as well as professional certification organizations. More than 300 academic institutions as well as organizations overseeing high-stakes testing environments have chosen Software Secure for testing solutions that exceed regional and national accreditation standards as well as federal regulation requirements and facilitate the responsible use of technology in education.

 

Secure Software’s source code analysis suite, CodeAssure, received a perfect "10" in accuracy from the InfoWorld Test Center. The reviewing analyst cited CodeAssure 2.0 as performing "an outstanding job of finding possible sources of security problems--better than any package I've seen."

 

Software Secure has partnered with The Society of Management Accountants of Canada (CMA Canada) to deliver key Strategic Leadership Program (SLP) assignments and the Case Examination to CMA candidates online. The Securexam technology is being used throughout the world both in standard educational institutions and by professional testing organizations.

 

Dr. David Taylor, University of West Alabama Provost, said, ” We have conducted a thorough study of the industry for a solution that will authenticate student identity, ensure that cheating does not occur during exams, and allow the ease of use our students and staff demand. We've seen the number of online students grow exponentially over the last few years at UWA, and we expect this trend to continue as we expand our online offerings. Our students represent almost all 50 states and several foreign countries. It's our responsibility to ensure that the student who receives a degree from UWA is the same one who did the work towards that degree.”

 

Douglas Winneg, president and founder of Software Secure, said, "We are extremely excited for the opportunity to provide the security, integrity, and convenience of distance testing to the students and faculty of UWA. We are looking forward to continuing our work with UWA to use technology to ensure that the growth in distance learning is pursued and supported with the highest academic standards."