New alliance delivers seamless integration between JDR Software’s PLUS and Simitive WAMS Suite, enhancing efficiency and data-driven decision-making for universities.

Melbourne, Australia Nov 20^th 2025: JDR Software today announced a strategic alliance with Simitive to streamline academic operations by seamlessly integrating Academic Workload data with Timetabling data at tertiary education institutions.

Through this alliance between JDR Software’s PLUS Suite and Simitive WAMS, institutions will have access to a seamless, automated flow of information between two of their most critical academic functions, resulting in increased operational efficiency, transparent workload allocation, better deployment of resources, data-informed strategic decision-making and the ability to define a more efficient timetable.

A new data connector will be available to clients who have both Simitive WAMS and JDR Software’s PLUS Suite, ensuring automated data transfer between the PLUS Suite and WAMS and guaranteeing a unified approach to planning and tracking of both academic staff workload and student scheduling.

JDR Software CEO, Rohit Parekh, had the following comment, “This is an exciting time for all JDR Software clients and the Higher Ed sector, as we build our alliance network to improve Academic Operations and our Timetable ecosystem at our clients. The PLUS Suite is the premier timetabling, class allocation and resource management solution available to academic institutions and Simitive’s WAMS is the premier workload allocation solution. This will be a significant addition to our ecosystem, and clients will benefit immensely.”

Simitive’s Managing Director, Paul Sheppard, had the following comment, “The alliance between Simitive and JDR Software brings together the best in breed solutions for timetabling and workload management to create a unique integrated operational platform for universities. Simitive and JDR Software combined experience of working with more than 90 universities brings unmatched expertise in successfully enabling universities to realise the benefits of the technology.

About JDR Software

JDR Software is an IT company that provides SaaS software solutions for tertiary education, including class allocation, timetabling (class and exam), and resource booking. Their main product suite, PLUS Suite, includes products like Allocate Plus for class allocation, Schedule Plus for timetabling, Rooms Plus for ad-hoc resource booking and Exams Plus for exam management and scheduling.

About Simitive

Simitive provides Software as a Service (SaaS) and professional services specifically designed with universities for universities. Informed by its proprietary Maturity Model for Strategic Resource Management, Simitive offers solutions for workload management, staff engagement, and financial planning to support educational institutions in delivering strategic imperatives through effective and efficient operations.