Project Homepage - http://www.cyber-matrix.com/csched.html
Project ScreenShots - http://www.cyber-matrix.com/csched.html#screen

CyberMatrix Class Scheduler is an easy to use single or multi-user application for scheduling students classes. The software is ideal for schools and other educational institutions that need to quickly schedule classes.

Good Features

• Automatic Scheduling
  Enter a group of needed classes for a student and choose from list of possible class schedules. Optimally assign rooms and instructors to classes.  
• Block Scheduling
  Schedule whole groups of students at one time.  
• Requirements-based Scheduling
  Automatically setup class times and the assignment of rooms and instructors before student scheduling actually takes place.  
• Multi-user
  Share schedule data over your network for all your students and teachers.  
• Searching
  Use the search feature to find all students that take a particular class or that share a common classification, such as band students.  
• Security
  Enable security to ensure students can schedule courses without being able to change the classes of other students.  
• Multiple Views
  Use the schedule view to view by class schedule, student schedule, instructor schedule and by classroom schedule.  
• Schedule Reports
  View schedule reports for one or many schedules just as they would appear on the screen.  
• Customizable Time Period
  Schedule classes on the hour, half-hour or any other fraction of an hour.  
• Multi-Language Support
  If you are from a non-English speaking country, you can easily convert the software text into your own language equivalents.  
• Data Sharing
  Exchange class data with other programs via the CSV import/export feature. Access data from other database applications using the ODBC driver.

Bad Features

• Class Scheduler costs $100 (US) for a single license.
• Site license costs $3500.
• Source code is not available.
• The UI looks very outdated.
• It can only be used on Windows Systems.
• Not compatible with Windows Vista.
• Limited portability.

Missing Features

• Not sure if multiple schedules can be open at once.
• No way to set room preference by distance.
• No way to set room preference by time proximity.
• No defaults are set when a new schedule is created, but you can open a pre-existing one.
• Not sure how the scheduler deals with conflicts.
• No way to allow multiple levels of administration; just one scheduler (admin) and one end-user (normal user).
• No way to tweak the schedules after creation.
• No way to assign priorities to scheduling criteria.
• No class enrollment contract.
• Cannot sort instructors by priority.

Overall, the CyberMatrix Class Scheduler seems to have many of the features that are desired for our project. The client should consider viewing their flash tutorial to determine if the CyberMatrix Class Scheduler is a viable solution. There is a limited free trial available for download at http://www.cyber-matrix.com/csdownloads.html. Due to the fact that CyberMatrix Class Scheduler is a commercial application its customizability is limited. There are other issues that can be read at their Frequently Asked Questions section.

NOTE: The free trial has not been evaluated due to the limited resources of my computer, and the inability to install it on a             Unix system.