{"id":11524,"date":"2026-04-20T07:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/artus-lower-austria-music-school-management-software\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T07:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T05:35:11","slug":"artus-lower-austria-music-school-management-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/artus-lower-austria-music-school-management-software\/","title":{"rendered":"ARTus N\u00d6: Lower Austria Introduces Modern Music School Management Software"},"content":{"rendered":"

PRESS RELEASE<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Positive interim results following the launch with five music and arts schools for the 2025\/2026 school year<\/h2><\/div>

Lower Austria\u2019s music and arts schools are entering a new era of digital administration: With the new ARTus N\u00d6 program, a standardized, statewide solution will be introduced at all 113 music and arts schools starting in September 2026. The goal is to sustainably modernize administration, simplify processes, and fully and accurately reflect the new funding guidelines of the Lower Austria Music School Act 2000.<\/p>\n

The development of ARTus N\u00d6 began after a successful tender process in spring 2024. Preparations started as early as summer of the same year, followed by detailed planning in fall 2024 together with a project group consisting of administrative staff and heads of music and arts schools. The software was developed by bit media education solutions GmbH and delivered at the end of 2025. At the same time, pilot operations with five music and arts schools have been running since the start of the 2025\/2026 school year\u2014interim results at the \u201chalfway point\u201d have been consistently positive.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Modern technology and long-term sustainability<\/h3><\/div>

With ARTus N\u00d6, the state\u2019s music and arts schools are relying on a modern, web-based, and future-proof technology platform. The contracting authority benefits from bit media\u2019s many years of experience in the public education sector. The solution is designed to be scalable, meets current standards in data protection and IT security, and ensures the long-term sustainability of operations, maintenance, and further development.<\/p>\n

Transparency, efficiency, and data security were the main priorities during implementation. Only the data required for ongoing operations was transferred\u2014following the principle \u201cas little as possible, as much as necessary.\u201d The new funding criteria were integrated precisely, ensuring that accounting and reporting can be carried out in a clearly structured and transparent manner in the future. Numerous meetings and workshops with the contracting authorities and the project team ensured that the software is optimally tailored to the needs of music and arts schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>

Comprehensive features for everyday music school operations<\/h3><\/div>

ARTus N\u00d6 offers a wide range of solutions required in music and arts schools: from managing data of teachers as well as students, to tuition and discount billing, invoicing, scheduling, and reporting, through to exam administration, certificate generation, and rental item management. In addition, the software includes a secure communication platform that replaces existing WhatsApp groups. This allows administrators, teachers, children and young people, as well as their parents, to communicate efficiently, in a structured manner, and in compliance with GDPR.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\u201cWe would like to thank everyone involved for their trust and constructive collaboration. Together, we have succeeded in developing a solution that meets both legal requirements and the practical needs of music and arts schools. The positive feedback from the pilot phase confirms that ARTus N\u00d6 provides a solid foundation for the successful statewide rollout in 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/blockquote>

\"Unser<\/span>Walter Khom<\/strong>, <\/span>Managing Director of bit media education solutions GmbH<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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bit media in the education sector<\/h2><\/div>

bit media has been one of the leading providers of digital solutions in the education sector in German-speaking countries for many years. The company develops and operates software solutions for school administration, funding management, educational documentation, e-government applications, as well as digital learning and communication platforms. Its focus is on sustainable, secure, and legally compliant solutions for public sector clients.<\/p>\n<\/div>

BU:<\/h3><\/div>

ARTus N\u00d6 will be used at all 113 music schools in Lower Austria starting in September 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Your contact<\/h3><\/div>

For further inquiries, please contact the project manager:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Verena Gartler, BA<\/strong>
\nProject Manager<\/p>\n

Phone: +43 316 28 66 60 \u2013 838<\/a><\/p>\n

Mobile: +43 664 61 99 838<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: verena.gartler@bitmedia.at<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":708,"featured_media":11520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11524","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11524","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/708"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11524"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11528,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11524\/revisions\/11528"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bitmedia.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}