CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
28 July 2004
Implementation Investments
University of Southern California Adopts Web Content Management Solution from Open Text
Open TextT Corporation announced that the University of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute (USC-ISI) has selected software from Open Text as the foundation for its Web Content Management strategy. Researchers at the Institute will use Livelink Web Content Management Server to share data and study results with fellow computer scientists, faculty, students, and other members of the information technology community.
Richard Nelson, ISI's IT director, said that the Institute conducted an extensive evaluation of top Web content management solutions before determining that Open Text delivered the most complete and cost-effective offering.
"We work with Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Linux, and Unix platforms, so our Web content management system had to be platform independent and product agnostic," said Nelson. "After reviewing 20 different Web content management solutions, we were surprised to find that the more expensive offerings aren't necessarily the best. Our new solution is simple to install, has an outstanding editing tool, and leads the way in flexibility, scalability and ease of use. We plan to implement the solution immediately and will expand on the system as our requirements grow."
With Livelink Web Content Management Server, the Institute's IT department can set up template structures to ensure all Web content adheres to USC's brand identity, including logos, format and fonts. The Webmaster can quickly code these templates in HTML or any other native language. Once templates have been established, ISI researchers will be able to use an intuitive Web content management wizard to post or update information about their projects, without writing a single line of code.
"ISI researchers are passionate about their research projects, and may not have much time to publicize their work or work on internal communications for the Institute as a whole," explained Nelson. "Our solution makes it easy to log on to a portal to edit content, preview any changes, or create a project description or personal Web page. We expect that the solution will significantly improve the way ISI researchers use the Web to collaborate and share information."
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