BOSTON, March 31, 2009 -- PaperThin, Inc., a leading Web content management solution provider, today announced that customer American University (AU) has launched a new community-focused website where all audiences—students, faculty, staff, and alumni—convene to create and share university-driven and user-driven Web content.
Built using the CommonSpot Web content management solution, the new AU site consists of more than 5,000 pages and includes community-focused features such as:
- AUpedia: a wiki-style informational tool that covers all aspects of the university and university life by aggregating the experience of all contributors regarding the topics they are interested in
- AU Profiles: student profile and faculty listing pages that feature photos, articles, success stories, and other types of information related to topics of interest and areas of expertise
- AU Newswire: the newswire, equivalent to the CNN ticker, displays university news in real time
- And additional types of community-focused content such as a Virtual Tour of AU; and a multi-media page with videos and podcasts featuring lectures and speeches, news reels, study abroad experiences and featured internships
“As with all things on the Internet today, sharing is essential. Whether between students and friends, faculty and staff, or all of our schools and colleges, the new site utilizes CommonSpot to foster content sharing across the AU community,” said David Swartz, AU chief information officer. “CommonSpot makes site management, and creating and sharing Web content much easier which was essential to the successful launch of our new website, and in bringing the entire campus together as a community. Thanks in part to CommonSpot, AU’s site has vaulted into a new era.”
“CommonSpot is a very powerful and enabling tool, especially when implemented within the context of a solid plan by very capable people,” said Bob Cellucci, senior vice president at PaperThin. “The leadership at
CommonSpot is a flexible, scalable, and easy-to-use Web content management solution that enables organizations to improve productivity and achieve better results from their Web initiatives. CommonSpot empowers non-technical users to publish any type of content (text, forms, video, images, RSS, etc.) via any delivery channel (Web, streaming media, mobile phone, iPod) with minimal IT involvement making them more self-sufficient and productive. The solution’s inherent flexibility and scalability empowers IT and site administrators to easily adapt the system—whether you want out-of-the-box applications that you can customize; the ability to create your own applications through a development framework; or the ability to easily integrate with, or import and export applications. CommonSpot serves as a Web foundation that maximizes the delivery, value, and timeliness of the content you create.
About PaperThin:
PaperThin, Inc. is a privately held MA-based company. Founded in 1993, PaperThin’s flagship product CommonSpot™ is a leading content management solution that empowers organizations of all sizes to improve productivity and derive more value from their Web strategies. PaperThin’s customers span multiple industries, including: government, healthcare, higher education, and association/non-profit sectors; and include organizations such as Cornell University, ESAB Welding & Cutting, Hasbro, Mayo Clinic, National Park Service, Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Sharp HealthCare, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin, US Senate, and the United Way of America. Visit PaperThin at www.paperthin.com.