BOSTON, August 18, 2009 — PaperThin, Inc., a leading Web content management solution provider, today announced that customer American University (AU) has won the top eduStyle Award which celebrates the best work in college and university websites. AU’s newly re-architected and designed website, which launched in March of 2009, won both the Judged and People’s Choice awards for the prized ‘Best Overall Website’ category, and ‘Best Use of Interactive Multimedia or Video’.
“We are thrilled to have received these awards. At the heart of the redesign was the notion of building a connected community. Our campus really came together to collaborate on creating a powerful design concept. The tool that we chose however was the most fundamental component of realizing this design. PaperThin has a great product and our two teams worked very well together to bring this incredible design to fruition. It is very fulfilling to get this recognition of our efforts from eduStyle," said Kamalika Sandell, senior director, enterprise systems for American University.
“This was such a great win for both AU and PaperThin. The AU website project was both challenging and fun. Our two organizations worked as a seamless team, and it’s incredibly rewarding to see AU and our joint efforts recognized by both eduStyle Judges, and by the Higher Education community as a whole,” said Bob Cellucci, senior vice president for PaperThin.
Powered by the CommonSpot Web content management solution, AU’s website is a community-focused meeting place where all audiences—students, faculty, staff, and alumni—convene to create and share university-driven and user-driven Web content. The 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
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 American University, Cornell University, ESAB Welding & Cutting, Hasbro, Mayo Clinic, National Park Service, Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Stanford University, University of Wisconsin, US Senate, and the United Way of America. Visit PaperThin at www.paperthin.com.