OmniUpdate Press Release
OmniUpdate Holds its 4th Annual User Conference for Higher Education
Empowering Web Excellence is the Critical Theme
CAMARILLO, Calif. - March 7, 2008 - OmniUpdate Inc., the leading provider of Web Content Management Software (CMS) for higher education, held its annual User Conference March 2 - 4, 2008 at the Wyndham Hotel in Palm Springs, CA. The conference invites customers and partners to learn about and share insights on the latest in Web CMS and social networking technologies affecting colleges and universities.
This year's conference theme was Empowering Web Excellence, and featured interactive sessions and best-practice workshops designed to help OmniUpdate users get the most from their institution's website. Topics included XML/XSL, Graphics Optimization, Single Sign-On and User Management, Social Networking and Blogs. In addition, hands-on educational sessions were offered specifically focused on enhancing the user knowledge associated with template and page tagging as well as content repurposing.
Keynote addresses were provided by Nathan Gerber, Utah Valley State College Web Development Director and Dr. Pamela Cox-Otto, CEO of Interact Communications. Session speakers included Derek Tonn, CEO of mapformation, LLC; Darren Wacker, Higher Education Business Consultant, James Tower; and guest speakers from both Pepperdine University and the University of California, Riverside.
During the conference, OmniUpdate announced several new and upcoming products and services: Transcode-ItTM, a free service allowing users to quickly convert, upload and display any video as a high quality Flash video on their website; OmniUpdate Version 8.0, a new user interface greatly enhancing the speed and user-intuitiveness of its Web CMS; and the addition of Online Chat and Social Networking products through a reseller relationship with Hobsons EMT. According to Justin Gatewood, Victor Valley College webmaster, "This User Conference made me feel excited and challenged to try new things when I get back to campus, and the evening social event was one of the best that I have ever attended."
According to Lance Merker, CEO of OmniUpdate, "The feedback we get from our customers at this annual conference is extremely important to us; it helps to shape our product roadmap and keeps us in touch with the consumer experience. Likewise, we hope to share with our attendees some insightful information and useful tools that help them empower the potential of their websites."
For more information on the OmniUpdate User Conference, including a complete Conference program, visit the Conference home at www.omniupdate.com/events/2008.
About OmniUpdate, Inc.
For nearly 25 years, OmniUpdate, Inc. (formerly known as WebsiteASP and Mainstay) has produced desktop and client-server applications. Today, OmniUpdate's Web CMS and social networking products are used to manage over 450 college and university websites, affecting over 3 million web pages.
For more information, visit www.omniupdate.com.
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