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Up & Running
In 24-Hours
If you would like to start working with “UITS – Web Services Team" on creating a new website,
please browse to UITS PMO website and submit a New Project Request Form.
http://www.uaeu.ac.ae/uits/pmo/getting_started.shtml
To get training on how to use OmniUpdate, please contact Web Publishing Unit (Mr. Mohamed Al
Saeed)
In March 2011, UITS and WPU (Web Publishing Unit) began their search for a web content management system (WCMS) to
replace Luminis. Three Different systems were proposed for comparison: JADU, OmniUpdate and SharePoint. After a se-
ries of presentations and demos the selection was placed on OmniUpdate.
What is OmniUpdate?
OmniUpdate is a web content management system that allows editing of websites anytime and anywhere using a Web
Browser. Omni is user-friendly; content authors don’t need to know HTML, and they don’t need any special software. Al-
so, one important advantage it has the support for Arabic content, which was not possible with the old system.
Web pages are created in OmniUpdate by using templates, which are based on the UAEU branding guidelines. There are
many layouts to choose from: entrance page, one-column, two-column, and three-column layouts.
The transition from the old to the new CMS was accomplished smoothly and seamlessly during the spring semester of
2012. During this transition, the main website of UAEU and another 6 websites for colleges were migrated to the new sys-
tem:
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
College of Business and Economics
College of Information Technology
College of Food Systems
College of Education
UGRU
Two new websites, Student Affairs and MarhabaAlsaa3, are in the migration process and will be maintained by the new
CMS. UITS is offering other colleges and departments to host and publish their website content using the new CMS as a
free service.
By: Yasser Aziz
4 | Nov 2012 .
THINK IT . UITS NEWSLETTER