Aug, 2001 : AppliedTheory Enters Phase II of State Dept Site
📅 - AppliedTheory (appliedtheory.com), an Internet knowledge, development and managed hosting partner for hundreds of large enterprises, has entered into a second phase of work for the U.S. Department of State. Under this contract, AppliedTheory will add advanced features to and provide managed application support for the content management and workflow application developed by AppliedTheory for the State Department's45,000-page Web site, www.state.gov.
The State Department awarded AppliedTheory the expanded development andsupport contract based on the company's successful earlier work. In Phase Iof the State Department content management system, due for completion laterthis month, AppliedTheory deployed content and document management tools, aworkflow application and a new site design.
AppliedTheory will add advanced features to the site, including distinctivevisual identities for the represented bureaus and enhancements to thecontent management tool to allow for unique domain names for various contentareas. AppliedTheory worked with the State Department to help ensure the Website complies with Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act, whichrequires all federal government Web sites to be accessible.
"AppliedTheory has both the technical ability and the understanding of howgovernment agencies are migrating their information management to anInternet-based experience that is always current and completely accessibleby everyone," said Colleen Hope, director of PA/EI.
An ongoing challenge for this evolving information management system is toensure that content being added by the large pool of editors continues tomeet these standards. The state.gov site was created by the StateDepartment's Bureau of Public Affairs Electronic Information (PA/EI) Officeto increase productivity and flexibility by more effectively managing anddistributing its massive amounts of information online.
"The State Department Web site is a vastly complicated, content-heavyenterprise with thousands of pages. AppliedTheory provided us the means toimplement our Web initiative within extremely aggressive timelines," saidAppliedTheory's president and CEO, Danny E. Stroud. "AppliedTheory continuesto expand its leadership role in helping local, state and federalgovernments implement their long-term Internet strategies."
The State Department awarded AppliedTheory the expanded development andsupport contract based on the company's successful earlier work. In Phase Iof the State Department content management system, due for completion laterthis month, AppliedTheory deployed content and document management tools, aworkflow application and a new site design.
AppliedTheory will add advanced features to the site, including distinctivevisual identities for the represented bureaus and enhancements to thecontent management tool to allow for unique domain names for various contentareas. AppliedTheory worked with the State Department to help ensure the Website complies with Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act, whichrequires all federal government Web sites to be accessible.
"AppliedTheory has both the technical ability and the understanding of howgovernment agencies are migrating their information management to anInternet-based experience that is always current and completely accessibleby everyone," said Colleen Hope, director of PA/EI.
An ongoing challenge for this evolving information management system is toensure that content being added by the large pool of editors continues tomeet these standards. The state.gov site was created by the StateDepartment's Bureau of Public Affairs Electronic Information (PA/EI) Officeto increase productivity and flexibility by more effectively managing anddistributing its massive amounts of information online.
"The State Department Web site is a vastly complicated, content-heavyenterprise with thousands of pages. AppliedTheory provided us the means toimplement our Web initiative within extremely aggressive timelines," saidAppliedTheory's president and CEO, Danny E. Stroud. "AppliedTheory continuesto expand its leadership role in helping local, state and federalgovernments implement their long-term Internet strategies."
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