University Creates 4,200 Faculty Web Sites With New Content Management System

Saudi Arabia's leading institute of higher education, King Saud University (KSU), wanted to improve the quality of campus life and its own reputation for innovation by creating new Web sites in Arabic and English. The previous system was no longer fit for purpose, with only a limited number of people being able to upload and change content. In May 2007, KSU chose a new content management system based on Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Active Directory services, taking advantage of the university's favourable low-cost licensing agreement with Microsoft. KSU has created more than 4,200 faculty Web sites, trained dozens of content editors, and improved the efficiency of content management by 10 to 15 times.