Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Selects Roundarch to Redesign Web Portal; Redefining cdc.gov.Business Editors CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2002 Roundarch today announced it has been selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) to redesign its public portal - www.cdc.gov. As part of the engagement, Roundarch will lead the selection of portal and content management software, provide information architecture and creative design services, and provide technical services to implement a new portal architecture. CDC is one of the country's leading information resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. on public health topics and an important support provider for public health professionals. By providing complete and timely health data such as statistics, analysis, research, journal articles and tools, the CDC is considered a highly credible source of health information - particularly in times of national, regional or local health crisis. As one of the CDC's most effective vehicles for information dissemination, the redesigned cdc.gov will provide its audiences with faster, more streamlined access to data on public health information and important education topics such as the national immunization immunization: see immunity; vaccination. program, smoking cessation smoking cessation Public health Temporary or permanent halting of habitual cigarette smoking; withdrawal therapies–eg, hypnosis, psychotherapy, group counseling, exposing smokers to Pts with terminal lung CA and nicotine chewing gum are often ineffective. and bioterrorism. The redesigned portal will target a variety of key constituencies, including: members of the public health community, health care providers, policy-makers, scientists, researchers, the media and the general public. Roundarch was selected to assist the CDC based on the company's extensive experience designing robust, user-centric public sector portals and managing complex content management projects. "The CDC rates as one the most challenging portal projects we have undertaken as it combines a very diverse constituent base with a large amount of complex content," stated Rick Mallette, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Roundarch. "Leveraging our proven methodologies and best practices, we look forward to helping the CDC transform its Web presence to better serve public health professionals and all the other constituencies that they serve." About Roundarch Roundarch is a professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. provider focused on helping clients leverage enterprise portal See corporate portal. and multi-channel integration solutions to maximize the value of their customer, employee, and partner relationships. Roundarch has developed award-winning solutions for a number of public sector organizations including the State of California and the State of Minnesota, and over 75 clients in the private sector. Roundarch provides a set of StartAhead(TM) assets that reduce the time, risk, and cost of implementing enterprise portal and multi-channel integration solutions. Headquartered in Chicago, Roundarch has offices in San Francisco, Orange County, Atlanta, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and London. For more information visit www.roundarch.com. About Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC protects people's health and safety by preventing and controlling diseases and injuries; enhances health decisions by providing credible information on critical health issues; and promotes healthy living through strong partnerships with local, national, and international organizations. |
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