Vignette Addresses Unique Needs of Higher Education Institutions; Vignette Extends Support for Mac Browser Across Portal and Web Content Management Solutions.AUSTIN, Texas -- Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN VIGN Vignette Corporation (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) today strengthened its leadership position in higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. vertical by adding native support for the Apple Macintosh Apple Macintosh - Macintosh browser to Vignette content management solutions, which when combined with existing Mac support in Vignette's portal products uniquely positions the company to provide world-class enterprise content management solutions to higher education institutions. Vignette solutions help universities and colleges worldwide consolidate the development and maintenance of Web properties while personalizing and enhancing communication with students, faculty, alumni and the community. With the addition of support for the Mac browser to complement existing support for the leading operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. such as Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. , Linux, Java(TM) and Microsoft .NET See .NET. , Vignette continues to increase the distance between itself and competitors and strengthen its industry leadership in supporting its customers' heterogeneous IT environments. The various versions of the Apple Macintosh OS are the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, in industries such as education, publishing, graphic design and illustration. Mac OS users represent upward of more than; above. See also: Upward 5 percent of the overall computing population and are some of the most demanding users. Vignette content management and portal solutions now enable the more than 25 million Mac users to easily create, manage and publish information to the Web, and manage the delivery channels for that information, through a single user interface. "After an extensive evaluation of content management solutions, Texas State University selected Vignette(R) V7 content management in part because of its open architecture and ability to work in hybrid environments, including Macintosh compatibility," said Dr. Milt Nielsen, director of Instructional Technologies at Texas State University-San Marcos. "Many of the content consumers at Texas State University are default Macintosh users, so Vignette's ability to offer a powerful content management system accessible by a broad cross-section of users will help accelerate the rate of integration of our new system across our many constituencies for multiple applications." Within higher education environments, numerous individuals are responsible for information as diverse as course syllabuses, campus maps and alumni relations and must abide by university policies, system processes and rules, security protocols, and state and federal laws. Vignette allows technical and nontechnical university employees and students to easily manage information on numerous internal and external Web sites. Vignette also streamlines the production, approval and publishing of Web content through its workflow support. "The Web is increasingly playing a more significant role in the education process. Vignette continues to partner with leading universities to help build their visibility and enhance their educational programs," said David Shirk shirk In Islam, idolatry and polytheism, both of which are regarded as heretical. The Qu'ran stresses that God does not share his powers with any partner (sharik) and warns that those who believe in idols will be harshly dealt with on the Day of Judgment. , senior vice president of products, strategy and worldwide marketing at Vignette. "The decision to support the Mac browser was taken based on our commitment to enhancing efficiency, lowering the total cost of ownership and increasing the effectiveness of online communications for our customers, regardless of their industry. This is a decision that makes sense for customers and for Vignette." Vignette has long been a pioneer in delivering enterprise content management solutions that unify information, applications and business units, and it understands the challenges faced by customers who have heterogeneous IT environments. Support for the Mac browser follows the announcement earlier this year of support for Linux across Vignette's content management, integration and portal technology. With native support for Java(TM) J2EE (Java 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition) A platform from Sun for building distributed enterprise applications. J2EE services are performed in the middle tier between the user's machine and the enterprise's databases and legacy information systems. (TM) and support for Microsoft .NET, Vignette content management helps customers tie together information and applications maintained virtually anywhere in their organizations. Vignette's exceptional list of customers in the education market includes Ball State University, Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). , City University of New York The City University of New York (CUNY; acronym: IPA pronunciation: [kjuni]), is the public university system of New York City. , Education Testing Service, Georgia Department of Education The Georgia Department of Education is an American agency that governs public education in the state of Georgia. They manage funding and testing for local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. , Old Dominion University “ODU” redirects here. For other uses, see ODU (disambiguation). The university was recently named one of the best colleges in the Southeast by The Princeton Review. , Pepperdine University, University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). San Diego, University of California Los Angeles, University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , Texas A&M University, University of Miami This article is about the university in Coral Gables, Florida. For the university in Oxford, Ohio, see Miami University. The University of Miami (also known as Miami of Florida,[2] UM,[3] or just The U , University of Wisconsin Madison, and United Kingdom eUniversities. About Vignette Corp. Vignette's software and expertise help organizations harness the power of information and the Web for measurable improvements in business efficiency. As the efficiency experts, Vignette (Nasdaq:VIGN) helps organizations increase productivity, reduce costs, improve user experiences and manage risk. Vignette's intranet, extranet and Internet solutions incorporate portal, integration, enterprise content management and collaboration capabilities that can rapidly deliver unique advantages through an open, scalable and adaptable architecture that integrates with legacy systems. Vignette is headquartered in Austin, Texas, with local operations worldwide. Visit http://www.vignette.com to see how Vignette customers achieve measurable improvements in business efficiency and to find out why more companies prefer Vignette. 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