Testimonials
Browse all of our testimonials to hear what our customers are saying about us.
Lance Merker
CEO,
OmniUpdate, Inc.
“OU Campus is an enterprise-class web CMS that ensures efficiency, flexibility and reliability by design.”
OU Campus is used to manage more than 500 college and university websites nationwide. Find out for yourself why these institutions chose OU Campus to create a dynamic and engaging web presence.
Yves Lempereur
CTO,
OmniUpdate, Inc.
“Designed from the ground up as an enterprise software system, I can honestly say that we’ve designed OU Campus right.”
Find out what makes OU Campus a secure and sustainable CMS that satisfies a developer’s needs for configurability, extensibility, speed, and performance.
Mary-Jeannette Floratos
Assistant Director, Creative & Interactive Services,
SUNY Nassau Community College
“Since we've started using OU Campus, participation in training and using the software has increased dramatically as opposed to our older software that was more difficult to use.”
Mary-Jeannette Floratos, Assistant Director of Creative & Interactive Services at SUNY Nassau Community College, discusses why Nassau chose OU Campus as their new CMS. She touches on the benefits of improved workflow and instant publishing across the campus, as well as the benefits of SaaS.
Catherine Hillman
Webmaster,
Cuesta College
“The OmniUpdate Community Network has been wonderful; it's a great place to network, understand new features, share ideas, and get a little bit of inspiration.”
Catherine Hillman, Webmaster at Cuesta College, talks about how the college's website was growing organically and resources were tight. OU Campus helped the college regain and centralize control of the website, as well as bring about a unified design across the site.
Sean Sordo
Computer Applications Coordinator,
Florida Atlantic University
“The overall support and feel you get from the OmniUpdate staff is unparalleled.”
Sean Sordo, Computer Applications Coordinator at Florida Atlantic University, discusses how the university went from a messy web content management approach with their old CMS to a more consistent and streamlined approach using OU Campus.
Corie Martin
Manager, Creative Web Services,
Western Kentucky University
“I would definitely recommend OU Campus as a one-stop solution that caters to the needs of folks from all skill sets.”
Corie Martin, Manager of Creative Web Services at Western Kentucky University, talks about how the university didn't have a content management process for the website, which resulted in inconsistent branding and messaging. OU Campus has allowed the university to maintain its web presence and consistency, and really step up its game in content management.
Kathie Kentfield
Website Coordinator,
Saint Joseph College
“Getting a product like OU Campus where we don’t have to purchase additional hardware or rely on additional personnel has really helped our bottom line.”
Kathie Kentfield, Website Coordinator for Saint Joseph College, discusses how OU Campus has helped decentralize website management responsibilities to the departments on campus, which allows her to look at the website from a big picture perspective to ensure the institution is achieving its strategic goals.
Valerie Tyler
Webmaster,
College of San Mateo
“OmniUpdate’s Software-as-a-Service approach allows us to put the whole issue of hardware and software out of our minds.”
Valerie Tyler, Webmaster at College of San Mateo, talks about how OU Campus has allowed the college to standardize the look, feel, and navigation of the website, as well as improve the content. It allows the college to present itself as a cohesive unit.
Jonathan Woolson
Assistant Director of Web Communications,
SUNY Fredonia
“We see about 100 to 120 updates to the SUNY Fredonia website every day, which is fantastic traffic that doesn’t have to come through our office.”
Jonathan Woolson, Assistant Director of Web Communications at SUNY Fredonia, talks about the institution’s migration to OU Campus and how the system allowed them to move incrementally with the limited resources they have. OU Campus has since become essential to the campus’ daily function.
Dave Berver
Former Deputy Director of Digital Communication,
American Federation of Teachers
“OmniUpdate amazes us with how quickly they respond to our ideas for new features.”
Dave Berver, Former Deputy Director of Digital Communication for the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), talks about AFT’s long-term relationship with OmniUpdate, the benefits they have experienced, and his expectations for the future.
Justin Gatewood
Webmaster,
Victor Valley College
“The OU Campus XSLT processing engine makes the system very powerful.”
Justin Gatewood, Webmaster at Victor Valley College, speaks about the OU Campus comprehensive feature set, the advantages of content repurposing and SaaS, using the Add-Ons tab as a web administrator portal, and OmniUpdate’s second-to-none customer service.
Kevin Rydberg
Electronic Communications Coordinator,
Dakota State University
“A very small staff can actually implement an entire university website.”
Kevin Rydberg, Electronic Communications Coordinator at Dakota State University, discusses his institution’s expectation for a web CMS, how OU Campus rose to the top in the selection process, and how using the product’s standardized, yet flexible templates has aided the university in its branding and communication efforts.
Michael Gasparino
Web Content Manager,
Stony Brook University
“Our undergraduate bulletin is now online as HTML, managed by OU Campus, and printable as a PDF.”
Michael Gasparino, Web Content Manager at Stony Brook University, addresses the flexibility of the OU Campus workflow, why SaaS as a hosted solution is ideal for higher education, and how his institution is using OU Campus to produce a course catalog.
Rachel Reuben
Former Director of Web Communication & Strategic Projects,
State University of New York at New Paltz
“The greatest benefit of OU Campus is that it is scalable and flexible.”
Rachel Reuben, Former Director of Web Communication & Strategic Projects at State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz, discusses how SUNY New Paltz uses OU Campus to easily manage content within a Luminis portal and how the product has become a tool that her institution can't live without.
Barin von Foregger
Former Web Specialist,
Hinds Community College
“OmniUpdate's web CMS is an ideal solution, particularly for its ease of use, multi-user functionalities, and its first-rate customer service support.”
Barin von Foregger, Former Web Specialist at Hinds Community College, talks about the college's transition from an old, static site to a dynamic, award-winning communications tool. The college's use of web CMS and multi-media technology has propelled the website into the top echelon of community colleges in the southeast.
Jessica Dennis
Webmaster,
University of California, Riverside
“OU Campus allows us to maintain our branding and is a crucial part of the package we give users as part of the branding strategy.”
Jessica Dennis, Webmaster, discusses the lack of web content management at the University of California, Riverside, prior to the implementation of OU Campus and how administrative staff are now managing sites for the first time ever.
Jasmine Witham
Director of Web Services,
San Mateo County Community College District
“OU Campus frees time so we can focus on new technologies and really add value to our website.”
Jasmine Witham describes how the San Mateo County Community College District used OU Campus to overcome the district's lack of consistency among its three college websites and to help unify the hundreds of pages outside each college's main website umbrella.
Jay Knape
Manager of Web Development,
Columbus State University
“OU Campus is a great web content management system that allows non-technical folks the ability to update and manage their content without having to know HTML code.”
Jay Knape, Manager of Web Development at Columbus State University, talks about the lack of resources and guidelines for managing the university's website prior to implementing OU Campus. OU Campus provides the right tools to the right people and adds a layer of security to ensure a consistent look and feel for the website.
Missy DeYoung
Former Web Architect,
Simpson College
“As a one-person web team, the greatest benefit that OU Campus has given me is the benefit of time.”
Missy DeYoung, Former Web Architect at Simpson College, touches on the college's website redesign and how OU Campus played a critical role in building the new site. OU Campus has enabled the college's content experts to become web experts as well.
Nathan Gerber
Director of Web Development Services,
Utah Valley University
“OmniUpdate's approach to content management has kept it just a very simple, streamlined solution.”
Nathan Gerber, Director of Web Development Services, shares how OU Campus has allowed Utah Valley University to put content management in the hands of the content experts, while providing his group with the control, features and flexibility they needed as an IT services organization.
Ellen Kanner
Former Web Producer,
Dartmouth College
“OU Campus has become very important to the function of departments on campus.”
Ellen Kanner, Former Web Producer, shares how Dartmouth College has succeeded in achieving a unified appearance on their site by providing their departments with easy access to maintaining their pages using OU Campus.
Matt Midura
Senior Director, Web & Application Services Information Technology,
Pepperdine University
“A website is only as good as its content.”
Matt Midura explains how Pepperdine University unified and streamlined a fractured university web landscape. Pepperdine's web unification process utilized web content management and allowed the delegation of responsibility while maintaining consistency.
Sara Sluss
Former Website Content Manager,
California State University Long Beach
“There is so much value in the end-user empowerment.”
Sara Sluss discusses how Cal State University Long Beach has incorporated web content management to manage a growing website and maintain a more significant web presence.
Ron Rosenblum
Former Manager, Campus Technology,
SUNY Delhi
“OU Campus was the most cost-effective solution for our institution.”
Ron Rosenblum, Former Manager of Campus Technology Services at SUNY Delhi, unveils how a very small technical staff uses OU Campus to keep their site fresh, professional and looking like it was made by the “big boys”.
Tracey Mayfield
Content Editor,
California State University Long Beach
“After the training, people were running out to use it–they were beyond excited.”
Tracey Mayfield talks about how easy the implementation, training and use of a web content management solution can truly be. Listen to the success story from Cal State University Long Beach.
Ed Wheeler
Associate Director, Web & Multimedia Services Information Technology,
Pepperdine University
“Pepperdine's environment was disparate–there was no content management.”
Ed Wheeler discusses the Pepperdine University unification process and how web content management plays an intricate role in the success of the university's multi-school web presence.
Maria Sugranes
Former Associate Dean,
Santa Ana College
“It has allowed us to do everything that was promised.”
Maria Sugranes, Former Associate Dean at Santa Ana College, talks about her experience of overseeing the implementation and training of OU Campus to overcome a mushrooming college website.
Brian Hill
Webmaster,
Yosemite Community College District
“OmniUpdate allowed us to implement a web content management system within our existing budget that worked with our existing website.”
Brian Hill, Yosemite Community College District's webmaster, explains that after evaluating nearly 50 CMS solutions, their end-users overwhelming selected OU Campus as their CMS because of its ease of use.