Percussion Software and University of London Shortlisted for CNET Networks UK Technology Awards

LONDON, UK — 30 August 2006 —Percussion Software is delighted to announce that a customer, the University of London, has been shortlisted in the category of ‘Public Sector Technology Project of the Year’. This follows the successful implementation of Percussion’s Web Content Management (WCM) system, Rhythmyx, which has been used to manage the online content for the Centre for Distance Education. The Centre supports distance educators in the External Programme which has 34,000 students in over 180 countries.

With one of the oldest and most respected distance learning programmes in the world, the University of London aims to make its courses accessible to remote students and faculty around the world. Percussion was selected following a competitive selection involving twenty suppliers to help the University improve its content authoring and production processes supporting the websites that provide an online resource for the needs of both students and academic users.

The External Programme aims to provide students with study programmes in printed form as well as offering an online element to their learning through the University’s e-campus initiative. There are currently 3,500 students who access their study materials over the web and the University is committed to increasing this number over the coming years.

The External Programme required a content management solution that would enable it to publish content in a consistent manner across multiple locations. With thousands of academics contributing content, the process of publishing information was long and drawn out. The University therefore required a single source platform with effective workflow capabilities in order to streamline the process and ensure consistency throughout the organisation.

Pete Atkinson, Managing Director, European Operations, Percussion Software: “It’s great to be shortlisted for such a prestigious industry award and I am delighted that our work with the University of London can be showcased in such a way. Both teams have worked hard to produce what is one of the most exciting public sector projects of the year in bringing valuable content to a global audience.”