Web News Announcements Overview of Vignette StoryServer Vignette StoryServer is a software package that supports easy creation and editing of web pages. Two features are of primary interest for the University. Non-Technical Web Page Development . There is no need for the content provider to know HTML or any technical aspect of web development.
Content is stored in a database and dynamically published as users access web pages.
Although our Site Builder program has some of these features, it is much less sophisticated, does not easily create new templates, and was developed by students who will be graduating, thus making it more difficult to support than a commercial product. Lifecycle Personalization Services. A second attractive feature of StoryServer is that it personalizes the web pages for users as they progress in their relationship with the UM web site. As the user moves through the site, StoryServer uses a matching agent to infer the user s interests and can adapt navigation and content accordingly and start recommending other content for the user to view on the basis of comparisons with behavior of otherusers. This personalization feature would give the UM web site a competitive advantage over other universities.