While the development of individual or departmental web pages has become commonplace, the task of building and maintaining a large multi-department web site is complex. We have taken a programmatic modular approach in constructing this web site. We decided to separate the content from the navigation to satisfy many of these principles. Accurate and timely content is key to a successful web site. We depend on departmental contacts for content.
Consistent navigation is critical to make the site user friendly.
It is also important for the maintenance of a large web site. We use templates and style sheets to achieve this. This approach allows authors to focus on content and allows Web Services to keep the technology current. This web page is part of a comprehensive solution. We have selected ColdFusion as an application environment to build and deploy scalable solutions that integrates browser, server, and database technologies.