26 October 2006

The Universities' and Colleges' Admissions Service (UCAS) is hoping that a new content management system can boost its e-business.

As part of a three to five-year e-business strategy, UCAS hopes that the new system will allow it to streamline the provision of advice and information to university applicants, school advisors and admissions professionals in higher education.

The body also believes that the changes will result in savings to expenditure, as part of a strategy which also includes refreshed content, a new design and new information architecture.

Chris Dry, head of communications at UCAS, said: "We already have one of the most heavily used websites in the UK and so far have achieved 98 per cent of all UCAS applications being made online."

Mr Dry also claimed that "stability, usability, accessibility, scalability and resilience that fit well with our vision for the next four to five years" were key factors behind the improvements.

UCAS recently announced that the Internet is "the way to go" for all students looking for information over the clearing service – announcing that 270,000 hits were recorded on the first day of clearing in 2006.

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