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Snapshot of the MCPS Web

Mega-site with 3 types of mini-sites

  • Schools: 200
  • Non-school-based offices: 60
  • System-wide initiatives or special programs: 40

Publishers (webmasters)

  • 1,300+ in schools and offices

Usage of MCPS Web ( FY07 7/1/06 - 6/30/07)

  • Views: 154 million; 384,440 daily
  • Visits: 36.5 million; 100,126 daily
  • Visitors: 8.5 million
  • PDF downloads: 16.5 million

Web Services staff: 7

Content

  • Just under 1.3 million files and over 158 GB

Infrastructure

  • 30+ servers

Technology:

  • OS: Windows
  • Web servers: Dell
  • Web Publishing System: Ektron CMS (Tron)
  • Databases: MS SQL
  • Development: ColdFusion, .NET and Java
  • Search: Verity
  • Streaming media: Flash, Real Media
  • HTML editors: Dreamweaver, eWebEditPro
  • Metrics: Google Analytics
  • Translation Management System: SDL

Tools, Utilities, and Applications developed by Web Services staff

Web Applications

Publishing Tools

  • Calendar (schools & offices)
  • CalendarBox Publisher (schools & offices)
  • DirectoryBox Publisher (schools)
  • Homework Board (schools) (schools & offices)
  • NewsBox Publisher (schools & offices)
  • ToolCentral NewsBox (schools & offices)
  • More about Publishing Tools 

Site Utilities

  • E-mail form mailer (schools & offices)
  • Search Engine (schools & offices)
  • Survey Tool (TestPilot) (schools & offices)
  • Web Traffic Reports (schools & offices)
  • More about Site Utilities 

Languages published

  • English
  • Spanish
  • Chinese
  • French
  • Vietnamese
  • Korean
  • Amharic

Launched: March 14, 1995

 

Page updated: April 15, 2010