The site allows for more articles on the front page and more flexibility to relay breaking news.
It can also be accessed in less time and by a greater variety of browsers. Thanks to the new system, the time it takes to load the website from a server like AOL has been cut back from five minutes to one.
The reworking of the site required not only new technology but also an increase in the system’s capacity.
Work began at the end of last school year, and staff members—including Online Chairs Joshua J. Forman ’03, Frank P. Siu ’03 and Design Chair Robin S. Lee ’03—worked throughout the summer from places as remote as Japan to rewrite and redesign the system, switching the technology from asp to asp.net, a new version of software that was released this summer.
The updated website also incorporates new multi-media features.
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