Previously, the university's faculties, departments and research centers were managed independently and had little design consistency. Content was not regularly updated and was often duplicated, while the creation and deployment of faculty handbooks was laborious.

The university chose Interwoven's ECM solution to improve its Web site structure, allowing its IT department to quickly deploy Web content while maintaining format consistency.

Marian Theobald, University of Sydney director of community engagement, said the application, which has consolidated the university's 600 Web sites to 130, has given staff much greater control.

"The solution has given our staff a level of control and professionalism in presentation that was not available previously," Theobald said.

"This is reflected in the enthusiastic take-up of the system; people adopt new technology if they see it will make their lives easier."