
Northwestern University, Brigham Young University, New York University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Utah Work with Omniture
OREM, Utah – July 22, 2008 — Omniture, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMTR), a leading provider of online business optimization software, today announced the Omniture Academic Initiative (OAI) Program with some of the leading U.S. business, marketing and marketing communications schools including Northwestern University, Brigham Young University, New York University, the University of Southern California, and the University of Utah. The initiative provides training materials and certification testing for the universities’ business and marketing school curricula. By incorporating Omniture training into professor-led lectures and course work, students will be better prepared with the online marketing skills and experience sought after by today’s employers.
“Because our students are in a customer centric, analytic graduate program, we have chosen to provide them with access to Omniture’s online business optimization products through the Omniture Academic Initiative,” said Tom Collinger, associate dean, Medill IMC Department Chair, Northwestern University. “Exposure to these Web analytic applications complements their studies while allowing them to test Omniture's online marketing suite in unique, real-world marketing situations.”
Through the OAI program, Omniture is providing university professors and students with a comprehensive program that includes access to:
“The Internet has become the heart of today’s business, so it is critical for students to learn new online marketing skills,” said P. Clint Rogers, an adjunct professor at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management. “BYU students have found a high demand for their hands-on knowledge of Omniture Web analytics and the data-driven decisions they can make for online businesses. Our students are benefitting from this leading technology by implementing their Omniture skills and knowledge into client marketing campaigns prior to graduation. This advanced education is invaluable for their future careers.”
“By partnering with some of the world’s leading business, marketing and marketing communications schools, we are preparing the next generation of marketers with the skills and knowledge they need in today’s online environment,” said Josh James, CEO and co-founder, Omniture. “We believe this expertise is essential for tomorrow’s business leaders.”
Omniture plans to extend the OAI program to additional universities in the near future. For more information on the Omniture Academic Initiative Program, visit www.omniture.com/en/education/academic_initiative.
About Omniture
Omniture, Inc. is a leading provider of online business optimization software, enabling customers to manage and enhance online, offline and multi-channel business initiatives. Omniture’s software, which it hosts and delivers to its customers as an on-demand subscription service and on-premise solution, enables customers to capture, store and analyze information generated by their Web sites and other sources and to gain critical business insights into the performance and efficiency of marketing and sales initiatives and other business processes. In addition, Omniture offers a range of professional services that complement its online services, including implementation, best practices, consulting, customer support and user training through Omniture University™. Omniture’s 4,500 customers include eBay, AOL, Wal-Mart, Gannett, Microsoft, Neiman Marcus, Oracle, General Motors, Sony and HP. www.omniture.com
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