Fig Leaf Software is a complete service provider to associations and membership organizations for design, development and training using PaperThin's CommonSpot Content Server.
Our higher education clients include:
- Arizona State University
- Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute
- Cornell Law School
- George Mason University
- Greensboro College
- The College of Notre Dame of MD
- Tulane University

When it comes to managing content on the Web, educational organizations share common objectives: to allow many authors to contribute content easily, to ensure a unified look and feel across top-level and departmental sites and subsites, and to efficiently deliver timely, targeted content to students, educators, alumni and other audiences. With CommonSpot Content Server, you can do all that, and more. Designed for non-technical users, CommonSpot’s intuitive, browser-based interface makes it easy for teachers, administrators, students and others to create and publish content anytime, anywhere - without expensive, complicated training. Design and style can be locked down, ensuring consistency. With extensive out-of-the-box features, you’ll be up and running quickly – for much less than you’d expect. And CommonSpot’s standards-based, open architecture and extensive APIs enable rapid customization and integration of external applications. We make it easy for you to build and manage dynamic Web sites affordably. It’s no wonder educational institutions worldwide depend on CommonSpot to manage their Internet, intranet and extranet sites. Whether you are a school district with a limited budget, or a university looking for a comprehensive solution, CommonSpot is a great choice.
With CommonSpot you can…
• Enable non-technical users campus-wide to contribute content directly to the Web site
• Increase staff efficiency while reducing operational costs
• Ensure consistent branding and enforce a unified look and feel for your Web sites
• Target content to prospective/ enrolled students, alumni, staff and other audiences
• Apply flexible workflow rules where needed
• Easily upload images, PDF, PowerPoint, Flash and other rich media
• Centralize the management and authentication of users and contributors
• Build sites that comply with Section 508 accessibility standards
• Integrate easily with your existing applications for course bulletins, calendaring, and other activities
• Deliver rapid ROI with CommonSpot’s extensive out-of-the-box feature set
Fig Leaf Software provides services and solutions to ensure that your CommonSpot implementation is successful and integrates seamlessly with your environment. For example, Fig Leaf has created a batch image uploader to enable large organizations to quickly upload large numbers of images into the CommonSpot image gallery.
Fig Leaf implements CommonSpot to integrate with organization's back-end systems so that users can sign in once and have access to a variety of applications (online store, committee pages, event calendars, forums, mail, and more). Our solutions improve staff and student effectiveness, streamline application processes, and improve the overall effectiveness of your site. We ensure your content will be easy to find in popular search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN) and we set up a system that enables you to manage public and secure members only content.
CommonSpot offers educational institutions best of breed Content Management. Fig Leaf offers educational institutions best of breed design, development and training services to support your CommonSpot implementation. Contact us today to learn more about CommonSpot and how "We've Got You Covered".