New IU app could replace Onestart by 2015

One.IU, the new app store for IU’s online services, is a finalist in the Best Internal App category in IDG’s Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise.

“It’s a nice recognition of the fact that IU is on the cutting edge of IT,” said Alan Walsh, lifetime engagement functional chief of University Information Technology Services.

Other finalists in the Best Internal App category include Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Equinix, GlobalTranz and True Value Company.

IU was the only university whose app was named a finalist in CITE awards program.

“Indiana University is honored to be the only university named a CITE finalist, and this affirms the inspiring innovation of IU’s many IT professionals who can be creative in the culture of a great university,” said Brad Wheeler, IU chief information officer and vice president for information technology.

One.IU is planned to replace OneStart by summer 2015.

It has a core search function much like Google and a site that works as well on a cell phone as on a desktop, said Brian McGough, IU director of enterprise integration for UITS.

“User feedback has overwhelmingly told us that OneStart is just too cluttered,” Walsh said. “It’s hard to find things and difficult to navigate. We wanted a way to make it fast and easy to complete everyday tasks.”

One.IU is currently running as a beta website, and Walsh said feedback from students, faculty and staff is encouraged.

“By keeping the One.IU interface simple and intuitive, people are able to find what they need quickly, get their business done, and go on with their lives,” McGough said. “It’s search, click, done. That’s what we’re trying to accomplish with One.IU.”

— Kathrine Schulze