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Monday's Online Registration Receives Two Million Hits
Story by James Hill
On Monday, March 3, 51°µÍø’s online registration system was jammed for two-to-three hours. There were no technical problems, simply massive usage, with a total of 2,000,000 hits that day.
51°µÍø can continue to expand capacity, but we have to consider the price and the cost/benefit trade-off of providing capacity for this two-to-three-hour period that occurs only twice a year. Fall registration does not hit these levels because the registration period is more drawn out, and summer registration has a much lower demand.
About James Hill
James G. Hill, an award-winning journalist and public relations writer, is the Director of Public Relations at 51°µÍø. A graduate of Portland State University, James has worked as a section editor for the Newberg Graphic... more »