| Introduction | | | | single group. In fact the best content |
| Content Management Systems are used to | | | | management systems never have to call on IT |
| create, manage and publish web content, | | | | staff or web development experts. At least 1,000 |
| empowering business users to directly manage | | | | knowledge communities and team rooms are in |
| their content without technical assistance and | | | | use today and are focused on knowledge |
| automating the process for review and publishing | | | | stewardship, business development, project |
| of web content. The best content management | | | | delivery and program/project initiatives. |
| solution for your web site is one that will generate | | | | Portals |
| a measurable return almost immediately by | | | | Many of the portal platforms also now offer |
| lowering operating costs and increasing profit. | | | | content management services, too. The portal |
| Content Management | | | | has sub sites for each of the business units to |
| Content Management websites are those which | | | | host content relevant to that business unit. The |
| can be easily updated by the site owner(s) | | | | portal is used by sales and marketing, sales |
| through a web interface, without the use of | | | | support and service delivery functions across |
| complex protocols, or the requirement for third | | | | various industry segments. A document portal |
| party software on the PC. Content management | | | | containing knowledge relevant to business needs. |
| systems have become much easier to use over | | | | To enable knowledge sharing and management |
| the past year, and consequently many businesses | | | | across the entire company, a single portal is |
| are quickly employing them in order to speed up | | | | deployed and managed centrally. Portal |
| development time and reduce development costs. | | | | personalization enables efficient and effective |
| Content management systems facilitate the | | | | communications, and reduces duplicate content |
| management of internal corporate documentation | | | | and communication channels such as printed |
| and information, web site content, and group | | | | newsletters and separate Web sites. |
| collaboration. That is why there are hundreds of | | | | Conclusion |
| systems--ranging from Web Loggers (bloggers),to | | | | Open source content management solutions can |
| file management, to code management, to | | | | be useful as short-term tactical approaches when |
| databases--that describe themselves as Content | | | | fully featured commercial alternatives appear |
| Management Systems. | | | | overweight or overvalued. For example, though |
| Open Source | | | | many open source solutions offer more |
| It's never been easier or cheaper to implement a | | | | user-friendly Web-based interfaces, rich client-side |
| content management system, thanks to open | | | | content authoring environments based on XML |
| source. The problem with many open source | | | | editors (enabling functionally rich structured |
| software is that there are just too many simple | | | | authoring) are rarely seen. Because of the |
| coders. Joomla is a new open source content | | | | difference in perspectives, different parts of the |
| management system. Total open source starts to | | | | content management solution are assigned |
| compose the site management work true easy | | | | different priorities. With Web Content |
| true given. | | | | Management as your guide, you will be better |
| Developments | | | | prepared to elevate your web site--whether it is |
| As web site content grows in volume and | | | | small, growing, or already large--to an |
| importance, its development and maintenance can | | | | information-rich, enterprise-scale solution. |
| no longer be performed either informally or by a | | | | |