| In recent years, numerous pre-built open source | | | | The market for content management systems |
| content management systems have emerged as | | | | remains fragmented, with many open-source and |
| viable alternatives to costly proprietary products or | | | | proprietary solutions available. |
| custom-built solutions. | | | | Typically, a CMS consists of two elements: the |
| Simple-to-install, easy-to-use alternative, convenience, | | | | content management application (CMA) and the |
| scalability and very low cost are perhaps some of | | | | content delivery application (CDA). |
| the advantages of open source content | | | | CMA deals with creation, modification, and removal of |
| management. | | | | content from a Web site without needing the |
| To understand the open source content | | | | expertise in the relevant fields by the content |
| management systems, knowledge of the Enterprise | | | | manager or author. |
| Content Management is a first criterion, since it is | | | | Our interest lies on this content management |
| consistently a top-ten initiative of CIO's in the | | | | application (CMA) part which is the other name of |
| Fortune 1000 and open source content management | | | | open source web content management or opencms |
| system is very much related to this ECM. | | | | which helps to create and manage complex websites |
| ECM (Enterprise content management) is a broad | | | | easily without knowledge of html. |
| term and it implies the acquisition and management of | | | | It refers to a range of technologies and techniques, |
| both structured and unstructured content that is | | | | including portal systems and web-based groupware. |
| dispersed across a number of different repositories, | | | | Complex Intranet, Extranet and Internet sites can be |
| often described as "information silos". | | | | quickly and cost-effectively created, maintained and |
| It is a widely-recognized IT-industry term for | | | | managed by these effective technologies. |
| software technology that enables organizations to | | | | Also, complete websites with highly customized |
| create/capture, manage/secure, store/retain/destroy, | | | | layouts and interactive functionality based on Java, |
| publish/distribute, search, personalize, and present | | | | JSP, XML and other technology can be created by |
| view/print any digital content (e.g. pictures/images, | | | | open source web content management software |
| text, reports, video, audio, transactional data, catalog, | | | | available in the market. |
| code). | | | | There are so many organizations that offer true |
| Many Enterprise Content Management (ECM) | | | | Open Source Enterprise Content Management |
| systems include WCM capabilities. | | | | services- Open Source Document Management, |
| WCM (web content management) in turn is the | | | | Collaboration, Records Management, Knowledge |
| management of both structure and unstructured | | | | Management, Web Content Management and |
| content that is delivered over the Internet, typically | | | | Imaging. |
| via a web site. Web Content Management includes | | | | Using the open source model those organizations |
| content creation, site management, workflow, access | | | | make enterprise content management affordable for |
| control, and delivery. | | | | many applications that were not possible before. |
| With the advent of the new content architectures, | | | | Web Application Platform, Software License, Stability |
| the need for replication, federation and decentralized | | | | and Development Activity, User Community, |
| authority has become of utmost necessity. They are | | | | Documentation and Source Code, Web Standards |
| allowing each department of the organization to plan | | | | and Accessibility and Suitability and Usability are some |
| for their own needs and to utilize existing hardware | | | | of the reasons why you should have open source |
| at a fraction of the costs. | | | | content management systems for the growth of the |
| For this we need to have a proper content | | | | company itself. |
| management system which is nothing but a system | | | | If you choose wisely, an open source CMS can |
| used to manage the content of a Web site. | | | | provide a stable, flexible and cost-effective system |
| The content management system is sometimes a | | | | that is well-suited for your content management |
| web application used for managing websites and web | | | | needs. |
| content though in many cases, content management | | | | Finally it gives you the liberty to stay in control of |
| systems require special client software for editing | | | | your content management solution. |
| and constructing articles. | | | | |