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