Yep, JISC want the 2001 paper updated/extended so more news soon I hope.
One interesting thing I've noticed over the years is that unlike many other software areas, the market has not consolidated much at all. Loads of systems available in 2001 have now gone, but are replaced by loads of new ones. Part of that must be simply because 'CMS' covers so many things - it really depends on your needs, and most of the CMS systems do different bits better than others. Also, functionality has developed rapidly and there are new models/architectures that were not there in 2001.
There are also a lot of small companies who have used one client to pay for the 'bespoke build' of a cms/web app server, then they skin it, spin it and hey presto another new CMS is on the market. Its no easier to find what you are looking for than it was.
Open source-wise I'd endorse Typo3. I've looked at it in some detail and we installed the demo. However, then we were lucky enough to get a /budget/. Its good, but really, not as good at the mid teir commercials for /our/ purposes..
For us, we have used Interwoven Teamsite for 5 years, but we're moving off it now. That's not to say its a bad CMS - its not, and you can look to Channel 4 , Cisco or the Getty to see it used well (each have more Teamsite developers than we have total IT staff). We are too small for it really and need something more 'prebuilt'.
I did a completely new functional spec last year, went through the usual feature listing based on the 2001 paper with some 'metadata' bits added, and pared it down. We almost went with 'RedDot', but in the end 'Percussion Rhythmyx' won out narrowly over 'Tridion'. That is for our particular needs and IT skillset of course, and we don't have undergrands so have no need for MLE integration etc. We do need lots of control of users, workflow, SQL and XML integration plus multi-channel delivery, WAI, eGMF etc.
Hope this helps
cheers
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Jethro R Binks [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Fri 26/11/2004 12:06
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Subject: Re: CMS
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004, Dr P. Mallinson wrote:
Paul Browning at Bristol and Mike Lowndes at Natural History Museam have
done some good presentations and documents etc on CMS over the years, and
especially on the "buy or build/commercial/open-source" issue, although I
don't know if he has kept an eye on some of the newer offerings both
commercial and OS these days ...
Jethro.
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