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--On 22 April 2002 19:20 +0800 Chris Lord <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Does anyone know any content management software which runs on Macintosh > client computers? We have just seen a demo from a company called > SilverVizion which seems very good, and are wondering if there are > alternatives. I had a look at http://www.supportcc.com/Webcont.html which is almost content free! It's not clear to me what SilverVizion is - is it software (that you install) or a remotely hosted service (that you use)? There are many, many alternatives. It depends how dirty you want to get your hands (which translates to how much in-house support do you have?). I would strenously avoid any CMS that doesn't offer a browser-based interface (CMS client software is OK but that shouldn't be the _only_ way of working). So that leaves the server-side to consider. If you're running MacOSX the choice is vast (if you don't mind get your hands a bit dirty) and many options have zero start-up cost. One option is Zope: http://www.zope.org/Members/jonms/MacOSXService Another, also based on Zope, and a finished product rather than a framework within which to construct your own CMS, is EasyPublisher: http://easypublisher.torped.se/english/ Within browser editing, workflow, roll-back, database integration, etc, etc - probably everything a small organisation needs to get started for 850 dollars (unlimited users). The demo/personal edition is free. I would recommend _anyone_ to try a couple of free CMSs first before ever tangling with commercial vendors - you're much less likely to be taken for a ride if you have a feeling for what a CMS can do. The above is the gist of a presentation I gave at a recent conference at SBU. See http://litc.sbu.ac.uk/cm/programme.html for chapter and verse. Paul -- The Library, Tyndall Avenue, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TJ, UK E-mail: [log in to unmask] URL: http://www.bris.ac.uk/