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OKI Printing Solutions implements blueprint for customer satisfaction

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By Real_Wire - Posted on 28 November 2009

Printer partners with SDL Tridion and Reading Room to update its content management solution platform and website
 
Maidenhead, UK, 26 November 2009 – SDL Tridion, leader in Web Content Management (WCM) and part of SDL, leader in Global Information Management (GIM), today announces it has partnered with Reading Room to update OKI Printing Solutions’ content management solution (CMS) platform for its website.

OKI Printing solutions was looking to upgrade its CMS infrastructure to maintain high levels of customer service and support two product websites and an extranet service for dealers. The OKI web estate hosts over 100 websites in 20 different languages.

Implementation partner, Reading Room, recommended SDL Tridion’s WCM platform with its multi-language and multi-site capabilities. Over 100GB of existing content was migrated into the new system to form a fully managed, language-oriented CMS containing over 140 discreet publications and publishing in excess of 100 unique websites, with individual country managers controlling the corresponding website.

Tips for implementing Web content management

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By Bryan - Posted on 07 November 2009

Tony Pietrocola, Bridgeline Software, posted on their blog seven ways to "Avoid These Common Mistakes When Implementing WCM". Two of the tips he gives have been giving me trouble lately.

2. Have the requirements from all stakeholder groups been accounted for? One of the critical issues that sink CMS investments in the organization is missing all necessary input and buy-in.

3. Trying to solve too much from the very beginning and be all things to all people is a recipe for disaster. In order to be successful, work in manageable phases. Don’t be afraid to upset the apple cart and prioritize.

What do you do when all the stakeholders buy into the CMS but see everything on their laundry list as a priority for implementation? Sometimes having all the stakeholders involved is why tip #3 can be very difficult to do and maintaining a WCM can bring no joy. There is a lot of negotiation skills involved to make WCM implementation and maintenance happen. Unfortunately, not all IT project leaders are good at the negotiation table.

I will have to ponder on these issues a bit more...

When WCM is no longer fun

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By Bryan - Posted on 06 November 2009

This week, I spent a lot of time in various discussions on the negatives of Web content management systems (WCM). For all the excitement us CMS enthusiasts have for WCM, there is also associated frustration that threatens to dampen our spirit and kill the mission.

At my day job, we have a WCM that was developed internally and is starting to show its age. This week's conversations made apparent to me that we not only have technical issues with the WCM to resolve but also some significant organizational and leadership issues. Some of the folks involved with the project have started to hit a wall and there is conversation taking place that we should contract the work out. I think there is always benefit to having someone outside the organization looking at the problem with fresh eyes. I'm just not so sure such decisions to contract out the job should be born from frustration alone.

I also wonder what the contractor would think once they realize the expectation is not only for them to fix our WCM but also to fix various organizational issues as well. Most WCM analysts and implementers I talk to find it no fun to work with customers that not only want them to provide a product and content management solution but also to make business decisions the customers should be making for themselves. Let's also not forget that WCM vendors and implementers are just as frustrated that there are answers to questions that still allude them despite all their expertise and knowledge on the subject.

SDL Tridion launches Safeguard to secure your brand online

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By Real_Wire - Posted on 03 September 2009

Quality Monitoring Tool for optimised SEO and standards compliance 

Maidenhead, UK, 3rd September 2009 – SDL Tridion, leader in Web Content Management (WCM) and part of SDL, leader in Global Information Management (GIM), today announces the launch of Safeguard, a quality and compliance monitoring tool to help brand managers and content editors achieve a high quality web presence. Safeguard automatically scans companies’ websites to expose any issues with search engine optimisation, usability, accessibility, legal and brand standards.

Safeguard is a website quality and compliance-monitoring tool powered by Magus ActiveStandards and is integrated with SDL Tridion’s Web Content Management System. By complying with a wide variety of guidelines and rules that communication specialists have created, the tool significantly contributes to improved SEO, visitor experience, usability and brand value.

Unilever – a long time customer of SDL Tridion – is one of the first users of Safeguard. “Integrating the SDL Tridion Safeguard website quality and compliance service into the SDL Tridion CMS platform has brought real gains in operational efficiency and quality control to our production processes,” said Duncan Haughey, IT Project Manager, Global Communication Solutions of Unilever. “The Safeguard service provides ongoing management information on the compliance status of the published live web presence.  This means we can focus our resources where they are most needed, assisting our editors to ensure our global web presence is standards compliant and efficiently governed. It’s a complete solution for pre- and post-publication website quality control.”

Fatwire Software awarded as a leader in Web content management

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By Bryan - Posted on 08 June 2009

Mineola, NY – June 8, 2009 – FatWire Software today announced that it has been named as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™: Web Content Management for External Sites, Q2 2009. FatWire was cited as a vendor providing “business-user-oriented tools that enable not only the management of content, but targeted delivery, analysis, and optimization of content consumption as well.”

According to the report, “FatWire has a strong vision for supporting the next phase of the consumer-centric Web.” The report continues, “FatWire has enhanced its position with community and collaboration functionality. FatWire has augmented its persuasive support — including existing personalization and analytics capabilities — with the release of modules for community and collaboration, content integration, and delivery to mobile devices.”

The report notes that FatWire is a leader “with a rich array of WCM components” and ”remains on the forefront of the persuasive content experience, offering strong functionality in the areas of content targeting, multisite management, rich media capabilities, and social computing. In addition, [FatWire] focuses on enabling business users and marketers — rather than IT staff — to manage content and administer websites via graphical user interfaces and intuitive tool sets.”

Choosing an open source CMS that’s right for you

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By Neha Shaikh - Posted on 14 May 2009

Packt is pleased to announce a new book that guides readers through understanding the different types of CMSs and selecting the one that best fits their needs. Written by Nirav Mehta, Choosing an Open Source CMS will help users assess their technical skill level and choose a CMS that combines ease of use with flexibility and power.

Open Source CMSs are the best way to create and manage sophisticated websites. Users can create a website that precisely meets their business goals, and keep the website up-to-date easily because these systems give them full control over every aspect of their website. Open Source CMSs are free to download, and have a vast choice between the various systems.

This book will show users how to avoid choosing the wrong CMS. It will guide users through assessing their website requirements, and based on this assessment, will help identify the CMS that will best fit their needs. It then talks about the major CMSs and the issues that users should consider when choosing, such as their complexity to use, their features, and the power they offer. Users will also be introduced to technical considerations such as programming languages, and compliance with best practice standards in a clear and friendly way.

XOOPS Forks re-unite with their "Mothership"

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By mamba - Posted on 25 March 2009

The XOOPS Project, one of world’s leading Open Source CMS (Content Management System), is experiencing something that probably none of the Open Source CMS projects have ever experienced: reunification with its forks.
It's typical in the Open Source environment that developers work on a project, but then have different ideas, and leave the project to create their own forks. Most of the time they never come back.

So it's a sign of a visionary leadership of the current XOOPS team that they reached out and were able to attract back three of its recent and most innovative forks:
 
•    Simple-XOOPS under Dirk Herrmann from Germany 
•    EXM System under  Eduardo Cortes from Mexico
•    Zarilia under John Neill from UK.

It is also a clear vote of confidence from the forks' developers for the current leadership team of XOOPS and their direction.

All of these forks are very innovative and will bring wealth of features back to XOOPS that will benefit XOOPS users for years to come, and will enhance the upcoming XOOPS 3.0 release. It also shows the increased efforts by XOOPS to bring together and unite XOOPS developers from around the world.