Have you ever had the need to produce a web site that needed dynamic CMS features and capabilities but felt that using one of the usual suspects (Drupal, Joomla!, Wordpress, etc.) was the equivalent of using a sledgehammer to kill a fly?
That's certainly the feeling I had when finally getting around to refactoring a small site of mine that has been on the Internet since 1997. There had been numerous updates and tweaks made to the site over the years, but it was still based on static html pages and a bunch of customized (and poorly organized) javascripts. Adding or modifying content was a manual process.
I had almost talked myself into using Wordpress....
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.
The printed pages were better then just looking at the digital versions, since we could code on our laptops while looking at the printouts, compare different pages, sit around pages and discuss and have all this goodness at our fingertips.
My respects to Drupal developer Gábor Hojtsy for his good reminder on the benefits of non-technology in the things that we do. I'm hoping this post leads to some Friday fun here in the comments and also on Twitter.
Every year, there are several SharePoint seminars held by nSynergy company in Melbourne, Sydney, London and many other places.
The upcoming seminar will be hold in Melbourne on Apr 21, 2009. Anyone who is interested in this can visit http://www.nsynergy.com/Pages/Seminars.aspx and register for joining it free of charge.
Our world is changing rapidly, and so is the ongoing relationship between governments and the customers it serves. Today, the demands on governments to serve citizens and businesses have never been greater. The e-government application comes with free templates to help implement technological solutions to some of the most common issues faced by governments.
nSynergy assist this with Microsoft technology including SharePoint solution and service, intended to integrate all the existing business application into the one SharePoint platform, thus providing a central point of information management and collaboration, and helping governments to deliver high quality, and highly efficient, service to citizens and businesses, everywhere.
pTools today announced the completion of a significant deployment of pTools Content Management Software (CMS) for the new ‘Transparency Initiative’ at the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE), the European leader for the listing of asset backed securities. The project builds on the existing pTools implementation of a multi-dimensional website using pTools CMS software in conjunction with the ISE’s SharePoint based systems. It serves to increase the level of data and documentation transparency in the asset backed securities markets.
pTools worked with ISE’s IT department to extend back-office systems to deliver financial product documentation to ISE’s Internet site. Technically, the Initiative is about exposing thousands of documents online that would otherwise have been locked inside in-house systems and unavailable to the market.
pTools
today announced that it has enhanced its CMS software for Microsoft SharePoint
by integrating it with Window's Workflow Foundation. Organisations can now
generate content within the CMS and expose this content as web-parts for SharePoint.The latest release will be launched at
Microsoft's world-wide SharePoint Conference in Seattle this March and is part of pTools
alignment to Microsoft's .net applications framework.
pTools
integration of Microsoft's Windows Workflow Foundation gives the flexibility
and rapid deployment necessary for critical web content management initiatives
within the overall SharePoint workflow and document architecture.
Microsoft
Ireland Partner Manager, Sinead Doohan says “pTools software provides powerful
and enhanced CMS functionality for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. By exhibiting at
the SharePoint Conference 2008 pTools will gain access and exposure to a vast
number of customers and partners interested in connecting, sharing and
collaborating on one of Microsoft’s fastest growing product lines.”