Sense/Net pledges support for CMIS standard

Sense/Net, the open-source ECM and portal building specialist, has implemented a prototype of the Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS) open standard in its Sense/Net 6.0 product.

The new version of Sense/Net 6.0 sees the Content Repository featuring a CMIS-compliant interface, while the portal will have a CMIS client portlet.

CMIS, developed to allow greater interoperability between CMS systems, databases and repositories, will mean a far easier job for web developers working with disparate systems, according to Tamas Biro, co-founder of Sense/Net.

“Interoperability is critical for all IT projects at the moment, particularly as heightened M&A piles more and more pressure on tech teams to sort out integration issues,” said Biro. “CMIS removes the boundaries between content sources and management systems and gives developers more freedom to pick and choose technologies.”

Sense/Net is offering a CMIS-enabled demo version of Sense/Net 6.0 at http://cmis.sensenet.hu. Source code for Sense/Net 6 and the CMIS prototype is available from http://www.sensenet.hu/download

“We want people to download, test and report back on their findings on this ‘community edition’ of Sense/Net 6.0,” Biro added. “For the first time, content management on .NET is freed from the constraints of SharePoint to compete on its own merits. We’re sure this will be a move that is reflected across the industry.”