Web CMS providers
ECM (Enterprise content management ) - is a set of technologies used to capture, store, preserve and deliver content and documents and content related to organizational processes. ECM tools allow the management of an organization's unstructured information, wherever that information exists.
ECM employed the technologies and strategies of content management to address business process issues, such as records and auditing, knowledge sharing, personalization and standardization of content, and so on.
eZ Systems, a Norwegian Open Source Web CMS provider, joined forces with Apple to provide a “unique production and workflow solution for digital media.”
The new product is designed for a more efficient management of video every step of the way: from production in Final Cut to multi-channel delivery.
This is not the first time eZ Systems and Apple join forces. Back in January of this year, eZ Systems enabled their CMS product to run on the Mac OS X Server v10.5 Leopard.
This long-awaited event was also accompanied by the release of eZ Flow,
an add-on module that, among other interesting things for publishers,
supports content delivery to Apple iPhones.
On the heels of my article about the difference between "managed services" using traditional software vs. native SaaS offerings, I got a message from a friend whose company may be in a bit of a jam.It turns out they use a native SaaS Web CMS provider, a local vendor. They're worried because the vendor's biggest customer has left the service. Now, this is a risk with any software model: if a single large customer or two is driving development and support, and they exit, it's a risk for all the other, smaller customers. In this case, my friend's company is wondering whether the entire service will remain viable going forward, particularly because it's a "coupled" CMS that also serves up their website. Seems to me they have much more at stake than a traditional software customer running their own application. Among other things, the SaaS customers might have to migrate quickly in any crisis
It seems like small and/or regional content management providers do well when they specialize on an industry segment. In fact, we continue to see more Web content management solutions targeted at particular verticals, despite oft-predicted warnings of imminent collapse or roll-ups of niche providers in the field. You can find Web content management systems specifically for local government, sports franchises, hospitals, and now -- with the just-released "TourCMS" -- for travel websites as well. We can't vouch for the quality of all these systems, but there must be meaning to their proliferation...Visit TourCMS
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