1. Content Management System (CMS) CIS 764 Bakor Kamal

2. Outlines • What is CMS? • What is WCM? • How much is a CMS? • Example of a CMS Structure. • Why CMS? • CMS vs. Portal • Who's using CMS? • Demo. • References. • Questions. Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

3. What is CMS? • A Content Management System (CMS) is a computer software system for organizing, editing and publishing documents and other content. A content management system is sometimes a web application used for managing websites and web content. • CMS used mainly for websites. Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

4. What is WCM? • Web content management (WCM) is a bundled or stand-alone application used to create, manage, store and deploy content on Web pages. • Web content types can include text, graphics and photos, video or audio, and application code that renders other content or interacts with the visitor. • WCM may also catalog or index content, or deliver content to specific visitors in a personalized way or in different languages. Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

5. How much is a CMS? • Commercial, high cost (> $15,000): Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

6. How much is a CMS? Cont. • Commercial, medium cost ($5,000 - $15,000) • Commercial, low cost (< $5,000) • Free and open source software Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

7. Example of a CMS Structure. Source. WebsiteSource.com http://www.websitesource.com/hosting/mambo-cms.shtml Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

8. Why CMS? There are a wide range of business benefits that can be obtained by implementing a CMS, including: • faster turnaround time for new pages and changes • improved site navigation • support for decentralized authoring • reduced duplication of information • greater capacity for growth • reduced site maintenance costs Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

9. CMS vs. Portal Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

10. CMS vs. Portal Cont. Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

11. Who's using CMS? • Wikipedia.org: Wiki • Lexmark, Nokia, Time-Warner, Fox News Online, and The Guardian: Vignette • Apache Foundation: Drupal is chosen to run an internal site. Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

12. Demo • http://people.cis.ksu.edu/~bakor/new/administrator/index.php http://arabedu.net/sacm/administrator/ Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

13. References • Content management system. (2007, November 13). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:14, November 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Content_management_system&oldid=171301044 • List of content management systems. (2007, November 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:15, November 14, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_content_management_systems&oldid=171504054 • Microsoft Content Management Server 2002 FAQ. In Microsoft Home. Retrieved November 14, 2007, from http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver/faq.mspx • CMS or Web Portal Software? Retrieved November 14, 2007, from http://atlanticwebfitters.ca/VendorNeutralWhitePapers/CMSorPortalSoftware/tabid/174/Default.aspx Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University

14. Questions Department of Computing and Information Sciences - Kansas State University