Brittany Internet in France has selected what we
believe to be the very best Content Management System available on the market -
DotNetNuke
We provide the DotNetNuke Content Management Systems with
custom designed skins to reflect a new or existing website design - we can take
pretty much any existing website design and incorporate it almost exactly into
our content management system. Often the only difference is that there is a
login link on the page!
What is a Content Management System, or CMS?
It maybe obvious but perhaps it
should be said that a content management system is quite simply - a system that
manages content.
It is the obviousness of what a
Content Management System/CMS is and can do, that has created a certain amount
of confusion amongst potential purchases of such a system. Wrapped up in a
seemingly harmless statement is enough ambiguity to enable all kinds of products
to masquerade as content management solutions.
To understand what a content
management system/CMS actually does, we have to first define :
- what are we referring
to when we talk about content?
- what does
management mean in terms of CMS?
- what do we mean by a
system?
What is
Content Management
System?
Content is in essence, any type
or 'unit' of digital information. It can be text, images, graphics, video,
sound, documents, records etc - or in other words - anything that is likely to
be managed in an electronic format.
What is
Content Management
System?
Content Management is
effectively the management of the content described above, by combining rules,
process and/or workflows in such a way that its electronic storage is deemed to
be 'managed' rather than 'un-managed'.
What is the
Content Management
System?
The system itself is definable
as a tool or combination of tools that facilitate the efficient and effective
production of the desired 'output' using the managed content.
To combine all three, we can
say;
"A Content Management System/CMS is a
tool that enables a variety of (centralised) technical and (de-centralised) non
technical staff to create, edit, manage and finally publish (in a number of
formats) a variety of content (such as text, graphics, video, documents etc),
whilst being constrained by a centralised set of rules, process and workflows
that ensure coherent, validated electronic content."
In non technical terms a content management
system allows you to update your website from any computer connected to the
Internet without the need for HTML/programming skills or specialist software.
All you need is Internet Explorer or Firefox and an Internet connected computer.
Content Management System Benefits
Web design customers are
more sophisticated these days. They have a clearer understanding of how they
want their websites to perform, and the functions that must be built in to make
it possible. We at brittanyinternet.com are routinely building 90% or more of
all new websites with an installed Content Management System (CMS). A Content
Management System provides a number of benefits to our clients:
- Content Management Systems allow any
number of individuals (authors) within a business to add, edit and delete
content pages. They can usually learn how to operate a Content Management
System (CMS) in a half hour or less.
- The design of the website cannot be
"broken' or altered by any content author. All content and links are
automatically generated in page layouts that are pre-installed by the web
designer. Pre-installed style sheets are used to control the formatting of
text.
- The website becomes truly dynamic and
stays up-to-date. Fresh content can be added through any Web enabled
computer anywhere in the world. All content is maintained through a Web
browser, there are no additional software requirements. This reduces
software licensing and hardware costs for the business owner. Also, authors
can maintain their website from anywhere in the world (with Internet
access).
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The design of the website can be
changed at any time without affecting the content. Because a CMS separates
the web design and content management functions, designers and content
managers can operate independently on the same website without "getting in
each others way."
At
Brittany-Internet.com we use
DotNetNuke DNN to manage our content as well. It is also one of the tools we
use for many of our clients content management requirements. The benefits
are clear. The client does not need to hire or contract a webmaster to
manage their website. With minimal training, each department easily author
and add articles and other content to the website. Because content authors
cannot alter web page design, the website maintains a polished appearance.
As these tools continue to develop, we will pass on the benefits to our
clients.
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