Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Open-source content management systems

In recent times, open-source software has been seen as an increasingly mainstream part of the market. This has been fuelled by the growth of the internet, including the continued market dominance of Apache, and the mindshare of Linux.

Backing by large vendors such as IBM has further solidified the position of open-source solutions, to the extent that the corporate world is now seeing open-source as a viable option.

The field of content management systems (CMSs) has seen particularly strong growth in open-source solutions, perhaps in direct response to the very high prices that commercial CMSs have historically demanded.

Open-source CMSs have now matured to the point where they should be considered side-by-side with commercial alternatives. This is not a reflection of ‘open-source zeal’, rather a recognition that there exist sensible business alternatives to commercial solutions.

This article is written from a corporate perspective, and is grounded in business requirements and objectives. It outlines both the strengths and weaknesses of open-source content management options.

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