RE: [Microsoft-based solution for a portal + CMS system] :Microsoft SharePoint portal + Microsoft CMS ?

Jerry

Unbelievable!!!!!!

Your comments below are 100% , irrefutably incorrect regarding MCMS
future. We are on the Microsoft Global Advisory Council for Portals
advising Microsoft on the next version of CMS and SPS right now. I can
confirm there is further development and a very strong new release is
being built as I type. Although under NDA, rest assured a very strong
strategy is in place. 

That said Ektron is 100% .NET based. However if you are concerned about
Microsoft's commitment to CMS (which is entirely unfounded!!!), surely
you must be equally concerned regarding not just the future of Ektron
CMS 400, but also Ektron as a company. Let's face it Microsoft are not
likely to go bust, I'm not so confident about Ektron.

Either way, I guess you choose!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jerry Santelli
Sent: 24 February 2005 16:10
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [CMS] [Microsoft-based solution for a portal + CMS system]
:Microsoft SharePoint portal + Microsoft CMS ?


I see a lot of people recommending the MS CMS.  We actually chose not to
use it for clients that require an ASP .NET based CMS based on the fact
that the product is in maintenance mode for what I have read.  This
means no further development will be done to the development of the
product.  

We have used Ektron for client installs where we can write ASP code and
use the .NET architecture.  They have a CMS built on the .NET framework
called CMS 400 (http://ektron.com/cms400.aspx).  One thing that is
attractive to us was the release schedule of new updates and features as
well as the stability.  When a new version was released we knew that it
was going to work.  It also has an integration to SharePoint.

Just my 2 cents.

-Jerry

Jerry Santelli
Fusion Productions
http://www.fusionproductions.com
ph: 585-872-1900
fax: 585-872-2014





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