Re: Standard list of WCMS features

Hi Jason,

Comparing apples to oranges always is problematic, but that is exactly 
what we are trying to do at http://www.cmsreview.com.  We also provide 
references to other good advice sites all over the world like James 
Robertson's Step Two.

With the assistance of vendors and developer communities (and critical 
feedback from lists like this), we hope to get a basic feature set 
agreed upon, and also classify CMS.  It's a work in progress...

See http://www.cmsreview.com/features/lists.html

Jason Burton wrote:

>This is a variation on a classic newbie question, but please bear with
>me.
>
>I need a detailed list of standard web CMS features (roles, workflow,
>templating etc.), from a 'reputable' source (which means, ideally, a
>company with brand recognition in the business world in this instance). 
>
>The reason I need this is not because I do not know what a WCMS consists
>of (hopefully I learnt that through hanging around on lists like this
>one for a few years!), its because I've been asked by a client to
>objectively evaluate their existing CMS package. Therefore I am looking
>for a detailed list of features to use as a benchmark.
>
>I can/will refer to some of the standard texts that people in this
>community often use: Boiko, Hackos, Rockley and, of course, CMS Watch.
>Unfortunately, I know my life will be easier if I also reference a
>report from a company my client will be familiar with. Something from
>Forrester or Gartner would be ideal, but I can't find anything from them
>that is both up-to-date and comprehensive.
>
>I guess I'm also interested to know whether there is any consensus on
>this list on what would be the definitive references on this topic.
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Jason
>
>  
>
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