Re: Too many options, need advice on web CMS

You should look at MySource http://www.squiz.net It's open source, runs on
Apache using PHP scales well see stats at
http://webalizer.cwis.uwa.edu.au/ (the University of WA is running on a
single Pentium III server). There is documentation and a community
bulletin board see http://mysource.squiz.net/community/ The UWA runs their
whole site with 1.5 admin staff and they have something like 200 editors

Regards
Victor

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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003, Brian Hill wrote:

> I never realized how crowded the CMS market is! Our college has hemorrhaged
> 90% of its web staff over the past couple of years, and we're trying to
> implement a CMS to delegate some of the web content maintenance to our end
> users. In addition, we are trying to eliminate an MS FrontPage based hosting
> environment in favor of something browser based and simpler to use. I've
> already spoken with several vendors, but I'd like to hear from this lists
> users and make sure I'm not missing any good ones. Our requirements are:
> 
> *	Must have native multi-site support. We have an in-house hosting
> environment with multiple sites per server.
> *	Must have native multi-lingual capability (English/Spanish), and
> we'd really prefer integrated translation tools (though they are optional).
> *	Prefer LDAP authentication, but will settle for NT only...we just
> need our AD to authenticate the editors.
> *	Prefer versioning and workflow control features.
> *	Must run on Windows 2000 Server (no CF based solutions though. Java
> and PERL OK).
> *	Must support SQL Server 7 or Oracle 9i.
> *	Must support the creation of unlimited sub-sites (for private
> faculty websites).
> *	Must utilize a 100% browser based, mouse driven website development
> environment.
> *	MUST (repeat) MUST be exceedingly easy to use...math teachers don't
> make the best web developers.
> *	Must offer a site licensing option. With over 20 domains, 1000
> editors, and seven servers, per "x" licensing quickly becomes cost
> prohibitive for us.
> *	Must allow the use of fixed templates, and allow us to restrict
> which templates are available where
> *	CMS's that are cognizant of the requirements of Section 508 and
> disabled users are strongly preferred.
> *	Must allow non-technical users  to create email and DB based forms
> for the websites without programming knowledge.
> *	Users shouldn't have to learn a single line of HTML
> *	Must be relatively easy to install and administer (if I have to
> spend 2 weeks in a classroom just to learn to install the program, I'm not
> going to bother).
> *	Must be reasonably priced and quickly implementable. As a state
> funded public college, we don't have $200,000 to drop or six months to wait.
> 
>  
> All suggestions are welcome.
>  
> Brian Hill
>  
> 
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