Wcm News & Articles

Some say that Microsoft hasn't really made many changes to SharePoint 2007's web content management functionality for SharePoint 2010 (news, site). While the underlying architecture may not have changed, there are some improvements that you are bound to like. Here are 8 changes to SharePoint WCM that you need to know about.

Web content management got a lot of attention in 2009. The old way of doing things was declared over and a new way of thinking declared necessary. Many things changed, from the economic environment to the way Web CMS products are being built and deployed.

What we started seeing is that systems can't just slide by with basic functionality, or traditional deployment models. And one of the things we did before skipping out for our holiday break was to talk about the current trends in web content management.

Here's a recap:

• Platform vs Specialization: We are seeing the division of WCM platforms and vendors offering specialized WCM point solutions. We are also having great discussions on the beloved WCM acronym and where its future lies.
• Integration of Web Analytics: The needs to provide engaging user experiences is more important than ever before. But do we really need our analytics solutions to be tightly integrated? The debate is on.
• Tightly Integrated Search: We've always had some kind of search within our WCMs -- or at least we should have -- whether it was part of the solution or third party. But now the move towards tighter integration is upon us.
• Cloud Hosted vs SaaS: The battle for the cloud: is the best approach cloud hosted or SaaS? Some vendors will straddle the fence, while others will stand their ground.
• Integration of Social Media: Lots of social media functionality in WCM systems, a little bit of WCM in social computing apps. Are the two converging? Or just battling for prime time real estate?

You can read the full article Emerging Trends in Web Content Management to get more detail, but we are curious to know:

Back in December we remarked about the trouble with generic acronyms and what they contribute (if anything) to web content management.

This year the same argument unfolds around another acronym, GRC. On the Gartner Blog Network, French Caldwell recently wrote about the war on governance, risk and compliance.

Yes, we all know web content management (WCM) 1.0 is dead. But we still seem to be having a hard time defining exactly what 2.0 is about. We will continue to grapple with the emerging definition. In the mean time there are emerging trends shaping web content management and the vendors that provide it. Here's a look at what's on our radar.

The web content management feature matrix can be a useful tool, if you use it wisely. Here's how.

This year, Web content management (WCM) was promoted to the Magic Quadrant level in Gartner-land. Previously, only Enterprise CMS vendors were MQ-eligible. The firm says the MarketScope approach was no longer suited for "dynamic, evolutionary trends'" happening in the Web CMS space.

Gartner (news, site) hopes that the report will help those with a CMS short-list in hand to make the right decision. While it may not answer all the questions on your WCM mind, it's one way of looking at the market and the players.

What is it with the rebranding trend in the content management space lately? Just having recently lost RedDot in a rebranding maneuver, today we say goodbye to Percussion's Rhythmyx.

And welcome their new Web Content Management system succinctly named CM System.

The CODiE Awards are on our radar again for 2009 and the finalist announcements are expecting to be flooding the internet wires. In this case, web content management vendor Clickability has made the list of finalist again for the Content Management category.

2009 is bringing big things to eZ Systems, the content management solution provider. Not only are they turning 10 this year, they are hosting the 7th annual eZ Conference and the annual eZ Awards which will be partially geared towards celebrating ten years in the WCM world.

Can't get enough information on SharePoint? Web Content Management? A little in the dark about DAM? Are you interested in learning? AIIM and CMS Watch have announced a new series of technology-based education programs covering topics such as web content management, SharePoint, eDiscovery and digital asset management.

After perhaps working more diligently than ever before, Emagine follows up on their August 2008 release with the spankin’ new emagiC CMS.Net v8.0.

The new version of their content management system includes, as usual, a ton of new features. This time around, functionality flirts with the likes of Google, language, and document and image capabilities, among others.

In its fourth year, the J. Boye Conference is coming to the U.S. To be held in Philly this May, the conference promises to be a notable event for those interested in web strategy and development, e-government, technology standards, SharePoint, Enterprise 2.0, Web marketing, Web 2.0, Web CMS, enterprise search, etc.

As of now, there are about 20 confirmed speakers from around the world scheduled to make their appearances at J. Boye Conferences: Philadelphia 2009.

And there’s a great opportunity to contribute to this exciting conference by submitting a practitioner case study for the Web Content Management track. The conference is also looking for submissions from practitioners in the following areas:

• Strategy & Governance
• Intranet
• MOSS
• User Experience
• e-Health

The organizer, Janus Boye, is looking to for “honest presentations from practitioners” who can share lessons learned and discuss their challenges. If you’re interested in participating, you can contact Boye directly.

To get more information and to register, visit the conference's web site. Super early bird discount is available until January 31. CMSWire readers get a special discount: 15% off the regular price with discount code cmswphilly.

Our friends at CMS Watch recently announced their take on trends in SaaS Web Content Management for 2009. We've been contemplating about the future of SaaS WCM for quite some time ourselves.

Let's take a look-see at CMS Watch's predictions for the year to come and some more analysis of hosted Web CMS solutions.

PaperThin, the producer of ColdFusion-based Web CMS CommonSpot, announced that its 2008 Q2 and Q3 revenues shattered all company records, having grown an average of more than 50% year over year. Furthermore, the company’s average deal size increased by more than 30%.

Now, it’s time to update the product, perhaps. And PaperThin plans on doing so in 2009. The last major product release from PaperThin was in October, 2007, when CommonSpot 5.0 came out.

From East to West… Ektron is now ready to jump into those cowboy boots and embrace the oh-so-desired Bay Area. The Web CMS vendor (quite predictably so) announced the opening of two new offices — in San Francisco, California, and in Austin, Texas.

The addition of the new offices will extend Ektron’s market reach and provide additional support and services critical to the company’s expanding customer base and partner channel.

Ektron reports increasing demand for its products and services over the past 5 years. It also shows the revenue growth rate of over 400%.

During the past two years, due to the consistent increase in sales and ongoing development of the company’s partner channel, Ektron grew staff levels to approximately 200 employees and opened offices in Toronto, Canada, Sydney, Australia and the U.K.

The new San Francisco office will serve as a services and training facility. The Austin office will provide additional sales and services resources.

Coming on the heels of the September announcement of Ektron CMS400.NET v7.6 and Ektron’s new deployment options, Ektron is expanding big time. No wonder — it’s cheap, flexible, gets accolades every now and then and demos well.