A content management system (CMS) is a system used to manage the
content of a Web site. Content management systems are deployed
primarily for interactive use by a potentially large number of
contributors. For the purposes of this page, Content Management
means Web Content Management.
The content managed includes
computer files, image media, audio files, electronic documents and
web content. The idea behind a CMS is to make these files available
inter-office, as well as over the web. A Content Management System
would most often be used as an archive as well. Many companies use a
CMS to store files in a non-proprietary form. Companies use a CMS to
share files with ease, as most systems use server-based software,
even further broadening file availability. As shown below, many
Content Management Systems include a feature for Web Content, and
some have a feature for a "workflow process".
"Work flow" is
the idea of moving an electronic document along for either approval,
or for adding content. Some Content Management Systems will easily
facilitate this process with email notification, and automated
routing. This is ideally a collaborative creation of documents. A
CMS facilitates the organization, control, and publication of a
large body of documents and other content, such as images and
multimedia resources.
A web content management system is a
content management system with additional features to ease the tasks
required to publish web content to web sites.
Web content management systems are often used for storing,
controlling, versioning, and publishing industry-specific
documentation such as news articles, operators' manuals, technical
manuals, sales guides, and marketing brochures. A content management
system may support the following features:
- Document Management
- News Management
- E-Learning Management
- Courses Management
- HR
- Web Portal
- Collaboration
- Knowledge Management
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