<<Message: 2
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2003 18:01:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bev Corwin <bevcorwin@...>
Subject: Re: Re: CMS: What do they do well - and what
do they still need to do

<<Yes, I agree, like single source management, etc.
and as many integrated output formats as possible.>>

Bev: If you mean the ability to manage output content
into source technical formats, such as .GIF, .JPG,
.TXT, or integrated source formats as .HTML, .JSP,
(especially with metadata) I agree.

It's when CMS companies start selling "author-once,
publish many times" systems that I storm indignantly
from the room. Quark, Net Objects, Broadvision and
others have tried to sell this snake oil at various
times.

I've seen many clients spend way too much time, money
and thought trying to implement big, single source CMS
where effort is 4X improvement. This is an idea which
is inherently bass-ackwards. (I honestly think that
for many sites the best CMS is two part-time college
students working the late shift.)

(Rohn Jay Miller)

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