Content Management Systems and Applications

 

CMS platforms are tools that make files available inter-office, as well as over the web. A Content Management System would most often be used to archive important informationl. Many businesses use a CMS to store files in a non-proprietary form.

Companies use a CMS to share information with ease, as most systems use server-based software, even further broadening data availability. Most Content Management Systems include a feature for Web Content, and some have a feature for workflow processes, to supplement CRM and ERP functionality.

 

What foms do CMS platforms take?

• eCommerce, CRM/ERP Applications.
• Social Networking (Internal or External)
• Blogs and Forums for Exchange of Infomation.

Here are a list of open-source applications used in our development:

	Joomla! is one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management Systems available. It is used all over the world for everything from simple websites to complex corporate applications.
	Drupal is a free software package that allows an individual or a community of users to easily publish, manage and organize a wide variety of content on a website.
	WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.
	osCommerce is an Open Source based online shop e-commerce solution that is available for free under the GNU General Public License.
	Zen Cart is a free, user-friendly, open source shopping cart system. The software is being developed by group of like-minded shop owners, programmers, and consultants that think e-commerce could be and should be done differently.
	MediaWiki is a free software WiKi package originally written for Wikipedia. It is now used by several other projects of the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation and by many other wikis, including our own: Work.GallantPartners.com.
	phpBB become the most widely used Open Source forum solution. It has an easy to use administration panel and a user friendly installation process, which allows you to have a forum set up in minutes.