Wednesday, March 17, 2010

What is Content Management System

CMS (Content management system) is a group of procedures usually done to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can either be done manually or computer based. This group of procedures is designed to
1. To share and store data by large number of people.
2. Based on the role of users, the access to the data should be given
3. The storage & retrieval of data should be easy
4. The inputs should be unique, i.e., there should be no duplication
5. Report writing should be easy
6. There should be an effective communication between users
In terms of CMS data can be anything for e.g. Document, Movies, pictures, phone numbers, scientific data, etc.

USES OF CMS
1. Storing
2. Controlling
3. Revising
4. Semantically enriching
5. Publishing documentation

Types of CMS
1. Enterprise Content management: It is based on the technology, strategic, methods and tools used to capture, manage, store, preserve and deliver content and document related to an organization and its processes.
2. Web CMS: It is software that is implemented as a Web application, for creating and managing HTML content. It is used to manage and control a large, dynamic collection of Web material.
3. Document management system: This type of CMS is used to track and store documents and/or images of paper documents. The term has some overlap with the concepts of content management systems. It is often considered by many experts that DMS is a component of EMS.
4. Mobile content management system: It is a type of content management system (CMS) capable of storing and delivering content and services to mobile devices, such as mobile phones, smart phones, and PDAs.
5. Component content management system: It is a content management system that manages content at a granular level (component) rather than at the document level. Each component represents a single topic, concept or asset (e.g., image, table, product description). Components can be as large as a chapter or as small as a definition or even a word.
6. Learning content management system: It is a software application for the administration, documentation, tracking, and reporting of training programs, classroom and online events, e-learning programs, and training content.

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