RE: [cms-list] Best Options...?

2002-11-24 Thread David Cummings
Hi Darrel, (Disclaimer: I work for the company) I would recommend taking a look at SuperUpdate: http://www.superupdate.com Under $500, works on *nix and Windows, and great for content that gets constantly accessed and modified. Let me know if I can answer any questions online or offline. Best r

RE: [cms-list] Best Options...?

2002-11-24 Thread Adam Gaffin
> > A lot of people recommend mt for a basic, free CMS, but I > don't think it > would really be applicable in this case. MT is really a CMS > designed for > news items. Somthing that gets created, then archived. Not really for > content that gets constantly accessed and modified. > > A lot of

RE: [cms-list] Best Options...?

2002-11-24 Thread Morkai Kurst
> A lot of people recommend mt for a basic, free CMS, but I > don't think it would really be applicable in this case. MT is > really a CMS designed for news items. Somthing that gets > created, then archived. Not really for content that gets > constantly accessed and modified. I did get that

[cms-list] Staging / Deployment structures

2002-11-24 Thread Drew McLellan
My CMS has a very simple (too simple) staging/deployment setup at the moment. In our next rev, I'd like to improve on it. I basically have two matching databases containing the data for the site. All content changes go into the staging db, and the staging site uses this db so you can preview ch

RE: [cms-list] CMS development

2002-11-24 Thread Nuno Lopes
Hi all. I do not know if it is me who should answer these questions (probably list moms), but I've been collaborating on this list for more 1.5 years and I've learned that everything within the CM field can be discussed - Products, Vendors, Services, Marketing, Technology, Research & Development, F

Re: [cms-list] sales/implementation cycle of a CMS system

2002-11-24 Thread Lennart Regebro
From: "Marnix Schrooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have been going through the CMS message board and read a lot of > interesting stuff on CMS systems. I'm quite new to this industry and I > wondered how long it would take to execute an implementation of a > medium-sized CMS system (I know this is vag

RE: [cms-list] sales/implementation cycle of a CMS system

2002-11-24 Thread Nuno Lopes
It only came across to me that you probably wanted to include the sales scheduled time within the implementation schedule which I've not for obvious reasons. For the scheduled time for a sales can be varies from 1 to 8 months, but I concur with Lennard Regebro that in normal conditions can go at

[cms-list] Repost : Staging and Deployment structures

2002-11-24 Thread Drew McLellan
(I sent this several hours ago, but it didn't show up. Apologies if you get two copies). My CMS has a very simple (too simple) staging/deployment setup at the moment. In our next rev, I'd like to improve on it. I basically have two matching databases containing the data for the site. All content

RE: [cms-list] Portal and CMS Integration

2002-11-24 Thread Rizwan Virk
>1. Can anyone provide a definition of 'Content' versus >an 'Application'? You bring up a very interesting point here. For many portal vendors, the distinction between a portlet and a piece of content started off being quite clear. A portlet is a piece of code that runs on the server - and it m

RE: [cms-list] Best Options...?

2002-11-24 Thread Morkai Kurst
> Really, sounded like a > custom XML structure would make more sense, like he wants to > extend a knowledgebase very specific to his needs, and > probably starting from the structure of the information > itself would make more sense than starting with (and perhaps > being limited to) the str

[cms-list] sport betting (lottery) sites

2002-11-24 Thread Alp Güneysel (131)
Does anyone have experience with building sport-betting sites? Which sites use a cms or all sites are in-house projects? Also, the betting sites must contain huge statistical data, and too much custom code. Is there a product which can ease building sport betting sites? Sites i've found -

Re: [cms-list] Repost : Staging and Deployment structures

2002-11-24 Thread Charles Reitzel
The short answer is to manage replication by collection. Collection is a good unit for this type of management because of its open ended definition. A collection is just a bunch of stuff that goes together. So people tend to naturally understand and even expect that a collection as a whole w

RE: [cms-list] CMS development

2002-11-24 Thread Nuno Lopes
Sorry I wrote that Barton wrote: > consulting phase, development phase, implementation phase, testing > phase It's not true. It was Marnix. (Really sorry Barton). I believe I have a problem with the email delivery system. I've never received the first Marnix message with the original question. I

[cms-list] Thanks for the Interwoven help

2002-11-24 Thread Miller, Rohn
Just a quick note of thanks for all the helpful e-mails on my need for an Interwoven development team. Several people also offered suggestions about best practices, other resources. Thanks-Rohn Jay Miller -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.

RE: [cms-list] CMS development

2002-11-24 Thread Michael Bronder
hmmm... sounds like a workflow issue. nothing a good cms won't fix. ;) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Nuno Lopes Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 7:20 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Gerald Barton'; 'Marnix Schrooyen' Subject: RE: [cms-list]

RE: [cms-list] CMS and Processes

2002-11-24 Thread Lionel Laratte
Hi all, I just wanted to thank everyone who replied to this thread. I presented my information this past week and walked out with half of what I wanted. All in all, I'm happy since I could have walked out with nothing. Thanks to those who espoused workflows: the explanation of workflows caused a

[cms-list] Portal and CMS Integration

2002-11-24 Thread Beach, Sandra
Hi all Early next year, we will be doing a pilot that will include integration of MCMS 2002 and SharePoint. Will be happy to provide info, learnings from that experience. Sandra Beach Principal Consultant Information Strategy and Systems Department of Primary Industries Making information sys

RE: [cms-list] Best Options...?

2002-11-24 Thread Max Dunn
> Could you elaborate on this a bit more please? > I've been keeping a vague eye on XML but have > not as yet found a need for it - or seen where it > might improve on what I'm doing. XML is just one possible way to structure info. It can play a role either in the maintenance of content, or in

RE: [cms-list] sport betting (lottery) sites

2002-11-24 Thread Ben Noblet
I don't know what they use, but in my experience, sites that require very intensive statistical and transactional capability are often better built as a custom application. I don't think any available CMS would be very efficient in managing and analysing huge amounts of numerical data. The other

Re: [cms-list] Repost : Staging and Deployment structures

2002-11-24 Thread Drew McLellan
Charles Reitzel wrote: The short answer is to manage replication by collection. Collection is a good unit for this type of management because of its open ended definition. A collection is just a bunch of stuff that goes together. So people tend to naturally understand and even expect that a

[cms-list] SiteSupra

2002-11-24 Thread Vaidas Zilionis aka WHY2LIZ
Sveiki cms-list, What do you thing about SiteSupra CMS www.sitesupra.com ? I worked with it few project .. and i liked it most. -- Vaidas Zilionis aka why2liz http://why2liz.esu.as tel. +370 650 515 35 ICQ 35174940 -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.

RE: [cms-list] Best Options...?

2002-11-24 Thread Hills, Shaun
Hi Morkai, FWIW, I would suggest keeping it simple if that's all you require. XML - while undoubtedly useful and extensible - is not a cosmic panacea. If it's clear how it could add value, then use it. If not, then don't. I've seen a few CMS projects get mired in scope/feature/technology creep

Re: [cms-list] Repost : Staging and Deployment structures

2002-11-24 Thread Charles Reitzel
Unfortunately, my CMS experience is deeper than it is broad. In my own CMS systems, I just used rsync on the top-level collection directories and rebuilt the search indexes for each collection. I.e. Logically, I just copy the collection to its destination. Under the hood, Rsync moves the min