Content Management System (CMS) is a software system that provides interactivity to a website and utilizes its resources in more organized way so that the content is available to large number of potential users. CMS may be open source or commercial; but content in general may include text files, images, audio or video files.

Easy availability of resources i.e. content as and when needed is most important benefit of CMS software solutions. Resources are placed centrally at the right place within reach of all authorized users from where all users can access available resources and only authorized users can edit content online. All the updations are carried in real time and any change made is reflected instantly. WYSIWYG editor helps to view, edit and update changes instantly. As CMS is open source, Linux based all your critical data and information can be located on the web centrally without any hurdle or security problem. This software system has made easy content creation and updation for all users. CMS are also used as archival and are very often used to share files across the boundaries. Your CMS choice will depend on your organizational need, your content; upbringing cost is not much. Since all the information are available centrally ‘Handle it with care’ for best result.

CMS has seen steep growth in open source solutions commercial market in comparison to commercial license CMS. Various reasons are accountable for feasible growth of CMS in open source market; most important reason is its low cost and open code. These features attract them for small websites, non-profit organizations. I would define open source CMS as repository of extensive, rich and more flexible resources for your website, manage everything on your own. Web content management system are used to manage online website content, this includes storing, controlling and manipulating documentation. Main features of web CMS includes:

CMS let us to create categories and sub-categories, user level access, customization, migration of content.

Several CMS are available, but to choose the right one is a difficult task and you need to be cautious CMS choice maker depending on the organizational need, before proceeding. Almost, all the CMS provide users community for improving their knowledge base and database. Before moving to different CMS let me emphasize why CMS is becoming popular these days. We find in 80's and 90's websites were static and internet was an upsurging industry, very few players took part in the web race and chances to win online visibility was maximum but 2000 has generated a bigger market place and global IT sphere for players to invest and play and wining is not easy.

2000 millennium has seen growth of dynamic websites, new technologies and CMS.

I will discuss about various CMS in my next posting. Feel free to share your views on this topic. We can be easily reached at Contact Us.