RSS Syndication - CMS200 now provides support to syndicate managed content and/or information through RSS. RSS Sydication is a way for a Web site to allow other sites to publish some of its content. Syndicated content can include data such as news feeds, events listings, news stories, headlines, project updates, excerpts from discussion forums or even corporate information.
Runs on multiple dynamic Web application servers! - Currently supports Microsoft ASP, Microsoft .NET, Macromedia ColdFusion and the PHP Web application server platforms! [See Top 10 Reasons for Developers to Use the .NET Framework]
100% browser-based - Authorized business users with an Internet connection and Web browser can easily add or update Web content—giving them "anytime anywhere" Web publishing. Browsers supported: Internet Explorer 4.01 (and higher), Netscape Navigator 4.7x and 6.1 (and higher).
Intuitive user interface - Two ways to easily navigate to content for editing or adding: a) use your Web site as the user interface to find content by navigating through your site, b) use the Windows Explorer-like interface—similar to finding a document on your computer, then clicking the document to edit.
Zero learning curve editor - The familiar word processor-like editor is both intuitive and easy to use for business users. Learn more about Ektron's editors.
Document check-in/check-out - The document check-in/check-out feature ensures that content blocks can be edited only by one user at a time. The color of the border around the content block is set by the content status (i.e., GREEN=published, YELLOW=pending approval, RED=checked out).
Simplified file uploading - Upload any kind of file, graphic, or data without needing to give anyone FTP access to the site. Web site administrators determine allowable file formats for upload to the repository.
Content history tracking - View or restore any previously published version of a content block.
Robust content management workflow - Administrators can selectively add "approval" permissions on a per-user or user group basis. With a Multi-level approval process.
Comprehensive metadata support - Adding and maintaining metadata to your site is both simple and automatic. Administrators define the location and usage of metadata, while users add and/or update metadata as needed—making your Web or intranet site search engine friendly.
Summary/teaser tag - Streamlined link management for Web pages with long lists of summary content—ideal for job listings or press releases.
User-maintained site navigation - The ecmCollection function is highly customizable, allowing developers to easily define how the collection data will be displayed on the Web page. Site administrators can designate "super users" to manage site navigation (or a similar display of information) within a new folder titled "collections". They can add and remove items from a navigation menu (or for a press release listing) and easily re-order them. This powerful feature makes site navigation as easy to manage as the content itself and reduces the need for IT or Webmasters to be involved with all navigational site changes.
Extending the API to build dynamically-generated DHTML menus - Developers can easily build advanced navigation by extending the existing functionality provided by the ecmListSummary tag. Ektron CMS200 provides an API so developers can interact directly with the content management solution. There are hundreds of examples of DHTML menus which can be easily customized into your site using this tag.
Separation of content from presentation using style sheets - Sites managed by Ektron content management solutions can easily take advantage of cascading style sheets (CSS). In addition, style classes can be applied to content within the editor (Ektron eWebEditPro). Style sheets store presentation information about the content in a separate file. To learn more, read about advantages of using style sheets to separate content from style.
Maximized content control - Organize content with unlimited folders and subfolders. This lets administrators manage large volumes of Web pages while easily enforcing corporate Web site standards (e.g., fonts, styles, layout, permissible file format).
Administrator control - All aspects of the system can be controlled by the Web site administrator, including the Web site look and feel and user privileges.
Syndication of content - With just one line of JavaScript developers can display dynamically-managed content blocks (within the Ektron content database) on any static or dynamic Web page. With this feature, you can easily create and maintain shared content across multiple sites.
Advanced search functionality - Site visitors can quickly find specific content using several search options.
Library and Link Management - The library offers users access to hyperlinks, images, quicklinks, and other files (e.g., PDF, DOC., XLS., AVI)—based on their level of permission. Windows Explorer-like interface (folder tree) easy to find even when the site grows to thousands of pages.
Extensive branding support - Web developers can now easily "brand" this product to match the graphics or style of either their own company or their clients' companies. This branding lets developers alter the graphics, colors, and styles of the application. Extensive documentation is included to aid developers with the available customization options.
Application languages available - Three application languages available include English, French, and German. The Web site administrator sets the default language for the application. Different languages can be assigned on a per user basis. Example: the administrator sets the application default to French, but assigns three users with English, two users with German, and five users with French.
Full language support for application menus and dialogs -
Application menus and dialogs can be displayed to users in their desired language(s). If the preferred choice of language is not yet available, then the Language SDK can be used by developers to add additional languages to the application.
Library item overwrite permission - The administrator can now give "super users" library overwrite permissions. This will allow designated contributors the ability to update images or files on the server.
Scheduling of content - Content can be scheduled in two ways: a) with only a "Start" date/time, or b) with a "Start" and a "End" date/time.
Site navigation API - Site administrators can designate "super users" to manage site navigation.
View staged site prior to approval - Logged in users view the site as if all content changes had been approved and are currently live on the site.
Virtual staging server - Users with approval permissions can review content changes before content is published live to the site. Additional hardware is not needed for a separate staging server!
Microsoft SQL, MySQL and Microsoft Access integration - Includes utilities to fully exploit the power of Microsoft SQL server (Version 7.0 and 2000). Also supported is MySQL.
Advanced navigation made easy with Macromedia Flash MX -
Macromedia's newest version of Flash—called Macromedia Flash MX—has many new features. The most exciting feature is advanced navigation. With Flash MX, the business logic that builds the navigation can be dynamic. Navigation and content management are the two building blocks needed to build a Web site—the Ektron CM solution to manage the content and Flash MX to create the advanced navigation.
Component-based content management solution - Designed to be a "building block", Ektron CM solutions can be easily integrated into your site—even if your site uses complicated business logic, or other third party components like e-commerce and personalization. Because this solution use a component-based approach, we don't get in the way of your integration. This gives you the ability to add your own dynamic ASP code, or any special business logic programming.
Easy migration path to Ektron CMS300! - With Ektron CMS300 customers can create and store XML as well as apply (XSLT) style sheets for rendering content and XML schema definition (XSD) for data validation. In addition to the same robust content management features found in Ektron CMS200, this new product offers Web content that can be easily served across multiple devices or other data systems.
Active Directory integration - CMS200’s new Active Directory integration* allows organizations to centrally manage users and user groups as well as allow for a single point of authentication through their directory service. NEW!
Load balancing support - Load balancing distributes traffic efficiently among network servers so that no individual server is overburdened. Administrators can now configure CMS200 to distribute site assets such as images and files to multiple servers. NEW!
Standard Single License:
Single primary URL, single web site license purchase consisting of 10 named users. Note: Additional seats can be purchased in blocks of 10 named users. A Standard License covers one permanent base URL and up to ten (10) named users. Also included is one development URL (for 365 days from purchase) and one staging URL (for 365 days from purchase)—both keys are renewable with a Maintenance Subscription.
URLs covered by this license:
Your license allows you to use Ektron CMS200 with ONLY one production URL name. However, your license also includes a 365-day development key for integration purposes and a 365-day staging key. Both development and staging keys are renewable with an annual Maintenance Subscription.
Explanation of "Named Users": - A named user is one person with access rights to Ektron CMS200. All TEN (10) named users may use Ektron CMS200 simultaneously. This is not a "floating" license, that is, you cannot temporarily transfer access rights to another user. When your user base grows to the point where you have the 11th, 12th, etc. "unique named users", then you will need to purchase your 2nd, 3rd, etc. 10-seat licenses of Ektron CMS200. Alternatively, the Enterprise License has unlimited users.
Maintenance Subscriptions: - Includes free updates of software while subscription is active. Purchased on yearly basis.
Allows for all upgrades of both service packs and major releases
With Maintenance Subscription:
- One primary URL — permanent.
- One timed development URL — one year, renewable.
- One timed staging URL — one year, renewable.
- URL changes (all per maintenance subscription).
- One change for primary.
- Two changes for development.
- Two changes for staging.
- Free upgrades while Maintenance Subscription is active.
Without Maintenance Subscription:
- One primary license key — permanent.
- One timed development key — one year.
- One timed staging key — one year.
- No free URL changes.
Development and staging URL(s) are tied to the Maintenance Subscription. You can obtain an extension of development/staging URL(s) beyond one year only if you renew your Maintenance Subscription. If you do not purchase a Maintenance Subscription, your development and staging URL(s) terminate after one year and cannot be renewed. NOTE: development or staging URLs beginning with "www." are not allowed.
All customers are limited to:
- one permanent primary key.
- one development timed key - one year.
- one staging timed key - one year.
- Additional keys will require an additional purchase.
- Only one primary URL change per year with a Maintenance Subscription.
- The change allotment expires with end of Maintenance Subscription and is not cumulative with renewal of Maintenance Subscription.
- Development and staging URL(s) and their associated license keys terminate one year from the date of purchase. To obtain a permanent development or staging URL the customer must purchase an additional license.
- All timed license keys will expire along with the Maintenance Subscription.
Comparison Data Sheet
Choose the Ektron CMS solution that solves your needs
Ektron CMS Solutions
Ektron's diverse family of Web content management solutions were designed to handle the constant changing needs of corporate Web strategies. Ektron provides solutions that not only prepare you for today, but tomorrow as well. Ektron's CMS solutions integrate in days not months, so Web developers save time and reduce headaches. Just one line of code is needed for integration into your template! Multiple dynamic application server support includes ASP, ASP.NET, ColdFusion, and PHP running within a Microsoft server environment.
Top reasons why Ektron's solutions are the best choice:
- Highest ROI on the market.
- Easiest to use for both the end users and developers.
- Lowest integration time - sometimes up to 70% less.
- Ability to scale to any size organization.
- Astounding flexibility.
- Robust out of the box functionality with unlimited room for extending.
To find the Ektron solution most suitable for your needs, please take a look at the list of features below.
CMS100 include the following features:
- Familiar, rich Web authoring environment.
- Spell check with or without Microsoft Word.
- Advanced Style sheet support.
- Automatic Image Uploading.
- Search and Replace.
- Advanced Microsoft Word content filtering.
- 100% browser-based.
- Document check-in/checkout.
- Simplified file uploading.
- Content history tracking.
- Virtual staging server.
- Extensive branding support.
CMS200 include the features of CMS100, plus the following:
- Robust content management workflow.
- User-maintained site navigation.
- Comprehensive metadata support.
- Syndication of content.
- Advanced search functionality.
- Scheduling of content.
- Active Directory support.
- Load balancing support.
- RSS Syndication.
- View staged site prior to approval.
CMS300 include the features of CMS100 and CMS200, plus the following:
- Web Services Support.
- Enforce content and page layout with built in support for "Smart Web Forms".
- Deliver content to multiple devices (e.g., PDAs, mobile phones, WEB TV).
- XML schema validation.
- XML commenting capabilities.