Content Management Systems (CMS) have been the big rage the last few years. Quite a few firms began to call some of their solutions content management systems, even though they might not have been. Friends of mine own a document management firm and hate it when people confuse CMS with DMS (Document Management Systems). A recent post to their blog compares the two in a humorous way:
Content vs. Document ManagementContent: Lifeblood of a former dot-com. You see "content" when looking at "websites" while "surfing".
Documents: Lifeblood of a real business. You see "documents" when looking at your "desk" while "working".
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I think it's interesting that this business blog refers to their solution as servicing "real" business needs in a way that puts down CMS's. MT, WordPress or Textpattern are not all that exists in the CMS space. Vignette and other high-end CMS systems are as vital or more vital than some enterprise doc management solutions, it all depends on the business. To say only dot-bombs and extranet websites utilize CMS is either misinformed or misleading.
Posted by: jharr | April 13, 2005 2:46 PM
I guess you missed the 'humorous' part
Posted by: Josh Hallett | April 14, 2005 10:55 PM
Certainly wouldn't be the first time.
Posted by: jharr | April 15, 2005 9:06 AM