Everything XML
Because of its uniquely powerful way of describing text, XML has become a central element in content management and search.
Article: Component Content Management Healthcheck
Does Your Company Have a Component Content Management Problem?
You may sense that you need Component Content Management, but how can you be sure? Take our handy (and anonymous) Component Content Management "health quiz" and get a custom diagnosis...
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Article: The Great Divide
Databases Are So 20th Century
Dave Kellogg, CEO of MarkLogic, takes a look at the historic divide between
data and content technologies and rejects the notion that content is a special
case of data. The design of truly content-centric applications, Dave argues,
will require new kinds "contentbases"...
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Article: Structured CMS
Introduction to Structured Content Management with XML
Kay Ethier and Scott Abel offer an introductory primer on how to think about and define structure, then apply XML for better management of your documents...
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Article: Web Services and CMS
Web Services and Content Management
Travis Wissink returns to CMS Watch to explain how a more services-oriented approach to content management can improve returns on your CMS and other IT investments, while helping you avoid vendor lock-in...
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Article: XML Authoring
Considering Fluency in XML Design
XML-based authoring and the application of semantic value to your content can speed publishing and enhance text retrieval. Mark Baker returns to CMS Watch to argue, however, that this becomes a pyrrhic victory if the quality of your content suffers as a result...
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Article: XSLT 2.0
A Transforming Experience for Content Management?
One of the traditional knocks against XML-based CMS products is the relative immaturity of XSL as a programming language. Well, Steve Heckler of Accelebrate returns to CMS Watch to show how the forthcoming XSLT 2.0 spec may change the way we all think about processing XML documents...
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Article: Content Conversion
When Word-XML Conversions Get Nasty
Converting legacy Microsoft Word documents to XML is the holy grail of most document and content management system implementations. You can find help from an increasing array of automated conversion tools, but as Michael Gross of Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc. points out, that's only half the battle. It's the particular ways people use Word that can make CMS conversions so challenging. Check out 5 of Mike's nastier examples...
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Article: The GRUPA Gremlin
Is There a Gremlin in Your Website?
What's eating away at your website performance and scalability? Tony Byrne argues that you could be relying unnecessarily on dynamic content delivery. Reconsider what "dynamic" really means, and get rid of those gremlins by pre-assembling content in your CMS, Tony counsels...
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Article: Writers, XML, and CMS
Structured Content: What's in it for Writers?
Want to implement a structured authoring system for your new corporate CMS, but worried that your authors might never give up their WYSIWYG tools? OmniMark's Mark Baker returns to CMSWatch to argue that perhaps you're looking at this wrong way. Turn around and examine structured authoring from the writer's perspective, says Mark, to find the keys to success...
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Article: CMS Survey
Finding Good User Data
Managing Editor Tony Byrne says that new research reveals that a small survey sampling can carry a large analytical import...
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Article: Betty Harvey
What SGML Can Teach Us About XML & the Web
SGML vet Betty Harvey advises XML-based publishers: don't suffer the same mistakes we experienced...
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Article: Bill Trippe
The Case for Digital Rights Management
Bill Trippe argues that DRM can help publishers recoup lost revenue and open new channels. Just be sure to remember the customer at each step...
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Article: RSS Syndication
Syndication on the Cheap with RSS
Rich Site Summary (RSS) has become the de-facto standard for delivering news headlines over the Internet. Take a look at the advantages and limitations of this open XML format for syndicating news headlines...
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