GBIS751 E-commerce Week 3 Discussions

Introduction

Content Management Systems can be used to allow end users to maintain all or part of a web site. A skilled person (such as you) needs to install the software and design the overall site and determine which sections of the site will be maintained by end users. End users can then use the CMS to update and add pages without using HTML, PHP, FTP, or MySQL directly.

You have each been assigned to investigate an Open Source Content Management System. There are also proprietary and commecial systems available such as IBM Websphere but we won't be discussing them this week.

W3D1 - Explain your assigned Content Management System (10 points)

Go to http://www.dom751.com to find out which Content Management System has been assigned to you.

  1. What are the major features of your CMS?
  2. What major software components are required in the technical environment for your CMS to run successfully? (PHP, Java, Windows, Oracle, MySQL, Windows, ASP.NET, Linux, ...).
  3. What are the strengths of your CMS?
  4. What are the weaknesses of your CMS?
  5. What else would you like to tell the class about your CMS?
  6. If you were a software salesman selling this CMS, what market(s) would you target. You should pick a market where you think your CMS has advantages of the other Content Management Systems. Example Markets:
    1. Government Agencies
    2. Public Schools
    3. Small Businesses
    4. Electronic Businesses
    5. Banks
    6. Manufacturing Companies
    7. Other

    7. Get information from at least three sources (only one of which can be Wikipedia). Provide links to your sources.

    Read the work of your classmates and ask at least two questions. Respond to any questions that are asked of you. Complete your initial posting by Sunday night. Ask your questions by Monday night. Answer your questions by Tuesday night. Try to complete your work ahead of this schedule so your classmates have more time to read your work and your questions.

    W3D2 - Would you use a Content Management System? (6 points)

    You are going to build a small web site to publicize your brother's small business on the web. Would you use a CMS or just write the HTML yourself? Only one posting is required in this thread but you are welcome to comment on each other's work.