Even Umbraco agree: XSLT is not an interface building tool
It seems that Umbraco are finally dropping XSLT on the next release of their CMS. About time too – it’s been a while since you could really justify using it to build web interfaces.
Posted on Friday, November 18th, 2011
What value does Gartner’s Magic Quadrant bring to a WCMS selection?
Gartner’s Magic Quadrant is frequently used as a reference point when evaluating WCMS platforms. Although the report may provide a strategic overview of a particular slice of the WCMS market, it does little to shed light on the real issues that underpin a WCMS selection.
Posted on Friday, August 19th, 2011
Multi-channel EPiServer: De-coupling content and presentation
Content architecture has long been the exclusive concern of CMS geeks. After all, does it really matter if there is clean separation between content and its presentation? It’s all about serving web pages, right? Wrong…
Posted on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Does a scoring methodology help or hinder CMS selection?
Scoring methodologies are often used in CMS procurement to provide transparency, but in reality they don’t offer much more than the illusion of a structured process.
Posted on Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
The Times Online doesn’t need content to make its paywall a success…
The success or otherwise of the Times Online’s imminent paywall shouldn’t be judged on the number of subscribers. After all, content isn’t the only source of revenue.
Posted on Tuesday, May 25th, 2010
What’s new in EPiServer 6? A review of the new features
EPiServer 6 seems to be primarily a release for content editors, though there are some nice new features for developers too.
Posted on Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Selecting a web CMS: The most common mistakes in RFPs
There seem to be some very common mistakes made in web CMS Request For Proposal (RFP) documents that can make them difficult to respond to in any meaningful way
Posted on Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The CMS questions that you really should be asking suppliers
Most of the RFP documents I see tend to follow the same pattern and don’t really ask agencies enough difficult questions – here’s a series of suggestions that will make them think a bit harder on their responses.
Posted on Friday, May 8th, 2009