Content Management Systems

Webcom Resources builds most of our websites on a content management system (CMS). A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.

Our choice: Jooma CMS

While some of the systems we have used for our clients are custom built  from the ground up, many are based on the open source platform called Joomla. WebCom Resources currently uses Joomla CMS as it's preferred platform because of it's

  • Powerful application framework
  • Flexibility in adding custom modules
  • Ease of use for the end user. 

While there are hundreds of CMS options out there, and each site has unique needs, we believe that Joomla is the best choice in today's technology for most websites. Joomla shines as the foundation for the following types of websites:

  • Corporate websites or portals
  • Online commerce
  • Small business websites
  • Non-profit and organizational websites
  • Government applications
  • Corporate intranets and extranets
  • School and church websites
  • Personal or family homepages
  • Community-based portals
  • Magazines and newspapers
  • the possibilities are limitless…

Who uses Joomla?

Here are just a few examples of Web sites that use Joomla:

How does Joomla compare?

In a comparison to some of the commerical options avilable for CMS platforms, Joomla actually offers more in many area. This comparision between Joomla and well known commercial CMS software is based on selected data from The CMS Matrix .

Product Ektron CMS400.net Version 7.5 Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) 6.0 Joomla! 1.5.7
Last Updated 2/22/2008 8/10/2008 9/10/2008
System Requirements Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Application Server .NET Windows 2000 or 2003 Server Any that supports PHP (Apache recommended)
Approximate Cost $15,000 $35,000 Open Source
Database Oracle, SQLserver, MSDE XML MySQL
License per URL Per Server or ASP Monthly GNU/GPL v2
Operating System Windows 2000 / 2003 / XP / Vista Microsoft Window, RedHat Linux Any
Programming Language ASP.NET, ASP, CFM, PHP, JSP Deploys in an server extension. PHP
Root Access Yes Yes No
Shell Access No Yes No
Web Server IIS IIS, Apache Apache
Security Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Audit Trail Yes Yes No
Captcha No No Free Add On
Content Approval Yes Yes Yes
Yes No Yes
Granular Privileges Yes Yes No
Kerberos Authentication No Yes No
LDAP Authentication Yes Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
NIS Authentication No No No
NTLM Authentication No Yes No
Pluggable Authentication Yes Yes Yes
Problem Notification Yes No No
Sandbox Yes Yes No
Session Management No Yes Yes
SMB Authentication No No No
SSL Compatible Yes Yes Yes
SSL Logins Yes Yes Yes
SSL Pages Yes Yes Yes
Versioning Yes Yes No
Support Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Certification Program Yes Yes No
Code Skeletons Yes Yes No
Commercial Manuals No Yes Yes
Commercial Support Yes Yes Yes
Commercial Training Yes Yes Yes
Developer Community Yes Yes Yes
Online Help Yes Yes Yes
Pluggable API Yes Yes Yes
Professional Hosting Yes Yes Yes
Professional Services Yes Yes Yes
Public Forum Yes No Yes
Public Mailing List No No No
Test Framework No No Yes
Third-Party Developers Yes Yes Yes
Users Conference Yes Yes Yes
Ease of Use Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Drag-N-Drop Content Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Yes
Friendly URLs Yes Yes Yes
Image Resizing Yes Yes Yes
Macro Language Yes Yes Yes
Mass Upload Yes Yes No
Prototyping Yes Yes Yes
Server Page Language Yes Yes Yes
Site Setup Wizard No No No
Spell Checker Yes Yes No
Style Wizard Yes No No
Subscriptions Yes Yes No
Template Language Yes Yes Yes
UI Levels Yes Yes Yes
Undo Yes Yes No
WYSIWYG Editor Yes Yes Yes
Zip Archives Yes No No
Performance Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Advanced Caching Yes Yes Yes
Database Replication Yes Yes No
Load Balancing Yes Yes Yes
Page Caching Yes Yes Yes
Static Content Export Yes Yes No
Management Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Advertising Management Yes Yes Yes
Asset Management Yes Yes Yes
Clipboard Yes Yes No
Content Scheduling Yes Yes Yes
Content Staging Yes Yes No
Inline Administration Yes Yes Yes
Online Administration Yes Yes Yes
Package Deployment Yes Yes No
Sub-sites / Roots Yes Yes Yes
Themes / Skins Yes Yes Yes
Trash No Yes Yes
Web Statistics Yes Costs Extra Yes
Web-based Style/Template Management No Yes Yes
Web-based Translation Management Yes Yes Yes
Workflow Engine Yes Yes No
Interoperability Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Content Syndication (RSS) Yes Yes Yes
FTP Support Yes Yes Yes
iCal Yes No No
UTF-8 Support Yes Yes Yes
WAI Compliant Yes Yes No
WebDAV Support Yes No No
XHTML Compliant Yes Yes No
Flexibility Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
CGI-mode Support No No Yes
Content Reuse Yes Yes Yes
Extensible User Profiles Yes Yes Yes
Interface Localization Yes No Yes
Metadata Yes Yes Yes
Multi-lingual Content Yes Yes Yes
Multi-lingual Content Integration Yes Yes Yes
Multi-Site Deployment Yes Yes Yes
URL Rewriting Yes Yes Yes
Built-in Applications Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Blog Yes Yes Yes
Chat No No Yes
Classifieds No Yes Yes
Contact Management Yes No Yes
Data Entry Yes Yes Yes
Database Reports Yes Yes Yes
Discussion / Forum Yes No Yes
Document Management Yes Yes Yes
Events Calendar Yes Yes Yes
Events Management Yes Yes Yes
Expense Reports Yes No Yes
FAQ Management Yes Yes Yes
File Distribution Yes Yes Yes
Graphs and Charts No No Yes
Groupware No No Yes
Guest Book Yes No Yes
Help Desk / Bug Reporting Yes No Yes
HTTP Proxy Yes Yes No
In/Out Board Yes No No
Job Postings Yes No Yes
Link Management Yes Yes Yes
Mail Form Yes Yes Yes
Matrix No No No
My Page / Dashboard Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Yes
Photo Gallery Yes Yes Yes
Polls Yes Yes Yes
Product Management Yes Yes Yes
Project Tracking Yes No Yes
Search Engine Yes Yes Yes
Site Map Yes Yes Yes
Stock Quotes Yes No No
Surveys Yes Yes Yes
Syndicated Content (RSS) Yes Yes Yes
Tests / Quizzes Yes No Yes
Time Tracking No No No
User Contributions Yes Yes Yes
Weather Yes Yes No
Web Services Front End Yes Yes Yes
Wiki Yes No Yes
Commerce Ektron CMS400.net Ingeniux Content Management System (CMS) Joomla!
Affiliate Tracking No No Yes
Inventory Management No No Yes
Pluggable Payments No No Yes
Pluggable Shipping No No Yes
Pluggable Tax No No Yes
Point of Sale No No Yes
Shopping Cart No No Yes
Subscriptions No No Yes
Wish Lists No No Yes