Information Management System
Content Management systems
Content is the feeder mechanism for all business processes. And always has been (Moore, 2001). The purpose of a web site is to display and/process content in order to transmit the organisation’s information to the world wide audiences. These days the websites content volumes are increasing rapidly. So, to deliver the content to the audiences in an understandable way, it is necessary to manage the content of the web site. Therefore, content management refers to the process of collecting, managing and publishing content for the audiences and these jobs are done by Content Management Systems (CMS). Theses systems help the organisation to organise information, create and manage an enterprise’s knowledge.
To manage the increasing web content and the increasing demand of customers for
Web based services, these days organisations are largely depending on CMS. A recent observation shows that the world wide market for CMSs is growing at a rate of over 29 per cent per year.
Discuss features supported by Content Management Systems.
Content management system supports the creation, management, distribution, publishing, and discovery of information. The features supported by CMS are discussed below-
Easier to update Website
In the past, publishing web site required a certain level of knowledge and skill before a web site owner could update the contents. Now CMS has made it easier to create, edit and publish content on web site.
Contents are managed easily
CMS supports the web site owner to handle contents according to who edited it, who created and who published certain contents. It has made it easier to allocate exact publishing rights to different individuals. This system supports a non technical knowledge person to publish content on web site.
Faster publishing time
Another feature of CMS is, it helps to reduce the publishing time of contents. The faster the contents are published the more value it creates for the business.
Content is the feeder mechanism for all business processes. And always has been (Moore, 2001). The purpose of a web site is to display and/process content in order to transmit the organisation’s information to the world wide audiences. These days the websites content volumes are increasing rapidly. So, to deliver the content to the audiences in an understandable way, it is necessary to manage the content of the web site. Therefore, content management refers to the process of collecting, managing and publishing content for the audiences and these jobs are done by Content Management Systems (CMS). Theses systems help the organisation to organise information, create and manage an enterprise’s knowledge.
To manage the increasing web content and the increasing demand of customers for
Web based services, these days organisations are largely depending on CMS. A recent observation shows that the world wide market for CMSs is growing at a rate of over 29 per cent per year.
Discuss features supported by Content Management Systems.
Content management system supports the creation, management, distribution, publishing, and discovery of information. The features supported by CMS are discussed below-
Easier to update Website
In the past, publishing web site required a certain level of knowledge and skill before a web site owner could update the contents. Now CMS has made it easier to create, edit and publish content on web site.
Contents are managed easily
CMS supports the web site owner to handle contents according to who edited it, who created and who published certain contents. It has made it easier to allocate exact publishing rights to different individuals. This system supports a non technical knowledge person to publish content on web site.
Faster publishing time
Another feature of CMS is, it helps to reduce the publishing time of contents. The faster the contents are published the more value it creates for the business.
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