This paper examines how the right content management tools can increase the effectiveness of collaboration. It shows how improved content management can:

• Eliminate the high cost of wasted time searching for information.
• Increase employee productivity by maintaining easy access to the information they need.
• Boosting bottom line revenues.

To automate content authoring for Web sites, every Web Content Management system (WCM), starts with some form of separation of content and format. Content is defined in "content types" or "capture templates" that allow marketers, line of business owners or others to enter content without technical knowledge of site design - either through a simple structured Web form, or through "in context" editors that allow entry through a WYSIWYG page similar to what the final output page will be.
Provided by: Percussion

As part of the Microsoft® optimized datacenter capabilities, the Microsoft® System Center datacenter solutions are designed to help organizations take advantage of opportunities to both improve operations and lower costs. These benefits are delivered through integrated tools that take advantage of a deep understanding of the Microsoft and non Microsoft datacenter environment, along with specialist partner knowledge regarding hardware, applications, virtualization, compliance and security.
Provided by: Microsoft

Forrester evaluated 11 leading Web content management (WCM) vendors across 190 external site content management and delivery criteria and found that European vendor SDL Tridion has established clear leadership in enabling organizations to manage and deliver persuasive content customer experiences. SDL Tridion excels in personalization and multisite and multilanguage functionality.
Provided by: SDL Tridion

This paper examines the ways in which organizations can tap into Web 2.0 interaction as part of the marketing strategy and tactics to create customer engagement by matching your visitors' passion and to figure out the "best fit" for the new opportunities that present themselves.
Provided by: SDL Tridion

Organizations face many challenges when creating a constellation of global Web sites. They need to maintain brand consistency while allowing for variations that reflect local culture. Creating truly localized Web sites can be a daunting process, in which corporate and local marketing teams need to work together to provide relevant information to many different target audiences.
Provided by: SDL Tridion

Online marketing needs to be coordinated and consistent with marketing communication and business objectives. To compete in today’s marketplace, marketing professionals need a solution that allows them to react to changing market conditions cost effectively: coordinated marketing communication at a lower cost.
Provided by: SDL Tridion

Microsoft SQL Server has steadily gained ground on other database systems and now surpasses the competition in terms of performance, scalability, security, developer productivity, business intelligence (BI), and compatibility with the 2007 Microsoft Office System. It achieves this at a considerably lower cost than does Oracle Database 11g. This paper highlights some of the mission-critical areas in which SQL Server 2008 excels: --Performance and Scalibility --Security --Business Intelligence --Developer Productivity --Microsoft Office System Integration --Total Cost of Ownership
Provided by: Microsoft

Selecting a Web Content Management System (WCMS) is a complex task with dozens of pitfalls of which the impact is felt way beyond the selection process. We offer you independent guidelines and a RFI (Request for Information) tool designed to help you select a WCMS that best fits the needs of your organization.
Provided by: SDL Tridion