Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) is a discontinued Microsoft product intended for small to medium enterprises that require content management functionality on their web site, intranet or portal.

History

Microsoft Content Management Server was originally developed by a Canadian software company named

NCompass Labs Inc NCompass Labs was a Vancouver-based software company that developed NCompass Resolution, a web content management software package. The company was acquired in 2001 by Microsoft for $36 million. History NCompass Labs was founded by Gerri Sincl ...

. It was first marketed as ActiveEnterprise in 1997 and later changed its name to NCompass Resolution. In 2001 NCompass Labs was purchased by Microsoft for $36 million dollars and the product was re-released under MCMS branding.

MCMS 2002

Some of the features offered by this product: * Inline content-editing * Built-in security model for authors, editors, moderators, template designers, channel managers, and administrators * Integrates with Visual Studio, Visual Studio .NET 2003 and Visual Studio 2005 * Some out-of-the-box placeholders (which are essentially editable portions of a page) * Support for multi-language content through parallel channel an connected posting * Customizable workflow

Discontinuation

The web content management capabilities of MCMS 2002 were integrated into Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. New functionality such as

Enterprise Content Management Enterprise content management (ECM) extends the concept of content management by adding a timeline for each content item and, possibly, enforcing processes for its creation, approval and distribution. Systems using ECM generally provide a secure ...

, Business Intelligence, and search has also been included. Mainstream support ended 14 April 2009, and extended support ended 8 April 2014.

External links

* http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver/default.mspx * http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/5/4250f79a-c3a1-4003-9272-2404e92bb76a/MCMS+2002+-+(complete)+FAQ.htm * http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/tags/mcms/

Literature

* Building Websites with Microsoft Content Management Server * Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development * Enhancing Microsoft Content Management Server with ASP.NET

References

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