On 11/11/02 8:31 AM, "Gert Jan Kole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I just bumped into MacroMedia Contribute. A 17MB download (preview release), > enabling content contributers to 'do their thing' without the risk of > mutilating the look and feel of a webpage. Including a group editor, user > management, fool-proof code stripping, review-by-email etc. No database, so > no real CMS - just a $100 license and off you go. Certainly many of our > clients need much more functionality than Contribute can offer, but some of > them might consider it a lightweight solution, inexpensive and 'good > enough', especially in this day and age. > > IMHO, MacroMedia Contribute definitely adds a new flavour to the CMS > bouquet. I never considered MacroMedia Dreamweaver c.s. as a competitor in > the CMS market, but this could change it all... I saw a demo of this last week. Macromedia has been making the conference rounds for the past month, showing this off and making people sign an NDA. Actually, I believe the preview version is being released today. In fact, yes: http://www.macromedia.com/software/contribute/ I'm not convinced yet that this is a killer app product, but it shows a lot of promise. To use Macromedia Contribute with large, existing Web sites that already have a CMS solution that is parsing HTML/CSS templates will be difficult since the product must "download" the HTML template from the server and then the end user edits it. Obviously, it is tailored to work best with sites that were built using macromedia Dreamweaver templates. For small Web site, this product is an excellent solution. Modifying your production workflow is easier and the Microsoft Word integration is decent, however hoping that Contribute will read in your legacy Word docs without modification is a pipe dream. I know that Macromedia is hoping and possibly even planning to build conversion tools that allows you to hook Contribute up with sites using Vignette, Documentum, and some of the other mainstream CMS products. Time will tell. It is important to note that Contribute is NOT a CMS. It is a client side tool that you drop into your existing production workflow. Think of it as a WYSIWYG tool that understands site template structures, or a cross between Dreamweaver and their now-defunct Sitespring tool. - Cam -- http://cms-list.org/ trim your replies for good karma.
