Hi Amanda, there is Open Source and Open Source - have you looked at the NZ government experience in using Plone? I know that there is a tendancy for people to jump at MySource because that is what others are using, but it might be worth looking at several options.
Please see http://plone.org/news/new-zealand-government-releases-web-guidelines-plone-instance for a list of example govt.nz plone sites. In a former life, I worked for an organisation within Defence that went over to Typo3 for their intranet - they may still be using it for all I know. I should add that I do not have a commercial interest in either MySource or bespoke Plone development. Best regards, Andrew Andrew Boyd Consultant SMS Management & Technology M 0413 048 542 T +61 2 6279 7100 F +61 2 6279 7101 [EMAIL PROTECTED] About SMS: Ground Floor, 8 Brindabella Circuit, CANBERRA AIRPORT ACT 2609 www.smsmt.com SMS Management & Technology (SMS) [ASX:SMX] is Australia's largest, publicly listed Management Services company. We solve complex problems and transform business through Consulting, People and Technology ________________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harms, Amanda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 25 February 2008 3:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WSG CMS] CMS for government agencies [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED, CAVEAT=NO CAVEATS] Hi, Does anyone have any good or bad experiences of implementing an open source CMS for an Australian government website? I am interested in content management systems that have commercial development support in Australia, and have been used in a government setting. The main requirements that I am looking for in a cms are: * Produces websites adhering to web standards, W3C accessibility standards and principles of user centred design * Has an easy to use admin console and publishing system, with access to add and move site navigation elements * Has a single repository for assets with the ability to load content to multiple areas of a site, including automatically loading 'teaser lines' and links to various pages. I am aware of MySource matrix and Farcry. If anyone has some experience with these or have used other content management systems that might fit the bill in a government setting I would be keen to hear from you. Amanda Amanda Harms Website Coordinator National Water Commission 02 6102 6063 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------- This email from the National Water Commission (NWC), and any attachments to it, contain information that is confidential and may also be the subject of legal professional or other privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not review, copy, disseminate, disclose to others or take action in reliance of, any material contained within this email. If you have received this email in error, please let the NWC know by reply email to the sender informing them of the mistake and delete all copies from your computer system. For the purposes of the Spam Act 2003, this email is authorised by the NWC www.nwc.gov.au ----------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************** NOTICE - This communication is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking any action in reliance on, this communication by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this communication please delete and destroy all copies and telephone SMS Management & Technology on 9696 0911 immediately. Any views expressed in this Communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of SMS Management & Technology. Except as required by law, SMS Management & Technology does not represent, warrant and/or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free from errors, virus, interception or interference. ************************************************************** Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************
