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8:59 +0900=0ASubject: RE: [WSG CMS] CMS for government agencies=0A=0AHi Ama=
nda,=3D20=0A=0AWe have implemented FarCry on various occasions and it is qu=
ite a good basi=3D=0Ac=0AOpen Source CMS. We can help you with it if you=
like.=3D20=0A=0AYou mentioned you are keen on an Open Source system, but=
can I suggest you=0Aalso have a look at the Verdi CMS which is used by man=
y government agencies=3D=0A.=0AIt meets your stated requirements plus much=
more. Verdi is an enterprise=0Aweb CMS developed in Australia by our comp=
any IBC. =3D20=0A=0AVerdi is designed to meet government record keeping req=
uirements - which=0Amost OS systems do not do easily. It is ideal for runni=
ng multiple sites=0Athat share content. You can find more at www.verdicms.=
com It may be=0Aworth a look...=0A=0ACheers=0ARichard=0A=0A=0A=0A_______=
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=0A_=0A____=0A=0A=0A=0A-----Original Message-----=0AFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sgroup.org [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On=0ABehalf Of Harms, Amand=
a=0ASent: Monday, 25 February 2008 1:27 PM=0ATo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
=0ASubject: [WSG CMS] CMS for government agencies [SEC=3D3DUNCLASSIFIED, CA=
VEAT=3D=0A=3D3DNO=0ACAVEATS]=0A=0A=3D20=0AHi,=0A=0ADoes anyone have any goo=
d or bad experiences of implementing an open=0Asource CMS for an Australian=
government website? I am interested in=0Acontent management systems that=
have commercial development support in=0AAustralia, and have been used in=
a government setting.=0A=0AThe main requirements that I am looking for in=
a cms are:=0A* Produces websites adhering to web standards, W3C accessibil=
ity=0Astandards and principles of user centred design=0A* Has an easy to
us=
e admin console and publishing system, with=0Aaccess to add and move site=
navigation elements=0A* Has a single repository for assets with the
abilit=
y to load=0Acontent to multiple areas of a site, including automatically lo=
ading=0A'teaser lines' and links to various pages.=0A=0AI am aware of MySou=
rce matrix and Farcry. If anyone has some experience=0Awith these or have=
used other content management systems that might fit=0Athe bill in a gover=
nment setting I would be keen to hear from you.=0A=0A=0AAmanda=0A=0A=0AAman=
da Harms=0AWebsite Coordinator=0ANational Water Commission=0A02 6102 6063=
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IFIED, CAVEAT=3D3DNO=3D=0A CAVEATS]=0A=0AHi Amanda,=0A=0Athere is Open Sour=
ce and Open Source - have you looked at the NZ government=0A experience in=
using Plone? I know that there is a tendancy for people to=3D=0A j=0Aump=
at MySource because that is what others are using, but it might be wort=0A=
h looking at several options.=0A=0APlease see http://plone.org/news/new-zea=
land-government-releases-web-guidel=0Aines-plone-instance for a list of exa=
mple govt.nz plone sites.=0A=0AIn a former life, I worked for an organisati=
on within Defence that went ove=0Ar to Typo3 for their intranet - they may=
still be using it for all I know.=0A=0AI should add that I do not have a=
commercial interest in either MySource or=0A bespoke Plone development.=0A=
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O=0Af Harms, Amanda [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Monday, 25 February=
2008 3:26 PM=0ATo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [WSG CMS] CMS for=
government agencies [SEC=3D3DUNCLASSIFIED, CAVEAT=0A=3D3DNO CAVEATS]=0A=0A=
Hi,=0A=0ADoes anyone have any good or bad experiences of implementing an op=
en=0Asource CMS for an Australian government website? I am interested in=0A=
content management systems that have commercial development support in=0AAu=
stralia, and have been used in a government setting.=0A=0AThe main requirem=
ents that I am looking for in a cms are:=0A* Produces websites adheri=
ng to web standards, W3C accessibility=0Astandards and principles of user=
centred design=0A* Has an easy to use admin console and publishing=
system, with=0Aaccess to add and move site navigation elements=0A* =
Has a single repository for assets with the ability to load=0Acontent to=
multiple areas of a site, including automatically loading=0A'teaser lines'=
and links to various pages.=0A=0AI am aware of MySource matrix and Farcry.=
If anyone has some experience=0Awith these or have used other content mana=
gement systems that might fit=0Athe bill in a government setting I would be=
keen to hear from you.=0A=0A=0AAmanda=0A=0A=0AAmanda Harms=0AWebsite Coord=
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ect: Re: [WSG CMS] CMS for government agencies [SEC=3D3DUNCLASSIFIED, CAV=
=3D=0AEAT=3D3DNO CAVEATS]=0A=0AHello Amanda,=0A=0AI'm surprised that no one=
has mentioned Drupal. In NZ we (Egressive)=3D20=0Ause it for all the thin=
gs you describe and plenty more besides. We're=3D20=0Aseeing it used in an=
increasing number of major government sites (e.g.=3D20=0Ahttp://biosecurit=
y.govt.nz) and more user-centric sites like=3D20=0Ahttp://sorted.org.nz (on=
e of the busiest sites in NZ). Because it's=3D20=0Afree and open source,=
it's especially popular with NGOs and Associations=3D20=0A(e.g. http://uni=
on.org.nz, http://worksafereps.org.nz - see also Amnesty=3D20=0AInternat'l=
at http://amnesty.org, and http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/)=0A=0ASee http://=
drupal.org for more info, or=3D20=0Ahttp://egressive.com/about_drupal if yo=
u want a synopsis.=0A=0AThere's an absolutely massive and friendly develope=
r community worldwide=3D20=0A(who have implemented over 200,000 Drupal site=
s - and that's only the=3D20=0AEnglish language ones... Drupal has excellen=
t locale support), with a=3D20=0Asubstantial number in AU - I recently atte=
nded a one-day Drupal=3D20=0Amini-conf (see http://emspace.com.au/mini-conf=
-details) in Melbourne=3D20=0Awith more than 40 Drupal developers from the=
local area in attendance.=0A=0AI'd be happy to provide some references fro=
m among the commercial Drupal=3D20=0Adevelopers I met in Melbourne, and I'm=
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* Has a single repository for assets with the ability to load=0A> content=
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rt in=0A> Australia, and have been used in a government setting.=0A>=0A> Th=
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ites adhering to web standards, W3C accessibility=0A> standards and princip=
les of user centred design=0A=0A=0ACheck out SilverStripe. We've been pushi=
ng out webstandards-compliant =3D20=0Awebsites for years, and are even keen=
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delines because they will soon be =3D20=0Awanting proof that these guidelin=
es are possible to implement in the =3D20=0Areal world. Perhaps you can one=
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e and publishing system, with=0A> access to add and move site navigation el=
ements=0A=0ASilverStripe focuses on an a powerful admin focused on the mind=
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pal of =3D20=0ASilverStripe is that it is customisation-ready. No two sites=
are the =3D20=0Asame, so rather than box you into a three column layout,=
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