OpenCms

OpenCms

Developer(s)	Alkacon Software and the OpenCms community
Stable release	8.0.1 / June 29, 2011; 4 months ago (2011-06-29)
Operating system	Cross-platform
Platform	Java, XML
Type	Content management system
License	GNU Lesser General Public License
Website	www.opencms.org

OpenCms is an open source content management system^[1] written in Java.^[2][3] It is distributed by Alkacon Software under the LGPL license.^[4] OpenCms requires a JSP Servlet container such as Apache Tomcat.^[4]

It is a CMS application with a browser-based work environment, asset management, user management, workflow management, a WYSIWYG editor, internationalization support, content versioning, and more features.^[2]

OpenCms was launched in 1999,^[4] based on its closed-source predecessor MhtCms. The first open source version was released in 2000.

OpenCms has been used by large organizations such as the LGT Bank of Lichtenstein, BP South Africa, and UNICEF Netherlands.^[4] Other major corporations, such as AT&T, may also use this software.

See also

Free software portal

• List of content management systems

Further reading

• Dan Liliedahl, Opencms 7 Development, Packt Publishing, ISBN 978-1847191052
• Matt Butcher, Managing and Customizing Opencms 6 Websites: Java/JSP XML Content Management, Packt Publishing, ISBN 978-1904811763
• Matt Butcher, Building Websites with OpenCms, ISBN 978-1904811046 (bezieht sich auf die veraltete Version 5)

External links

• Official website

References

1. ^ Rähm, Jan (2007-06-26). "OpenCMS 7 kurz vor Veröffentlichung" (in German). http://www.linux-magazin.de/news/opencms_7_kurz_vor_veroeffentlichung?category=381. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Asipenko, Slava (17-Sep-2006). "OpenCms 6.0: A Review". CMS Watch. http://www.cmswatch.com/Feature/152-OpenCms-6. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
3. ^ "Quelloffenes Content-Management". 2002-04-26. http://www.computerwoche.de/heftarchiv/2002/17/1061384/. Retrieved 2009-01-23. 
4. ^ ^{a b c d} McGrath, John (28 November 2002). "Open-source CMS: On the rise". ZD Net. http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Open-source-CMS-On-the-rise/0,139023166,120270243,00.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-23.