MMBase
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MMBase is a Web Content Management System
with strong multimedia
features and advanced Web portal
functionalities. MMBase has a large installed base in The Netherlands, and is used by major Dutch broadcasters, publishers, educational institutes, national and local governments. MMBase is written in Java
, it is Open source software (Mozilla Public License
) and uses open standards. The system can be used with all major operating systems, web application servers and databases.
The development of MMBase started in late 1996 at the Dutch broadcasting organisation VPRO
, the first version of the system was in use in 1997. It was released as open source
on April 3, 2000.
CMSContainer is a JSR 168 compliant Enterprise Web Content Management System build upon MMBase with advanced portal functionalities.
Web content management system
A web content management system is a software system that provides website authoring, collaboration, and administration tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of web programming languages or markup languages to create and manage website content with relative ease...
with strong multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
features and advanced Web portal
Web portal
A web portal or links page is a web site that functions as a point of access to information in the World Wide Web. A portal presents information from diverse sources in a unified way....
functionalities. MMBase has a large installed base in The Netherlands, and is used by major Dutch broadcasters, publishers, educational institutes, national and local governments. MMBase is written in Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
, it is Open source software (Mozilla Public License
Mozilla Public License
The Mozilla Public License is a free and open source software license. Version 1.0 was developed by Mitchell Baker when she worked as a lawyer at Netscape Communications Corporation and version 1.1 at the Mozilla Foundation...
) and uses open standards. The system can be used with all major operating systems, web application servers and databases.
The development of MMBase started in late 1996 at the Dutch broadcasting organisation VPRO
VPRO
The VPRO was established in the Netherlands in 1926 as a religious broadcasting organization. Falling under the Protestant pillar, it represented the Liberal Protestant current...
, the first version of the system was in use in 1997. It was released as open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
on April 3, 2000.
CMSContainer is a JSR 168 compliant Enterprise Web Content Management System build upon MMBase with advanced portal functionalities.