OpenCms
Encyclopedia
OpenCms is an open source
content management system
written in Java. It is distributed by Alkacon Software under the LGPL
license
. OpenCms requires a JSP Servlet container such as Apache Tomcat
.
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.
OpenCms was launched in 1999, 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. Other major corporations, such as AT&T, may also use this software.
Open source
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content management system
Content management system
A content management system is a system providing a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment. These procedures can be manual or computer-based...
written in Java. It is distributed by Alkacon Software under the LGPL
GNU Lesser General Public License
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license
License
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. OpenCms requires a JSP Servlet container such as Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat
Apache Tomcat is an open source web server and servlet container developed by the Apache Software Foundation...
.
It is a CMS application with a browser-based work environment, asset management, user management, workflow management, a WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG is an acronym for What You See Is What You Get. The term is used in computing to describe a system in which content displayed onscreen during editing appears in a form closely corresponding to its appearance when printed or displayed as a finished product...
editor, internationalization support, content versioning, and more features.
OpenCms was launched in 1999, 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. Other major corporations, such as AT&T, may also use this software.
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)