Content Server is a platform for the development and operation of high-performance, large-scale content management and delivery applications.
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Benefit
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Platform Features and Benefits
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100% pure J2EE Application
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Improved Feature
- Based on open standards: Java, XML, JSP
- Known and widely accepted architecture and programming model
- Flexible and dynamic deployment
- Ease of business logic integration and customization
- Rapid learning curve, available skills
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Enterprise Class Platform
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Improved Feature
- High performance, scalability and availability
- Load balancing, clustering and failover capabilities
- Security, authentication and authorization
- Supports integration with other Enterprise Information Systems and
application or network monitoring tools
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Application Server Support
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Improved Feature
- Works on the three leading application servers
BEA WebLogic
IBM WebSphere
iPlanet Application Server (iAS)
- Provides a content management solution on a uniform, enterprise wide
platform, with common set of tools and services for development, deployment
and operation.
- Ease of integration with other applications on same platform (via
shared state and session objects)
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Flexible Design Model
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Improved Feature
- Page design in JSP or XML for presentation logic
- Page design in JSP or Java for business logic
- Fits both web designers and software developers
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Application Features and Benefits
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Presentation Management
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Improved Feature
- Separation of content from presentation
- Component based page design
- Dynamic page assembly and presentation
- Facilitates content reuse and presentation reuse
- Easy re-purposing of content for a multitude of devices and presentation
forms
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Cache Management
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Improved Feature
- Page, component, template, image and resultset caching both in memory
and on disk
- Cache validity management (expiration and updates) across multiple
instances
- 100% observed performance gains with cache management
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Role based authentication
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Continued Feature
- User registration and profile management
- Integration with LDAP or external user registries
- Flexible access control lists (ACL)
- Access control based on ACL.
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Search Integration
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Improved Feature
- Integrated with AltaVista, Verity or Autonomy search and recommendation
engines
- Search by specific metadata attributes of the content
- Enables searches across the content managed, the site or the Internet
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