Essentially, a content management system is "technologies, tools, and methods used to capture manage, store, preserve, and deliver content across an enterprise" (Assoc. for Information and Image Management, 2006).
What this usually entails is a system based on xml and style sheets which follow the DITA programming language. DITA allows content to be stored in chucks. An xml program, such as XMetal then takes those chunks and formats them into a final deliverable. Control of the system is usually done through a intuitive user interface, such as WebTop.
Also, I strongly advise clicking on some of the companies listed to the right to see what kind of tools and methodologies are offered.
Basic Terms:
DITA = Darwin Information Typing Architecure. This is a language standard that defines XML for publishing, authoring, and managing content. In other words, it's a series of guidelines for XML to follow. Once in the DITA shell, XML becomes structured into attributes and elements all geared to standarize documents and reuse content across multiple areas.
XMetal = Software by Just Systems(R) that uses DITA and XML. XMetal is the software interface that allows you to look XML layouts of deliverables and save chucks of information of those delivrables into a repository.
XML = Extensive Mark-up Langauge.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008
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