The content management market is seeing dramatic change because open source software has significantly changed the process of selecting a content management solution, according to a new report from Basex, a knowledge economy research firm.
The 150-page report, called “The Definitive Guide to Today's Content Management Systems and Vendors, is based on the survey conducted on 32 key content management vendors and 43 platforms and provides in-depth analysis including market trends, drivers, and barriers to guide decision makers in the selection process.
The report said that the U.S. market for content management was $4.1 billion in 2008 and is expected to reach $10 billion by 2014. Open source content management is gaining traction in some circles and the overall open source software market is growing rapidly.
"The good news is that companies today can find a wide range of content management systems at varying price points," said Jonathan B. Spira, chief analyst at Basex and a co-author of the report, in a statement. "The bad news is that selecting the RIGHT platform is more critical than ever to a company's future and most companies don't have the resources to thoroughly investigate their options. Managers have to understand the total cost of ownership, support options and functionality when making that decision."
The report series includes an industry survey, Content Management Systems: The New Math for Selecting Your Platform, and 16 Vendor Profiles of key content management providers and their offerings.
The vendor profiles provide a comprehensive analysis of content management offerings from Autonomy (News - Alert), Acquia, Alfresco, Bluenog, Day Software, EMC, EpiServer CMS, FatWire, Hippo, IBM, Microsoft, Mindtouch, Nuxeo, Oracle, Open Text and Xerox.
The Content Management Systems report found that choosing the right content management system is not so easy and requires an in-depth understanding of both the organization's needs and what the market has to offer. The report also found that companies need to be prepared to manage multiple forms of content including wikis, blogs, RSS feeds, social networks, podcasts and video.
Also, it was estimated that companies that spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for content management systems might do equally well with platforms that cost one-tenth that amount.
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