Microsoft Content Management Server (MCMS) is a discontinued

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product intended for small to medium enterprises that require

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functionality on their web site, intranet or portal.

History

Microsoft Content Management Server was originally developed by a Canadian software company named

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. It was first marketed as ActiveEnterprise in 1997 and later changed its name to NCompass Resolution. In 2001 NCompass Labs was purchased by Microsoft for $36 million dollars and the product was re-released under MCMS branding.

MCMS 2002

Some of the features offered by this product: * Inline content-editing * Built-in security model for authors, editors, moderators, template designers, channel managers, and administrators * Integrates with

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and Visual Studio 2005 * Some out-of-the-box placeholders (which are essentially editable portions of a page) * Support for multi-language content through parallel channel an connected posting * Customizable workflow

Discontinuation

The web content management capabilities of MCMS 2002 were integrated into

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. New functionality such as Enterprise Content Management,

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, and search has also been included. Mainstream support ended 14 April 2009, and extended support ended 8 April 2014.

External links

* http://www.microsoft.com/cmserver/default.mspx * http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/2/5/4250f79a-c3a1-4003-9272-2404e92bb76a/MCMS+2002+-+(complete)+FAQ.htm * http://blogs.technet.com/b/stefan_gossner/archive/tags/mcms/

Literature

* Building Websites with Microsoft Content Management Server * Advanced Microsoft Content Management Server Development * Enhancing Microsoft Content Management Server with ASP.NET

References

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