Pimcore is an open-source enterprise

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software platform for

product information management Product information management (PIM) is the process of managing all the information required to market and sell products through distribution channels. This product data is created by an internal organization to support a multichannel marketing st ...

(PIM),

master data management Master data management (MDM) is a technology-enabled discipline in which business and information technology work together to ensure the uniformity, accuracy, stewardship, semantic consistency and accountability of the enterprise's official shared ...

(MDM),

customer data management Customer data management (CDM) is the ways in which businesses keep track of their customer information and survey their customer base in order to obtain feedback. CDM embraces a range of software or cloud computing applications designed to give l ...

(CDP),

digital asset management Digital asset management (DAM) and the implementation of its use as a computer application is required in the collection of digital assets to ensure that the owner, and possibly their delegates, can perform operations on the data files. Termi ...

(DAM),

content management Content management (CM) is a set of processes and technologies that supports the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium. When stored and accessed via computers, this information may be more specifically referre ...

(CMS), and

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Technology

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database system. It consists of a modular software architecture that uses leading development frameworks, such as the Symfony project and the package management Composer based on a "best-of-breed" approach. The architecture uses the conventions of object-oriented software development, taking into account the MVC (Model View Controller) design pattern. Pimcore follows the specifications and definitions of the PHP Framework Interop Group (PSR 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7). The company has been a member of this PHP standardization body since August 2016. Since its initial release in 2010, Pimcore has followed a fully API-based approach. All functionalities can be accessed by a PHP and a REST API. This allows for easy connectivity to any existing third-party systems, such as

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or Oracle. The core of Pimcore is extensible through third-party components and plugins. Pimcore has a management interface to configure the system and manage data. The user interface is based on the Sencha Ext-JS-6 development framework.

Functionality

Pimcore's portfolio consists of open source software solutions for multi-domain master data management and solutions for cross-channel digital commerce and content management. In addition to a free community edition, the software solution is also available as an enterprise edition. The software platform includes functionalities for product information management ( PIM), web content management (

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), digital asset management (

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) and

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and is available under the open source GPLv3 license and the proprietary PEL (Pimcore Enterprise License). Pimcore is now (December 2022) deployed more than 100,000 times worldwide in 174 different countries and has been translated into 20 different languages.

Master Data Management (MDM) / Product Information Management (PIM)

Pimcore's MDM/PIM functionalities deal with the lifecycle of a company's master and product data. The focus is on the consolidation of data, the creation of a central data repository and data quality management topics. In this context, Pimcore enables the configuration of data models of any complexity and the consolidation of data for companies from a wide range of industries and with a wide range of business models. Pimcore includes more than 40 data components and is compatible with

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such as eCl@ss and GS1. Content as well as structures, versions, descriptions, translations can be managed centrally.

Web Content Management (CMS)

CMS functionalities are based on the media-neutral management of data and the support of the single-source and multi-channel publishing principle. Pimcore can therefore be used to create and manage cross-media and cross-channel content that can be consumed on digital devices (desktop, mobile, tablet) as well as offline at POS and in print.

Digitales Asset Management (DAM)

DAM functionalities include centralized management, classification and conversion of digital media in any format and size. The objective is to simplify the management of media and deliver the right media in the appropriate formats to the relevant output channels.

E-Commerce-Framework

The e-commerce framework is a component-based development framework to rapidly develop flexible B2B and

B2C Direct-to-consumer (DTC) or business-to-consumer (B2C) is the business model of selling products directly to customers and thereby bypassing any third-party retailers, wholesalers, or any other middlemen. Direct-to-consumer sales are usually tr ...

e-commerce applications.

Customer Data Framework

The Customer Data Framework is a component-based development framework to rapidly develop applications for customer data management, customer data segmentation, personalization and marketing automation.

Pimcore Platform

The Pimcore platform combines PIM, CMS, DAM and e-commerce in a single open source application, positioning itself as a system solution for consolidating IT landscapes. In this sense, Pimcore is a champion for integrated system solutions, rather than the best-of-breed approach.

History

Pimcore was originally developed by the digital agency elements.at New Media Solutions GmbH. The first public beta version was released on January 21, 2010. In 2013, the company Pimcore GmbH was founded. In 2015, Pimcore launched a global partnership program for system integrators and digital agencies. It has partners in

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, North America, and

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. Pimcore follows the guidelines and definitions of the PHP Framework Interop Group (PSR 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7). The company has been a member of this PHP standardization body since August 2016. In 2018, Pimcore received $3.5 million in Series A funding by German Auctus Capital. In 2022, Pimcore closed a $12M Series B Deal led by Nordwind Growth to globally expand the Enterprise Open-Source Data and Experience Management Platform.

Technology

Pimcore is a web-based application and uses the

programming language and the

relational database management system. The core application is extensible through plugins, and by utilizing APIs. Pimcore includes an administrative back-end interface for system configuration and managing data. It makes use of the following components: * Symfony, a web application framework * PHPUnit, a unit testing framework *

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, a templating engine *Swift Mailer, an e-mail library * Composer, a package manager *

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, a JavaScript single-page application framework

Usage

*Northgate Markets, developed an end-to-end ordering system an overhauled its website with Pimcore *Alshaya, a Kuwait-based international franchise operator, implemented a PIM and DAM to manage data for 1.8 million products *

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added an open source plugin to upload the open content database to a Pimcore instance

Awards and recognition

* 2010: Winner of the "Most Promising Open Source Project 2010" * 2013: Winner of the Austrian Multimedia and E-Business State Award * 2016: Frost & Sullivan Content Management Systems Technology Innovation Award * 2017: CMS Critic Award in Category "Best Enterprise CMS" * 2018: Gartner "Cool Vendor in Digital Commerce" * 2019: 15 leading product information management systems * 2020: A Market Leader in the Master Data Management Software Category in Customer Success Report * 2021: Gartner "Customer´s Choice" * 2021: Exemplary Vendor at Ventana Research PIM Value Index * 2022: Gartner "Customer´s Choice" * 2022: Gartner "Strong Performer in Digital Commerce"

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