What is ContentM? |
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AllofE’s ContentM is a unique content management system built to suit individual organizations' needs. ContentM offers organizations the freedom to distribute content responsibilities as they see fit. While this is a solution that has a broad variety of useful features, it remains 100% user-friendly. Users with no technical knowledge or training have the ability to author, modify, and update content pieces and/or web-site look and feel. Also, as a browser-based application, ContentM provides users with anywhere, anytime access. With endless functionality, users see endless benefits including time and cost savings and rapid ROI.
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What if we already have a Web site we want to keep? |
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ContentM can make managing your current site easier, and importing your pages is simple and fast. All you have to do is copy and paste the html source for your existing pages into your ContentM system, and ContentM will automatically format them and make them available for editing.
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What functionality do users have in the system? |
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ContentM has a complex security structure that only shows users the information that pertains to them: the sites, modules, and pages that they are in charge of. This makes learning the system quick and easy.
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Does the system include tables and other html formatting? |
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ContentM's comprehensive rich text editor includes functionality for creating and modifying tables as well as changing font, style, alignment, color, and many other aspects of paragraph and character formatting, all through a simple point-and-click interface.
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Why is ContentM better than just publishing our own site? |
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The simplest answer is, no technical skill is required. If you know how to use a file system and a word processor, you can easily learn how to use ContentM in just minutes. Another reason is that ContentM does a lot of your organizing for you, so you don't have to sort through a huge collection of unrelated pages, images, and executable files to get to the information you want to edit - instead, users can simply use the site's menu structure to update content. The system also offers page searches by module, template, theme and more.
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Does the system come with built-in templates? |
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Yes, ContentM's templates can be customized to mirror the look and feel of your organization's existing site, and we can also include a selection of additional templates for you to use.
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What software do I need to run ContentM? |
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Since ContentM is a web-based application, the only software you need a web-browser. ContentM is supported by all major browsers including Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Mozilla Firefox, and Opera browsers.
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How does ContentM streamline business processes across an organization? |
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ContentM first facilitates the collaboration of content contributors across an organization. Due to its security features through permissions, administrators have the ability to determine what type of access users have to which particular aspects of a site. Through content growth and dynamics, ContentM’s approval process simplifies communication among all necessary parties. Site updates and modifications can then be made more quickly and efficiently. With real-time content updates, web site users will greatly benefit from their online experience by receiving only the most pertinent information.
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How can an organization save money with ContentM? |
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An effective content management system translates into quickly generated ROI due to an effective distribution of resources. Both time and money are saved due to the prevention of errors in content transmission. ContentM enables organizations to put content authoring responsibilities on the content owners, regardless of their experience with Web technology, making deployment of information more cost-effective. After the rapid implementation timeframe to set up the ContentM system, organizations will benefit from immediate process efficiencies and enhanced workflow.
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Is the system completely web-based or just partially? |
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ContentM is entirely web-based and is supported by all major browsers.
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What platforms are ContentM compatible with? |
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Being a web-based system, ContentM is naturally a cross platform system, supported by Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.
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What type of staff training is required to become proficient with the system? |
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Because the system is so simple and intuitive, there is little involved in the learning of the system. We are happy to provide any support you may require, but highly doubt that you will need any.
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What makes ContentM unique from other CM systems? |
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ContentM provides all features and capabilities offered by high-end content management systems at only a fraction of the price. Simultaneously, users benefit from the application’s rapid deployment time frame and ease-of-use. With key features such as the Rich Text Editor, extensive security features, and personalization without IT-based input, ContentM yields real results. Companies can execute business processes more efficiently, serve consumers more effectively, and sufficiently develop internal organization all with one application. After all, as Web technologies come and go, only those who have implemented scalable and flexible content management solutions will continue to succeed. Your solution is ContentM.
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Does AllofE host ContentM, or is it hosted on the client's Web site? |
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Your instance of ContentM is developed on AllofE servers and is then migrated to your server so that you maintain complete control over the system.
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Does AllofE provide tech support if I need it? |
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While AllofE prides itself on developing intuitive products that are designed for users to quickly pick up and learn themselves, if you should require formal support, then AllofE is happy to comply. We provide a robust staff development system (trainer-of-trainer model, printed training materials, online help, etc) as well as telephone support and face-to face support as needed.
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What information on site hosting can you provide? |
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Our solutions can be hosted on your servers, or we can provide dedicated servers if needed. We support a wide variety of operating systems (MacOS, Linux, Windows NT, 2000 & 2003 servers as well as most Unix servers) and database backends (MySQL, SQL Server, & Oracle). ASP hosting services can be provided as well.
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How can non-technical users contribute to content management using ContentM? |
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ContentM was designed to provide high usability for all contributors, regardless of technical training and abilities. ContentM incorporates easy-to-use yet powerful text editing tools, specifically its Rich Text Editor. The Rich Text Editor includes point-and-click features similar to a standard word processor, eliminating the need for users to know HTML. The WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor allows creators to preview the actual look and feel of a page as Web site visitors will view it. Furthermore, ContentM sports user-intuitive point-and-click features for easy page creation and menu additions.
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