SilverStripe
SilverStripe is a new content management system, based in New Zealand and supported by Google. It occupies the same ground as WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.
An extract from the SilverStripe Web site ....
'SilverStripe gives you full control of your website. From adding and modifying pages on your website, to sending personalised email newsletters to thousands of people, everything can be done quickly and easily without technical knowledge of the Internet.
Managing your website becomes easy and inexpensive and communicating through it becomes a highly effective way to reach new customers and the public at large.
SilverStripe allows your website to grow at the pace of your business, as you can add extra modules at any time to expand what your website can offer. Ongoing research and development into SilverStripe ensures your site can stay up to date with current trends and technology.
Unlike many other website management systems, Google™ loves SilverStripe websites. We’ve looked closely at how the leading search engine works and can help ensure your site gets ranked highly in Google™ and other major search engines.
SilverStripe makes it as simple to update your site as editing a word document. Non technical people can update content, pictures, hyperlinks and pages themselves. This dramatically lowers the cost of running a website – while increasing its value as a sales and communications tool.
SilverStripe is Open Source, whch means that it is free! This eliminates hefty licensing fees, lock-in and gives you the flexibility to customise the system to your needs.'
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Is there a catch? No, but it is true that there are more development costs in getting a SiverStripe site started than a Cobra-cms site. This means that a SilverStripe site may be slightly cheaper at the outset.
Some SilverStripe powered sites include:
- Fronde
- New Zealand Credit Union
- WildAbout New Zealand
- The US Democratic Convention official Web site
To find out more about SilverStripe, visit SilverStripe on the Web