One Solution A CMS must encompass a rich feature set and provide end-to-end integration of workflow to effectively acquire, store, maintain, and use content in the enterprise. The future of content management lies in comprehensive software packages and integrated repositories of content in standardized forms. Build to Order The essential function of content management is to support how users create and use information in any form — Web pages, documents, multimedia, and application data. The future lies in assembling enterprise solutions from applications and operating systems that will increasingly provide built-in support for content management. | "Content management is at a crossroads, with a range of market and technology forces at work that will alter this sector." - Brad Kain, Guest Editor
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In the past 10 years, there has been tremendous change in the products and underlying technology that provide content management systems (CMSs). The number of software products that can be counted as CMSs rose dramatically, yet this sector continues to engage the energies of leading software companies and open source communities around the world. Over the next decade, which application areas will define content management? Which vendors will dominate? Will open source solutions emerge as viable solutions for corporate IT? Join us next month for a rousing debate on the future of CMS tools and technologies.