Werner Knudsen
IT Architect
Werner is M.Sc. in computer science from the University of Copenhagen where he specialised in system development paradigms. His master's paper was submitted as a hypertext at a time where HTML had not yet been invented. He pioneered in real world utilization of the World Wide Web and in popularizing it to the public.
Werner works in IBM as an IT architect. His special responsibility is content management architecture using the Tridion web content management system. Since 1995, he has worked on the Internet and intranet systems of the Danish telco TDC.
He is also involved in the communities around open source development of the Mambo/Joomla systems.
Werner is the author of several popular books about the Internet.
What do you get for free? - Comparing open source and commercial CMS
Thursday, November 9th, 11.00
Category: Beginner
Track: Technology
Today, a large number of serious content management systems are available. One of the key differentiators between the systems is whether they are based on open source development or on closed source from a commercial vendor.
This presentation will focus on real life experiences from working with both kinds of systems, with examples from the open source Joomla and the commercial Tridion system.
Parameters covered in the presentation are:
- Content authoring and maintenance
- Education, development and support
- Integration with external systems
- Performance, flexibility and security
- Risks
- Total cost of ownership
Wrapping it up, it is a road map for making a decision.
Joint session with case presented by Raimond Kempees from Leiden University.
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