Accelerating Content Management Solutions with MCMS.RAPID Shane Bartle Solutions Specialist Public Sector Microsoft New Zealand Shane Bartle Solutions Specialist Public Sector Microsoft New Zealand John-Daniel Trask Intergen John-Daniel Trask Intergen

Microsoft Content Management Server Enterprise grade Content Management System Large worldwide install base Excellent future roadmap

The Challenge MCMS is not an Out of the Box solution Requires custom development to ‘tick the boxes’ in RFP responses

MCMS Rapid MCMS Workflow Publishing Revisions Site deployment Great API for development MCMS Rapid Simplified template development News/event/jobs & careers Search integration Compliance & Accessibility Taxonomy Syndication (RSS) Floating WBC notification Soft delete Reports …and more

RAPID architectural overview SQL Server 2000 RAPID Metadata Engine RAPID Framework (100%.NET) Page Request Rendered Page Windows Server 2003

A Subscriber John-Daniel Trask Intergen John-Daniel Trask Intergen

The Authoring Experience Updated Web Based Console Extensible Page Properties Metadata Additional ‘Out of the Box’ standard Metadata Integration with Telerik radEditor

An Author John-Daniel Trask Intergen John-Daniel Trask Intergen

For Template Designers Everything is XML and XSLT No VS.NET (for simple tasks) Site Definer Base templates (master pages) Extensible metadata framework Do complex tasks in VS.NET

Modifying a Template John-Daniel Trask Intergen John-Daniel Trask Intergen

Site Administration Reporting (on configurable actions) Site settings Per user contact details Soft delete function Decline, expiry and review Notification Taxonomy importer RAPID Registry Editor

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Compliance & Accessibility Being deployed at 4 UK City Councils XHTML output filter (on/off configurable) WAI AA Level out of the box

Performance Artemis have built one of the largest MCMS installations in Europe (18 CPUs) MCMS RAPID Fully scalable Load Balance aware Currently being put forward for a 20 CPU bid in the US

RAPID Momentum Over 600 unique downloads >10 go-live projects underway RAPID 1.1 development underway Highly active forums

Partner Programme Access to the source code Promotion on the website

Support Commercial support contract with Artemis available on request

Call to Action Get your architects and developers to Download RAPID from Go see the visual Demo of the RAPIDOrange site: Go see the Recorded Webcast: eid=1904 Consider joining the Partner Programme: tm Watch the Blog ( and the forums ( for information and support issues Contact for any further questions or support

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Shane Bartle

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