Who they are

dotCMS is a commercial organization that offers a Java-based, open source CMS. In addition to the free, fully functional and latest open source code (Community Edition), dotCMS offers a commercial-grade version that is battle-tested and warranted (Enterprise Edition). The Enterprise Edition is sold as a subscription and provides access to product support offerings not available to the Community Edition. Along with its warranty against bugs, the Enterprise Edition offers automatic updates, hotfixes, real-time support and indemnification. Both the Community Edition and Enterprise Edition code are licensed under GPL v2.0.

What they do

dotCMS provides web content management solutions at two different levels. The Community Edition CMS is offered through a free open source code. The Enterprise Edition CMS is sold as a subscription but is loaded with special features not available to the community.

Satisfied Customers

Novartis, Fairfax Digital Toyota, Health Care of America, State of Ohio, Emory University, Aquent, Sygma, Honda, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Globolog, Health ONE, Province of Quebec

Content Management Product(s)

dotCMS Enterprise Edition

Product Key Features

• Open Source – GPL v2.0 licensing provides companies and organizations the ability to change code in any way that suits their needs, providing them with freedom of movement not found in closed source options.
• dotCMS Accelerators – Accelerators decrease the time to market by offering pre-built templates with content-types, widgets and other “best practices” functionality. By providing an advanced starting point, the Accelerator allows users to bypass the normal project roadblocks and carry momentum with project stakeholders and end-users alike. Additionally, accelerators can be totally customized for design, architecture and identity.
• On-Demand Service – dotCMS onDemand is the fastest and easiest way to start a web project. Whether users are managing one site or hundreds, leveraging the advantages of cloud computing makes it easy to scale to an enterprise’s growing needs.
• Custom Hosting – dotCMS offers comprehensive end-to-end managed custom hosting solutions. The dotCMS managed environment provides controlled scalability and security, enabling clients to offload the costs of web infrastructure and personnel while maintaining premium, high volume web presences.

Content Management Technology

dotCMS was built using the category-leading technologies that guide J2EE development. It is database agnostic and can run on PostgreSQL, MySQL, MSSQL or Oracle. dotCMS can also be integrated with user’s authentication schemes, such as Active Directory or LDAP, and will support operation in a clustered or load balanced environment.

Bottom Line

Unlike other CMS vendors, dotCMS is 100% focused on web content management systems (CMS). This focus manifests itself in many ways including a no-excuses web based architecture, a professional services group that knows the intricacies of implementation and customization and a road map that meets milestones and does not diverge from the promise of helping companies drive business through their sites.