eZ Publish - the 100 percent solution

I have installed, configured, and performed preliminary layout for dozens of eZ Publish  sites, commonly in less than one day.  A single days work has been enough to get more than one client to the top of a Google search for their selected keywords!

Typically when developing a content management system, the last 10 percent of the details consume 90 percent of the time and budget.  eZ ships feature complete, out to the very last percent.  Customization takes place at the lower levels.  Voila, just that simple, seemingly complex projects can be delivered in just a few days.  eZ is the 100 percent solution.

Customizations are still easily performed at the lower levels, but without the risk of breaking something below, because the change is made "down below".

From every perspective - implementation, operation, and maintenance, eZ Publish is the most efficient platform for creating and sharing a great content experience.

TopTenReviews ranked eZ Publish the best of 11 popular content management systems in 2010, stating "If you want to create your site on a solid framework, this could be the CMS for you ."

Founded in 1999, eZ systems is the worlds largest Open Source Content Management software company with offices in the US, Japan, France, Germany, Denmark, and Norway.  eZ Publish is used by more than 200,000 web sites in 160 countries. There has never been another web development model that makes it easier to turn over the day to day content creation duties to a sales and marketing department.

"We offer a very flexible content management platform for the Web. For us, the publishing industry is almost like the F1 for car builders .  If it is good enough for the publiishing industry, it is good enough for any business critical Web application.  We provide a solution which scales, which is reliable, and at the same time is extremely innovative when it comes to new devices, new channels, or new media. " -- eZ Systems CEO Chris Rau

There is no practical limit on what can be achieved within the eZ Publish framework.  It is a true enterprise content management system.  From its exceeding strong foundations, it can be adapted quickly to changing business needs.

TIME

Anyone who has ever been involved in Web site development quickly realizes that TIME is the dominant parameter. 

There are "free" options that end up being a total waste of time. 

There are expensive options that end up being an expensive waste of time. 

The hope is to be able to spend money to save time, or time to save money.  There are ways to save plenty of both, while building a Web presence worthy of your ambitions.

Key Perfomance Indicators, KPI are a way to measure progress toward objectives, hence value.  The idea is to define what constitutes success at key points along a timeline.

Give lakedata.net a chance to show you what can be done in an hour, or a day.  You will revise expectations of what to expect in a week!  In the absence of large quantities of legacy data, months, a typical lead time quoted for enterprise systems, is not a practical lead time on the Web.  Have an idea of what should be done in months, but don't try to spec it out before something real is up and running.

Legacy data, pulling existing information into a new design, is a classic time sink for Web development within frameworks.  eZ is currently hard at work codifying the procedures that will simplify data transfer both into, and out of the system.  At the current pace of innovation, it won't be long coming.

Web Promotion

Engaging content is the number one key to Web promotion.  Set up and maintain a site that people enjoy, the search engines will eventually notice.

The lakedata.net promise is to be there to help create and maintain a fantastic Web presence with an unbeatable time to first practical results.  And an unbeatable time on each revision.  Winners on the Web know that it is not a chess match, it is a dog fight.  Reaction time counts far more than exquisite plans.  

Sales and marketing people understand the fleeting nature of opportunity far better than Web developers.  When set up correctly, the eZ system provides a direct pipeline to Web presence, placing the responsibility squarely where it belongs.  No waiting on geeks! 

The more directly sales and marketing people are involved, the better for Web promotion.  The competition for "eyeballs and enthusiasm", drawing visitors to your site versus millions of others on the Web shows no sign of getting less intense any time soon. 

Contact Doug Brethower, db@lakedata.net  417-327-6673 for more info or to schedule a demo of the exciting ways eZ publish can bring focus to your content by encouraging direct participation of stakeholders.