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Merant

Ingenux

Content Management/Portal Features

Development/staging/presentation framework support

Allows co-development of multiple sites

Content/presentation separation templates

Easy creation of online forms with database driven backend

Site/page versioning, rollback abilities, QA audits

Site logging/tracking tools, with traffic reporting

Provide content metadata/comments, ADA adherence

Data exchange capabilities: industry standard DB & XML

Document flow & workflow capabilities

Provide/allow web search engine integration

Content component searching capabilities

Broken link/orphan page checking capability

Content expiration capability

Does not inhibit use of scripting languages

Facilitate use of digital signatures/certificates

Integrate with industry standard office automation apps/tools

Tools to segregate content presentation into Intranet/Internet views

Able to create LDAP-authenticated roll-based views

Services & support options available during future creation of portal

Client Specifications

OS support: Win98/2000Pro/XP, MacOS 8/9/X

User authentication using existing LDAP systems

Ease of use for non-technical users

Integration/compatibility with standard Microsoft Office tools

Integration/compatibility with industry standard web dev/edit tools

File management views allowing maintenance from desktop

Provide standard, open API support

Provide WYSIWYG editing and GUI/HTML page comparison views

Willingness to provide updated toolsets as OS'es/standards develop

Server Specifications

Support: Linux Redhat 7.1+, or Win2000 server

Apache as content display presentation technology

Web content component storage: enterprise DB or robust XML

ODBC/JDBC/XML extensibility of content

Integration/support with campus LDAP authentication

Support 128-bit encryption with P2P authentication

Support load balancing, system fail-over, session management

Willingness to provide updated toolsets as OS'es/standards develop