Cascade Server

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Cascade Server
Developed by Hannon Hill
Latest release Cascade Server 5.0 / December 10, 2007
Platform Microsoft SQL Server / MySQL / Oracle
Genre CMS
License proprietary
Website http://www.hannonhill.com/products/cascade-server/index.html

Cascade Server is a web content management system, and is developed by Hannon Hill Corporation. It is built with Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and Oracle, and is available as software that can be installed on a web server or via a hosting provider. Cascade Server may be purchased on a per CPU basis or as Software as a Service (SaaS). The most recent version is Cascade Server 5.0, which was released on December 10, 2007.[1][2]

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[edit] History

Cascade Server is developed by Hannon Hill Corporation, which was founded in 2001.[3] As of 2007, Cascade Server is the CMS of choice for many organizations in the technology[4], healthcare[5], governmental & non-profit[6], and higher education industries[7][8][9].

The second annual Cascade Server User's Conference was held on September 24-25, 2007 in Atlanta, GA[10]. It was attended by over 80 users from 45 different organizations.[11]

[edit] Recent Releases

  • Cascade Server 4.6[12][13]
  • Cascade Server 4.7[14]
  • Cascade Server 4.8[15]
  • Cascade Server 4.9[16]
  • Cascade Server 5.1 - January 2008

Next Stable Release:

  • Cascade Server 5.2 - March 2008

[edit] Features

  • Browser-based for both PC and Mac
  • WYSIWYG HTML editing
  • Ability to upload and manage all file types
  • Management of multiple sites
  • Content reuse across multiple sites
  • Content access rights
  • Full audits and reporting for administrators
  • Scheduled and manual publishing
  • Search engine friendly, human-readeable URLs
  • Integration with LDAP servers
  • XML syndication for RSS feed generation
  • Structured Authoring
  • All features

[edit] Criticism

Cascade Server's push technology architecture requires a separate database for applications that make use of user-generated content, such as blog comment sections or user-submitted calendar events. Interaction with these types of applications are usually handled through Cascade Server's SOAP web services layer, which allows a server-side application to interact with Cascade Server and then publish an updated file.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Hannon Hill Unveils Next WCMS Version - Hannon Hill Corporation
  2. ^ Faster than a Speeding Bullet, it's Cascade Server 5.0!
  3. ^ Management - Hannon Hill Corporation
  4. ^ Technology
  5. ^ Healthcare
  6. ^ Government & Non-Profit
  7. ^ Education
  8. ^ MU Web Communications: Cascade Server Guidelines for Use
  9. ^ ncsu.edu redesign blog: Hannon Hill Cascade Server selected as CMS
  10. ^ Welcome to the 2007 Cascade Server User's Conference » Videos » Knowledge Base - Hannon Hill Knowledge Base
  11. ^ User's Conference Recap - Hannon Hill Corporation
  12. ^ Knowledge Base » 4.6 » Past Versions - Hannon Hill Knowledge Base
  13. ^ Hannon Hill Does Web CMS Homework
  14. ^ Knowledge Base » 4.7 » Past Versions - Hannon Hill Knowledge Base
  15. ^ Knowledge Base » 4.8 » Past Versions - Hannon Hill Knowledge Base
  16. ^ Knowledge Base » 4.9 » Past Versions - Hannon Hill Knowledge Base