GX WebManager Community Edition
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| GX WebManager Community Edition | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | GX |
| Latest release | 9.4.2 / 13. Mai 2008 |
| OS | Cross-platform |
| Genre | Content management system |
| License | proprietary |
| Website | [1] gxdeveloperweb.com |
GX WebManager Community Edition is a proprietary Content management system with which developers get access to a Web Content Management platform including a Software Development Kit (SDK).[1] Nashville Press Releases
The Software contains an example website with content (images, demo text, etc.) which allows developers to install the complete package, including a (including a database in this case MySQL). The included Application Programming Interfaces (API’s) allows to configure and extend the functionalities of websites. New features can be developed and added to existing system as separate components. Developers work in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE), based on Java standards (OSGi), Spring MVC and Eclipse [2]. The platform itself is based on open standards and technologies like SOAP, Webservices, JSR 170 / 283, BPEL, and XML.
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[edit] Software overview
| System Requirements | Application Server any J2EE 1.4 compatible AS |
| Database | MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL |
| Operating System | Unix, Linux, FreeBSD & All BSD's, HP-UX, Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Solaris, AIX |
| Programming Language | Java(J2EE) / XML / XSLT / Javascript / JSP |
The software became well known [3] when it was one of the first to adapt the Java Standard JSR 170 [4].
[edit] Selected features
- Strict separation of Layout/Design
- A Search engine optimization module which generates URLs that are both human and machine readable
- Integrated full text search
- Integrated Cachingfor a more stable Frontend
- Connection to an LDAP Server with integrated authentification
[edit] Advantages
- The Frontend can handle all languages
- The software is community supported
- Forum, Wiki and Jira are available
- Web Component Bundle (WCB) support
[edit] Disadvantages
- A functionality for editing images inside the system is not available
- The Community Edition in the backend is only available in English and Dutch
- Currently it is "personal use" [5] Personal use (a product key can be requested)
[edit] Web Component Bundle (WCB)
Developers can build new functionality in the form of a Web Component Bundles (WCB) and integrate it into their systems as a separate component. These WCB's can then be shared and made available to other Developers on a website.
[edit] Jira Support
Jira is an issue tracking system which is available to community members. Bugs are reported centrally which makes it easy to track issues and prevent duplicate reporting.
[edit] References
- ^ http://triad.bizjournals.com/nashville/prnewswire/press_releases/national/Netherlands/2008/04/21/UKM007 | The Nashvill Business Journal
- ^ http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=49386 | Article on www.TheServerSide.com
- ^ http://www.google.de/trends?q=joomla%2Ctypo3%2Cdrupal%2CGX&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 | Google Trends in comparison to Typo3 Drupal and GX
- ^ http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=170 | JSR 170: Content Repository
- ^ http://www.gxdeveloperweb.com/Software/GXWebManager-Community-Edition-FAQ.htm | GX Developer Web
