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- Design templates (it’s an HTML version of website’s design along with proper code for interactive elements).
- Adjustable modules (those are independent programs (polls, forums, newslines etc.) integrated into
CMS; they have their own graphical interface for adjustment). - Content (it’s
texts and graphics individual for each particular page).
Through variation of those three elements with
CMS’s graphical shell any average user can develop a dynamic website in several simple steps.
There is a good article about it at
Xitex WebContent M1 website: http://webcontent-m1.com/m1/en/product/develop_dynamic_website
Who can benefit
Although there are several thousands of different content management systems,
market is still growing. And it will be growing as long as people develop new websites. The solutions that are currently present vary from freebies to systems with
cost of up to several thousands of U.S. Dollars. They are either simple, or too complicated. They are either for SMEs or for huge corporations. They can be used for
website management only, or they can be enhanced with facilities to serve as workflow and document repository systems.
Whatever CMS it will be, it will be beneficial for both parties:
- Customer that needs a dynamic website.
- Web Development Company that develops this website.
The reason for that benefit is common – when you use CMS for web development
operational costs for both development and maintenance are reduced drastically. That’s mainly because you should just adjust several preprogrammed modules that are already ready to be used. Then you make
layout and put those modules wherever they are to be. No programming – no additional expenses.
That’s obvious,
most of websites have common functionality. So
most of websites can be developed with a proper content management system. That is why, whether you are a company that is looking to a long life of its website, hence, its permanent maintenance, or you are a web development company that takes care about its customers’ satisfaction
investments in a content management technology should be your first step to reap
most beneficial result of your activities.

Alex Polonski is a Senior Sales Manager at XITEX Software Company, Ukraine. The company works in offshore software development market since 1999 and has a fair expertise in J2EE and .NET technologies. Among company's own-developed and marketed solutions, one can see a J2EE content management system, Xitex WebContent M1.