Web content managers

[Dan Marmion]

I've been lobbying my university IT group to provide us with an
infrastructure that would allow us to have a database-driven Web
site.  While I do have a personal favorite, at this point I'm willing
to try any number of things, so long as it works.  ColdFusion, ASP,
PHP, etc., are becoming quite common in the library world, and I'd be
happy to have a go at any of them.  

I've just learned that the university is considering entering into an
agreement with a "Web content management" company.  Specifically, they
are looking at Vignette, Interwoven, and BroadVision.  I don't have
many details at the moment, and I don't know anything about these
companies.  Has anybody in Web4Lib land looked into this type of
provider?  What will the implications be for the library if the
university goes this way?  I have a sinking feeling in my gut that
this is not the best choice for us.  I don't have a whole lot of time
to gather information, and I'm hoping some of you on this list can
save me some time.

Thanks a bunch for whatever information you can provide.

Dan

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Daniel Keith Marmion           email: dmarmion at nd.edu
Associate Director for Information Systems and Access
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