MMBase: An open-source content management system

IBM Systems Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 381-397

  Becking, Joost ^a   Course, Steve ^b   van Enk, Gerard ^c   Hangyi, Hendrik Theodoor ^d   Lahaye, Jo J M ^e   Ockeloen, Daniel ^f   Peters, Rob ^g   Rosbergen, Hessel ^h   van Wendel de Joode, Ruben ⁱ  

^a The Mediator Group   (Netherlands)

^b Quantiq Xmedia BV   (Netherlands)

^c Million Pieces   (Netherlands)

^d MMatch/MMBase Consultancy and Implementation   (Netherlands)

^e MMBase Foundation   (Netherlands)

^f Submarinenl Crossmedia Production Company   (Netherlands)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h Finalist IT Group   (Netherlands)

ⁱ DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; JAVA PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS; OPEN SYSTEMS; PORTALS; STANDARDS; XML;

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS); SOFTWARE PACKAGE MMBASE;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 20444423669     PISSN: 00188670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/sj.442.0381     Document Type: Article

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