Sitecore Overview

Sitecore is a one of the leading enterprise-level .NET web content management software. Sitecore gives mid to large size organizations a comprehensive tool with the ability to build, deploy and securely manage business solutions such as web applications, public websites which require CMS (Content Management System) functionality, integration options and scalability.

CMS is a web application designed to make it easy for non-technical users to add, edit and manage a website contents. Some of important features of a CMS like Web-based publishing, format management, revision control, indexing, search, and retrieval.

KEY FEATURES & BENEFITS

Sitecore architecture: Sitecore architecture is nice plug-gable and scalable component based architecture that can essentially be selected, assembled and syndicated across multiple sites. It is written in .Net.

Simple and powerful interface: Sitecore has a powerful and simple end-user interface for content manager as well as for developer. User will feel familiar with interface if he/she has used MS office earlier.

Cutting Edge Technology: Sitecore is completely built on Microsoft .NET technologies, so sites built with Sitecore integration will run in any browser and on any browser-based device. The Sitecore user interface works in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox and Mac browser, to mobile devices such as iPhone, Android, and Windows Phones,. Dynamic delivery, intelligent caching and ASP .Net delivers pages very quickly. The product is compliant with the Worldwide Consortiums open Internet standards, for example SOAP (Web services), XML and uses the extensible application markup language (XAML) concept.

External Data Integration: Sitecore CMS provides a full data integration and abstraction layer ( Sitecore Data Providers/Importer) that will allow you to connect to any database, Web service or other external systems and access that content.

Improved Search Engine Optimization: Sitecore created the SEO module to improve sites search engine ranking through that not only helps increase Google ranking, but also improve the search experience for visitors of website.

Easily Integrate with Third Party Tools: Sitecore seamlessly integrates with third party tools such as SharePoint, various ERP and CRM systems, Clay Tablet, Google Analytics and many more modules.

Deliver personalized content based on user behavior: Content personalization through Sitecore gives your marketing team the ability to own your customer experience in a much tailored method.

Content management workflow: Sitecore's workflow engine includes versioning, controlled approvals, incremental publishing, notifications and reminders, and archiving capabilities. The document comparison feature allows enhanced version control content, allowing editors and approvers to see exactly what has changed. This feature is also useful when managing content translation processes, highlighting exactly what content has changed and needs to be translated from its source language. Having strong workflow processes ensure your content is the highest quality it can be, and your site delivers the most compelling user experience it can.

Multi-language content support: As more companies expand their reach globally, Sitecore allows editors to work with the CMS in their native languages and provide multi-lingual capabilities based on diverse user audiences. Sitecore also lets you to coordinate the management of the many language versions of your website, as well as the translation processes as content changes.

Rapid Development: Sitecore lets you use the tools you want to use and provides unparalleled support for .NET developers. You can work directly in Sitecore or use external tools such as Microsoft Visual Studio.

Searching: Sitecore exposed search API for CMS item searching. Developer can also easily integrate open source search technology Lucene with CMS. sitecore also provide fast query syntax for faster search.

Security: Sitecore offers an incredible level of security, enabling you to manage content down to their component and element levels. It also provides a sophisticated permission management system to grant rights to users, groups and roles. Sitecore also supports external authentication and authorization systems, and was engineered to plug into existing systems such as CRM solutions to power visitor authentication as well as easily integrating into Active Directory for user management.