A Content Management System (CMS), is a web site which allows you, the Customer, to manage, organize and present any type of information to a predetermined audience.
Specifically, a CMS acts as a central repository of various forms of information. The information is maintained by a web browser based interface. Information can be entered, edited, deleted, created, imported, exported using a web browser.
Types of information which can be stored in a Content Management system are: data, web pages, images, photos, any type of file. Data can be imported and exported using extensable manupulation language (XML) format.
For example, you have a Spreadsheet with valuable research information, reports. If your Spreadsheet can export the information using XML, the data can easily be imported into the CMS.
The CMS allows you to maintain security over the information repository. Simply stated, your CMS has many faces to many people. You can separate and decide which information is presented to Prospective Customers, Clients, Suppliers, Vendors, Contractors and internal Employees.
Additionally, the CMS will schedule maintenance over your information repository. Backups and optimizing your database(s).
