The Anabasis content management system (CMS) provides the power behind the custom web applications we develop. This powerful tool allows you to manage the routine changes of text and graphics on your website, intranet or extranet without the knowledge of HTML or programming.
Our CMS makes it easy for non-technical content authors to create, edit, manage web content and syndicate it to mutiple locations and devices. It frees Webmasters and IT staff to focus on more critical projects but still control the "look and feel".
The CMS is designed to meet the needs of very different users in a variety of industries and has been developed in a modular fashion allowing you to purchase only the features that you need. The flexibility and power of the Anabasis CMS provides an enterprise level solution at a fraction of the cost of similar systems.
"A custom solution from Anabasis will reduce your costs and increase your productivity"
In addition to the power already available in the CMS, any number of custom modules can be integrated into this tool to make it perform any function you require. The component-based approach used by Anabasis makes it easier to customize and extend the solution to deliver true business value.
"Manage links and add content with ease"
With our CMS, your website or web application becomes a dynamic, ever changing source of information. As the need arises, you are empowered to add/edit/delete links within the primary and sub-navigation of your site. This provides control over various types of navigational schemes including JavaScript drop down boxes and dynamic Flash-based navigation. In addition, you can add new pages and content on your website as needed.
"Control your Meta Tags for search engine optimization (SEO)"
As you add new pages, our CMS provides control over the title, description, key words and robots text Meta Tags. These Meta Tags help search engines index your site so that users searching for your product, service or information can find your site quickly.
The Anabasis CMS is the only system available that provides this level of control over your Meta Tags and content. This control gives you the ability to monitor and manage your own search engine optimization campaign. This control is so powerful that one of our clients doubled his business in less than a year and attributes this success to the enhanced search listings he has achieved by using our content management system.
"Manage the publishing work flow"
Our CMS will allow you to delegate content management responsibilities to multiple users; each with a given set of add/edit/delete/publish permissions based upon sections of the website or web application. For example, one user may be in control of company related information, another in control of News and Events or Press Releases, etc.
In addition, publishing control can be centralized, i.e., users can edit and save work; however, before the information goes live it is subject to review and approval. This moderation process can be very beneficial when controlling the timing of a public announcement or preventing a disgruntled employee from creating liable.
"Articles, News and Events, and FAQ's"
Some CMS deployments require special formatting to make management of the sections more efficient. The Articles, News and Events and Frequently Asked Questions formats are examples of this type of deployment.
Articles involve special data fields such as publish date, expiration date, author, title, description and body content. The separate data fields make searching more efficient and provide for automation of certain publishing tasks.
An author can write an article and preset the date for which the content is to be made available to the public. Likewise, the expiration date will automatically remove the content from public view, making it easy to ensure that content is always current.
The News and Events module allows for the designation of data fields such as title, date, short description and main content. This format makes the control of news and events on a home page and news section very easy to manage.
The Frequently Asked Questions module allows for categorization of FAQ's and automatically creates a set of questions hyperlinked to the appropriate answer further down the page. This makes maintenance of the anchored hyperlinks simple and straightforward.
"Online Help System"
The online help system is another special deployment of the content management system. The help content is controlled in a central location and viewed by the user by clicking an icon placed on each page.
The content that is displayed is based upon the source page (where you are in the site or application). This system grows as the need demands and allows you to create new help answers and sections as the website or application evolves.
"Integrates with existing sites and applications"
Not only can the CMS be incorporated within the plan for any web development project, it can be integrated into almost any existing site. Our CMS has the flexibility to integrate on Linux/PHP or NT/2000/ASP/.NET platforms and interface with virtually any relational database management system (RDBMS).
"Features, features and more features..."
The power to control the layout on any given page lies within the flexibility and unique controls provided by the content management toolbar. It is easy to become comfortable with this interface because the toolbar creates an MS Word-like environment that is familiar to most users.
The toolbar is packed with features such as the following font controls: Bold, Italics, Underline, Text Strikethrough, Align Left, Align Center, Align Right, Justify, Styles, Paragraph, Heading, Text Control, Font Type, Font Size, Cut, Copy, Paste, Text Color and Background Color (highlight).
These extended font features are unique to the Anabasis content management system and include: Subscript, Superscript and Insert Custom Character.
The following familiar functions are also available: Find, Find/Replace, Unordered List, Ordered List, Outdent, Indent, Undo, Redo, Insert Hyperlink and Break Hyperlink.
These HTML controls are provided: Anchor, Edit HTML Source, Insert Table, Table Row Properties, Table Cell Properties, Insert Row Before, Insert Row After, Delete Row, Insert Column Before, Insert Column After, Delete Column, Insert Horizontal Ruler, Remove Formatting, Toggle Guidelines/Invisible Elements, Cleanup Messy Code and Insert/Edit Horizontal Rule.
"Special features only found in the Anabasis CMS"
The following features are not commonly found in other content management systems and offer enhanced flexibility and control over your content.
Spell Check - this integrates the IE spell check plug-in and helps to prevent embarrassing spelling mistakes.
Manage Images - allows for review and insertion of existing images as well as the upload of new.
Upload Documents - allows for the upload and insertion of documents into an HTML page.
Insert Date/Insert Time - shortcut for entering information quickly.
Preview - allows you to see the content in a published format prior to saving the content to the database.
Zoom - allows you to zoom in and look at your content and images more closely.
Universal Keyboard - allows the content management system to manage various character sets such as Arabic, Russian and more...
Emoticons - quick short cut to place emoticons within your content.
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