Kentico CMS for ASP.NET Flexible Web Content Management System for All Your Needs

Content Management System - I What is a content management system ? Software that allows you to edit text and images on your web site without calling your web designer. Why should I use a content management system? You can edit your web site anywhere, anytime, through your web browser.

What is a content management system ?

Software that allows you to edit text and images on your web site without calling your web designer.

Why should I use a content management system?

You can edit your web site anywhere, anytime, through your web browser.

Content Management System - II I can use Frontpage to create HTML pages, why should I use a content management system? With a content management system, you can create interactive web sites and communicate with your visitors through on-line forms, newsletters, blogs, forums or polls . You an add a shopping cart and sell your products on-line.

I can use Frontpage to create HTML pages, why should I use a content management system?

With a content management system, you can create interactive web sites and communicate with your visitors through on-line forms, newsletters, blogs, forums or polls .

You an add a shopping cart and sell your products on-line.

Content Management System - III Do I need a web designer if I use a content management system? The web designer needs to prepare the design and structure of your web site and create page templates. Then you can easily create new pages by yourself using the templates.

Do I need a web designer if I use a content management system?

The web designer needs to prepare the design and structure of your web site and create page templates. Then you can easily create new pages by yourself using the templates.

Kentico CMS Overview Web Content Management System E-commerce Web 2.0 Out-of-the-box solution for: Corporate web sites On-line stores Community sites Intranets Extranets Built on Microsoft .NET platform

Web Content Management System

E-commerce

Web 2.0

Out-of-the-box solution for:

Corporate web sites

On-line stores

Community sites

Intranets

Extranets

Built on Microsoft .NET platform

Editing Features - I Easily edit web site content Browser-based user interface You can publish: Pages Articles News Products Blogs Office locations Job openings Knowledge base ... and any number of custom content types

Easily edit web site content

Browser-based user interface

You can publish:

Pages

Articles

News

Products

Blogs

Office locations

Job openings

Knowledge base

... and any number of custom content types

Editing Features - II WYSIWYG editor similar to Microsoft Word Workflow, versioning and rollback Multiple languages Multiple sites

WYSIWYG editor similar to Microsoft Word

Workflow, versioning and rollback

Multiple languages

Multiple sites

Web Site Features Flexible navigation and web site structure End users can create and edit new pages without developers New pages are automatically displayed in the navigation Full-text search in both text and uploaded documents

Flexible navigation and web site structure

End users can create and edit new pages without developers

New pages are automatically displayed in the navigation

Full-text search in both text and uploaded documents

Modules BizForms (on-line forms) Newsletters Image gallery E-commerce (on-line store) Discussion forums Blogs Polls Event Calendar Booking system GeoMapping (Google Maps integration) Web analytics User contributions (WiKi) Reporting Content Staging Web Farm Support

BizForms (on-line forms)

Newsletters

Image gallery

E-commerce (on-line store)

Discussion forums

Blogs

Polls

Event Calendar

Booking system

GeoMapping (Google Maps integration)

Web analytics

User contributions (WiKi)

Reporting

Content Staging

Web Farm Support

BizForms (On-line Forms) Create on-line forms without programming Publish forms on the web site Capture data from web site visitors Review data and export them to Excel Send data to specified e-mail Flexible form options: custom layout wide variety of fields (textbox, checkbox, drop-down list, ...) custom field types

Create on-line forms without programming

Publish forms on the web site

Capture data from web site visitors

Review data and export them to Excel

Send data to specified e-mail

Flexible form options:

custom layout

wide variety of fields (textbox, checkbox, drop-down list, ...)

custom field types

BizForms (On-line Forms)

Newsletters You can manage multiple e-mail newsletters Subscribers subscribe to one or more newsletters (mailing list) You can author new newsletter issues based on templates created by web designer Personalization – Dear John,... Scheduling – send newsletter on Tuesday morning The subscribers can subscribe on the web and unsubscribe using the link in the newsletter e-mail Automatic newsletters – send out specified page to subscribers on a regular basis.

You can manage multiple e-mail newsletters

Subscribers subscribe to one or more newsletters (mailing list)

You can author new newsletter issues based on templates created by web designer

Personalization – Dear John,...

Scheduling – send newsletter on Tuesday morning

The subscribers can subscribe on the web and unsubscribe using the link in the newsletter e-mail

Automatic newsletters – send out specified page to subscribers on a regular basis.

Newsletters – Editing

Newsletters – E-mail

Image Gallery You can quickly publish an on-line gallery of images The thumbnails are generated automatically, you do not need to resize them manually Bulk import of images You can rename the images and add descriptions

You can quickly publish an on-line gallery of images

The thumbnails are generated automatically, you do not need to resize them manually

Bulk import of images

You can rename the images and add descriptions

Image Gallery

E-commerce - I Sell products on-line Shopping cart and checkout process Custom product fields Configurable shipping options Configurable payment methods Configurable taxes for every country/state Discount coupons Discount levels for partners Volume discounts Multiple currencies Wishlist Inventory status Reports Support for integration with existing systems Product options Customer credit (e.g. customer loyalty points)

Sell products on-line

Shopping cart and checkout process

Custom product fields

Configurable shipping options

Configurable payment methods

Configurable taxes for every country/state

Discount coupons

Discount levels for partners

Volume discounts

Multiple currencies

Wishlist

Inventory status

Reports

Support for integration with existing systems

Product options

Customer credit (e.g. customer loyalty points)

E-commerce - II Built-in gateways for credit card payments: PayPal Authorize.NET You can also customize the behavior using custom providers like: Custom product provider that allows you to use your existing product database Custom shipping calculator Custom tax calculator Custom invoice generator and others.

Built-in gateways for credit card payments:

PayPal

Authorize.NET

You can also customize the behavior using custom providers like:

Custom product provider that allows you to use your existing product database

Custom shipping calculator

Custom tax calculator

Custom invoice generator

and others.

E-commerce - Products

E-commerce - Cart

E-commerce – Orders

Forums Create on-line communities Main features: Moderation Access rights for posting (anonymous/registered/chosen roles) E-mail notifications Full-text search WYSIWYG editing (optional) Signatures and user images (avatars) Threaded/flat/tree view modes CAPTCHA verification (optional) Document-related forums (e.g. article comments)

Create on-line communities

Main features:

Moderation

Access rights for posting (anonymous/registered/chosen roles)

E-mail notifications

Full-text search

WYSIWYG editing (optional)

Signatures and user images (avatars)

Threaded/flat/tree view modes

CAPTCHA verification (optional)

Document-related forums (e.g. article comments)

Forums

Blogs Any number of blogs authored Each blog authored by one of more people (enterprise blogging) Integrates with standard content management and security features (workflow, friendly URLs, search, etc.) Moderated comments RSS feeds Fully customizable design

Any number of blogs authored

Each blog authored by one of more people (enterprise blogging)

Integrates with standard content management and security features (workflow, friendly URLs, search, etc.)

Moderated comments

RSS feeds

Fully customizable design

Blogs

Polls Get visitor opinions and feedback Any number of answers Single-choice or multiple-choice voting Choose who can vote (anonymous/registered/chosen roles)

Get visitor opinions and feedback

Any number of answers

Single-choice or multiple-choice voting

Choose who can vote (anonymous/registered/chosen roles)

Polls

Event Calendar Display events, news, articles or any other content in a calendar format Optionally combine with event registration in the Booking system module.

Display events, news, articles or any other content in a calendar format

Optionally combine with event registration in the Booking system module.

Event Calendar

Booking System Manage bookings for on-line or off-line events, such as community meetings or webinars Limit the capacity of the event Manage the registered attendees Send e-mails with event updates to all attendees Export event information to Outlook

Manage bookings for on-line or off-line events, such as community meetings or webinars

Limit the capacity of the event

Manage the registered attendees

Send e-mails with event updates to all attendees

Export event information to Outlook

Booking System

GeoMapping Display content on the map – e.g.: office locations stores partners real estates points of interest in the city Uses Google Maps

Display content on the map – e.g.:

office locations

stores

partners

real estates

points of interest in the city

Uses Google Maps

GeoMapping

User Contributions (Wiki) Enable visitors to create content on your web site without access the administration interface Typical scenarios: Community sites – members share knowledge Partner directory – partners manage their profiles Local business directory – business owners manage the profiles of their companies Flexible security model: Any visitor Only site members Only document owners Only users with appropriate permissions

Enable visitors to create content on your web site without access the administration interface

Typical scenarios:

Community sites – members share knowledge

Partner directory – partners manage their profiles

Local business directory – business owners manage the profiles of their companies

Flexible security model:

Any visitor

Only site members

Only document owners

Only users with appropriate permissions

User Contributions (Wiki)

Web Analytics Track visitors, on-line campaigns and conversions: Visits Page views Most visited pages Referring web sites File downloads Countries Campaigns Conversions (orders, registrations, newsletter subscriptions, etc.)

Track visitors, on-line campaigns and conversions:

Visits

Page views

Most visited pages

Referring web sites

File downloads

Countries

Campaigns

Conversions (orders, registrations, newsletter subscriptions, etc.)

Web analytics

Reporting Create reports from data stored in the Kentico CMS database Examples: Created/modified documents Site member reports Sales Customizable layout of the reports You can use: bar chart pie chart table value Create custom filters Print or save reports

Create reports from data stored in the Kentico CMS database

Examples:

Created/modified documents

Site member reports

Sales

Customizable layout of the reports

You can use:

bar chart

pie chart

table

value

Create custom filters

Print or save reports

Reporting

Reporting

Content Staging Create and test content, design and functionality on the staging (development/QA) server and then publish it on the live server over a secured web service With content staging, the document life cycle looks like this: Document is created Document is approved in the workflow process Document is published on the staging server Review and approval by site manager -> synchronization Document is published on the live server

Create and test content, design and functionality on the staging (development/QA) server and then publish it on the live server over a secured web service

With content staging, the document life cycle looks like this:

Document is created

Document is approved in the workflow process

Document is published on the staging server

Review and approval by site manager -> synchronization

Document is published on the live server

Content Staging

Security Granular security model: Users Roles Module permissions Content permissions – all content/site section/single document Secured site areas for site members Personalized content (e.g. for “clients”, “silver partners” and “gold partners”) SSL (HTTPS) can be configured for chosen site sections or pages Secured against SQL injection attacks and cross-site scripting

Granular security model:

Users

Roles

Module permissions

Content permissions – all content/site section/single document

Secured site areas for site members

Personalized content (e.g. for “clients”, “silver partners” and “gold partners”)

SSL (HTTPS) can be configured for chosen site sections or pages

Secured against SQL injection attacks and cross-site scripting

Security

Performance Kentico CMS can be used for web sites with large number of visitors and large number of sites – e.g.: www.gibson.com www.ireland.ie www.medibank.com.au www.yachtbooker.com Flexible caching options: single web part caching CMS content caching full page caching image caching Support for web farms

Kentico CMS can be used for web sites with large number of visitors and large number of sites – e.g.:

www.gibson.com

www.ireland.ie

www.medibank.com.au

www.yachtbooker.com

Flexible caching options:

single web part caching

CMS content caching

full page caching

image caching

Support for web farms

Development Browser-based development without programming (for web designers) You can also create ASPX page templates in Visual Studio 2005/2008 with your own code Easily extensible with your own: user controls (ASCX) web parts (ASCX) server controls modules event handlers providers Easily integrate data from external systems

Browser-based development without programming (for web designers)

You can also create ASPX page templates in Visual Studio 2005/2008 with your own code

Easily extensible with your own:

user controls (ASCX)

web parts (ASCX)

server controls

modules

event handlers

providers

Easily integrate data from external systems

Portal Engine Full control over page layout, design and HTML code Fully browser-based development, very easy to use without deep .NET knowledge Easily extensible with your own user controls (ASCX) and web parts developed in Visual Studio 2005/2008 (C# or VB.NET) Web parts are also user controls (ASCX), but with standardized interface Master page concept allows you to share header, main menu and footer for all pages

Full control over page layout, design and HTML code

Fully browser-based development, very easy to use without deep .NET knowledge

Easily extensible with your own user controls (ASCX) and web parts developed in Visual Studio 2005/2008 (C# or VB.NET)

Web parts are also user controls (ASCX), but with standardized interface

Master page concept allows you to share header, main menu and footer for all pages

Portal Engine

ASPX Page Templates Standard ASP.NET (.ASPX) pages Editable in Visual Studio 2005/2008 You can add any custom code and controls to the page template Support for ASP.NET master pages (.master) Add any custom controls and code in C# or VB.NET

Standard ASP.NET (.ASPX) pages

Editable in Visual Studio 2005/2008

You can add any custom code and controls to the page template

Support for ASP.NET master pages (.master)

Add any custom controls and code in C# or VB.NET

ASPX Page Templates

Licensing 1 Web Site (unlimited users) 1 Server (unlimited web sites on a single machine) 1 Server with Source Code Unlimited License with Source Code (unlimited servers) Editions (different feature sets): Standard Professional Enterprise Feature matrix available at http://www.kentico.com/cms-asp-net-features/Feature-Matrix.aspx

1 Web Site (unlimited users)

1 Server (unlimited web sites on a single machine)

1 Server with Source Code

Unlimited License with Source Code (unlimited servers)

Editions (different feature sets):

Standard

Professional

Enterprise

Feature matrix available at http://www.kentico.com/cms-asp-net-features/Feature-Matrix.aspx

System Requirements Server: Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003/2008 Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0/3.0/3.5 Microsoft IIS Server 5.0/6.0/7.0 Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 (including Express Editions) Client (for editors): Internet Explorer 6.0/7.0 FireFox 2.0 Safari 3.0 Client (for visitors): Generally any browser, depends on the used web parts, all major browsers supported (IE, FF, Safari, Opera) Developers Visual Studio Professional 2005/2008 or Visual Web Developer 2005/2008 Express Edition (if you need to write your own code)

Server:

Microsoft Windows Server 2000/2003/2008

Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0/3.0/3.5

Microsoft IIS Server 5.0/6.0/7.0

Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 (including Express Editions)

Client (for editors):

Internet Explorer 6.0/7.0

FireFox 2.0

Safari 3.0

Client (for visitors):

Generally any browser, depends on the used web parts, all major browsers supported (IE, FF, Safari, Opera)

Developers

Visual Studio Professional 2005/2008 or Visual Web Developer 2005/2008 Express Edition (if you need to write your own code)

About Kentico Software Located in the Czech Republic (European Union) Focused only on Kentico CMS Kentico Solutions Partner network – over 300 active partners in 60+ countries More than 700 web sites, clients include: Gibson Musical Instruments Bayer Ireland.IE Guinness New Zealand Air Jamaica Deutsche Telekom More sites and testimonials at http://www.kentico.com/Showcase.aspx

Located in the Czech Republic (European Union)

Focused only on Kentico CMS

Kentico Solutions Partner network – over 300 active partners in 60+ countries

More than 700 web sites, clients include:

Gibson Musical Instruments

Bayer

Ireland.IE

Guinness New Zealand

Air Jamaica

Deutsche Telekom

More sites and testimonials at http://www.kentico.com/Showcase.aspx