Comparison
Depending on your business and IT requirements, you can choose between CentricMinds Enterprise (Java) and Convurge (.NET). We’ve provided a comparison table that compares both of these offerings.
Content Authoring Overview
The following matrix compares CentricMinds Enterprise and Convurge against a listing of content authoring aspects provided within each of the products.
| Enterprise Java | Convurge .NET | |
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| Internationalization Support |
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| Template Management (web-based) |
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| CSS Style Management (web-based) |
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| Metadata Editor |
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| Metadata Templates |
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| Aggregation & RSS Management |
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| Dynamic Content Importing |
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Content Management Overview
The following matrix compares CentricMinds Enterprise and Convurge against a listing of content management aspects provided within each of the products.
| Enterprise Java | Convurge .NET | |
| Version Control Check-in, Check-out |
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| Version Labelling |
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| Rollback & Restore |
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| Version Commenting & Reporting |
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| Content Reuse |
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| Indexing and built-in Searching |
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| Syndication Management |
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| Filtering & Profiling |
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Reporting & Analytics Overview
The following matrix compares CentricMinds Enterprise and Convurge against a listing of reporting & analytical aspects provided within each of the products.
| Enterprise Java | Convurge .NET | |
| Define & Build Reports (web-based) |
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| Report Generation |
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| Report Exporting |
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| Broken Links Reporting |
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| Search Statistics Reporting |
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Workflow Management Overview
The following matrix compares CentricMinds Enterprise and Convurge against a listing of workflow management aspects provided within each of the products.
| Enterprise Java | Convurge .NET | |
| Workflow Design & Management (web-based) |
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| Workflow Notification |
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| Workflow Escalation |
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| Workflow Reporting |
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| Content Approval Processes |
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| Content Approval Workflow |
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Forms Management Overview
The following matrix compares CentricMinds Enterprise and Convurge against a listing of forms management aspects provided within each of the products.
| Enterprise Java | Convurge .NET | |
| XHTML Form Development |
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| Form Process Management |
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| Multi-step Process Management |
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| Form Workflow Management |
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Security Management Overview
The following matrix compares CentricMinds Enterprise and Convurge against a listing of security management aspects provided within each of the products.
| Enterprise Java | Convurge .NET | |
| Roles based Security Model |
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| Authentication Model |
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| LDAP integration & importing |
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| Password Management |
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| User Profiling |
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Technology Overview
The following matrix compares CentricMinds Enterprise and Convurge against a listing of technology aspects provided within each of the products.
| Enterprise Java | Convurge .NET | |
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| - Windows (2000/2003/XP) |
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| - Unix (Sun) |
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| - Linux (RedHat/Debian) |
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| - OSX (Tiger) |
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| Web Application Server Platform |
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| - Microsoft IIS |
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| - Apache Tomcat |
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| - BEA WebLogic |
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| - Oracle Application Server |
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| Database |
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| - Microsoft SQL Server |
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| - MySQL |
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| - Oracle |
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| Web Browser |
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| - Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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| - Mozilla/Firefox |
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| - Safari |
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CentricMinds Enterprise
CentricMinds Enterprise (J2EE) edition is built on leading Java technology including Hibernate, Lucene and JSR-170 to provide an extensible and scalable Enterprise Content Management framework. CentricMinds Enterprise provides powerful out-of-the-box functionality including full Content Control, User Security, Workflow, Form Development, Subscription Services, Portal and more.
CentricMinds Convurge
CentricMinds Convurge is built on the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework. It also leverages leading C# technology including Lucene for C# which delivers powerful searching and indexing features for your web destinations. Convurge is a downloadable product from CentricMinds, and is designed to provide organizations with rich publishing and collaboration solutions for Corporate Intranet, Training Extranet and more.
