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 the CentricMinds Enterprise and CentricMinds Convurge content management systems against a listing of content authoring aspects provided within each of the products.
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| WYSIWYG Content Editor |
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| Multi-lingual authoring |
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| Web-based XHTML Template Management |
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| Web-based CSS Management |
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| Metadata Management including Thesauri, Metaplates and Elements |
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| Creation of structured authoring Content Types and Element Schemes |
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| Internal and External RSS Management |
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| In-context Authoring |
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| In-context General Control Authoring |
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| MS Office 2003/2007 Integration |
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Content Management Overview
The following matrix compares the CentricMinds Enterprise and CentricMinds Convurge content management systems against a listing of content management aspects provided within each of the products.
| CentricMinds Enterprise | Convurge .NET | |
| Content Versioning (Check-in, Check-out, Rollback & Restore) |
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| Content comparison |
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| XHTML Template Versioning |
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| Content Reuse |
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| Link Management |
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| E-Commerce Management |
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| Events Management |
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| Content Collaboration |
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| Built-in Searching & Indexing |
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| Multi-site Management |
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Reporting & Analytics Overview
The following matrix compares the CentricMinds Enterprise and CentricMinds Convurge content management systems against a listing of reporting & analytical aspects provided within each of the products.
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| Define & build web-based reports |
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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 the CentricMinds Enterprise and CentricMinds Convurge content management systems against a listing of workflow management aspects provided within each of the products.
| CentricMinds Enterprise | Convurge .NET | |
| Web-based Workflow design & management |
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| Workflow e-mail notification |
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| Workflow escalation |
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| Workflow reporting |
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| Metadata triggered workflow |
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Forms Management Overview
The following matrix compares the CentricMinds Enterprise and CentricMinds Convurge content management systems against a listing of forms management aspects provided within each of the products.
| CentricMinds Enterprise | Convurge .NET | |
| XHTML drag-and-drop Form Development |
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| Form Process Management |
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| Form Workflow Management |
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| Form Submission Management |
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| Form Groups (multi-part forms) |
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| Form Submission Analytics |
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| Form Submission Display |
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Security Management Overview
The following matrix compares the CentricMinds Enterprise and CentricMinds Convurge content management systems against a listing of security management aspects provided within each of the products.
| CentricMinds Enterprise | Convurge .NET | |
| Roles-based Security Model |
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| Password Management |
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| Content Personalization |
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| LDAP Integration (MS Active Directory & Novell eDirectory) |
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| SSO Support |
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Technology Overview
The following matrix compares the CentricMinds Enterprise and CentricMinds Convurge content management systems against a listing of technology aspects provided within each of the products.
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| Server environments |
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| - Windows (2000/2003) |
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| - Linux (RedHat/Debian/Suse/CentOS) |
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| - Unix (Solaris) |
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| - Macintosh (OSX) |
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| Application Server environments |
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| - Microsoft IIS |
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| - Apache Tomcat |
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| - Sun Glassfish |
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| - BEA WebLogic |
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| - Oracle OC4J |
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| - JBoss |
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| Database environments |
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| - Microsoft SQL Server |
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| - MySQL |
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| - Oracle |
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| Web browser (authoring) environments |
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| - Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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| - Mozilla Firefox |
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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.
