The Gartner Magic Quadrant method of marketplace analysis is one of the consistent identifiers of quality products in the digital arena. Their recent Magic Quadrant report on Web Content Management is no exception, particularly with the Sitecore CMS development package listed as a Quadrant Leader.

Even before the recent release of version 6.3 in July 2010, the Sitecore CMS development offered a comprehensive tool for developers seeking maximum flexibility in their CMS development platform, and for business owners looking for a robust CMS development.

The standard features that make Sitecore one of the most attractive CMS development options include:

  • Multi-site management
  • Robust multi-language management
  • Clustering support for large sites
  • Rich integration capabilities
  • Brand enforcement and content compliance
  • Quick and easy multi-device support
  • Sitecore readily integrates into your environment
  • High performance – support for 64 bit processors, for industry leading speeds
  • Advanced security
  • Powerful workflow – encompasses workflow control out of the box, with flexible extensibility
  • Advanced media document library
  • Customisable and dynamic URLS – Automatic multi-lingual URLs, for tremendous flexibility
  • Search friendly URLs – clear, logical text names in address paths for top Google and other search rankings
  • Tagging, meta-data and taxonomies – Sitecore content can be structured to any metadata standard and content can be classified with any taxonomy structure desired

A Safe Investment

Sitecore CMS is at the heart of many outstanding websites, ranging in size from small organisations to extremely large multi-site organisations. From the beginning, Sitecore has been architected to scale extremely well, allowing organisations to grow and expand, knowing their considerable investment in time, process and software will be safe.

And in the newly released Sitecore 6.3 some features that enhance the overall product include:

As a CMS development platform Sitecore is going from strength to strength. We’ve used it with great success for Hoyts.com and with the ongoing improvements and refinements Sitecore will be a key player in CMS development into the future.