CMS advice

[lilelvis2000]

I am looking into a CMS for my wife's legal practice.

She obviously needs security and integration with Office. I have looked at Alfresco (partly because it has a Open Source version). Has anyone on here used it.

I also looked at Drupal and Joomla. Joomla can't version documents and neither seems to have a nice integration with Windows. sharepoint obviously has cost issues...and she wants free initially.

A mix of Drupal/Joomla and Alfresco would really do the trick. Is there such a beast?

 

[DimPrawn]

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/windowsserver/sharepoint/bb407286.aspx

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointtechnology/FX101758691033.aspx


Sharepoint Services 3.0 is a free part of Windows Server 2003. Got the server, you got the Sharepoint Services.

 

[lilelvis2000]

If you can afford the server. What does Windows Server 2005/2008 go for. I'm sure it must be more than £1,000.

I suppose I should have said "must run on Linux".

 

[EvilWeevil]

If you can afford the server. What does Windows Server 2005/2008 go for. I'm sure it must be more than £1,000.

About an hour's legal fees, I think.

 

[lilelvis2000]

About an hour's legal fees, I think.

Who's your lawyer? I think you're being had. The wife only charges £200/hr. But most of her work is done on flat rate basis - as she is an immigration lawyer. Maximum fee £1400 average fee £500. Currently only three cases on the go.

 

[DimPrawn]

If you can afford the server. What does Windows Server 2005/2008 go for. I'm sure it must be more than £1,000.

I suppose I should have said "must run on Linux".

Must run on Linux and integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Office.

Good luck.

PS. An OEM version of Windows 2003 R2 costs around £400.

 

[lilelvis2000]

That's at least reasonable. Alfresco it is.

 

[portseven]

What do you want it to do?

Good Sharepoint alternatives are

http://o3spaces.org/Page/sp3/nctrue/index.html

http://www.knowledgetree.com/

 

[Ardesco]

What does Alfresco not do that you want?

Joomla/Drupels are more along the lines of a community site or a shopping site depending on what you bolt in. I would not see either of them as anything akin to sharepoint....

 

[Spacecadet]

I am looking into a CMS for my wife's legal practice.

could give these lot a try
http://www.eclipselegal.co.uk/

not going to be free/cheap though