Web Publishing System presentation on March 1

I will be giving a presentation about the Adobe Web Publishing System on March 1 for COMMUG. The presentation is from 6:30-8:30 pm and will be held at Resource Interactive. Come on out and show the love!

I will go beyond the abstract that Kris Schultz has so kindly written for me and talk about how all of the products in the WPS—Contribute 3, Dreamweaver, Contribute Publishing Server, etc.—work together.

I think everyone who attends will be pleasantly surprised at how flexible the Web Publishing System really is and what all it is capable of. It truly can be applied affordably to small businesses all the way up to your mammoth enterprise. I hope to cover the ground of how to apply it in both extremes.

Some topics I have in mind:

• How WPS Differs from Other CMS’s: Adobe’s backward vision of a CMS, and how it works well
• The Lightweight Base - Contribute 3 and Dreamweaver: Dreamweaver templates, check in/check out system, the Contribute 3 workflow
• Medium to Enterprise - Contribute Publishing Server: user directory integration, simple file deployer, RSS updater, custom workflows using Web Services
• Going the Extra Mile - Advanced Contribute 3 customization: custom help system, custom client-side functionality

I will also try my hardest to mix in the down-sides within the topics listed above as well. There are a few hoops to jump through during the installation of Contribute Publishing Server that make you almost want to give up!