IBC Software has developed Verdi, a fully featured, highly functional and flexible enterprise web content management system software product. Verdi is a powerful Enterprise CMS, but without the Enterprise price tag you'd expect. To visit the Verdi CMS website, please go to www.verdicms.com . (You will find it well worth the visit!)
Verdi allows multiple websites, intranets and extranets each with their own look and feel to be fully self-managed from the single easy to use browser-based administration console.
Initially developed in conjunction with the Western Australian government and known as PortalMaster, IBC Software has continued to enhance and commercialise the Verdi system for local and global markets. Over $2M of IBC resources has been invested in this ongoing development since 2001.
Now a mature, stable and well-proven application, there are currently multiple installations Australia wide within commercial, government and not-for-profit organisations. Verdi Version 2.7 was released in November 2007.
Verdi empowers users with fast content editing using Verdi's one-click Edit Pencil. Verdi supports a wide variety of content types including richly formatted HTML, images and Flash, documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, etc.), streaming media sources and database applications. Verdi is Open Document Management Architecture (ODMA) compliant so it can be integrated to display content from a variety of Document Management systems. Third party applications can easily integrate within the Verdi framework, and the Verdi API is provided.
The Verdi system comes with over twenty core modules included in the once-off perpetual license fee. These include an Events Calendar, Document Library, Employment, Email Campaign management, News, News teasers, Survey polls, FAQs, Restricted access Extranet, Navigation shortcuts and breadcrumbs, Search facilities, Contact lists, Site Map, New since Last log in, and a user-definable RSS feed Display module.
Designed for both Government and Corporate sectors, Verdi can ensure adherence to web standards and best practice including version control with rollback, records management, W3C usability, accessibility and a choice of Dublin Core, AGLS or other metadata standards. Content scheduling is a standard feature as are LDAP & Active Directory integration capabilities.
Verdi is built using ASP/ASP.Net, COM, XML and AJAX technologies, and is designed to operate in a Microsoft hosting environment. The system is highly scalable and may operate on single servers or in a multiple load-balanced clustered server environment.
The latest version (V2.7) allows the easy inclusion and display of Flash video within any page on a site. V2.7 comes with the all new AJAX-based navigational tree structure for rapid loading of complex navigation elements. V2.7 also includes an enterprise-wide user-definable RSS Feed Display module which is now provided as a core module of Verdi.
Enhancements in the previous version (V2.6) included the new r.a.d. Editor content editing tool which features an intuitive easy to use interface, an image file re-sizing tool and the capacity for an admin user to quickly and easily check HTML validation. V2.6 also introduced Automated Device Detection and Re-direction which is ideal for site visitors who access the web with a PDA or Mobile device.
Verdi can be integrated with many 3rd party modules and data sources to allow your business systems to fully integrate with your online activities.
Verdi is available as a hosted service or as software to deploy within your own enterprise infrastructure.
To find out more go to www.verdicms.com or contact IBC Solutions.
