FreeLists / webproducers / [webproducers] Re: Prepackaged Intranet Sites

[Ari Feldman <outdoorminer2002@xxxxxxxxx>]

An Intranet portal is really just an web-based portal that isn't
publically accessible - e.g. available to the general web.

That being said, there's a ton of open source packages with the
features you desire/require.

check out the following link for a list of some of the more popular
packages along with demos. There are portals, general purpose CMS
packages and message board systems:

http://www.opensourcecms.com/

Some will meet your needs right out of the box, while others will need
to be customized according to your taste.

Caveat: Open Source solutions *do* require an investment in time to
experiment with and not every package will meet your needs.
Nevertheless, for the flexibility and the price, many can't be beat.


Ari

--- Greg Glaser <g_glaser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, Evan -
> 
> I don't know if it's a perfect fit but you might check out
> open-source
> portals like PHP Nuke or Post Nuke (for Unix/MySQL) or DotNetNuke or
> Rainbow Portal for MS platforms.
> 
> I've been working with a team to eval the MS versions for various
> intranet implementations. 
> 
> www.dotnetnuke.com
> www.rainbowportal.com
> 
> You'll get the best information if you create a free account with
> each
> site. 
> 
> Generally, the big "pros" are they're free, with a pretty healthy
> level
> of community support, and the default frameworks are very easy to
> implement. The cons...they're only frameworks: you'd still have to
> create content/GUI design and decide how to implement/manage the
> features you want. (Three of the four you require are out-of-the box,
> and there are several dozen inexpensive addin modules for each
> framework).
> 
> We've leaned towards DNN. Rainbow Portal has more modules out of the
> box but it's 1.0 and IMO it needs a little more burn-in time. With
> either choice, the budget we save by not buying
> licenses/subscriptions
> can be channeled back to development/implementation by our small team
> of .NET developers (and, eventually, it could be decentralized for
> management by content owners, if that fits your customer's vision).
> Plus, if you have even the slightest technical skill it's easy to set
> up: I'm more producer than engineer and I fired up the default
> framework in about 30 minutes, with a little advice from a developer.
> 
> Good luck,
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- Evan Silberman <esilbe1@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Greetings: 
> > I have a client who is looking for a prepackaged, web-based,
> Intranet
> > solution, something similar to Intranets.com. The client is looking
> > for a
> > solution that offers the following functionality:
> > 
> > Calendars
> > Contact List
> > Message Board or List Serv
> > Comprehensive Search Engine
> > 
> > I did a Google search for Intranets but I was, frankly,
> disappointed
> > with
> > the outcome. 
> > 
> > I¹m wondering if anyone can suggest a web-based solution that
> offers
> > the
> > above, is somewhat customizable, and is user-friendly.
> > 
> > Looking forward to your reply.
> > 
> > Many Thanks...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >
>
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