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New Independent Survey Indicates Open Source Web Content Management Solutions Have The Highest Satisfaction Rate [October 30, 2012]

BURLINGTON, MA – October 30, 2012 – Acquia, the enterprise guide to Drupal, today announced that a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Acquia, titled “Is It Time To Consider Open Source WCM For Digital Experience?” found that open source Web Content Management (WCM) solutions have the highest satisfaction rate for creating dynamic, multichannel digital experiences. Of those who said they were ‘very satisfied’ with their existing WCM solution, open source had the highest satisfaction rate (37%) over “homegrown” (22%) and proprietary solutions (8%).

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Posted on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 17:26 by Dave Myburgh

In this podcast, Bryan House talks to Forrester Analyst Stephen Powers about his recent report Web Content Management and Open Source: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions. Listen to Stephen expand on the drivers for use of open source for WCM initiatives in the enterprise.

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