CMS with 'Roles' like Contribute

Question

Hi,
I've read a few of the threads here about CMS but none of
them seem to meet
my question head on.
I have a site which I have set up for Contribute for my
client. They now
want to be able to add a page for each of their branches to
update and
maintain, but do not want to allow them to edit other pages.
They have
around 16 branches, so they would be looking at 8 to 16
copies of Contribute
@ around $250 AUD.
What would people's recommendations be? Should they just get
the licences
for Contribute as well as a small bill from me for setup?
What about
Contribute Publishing Server (if it still exists)? How does
that compare
pricewise? What about a CMS with 'roles' or permissions so
that I can limit
each branch to edit only pages in their folder? Another
factor would be
future branch increases - if they get another five branches
soon they would
have to pay for more Contribute licences, but a CMS would
already be paid
for and pretty much set up.
Thanks for your wisdom in an area I know little about,
Bruce

Answer 1

Thanks SnakEyez,
You're pretty much right with your conclusion of the
permissions needed
although I'll probably have to give access to an individual
folder for each
branch, rather than a page, but Contribute handles that just
as well.
I'll contact Adobe Australia Sales Dept but first I have to
find out whether
my client qualifies for either Education or Government since
they are a
Government affiliated Not-for-Profit who also does
training...
Thanks again,
Bruce
> If I am understanding your issue correctly the client
will create only 1
> page
> per branch. These are not divisions which will have
entirely different
> websites (ie: take Ford Motor Company for example with
Ford, Lincoln,
> Mercury
> websites).
>
> If this is only one page, do they have an IT department
to look over it?
> If
> so they could designate a few individuals to update all
of the pages to
> cut
> back on costs. Or, as an alternative you could stay on
and help update
> those
> pages. As far as licensing goes though, Adobe has a
pricing calculator (
>
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/openoptions/calculator/
). I'm not too
> sure
> about pricing outside the US, but you would be in TLP
level S. If you
> contact
> Adobe sales or a volume retailer (sorry but nothing
comes to mind for
> Australia) you should get more of a discount on the
software when you buy
> in
> quantity.
>
> With regards to permissions, I do know that Contribute
does allow you to
> set
> up permissions. These are typically based on login so I
would assume that
> you
> would only have 1 login per branch. But how Contribute
Publishing Server
> works
> I do not have the experience there to help you. For that
I would highly
> recommend contacting Adobe sales. If you want to find
out if something is
> for
> you, calling a sales department.
>