Often companies choose to work with Oshyn when redesigning or re-launching their website. Companies also engage Oshyn to resolve integration issues with their Content Management System (CMS) including: back-end systems integration with the CMS, creating a seamless experience through custom functionality and content, optimizing the performance of the CMS to enhance the functionality available for content editors, and improving the integration with other systems to provide a seamless User Interface (UI) for CMS users.

CMS Upgrades

Companies often choose to upgrade the CMS to take advantage of increased flexibility, improve business support, improve business decision making, and to reduce maintenance costs. Many internal IT teams have limited resources and experience upgrading the CMS and often run into issues. A CMS upgrade may also mean upgrades to integrated systems. CMS upgrades can cause instability to your current CMS version and website if not done correctly. Oshyn offers not just expertise in executing successful CMS upgrades with as little disruption as possible, we also help companies assess whether an upgrade is the right move.

Content Migration

Content Migration, especially for larger sites or sites with multisites and microsites, can be very challenging and wrought with the potential for many issues. Companies come to Oshyn for our extensive experience in developing Content Migration plans including: migration scripting, CMS configuration, and mapping integration points with external systems. Oshyn’s extensive experience in Content Migration led to the development of the Oshyn Migration Accelerator for OpenText Web Solutions aka RedDot CMS.

Improved Workflow

CMS offers workflow processes to control web page versions, approval processes, scheduled publishing, the content translation process to foreign languages and more. With third-party system integration or Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), companies often have a need for customized workflow processes. Oshyn helps companies establish effective workflows to make processes efficient and user-friendly.

Search Engine Optimization

Content Management Systems can enable the constant tuning and tweaking necessary for an active, ongoing SEO program. Great care should be taken during the design and implementation phases of a CMS project to implement the SEO considerations discussed here. These are the phases when the foundation for your SEO campaign is laid. Putting a solid foundation in place will facilitate content loading and continuous SEO improvement for the life of your site. If done correctly, your CMS will be your SEO best friend.

Systems Integration

Many businesses process do not live on islands. Often companies need to integrate Enterprise Applications, reporting, electronic forms, document management and revision control, enterprise search, etc. into their CMS. Oshyn helps companies identify integration points and uses Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to ensure that scalability.

Mobile Optimization

Mobile-friendly websites or as some say “Mobile Optimization”, is key to ensuring that no matter what device visitors use to access your website, they will enjoy a great user experience. Oshyn helps companies use their CMS to easily update mobile optimized content and develops mobile applications for devices such as iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Oshyn CMS White Papers

Open Source CMS: Is It Right for your Organization 
In this free white paper, “Open Source CMS: Is It Right for your Organization?”, we share an in-depth look at the pros and cons of using Open Source Content Management Systems (CMS) or Open Source Web Content Management (WCM) platforms. Oshyn helps clients select CMS/WCM solutions based on the specific requirements of each client.