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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>somebody can answer one or more of these questions.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Only some ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>1. Is there support for SOAP in OpenCMS, i.e. can I have a SOAP interface >to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>communicate with external content providers. How does this look like. I am</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>looking for information/documentation or running examples for this.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Not included in OpenCMS - but you can implement - by using the standard SOAP API of Apache - I thought....</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>2. Did somebody had a look to OpenCMS performance. I am sure limitations >are rather made by Tomcat since it is running in Tomcat. Anyway did >somebody made performance tests with opencms and its related components >like MySQL and Tomcat. Does somebody know about test which compare other >CMS's with OpenCMS withing this issue.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Not really - but.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>As more you do dynamic (auto navigation, lotīs of security and per user generated websites, deep template structure) as more it slows down on normal PC-Servers with less good hardware. Usually, for big projects you need always big machines. So see hardware requirements ot <A HREF="http://www.opencms.org" TARGET="_blank">http://www.opencms.org</A>. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I have a Linux System with Single CPU - 500Mhz, 500Mb RAM and not many concurrent users (1-5). But lots of dynamic logic behind. Itīs still ok. But I told my boss to buy a big sun if we wana go forward letting our customers on the machine... </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>If you use only or at most static content - which you can also do with OpenCMS via static export function (!!!) you don't have this limitations at all.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>>3. Like before, does somebody did or know about reliablity tests of OpenCMS</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>(also maybe between different CMS's) ?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2> - no idea -</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>4. Who knows about examples, where OpenCMS got used to solve real life</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>problems. For example companies using OpenCMS or Information Providers >using it as</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>a publishing system for their webpage.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I use it for some private projects, my company uses it for our intranet and internet. I trust very much in this system and I like it really. This is just my own private view! (tho - I think some other people too.)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>So I decided to use OpenCMS, because I did everything in JAVA, MySQL and Oracle in the past. I don't like the PHP stuff - never did that. So if you like JAVA, Tomcat, Apache and Open Source - you have really no other chance. Itīs in my opinion the best you can have currently - on the other hand I know only 3 other old fashioned TCL-stuff and what the hell systems;(</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>So I would suggest trying it by yourself. If you are programmer you will be very much surprised and glad later you have chosen it.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Have a nice week,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Nico </FONT>
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