MS CMS has always been kind of a "tweener," not quite enterprise-ready in scope, but not priced competitively with other mid-market players either. And many among Microsoft's integration channel found the product overly complex. The company is responding with a slimmed-down Standard Edition at one-sixth the cost (only US$7k per CPU), but limited to only 15 contributors. That will work for many smaller buyers and ease adoption in the broader MS channel. Potential buyers should still carefully assess implementation expenses and the potential cost implications of exceeding the user license cap...
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