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Verticalization of CMS continues

09-Jul-2004 --

It seems like small and/or regional content management providers do well when they specialize on an industry segment. In fact, we continue to see more Web content management solutions targeted at particular verticals, despite oft-predicted warnings of imminent collapse or roll-ups of niche providers in the field. You can find Web content management systems specifically for local government, sports franchises, hospitals, and now -- with the just-released "TourCMS" -- for travel websites as well. We can't vouch for the quality of all these systems, but there must be meaning to their proliferation...
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- Submitted by: Tony Byrne, Analyst - Twitter: TonyByrne

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