[thelist] RE: News.com gets a facelift

[isaac]

> > While they still *are* using Vignette for their CMS, they're not totally
> > happy with it. They're building their own CMS using JSP from scratch. I
> > don't have any idea of when they'll actually roll it out
> though. Possibly
>
> I think its interesting that they're spending a considerable amount of
> time and money on re-inventing the wheel. There are plenty of CMS
> systems out there that cost less than what it must cost for a group of
> developers for 9 - 15 months, not to mention the ones that are free.


Didn't I read something recently about how it was CNET who actually
custom-built what Vignette bought and renamed StoryServer? If so, I find it
kinda funny that they're now re-rolling a new one. (Although I guess their
goals and internal publishing processes may have completely changed since
those earlier days.)



i