This book takes a step-by-step approach for building a complete web content management system using Alfresco. A greater emphasis is given to the concepts of web content creation and distribution. Plenty of sample code and screenshots are used to help you apply these concepts in a real production scenario. If you are a web developer or content manager and wish to build a website using Alfresco, customize it and use it as per your clients needs, then this book is for you. It will also help business users to migrate from the existing proprietary web development tools to standards based open source web content management. Although no knowledge of Alfresco is presumed, exposure to HTML, XML, JavaScript, Java, and related web technologies will help you to get the most from this book.

This book distils the hands-on approach of the training courses into a concise, practical book. The emphasis is on getting up and running fast and discovering the scope and power of Alfresco 4 incrementally through practical examples. Though this book is not a developer guide, various examples in the book will help developers to extend Alfresco functionality and to integrate Alfresco with external systems.This book is designed for experienced users, business owners, or system administrators who want to install and use Alfresco in their teams or businesses. Because Alfresco is free, many teams can install and experiment with its ECM features without any upfront cost, often without management approval. You need to have a degree of technical confidence, but you do not require specialist system admin or developer skills to get a basic system up and running.Though this book is not a developer guide, various examples in the book will help you to extend Alfresco functionality and to integrate Alfresco with external systems.

How to customize, use, and administer this powerful, Open Source Java-based Enterprise CMS.

A timely and authoritative guide, written by the Chief Architect and Founder of Alfresco Alfresco is considered the leading open source solution for Web and Content Management. What makes Alfresco unique is its services, which can be easily extended with web scripts via RESTful services. Written by an author team that includes the chief architect and the founder of Alfresco, this comprehensive guide provides in-depth coverage of the Alfresco architecture and services and shows how to extend them through Web scripts to meet real business needs. You'll learn how to use Alfresco services to create effective content management solutions while detailed code examples show you how to extend Alfresco with Web scripts using RESTful services to deliver custom solutions. Features detailed, working code examples that demonstrate how to extend Alfresco with Web scripts Written by the Chief Architect and other key Alfresco insiders, ensuring that this book is both authoritative and up-to-date Shows how to integrate Alfresco with Drupal and Joomla portal solutions Covers the upcoming Alfresco 3.2 release Includes real-world case examples of increasing levels of sophistication and complexity The companion Web site contains all source code examples in the book You'll benefit from this timely resource that shows how to get the most from Alfresco for specific business requirements.

Build Alfresco applications using Web Services, WebScripts and CMIS.

Comply with regulations and secure your organization's records with Alfresco Records Management.

Over 70 recipes for implementing the most important functionalities of Alfresco.