Is your CMS Mac-Friendly?

With the upturn in Mac software and hardware use over the past few years, one thing to keep in mind when shopping prospective CMS systems is Mac-compatibility.

Since we often are working with clients and prospects in higher-education who run shops diverse in Mac and PC-use, we've found that the ability to run Cascade in a wide variety of server and client environments has been a tremendous benefit.

Because Cascade Server's client application is a zero-footprint web application, the only software required for users to access the system is a supported web browser. Furthermore, because Cascade Server is built on Java, which is platform independent, Cascade can run on any variety of platforms including, among many others, Apple OS X Servers.

Additionally, the Cascade Server web app is accessible by client machines that run a wide variety of browsers, including the most common Mac browser, Safari. One thing that makes Cascade especially beneficial for organizations operating Macs, is the seamless WYSIWYG utilization in Safari. Some of the CMS solutions from the handful of vendors with Mac-compatible systems provide "limited" Safari support when it comes to nuances such as these.

So what does this all mean? When you use Cascade, because of its Java open architecture and platform independence, you are able to run Cascade in a heterogeneous client and server environment, or an all-PC, Linux, or Mac shop. Furthermore, for end-users, when it comes to Mac use, Cascade is a zero-footprint web application, requiring only a supported browser.

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