Features

Cascade Server's flexible, open standards architecture provides many advanced features to aid in content management, collaboration, and site administration.

Creating & Editing

• Browser-based for Mac and PC  
  Access Cascade Server anywhere any time using a zero-footprint client. No client downloads or applets required.
• Single-click Content Creation  
  Business users can create new pages easily using Cascade Server’s Asset Factories.
• WYSIWYG Editing  
  Just like a standard word-processor, Cascade Server's WYSIWYG allows users to manipulate the arrangement, size, and layout of their content.
• Upload and Manage any File Type  
  Cascade Server allows you to manage any file type, right within the same interface.
• Multilingual Capable  
  Cascade Server supports all major international languages and offers specialized workflows to facilitate human translation for multilingual sites.
• Structured Authoring  
  Cascade Server’s Data Definitions allow for even quicker content creation using structured form fields for specialized pages.
• Spell Checker  
  Check your spelling as you edit.
• Site Preview  
  View your site before going live – right within the Cascade Server interface.

Site Flexibility

• Multi-site Management  
  Cascade Server’s flexible architecture and licensing model allows unlimited Sites to be managed within the same interface.
• Separation of Content and Design  
  Let your content writers and layout designers focus on what they do best.
• Content Reuse Across Sites  
  Centrally manage common content and automatically propagate content changes throughout your site.
• Custom Metadata  
  Improve site flexibility and automatically generate navigation with custom metadata.
• Multiple Format Conversion  
  Edit single source content to generate HTML, PDF, and XML automatically. Repurpose content for different devices including PCs (web browsers), PDAs, cell phones, and printed materials.
• Automatic Navigation   (Article)
  Dynamic generation of bread crumbs, site maps, and context sensitive navigation menus based on content.
• Automatic Link Checking  
  Checks for broken links when creating, editing, or publishing content.

Collaboration, Approvals, & Security

• Personalized Dashboard  
  Provide each user with a personalized start page.
• Flexible Users and Groups  
  Give everyone the right amount of access by assigning customized permissions, roles, and options to individual users and groups.
• Content Access Rights  
  Select read and write access rights at the folder or asset level and assign permissions at the page or region level.
• Check-in/Check-out Content  
  Aid collaboration by preventing multiple edits to the same content.
• Workflow Management   (Article)
  Workflows manage everything from content creation to archival.
• Notifications & Messaging  
  Receive system notifications and send messages to other users with Cascade Server messaging tools.
• Audits & Reporting  
  Cascade Server offers a comprehensive audit trail for system administrators viewable by user, group, or assets as well as the ability to generate summary reports on system data.
• Version Control  
  Cascade Server automatically saves versions of content, so nothing is ever lost.
• Enterprise Search  
  Search through all pages and files by metadata or date range for specific words and phrases within the system.

Publishing

• Scheduled and Manual Publishing  
  Custom publishing options offer full control and ease of use.
• Automatic Archiving  
  Cascade Server lets you set expiration dates for time sensitive content.
• Multiple Server Publishing  
  With Cascade Server, there is no limit to the number of publishing locations.
• Search Engine Friendly URLs   (Article)
  Improve Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) efforts with keyword-packed, relevant, human-readable URLs.

Standards Support

• LDAP Integration  
  Cascade Server integrates with LDAP servers for authentication and user lists.
• RSS Feed Generation   (Article)
  Use XML syndication to create RSS feeds for your site.
• Accessibility Compliance   (Article)
  Automatic checkers ensure that you are in compliance with 508 standards for accessibility.
• Tidy HTML/XML  
  Using Tidy HTML/XML and automatic checkers allows users to keep their pages lightweight and standards compliant
• Web Services  
  Cascade Server offers a SOAP-based API for Web Services integration.