FM + CMS + SMEs w/o $$$?

[rebecca officer]

Something XML based? They edit in a free/cheap XML editor, you open the same files in FM and publish. I haven't done this so could be talking through a hole in my head but it sounds feasible.
 
Steep learning curve for you but prob not for the developers.
 
Cheers
Rebecca

>>> On 27/01/12 at 10:11, Jeff Coatsworth <jeff.coatsworth at jonassoftware.com> wrote:

IMHO FM's got an awful steep learning curve for just word processing - I'd be inclined to just keep them on Word and have them submit docs to you. Or go to something wiki-like (& cheap) like Confluence.

From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of jackdeland at comcast.net
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2012 1:58 PM
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Subject: FM + CMS + SMEs w/o $$$?

All,

I have been tasked with finding a way to allow SME input directly into our publishing workflow. That is, the developers and managers would be able to edit text and add graphics to our source files. I want to keep FrameMaker as the publishing engine.  I'm thinking a CMS would be in order, but the company is aghast at the thought of spending more than 10K a year on "word processing".  I basically need functionality something like Author-it that ties into Frame.  I could do single-sourcing with RH (we have TCS3.5).  I'm thinking we would have 3 developers at a time who might be using the system, plus me.  That's a budget of $2500 or less per year per user.

Can anyone point me toward some current resources here?  

Thanks,

Jack DeLand

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