Sitecore CMS meets Toshiba’s demand for Oracle database staging, flexibility, quick implementation and ease-of-use

“ClearPeople have always provided a consistently good service and understood our business and technical requirements. Therefore when ClearPeople suggested the migration of our current site to Sitecore, we knew it would be the right solution. ClearPeople has, with Sitecore CMS, provided us with an improved, flexible and powerful CMS and we are pleased with the way we can easily make changes to our website.”

Summary

In 2003, Toshiba’s Business Communications Division (BCD) enlisted the help of ClearPeople Ltd to redevelop the division’s web presence, and create a partner extranet using a bespoke content management solution.

Three years later, and with even greater importance being placed on the partner extranet, Toshiba BCD required that their website have further advanced functionality. Given the complexity of the requirements, ClearPeople recommended Sitecore as the preferred enterprise-class Content Management System (CMS).

Challenge

The volume of content on the website has significantly increased since the site’s initial launch. Toshiba BCD required a solution that could save editorial time, was easy for non-technical people to use and would allow for future enhancements.

The major challenge was therefore not only to provide Toshiba BCD with an easy-to-use CMS, but it also had to be compatible with the strict rules that the corporate hosting environment requires for publishing and staging control. In addition, Toshiba’s global technology strategy relies on Oracle database solutions, which are not supported by many content management systems. Finally, the requirements for user interface flexibility and standards compliance made this a challenging project.

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