The OPEN Philosophy of eZ Publish

Learn Why eZ Publish Is Open

eZ publish is built following an open philosophy; Open standards, open source code and open architecture.

The open standards:

eZ publish follows open standards. Here is a list:

• XML: content is stored in XML
• RSS: XML content syndication is supported via XML
• WebDav: Manage your images and files via the WebDav interface
• LDAP: synchronise your user database with eZ publish via LDAP
• SOAP: eZ publish has a SOAP library for import and exports following this webservices standard
• OpenOffice.org XML File Format: for import and export of documents.
• W3C: eZ publish is designed to follow the W3C standards
• Browser independent: eZ publish is browser independent, IE, Opera, Mozilla are some of the supported browsers

The open source code:

eZ publish comes with the source code. You get the full right to download, use, modify and distribute the software or derivative work thereof. You have a choice of using it under GPL (free open sourcelicence) or the professional licence. The system also comes with the full documentation available for free from ez.no.

The open architecture:

eZ publish is designed to be an extremely open and flexible system. You get:

• A general, compact and extendable framework with open API
• Database independence
• Customizable content model
• Operation system independence
• Separation of content and presentation