Drupal

Drupal can be readily configured to act as an Intranet or Extranet solution.  An Intranet is generally defined as an information system for posting and sharing information that functions in mu

Drupal is a great Content Management System out-of-the-box, but one of its real strengths lies in its extensive variety of modules. There are a number of modules which are so useful that we generally always install them with every Drupal implementation that we do.  I've listed them here grouped by general function for you.

Recently we had a situation with a production website setup in a mult-site Drupal installation, where the site started outputting garbage randomly.  The site had been undergoing some maintenance, which included the installation of the signup module to enable users to register for events, as well as an upgrade to CiviCRM 2.0.

CiviCRM is an open source constituent relationship management solution specifically geared towards meeting the needs of advocy, non-profit, and non-governmental groups.  CiviCRM is unique in that it integrates tighly with either the Drupal or Joomla content management systems to provide a unique overall solution that allows you to leverage your website in addition to the typical tools one might expect from a robust CRM.

Problem: Alenia North America and its subsidiary in Canada have over 300 employees and four corporate offices across the US and Canada.  The company maintained five different public web sites and needed a corporate Intranet to improve communications amoung staff members.  Different companies maintained the various sites and each had a different look and feel.  Alenia wanted consistency between sites and the ability to add and change content at will.  Additionally, customized functionality was needed to support a media portal and other features.

Drupal is an extremely powerful open source website content management system written in PHP.