Content might very well be king, and kings cost money. Speaking of the money, companies that sell products and services through their Web sites rely increasingly on content management. Vendors have responded by incorporating e-commerce support. This point is worth keeping in mind when you consider whose content management solution you'll buy. But if you're really looking only for help managing content, don't pay for the extras.
Content management means different things to different vendors.
All agree that content needs managing, and that organizations need sophisticated tools and methods to do so. But a simple Web search for content management solutions, yields an enormous range of possibilities. Some solutions are essentially a single product. Others consist of multiple products, from transaction servers to database servers. You have to look carefully at exactly what you're getting.