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Amaxus XML-based Content Management System

Amaxus, Box UK's XML-based Content Management System (CMS), is a high-level XML Content Management System with the ability to drive multiple Intranets, Extranets and Internet websites. It currently delivers hundreds of thousands of documents and objects for organisations including:

The Royal Navy English Heritage
Imperial War Museum Investec Asset Management
Promethean British Computer Society
Breast Cancer Care World Vision
VisitWales.com Office of Rail Regulation
National Maritime Museum Welsh Assembly Government
Morris & Spottiswood International Business Wales
London Development Agency Creative & Cultural Skills
Housing Corporation Blackburn Council
UK Atomic Energy Authority  Thinkbox
Consumer Council for Water Careers Wales
National Physical Laboratory UK War Memorials
Their Past Your Future Museum of London


Amaxus - XML Content Management System - OverviewAmaxus - XML Content Management System - Overview
Amaxus, Box UK's XML Content Management System (CMS), facilitates high-level management of documents, web resources and digital assets.

Amaxus FeaturesAmaxus Features
A brief overview of the features of Amaxus, including architecture, search functionality, interface, workflow, versioning and reporting.

Amaxus Partner ProgrammeAmaxus Partner Programme
Box UK is looking to add selected companies to the Amaxus Partner Programme.

Frequently Asked QuestionsFrequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions about Content Management and Amaxus.

Technical Overview and DocumentationTechnical Overview and Documentation
Various pieces of technical information including a technical overview, installation scenarios and advanced replication through a firewall.

Case Studies

NHS - 7000-user IntranetNHS - 7000-user Intranet
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust is a recently merged Trust to form one of the largest NHS teaching Trusts in the United Kingdom.

Imperial War MuseumImperial War Museum
The Imperial War Museum is one of the world's most prestigious and well known Museums, and is one of the top tourist attractions in the United Kingdom.

National Maritime MuseumNational Maritime Museum
The NMM is the largest maritime museum in the world. Situated in Greenwich, its collections comprise an estimated 2.5 million items.

Features Matrix

PDFAmaxus Features Matrix (63 Kb)
V3.4.8 - Winter 2008. Features matrix detailing the Amaxus modules currently available.

Find out more

Amaxus - Request further information
Contact Box UK to arrange a demonstration of Amaxus.

Secunia Advisory

Re: Secunia Advisory SA18004
Details of the fix for security advisory SA18004.

Amaxus Latest Features

Amaxus at a glance
A brief glimpse at what the Amaxus XML CMS can do for you.

What's New?
Browse the new features in the latest release of Amaxus.

Personalisation and the Tailored Sales Process
Increase your visitor response and improve customer retention through a tailored sales process where content changes in response to a user's behaviour

More about Amaxus

Is linking and site map generation dynamic? Does Amaxus perform periodic checking of internal/external links?
Internal linking and site-map generation is dynamic. As all internal links are created dynamically the site will never have any dead internal links.

Amaxus - Standards Compliant
Amaxus is based on XML and established web standards.

Implementing e-GMS with Amaxus
The e-GMS (e-Government Metadata Standard) is a set of metadata that can be recorded and published for UK Government records.

Is it possible to ensure that URLs of key documents are stable and able to be bookmarked?
Each item of content is assigned a unique, persistent identifier (URL) which remains static throughout its lifetime (i.e. is independent of content/status).

Integrated Statistics for Amaxus (in real-time!)
The Integrated Statistics module for Amaxus provides real-time interactive traffic information directly to content authors, enabling immediate comparative analysis