Open Source Web Content Management in Java

Not long ago, companies looking for an open source Java Web Content Management system (WCM) had limited options. While the open source Content Management System (CMS) community as a whole was thriving, most of the activity was on the PHP and Python stacks. The main Java options were Apache Lenya and OpenCMS. If one wanted a simple, widely used technology that users would like, neither of these options looked very attractive. This state of the market was frustrating for many companies that had standardized on the Java platform and wanted to take advantages of the opportunities afforded by open source content technologies.