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CMS Watch is an independent technology analyst company that evaluates content-oriented technologies. Through the publication of 10 evaluation reports and online courses, the company provides an independent source of buyer's advice on web content management, enterprise content management, enterprise portals, search technology, digital asset management, Microsoft SharePoint , XML and component content management, enterprise social software, and e-mail archiving and management.

In February 2008, analyst-watcher Technobabble calculated that CMS Watch's blog was among the ten most popular of all industry analyst blogs.

Published Research
CMS Watch is the publisher of 10 analyst reports that critique and compare leading software solutions including The Web CMS Report, The SharePoint Report, The Enterprise Portals Report, The ECM Suites Report, The Enterprise Search Report, The Digital and Media Asset Management Report, The XML and Component Content Management Report, the E-mail Archiving and Management Report, the Enterprise Social Software Report.

History
CMS Watch was founded in 2001 by Tony Byrne and is headquartered in Olney, MD. As of September 2008, the firm has five full-time analysts and ten contributing/guest analysts.

Since its founding, the company has come to differentiate itself by avoiding conflicts of interest, never working for vendors, and only for technology buyers.

Competitors
CMS Watch has several competitors, including:


 * Burton Group
 * Forrester Research
 * Gartner