[Sigia-l] A CMS that thinks like an IA?

[Stewart Dean]

I'm getting hands on and I need to tap into the pool of experience here..

I'm about to start on a small project where I'm covering multiple roles, 
opposed to the usual IA specialism I usualy do - and that includes more of 
the implimentation side.  For this project I'm going to need a cms system 
that can look after a medium site and be used by the usual non techincal 
crew. And by small I mean tiny.

I'm aware of many solutions but get a sinking solution each time I start 
looking at how the whole site creation process works with each one. The 
solution I'm looking for should be low cost (we're talking three figures or 
preferably none), with community support and room for expansion.

I've looked at various 'blog' solutions and find them too focused on one 
thing. The solution can be php, perl or PC application based but must output 
flat HTML - I have control over the server.

And the main thing - are there such a thing as a CMS that does not think in 
terms of pages but in terms of a site (all teamsite implimentations I've 
seen, for example, have been page focused). In short it's a standard website 
with press releases, information on offerings, contact forms and features 
that I want to build starting from an IA basis - that is site map and 
wireframes.


I'm currently auditioning solutions from...
www.opensourcecms.com

as well as
Dreamweaver - contribute


Templates and themes I'd like to create in dreamweaver then either import, 
or mark up to use with CMS.

Any suggestions to help me save time shifting through the options?

Cheers

Stewart Dean