Zope and CLE2 (upgrade): 1. Zope

Description:	Zope is a popular and powerful Open Source web application server. This learning module gives a basic introduction to Zope with a focus on its use for content management and E-Learning. The first lesson provides some background on web portals, content management systems, community sites and E-Learning platforms. The next lesson discusses what a web application server is and what its typical features are. The remaining lessons give an introduction to the Zope web application server.
Objectives:	You will get to know the characteristics of different kinds of web applications like content management systems and community sites. You will learn what a web application server is and what services it provices. Finally, you will learn about the Zope web application server, including its architecture, comparison to related systems, its technology stack and business scenarios.
Prerequisites:	You should know the basics of web servers and web applications and know what a content management system is and how users interact with it. For the lesson "Zope Compared", you should additionally have basic knowledge on templating languages and template engines like PHP or Java Server Pages (JSP).