Upcoming Drupal in the Clouds panel at CMS Expo

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Although, I like to consider myself unbiased when I blog about content management systems, it is no secret that Drupal holds a special place in my heart. Drupal was one of the first CMSs I used that didn't "dead-end" me on a project I was required to support. Over the years, the Drupal community has treated me well, even during those times when I was very wrong in my judgment of Drupal. If Drupal was not a part of my world, I'm not sure I would even be blogging about content management systems. Drupal is the open source standard for which I judge other CMSs.

CMS ExpoSo, it should come to no surprise to anyone that when John Coonen inquired if I would moderate a Drupal in the Clouds panel at CMS Expo, I jumped at the opportunity. I am excited about the high caliber people that will be on this Drupal in the Cloud panel. The panelists include Joni Klippert from Standing Cloud, Kieran Lal from Acquia, and Jeff Walpole from Phase2 Technology. If you're trying to figure out what is involved in getting your Drupal site, services, and support to the Cloud, these are the people you want to have in the room answering your questions.

Even if you have no interest in Drupal for your CMS, I encourage you to attend this panel to learn more about content management in the Cloud as well as SaaS and PaaS. Like many of you, I've had my concerns and doubts in the past about the Cloud. Is all this talk about the cloud and SaaS a marketing gimmick? Is there any real benefit for my business to putting content into the cloud? During last year's CMS Expo I got my initial answers to these questions after talking to the folks at Acquia, Accrisoft, and Agility. The move toward the Cloud and software-as-a-service for content management is the real thing. It wasn't just the people from these companies that convinced me but their customers too. 

If you are at CMS Expo this year, be sure to attend this 3:30 PM Drupal in the Cloud session on Wednesday, May 9, 2012. If you're worried that you may not know enough about Drupal or the Cloud to enjoy this session, please attend anyway. CMS Expo is geared for the newbie as well as the expert and I think this will be a great session for everyone to attend.

EndPlay Launches Next Generation Content Management, Engagement and Monetization Platform

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Featuring Comprehensive Development Tools and Mobile Content Creation and Publishing Capabilities, EndPlay's Latest Platform Helps Companies Cope With Big Data, Provides New Ways to Monetize Content and Increase Audience Engagement

Las Vegas, Nevada– April 17, 2012 – EndPlay, Inc., a leading provider of SaaS solutions, today announced the release of its next generation cloud-based Content Management, Engagement and Monetization Platform. The new end-to-end platform is both powerful and scalable, enabling multichannel content delivery and rich media management, which allows companies to engage consumers and drive real revenue across a growing ecosystem of screens and devices.

MODX Revolution 2.2.1 Released

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Yesterday, MODX Revolution 2.2.1 was released and this new version offers several small enhancements while addressing 85 issues with fixes. New in 2.2.1 is Sudo users. Sudo users is a setting on a user account that gives unrestricted access to the MODX install. This new feature lets site administrators maintain a user account that cannot get locked out of the site while creating access policies for other site administrators and users.

MODX LogoMODX Revolution 2.2.1 is also intended to prepare MODX Revolution for MODX Cloud. MODX Cloud is being billed as "the ultimate MODX platform" that lets you build sites properly without having to worry about the infrastructure at all. I'm not sure of all the changes that Revolution has gone through to prepare it for MODX Cloud but I would imagine that it may have something to do with making it more compatible with the available API of MODX Cloud.

Here are the highlights of the 2.2.1 release:

Webiny Cloud Service for Travel Agencies is Launched

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Webiny released a cloud service for Content Management System and Booking System for Travel Agencies. Following closed development and testing on selected clients, Webiny is now available for everyone in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model.

Webiny offers out-of-the-box products to create web portals and websites with Webiny Content Management System or travel websites with Webiny Booking System. Besides of ready made products, Webiny enables custom development of web applications, which will enable developers and designers to create custom experience for any website.

GOSS iCM now available on UK Government CloudStore as part of G-Cloud Framework of approved suppliers

GOSS iCM Web Content Management solution has been given approved supplier status following selection for the G-Cloud list of software suppliers in partnership with Bramble.cc.

Suppliers on the G-Cloud list, known as the ‘CloudStore’, are approved by the government to offer a range of ‘cloud-based’ software, infrastructure, platform and consultancy services. The store allows Government departments to buy leading technology more quickly and cost efficiently.

New Drupal Cloud Apps Announced at London Drupalcon

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At the London Drupalcon 2011, Acquia announced a new set of components for its web services, which are applications, support and tools to help all Drupal developers, from novice to expert skill levels.

Acquia was founded in 2007 by Dries Buytaert and Jay Batson, and offers products and support for Drupal. It offers its network, hosting, Drupal Gardens, software, and training services.

These new tools are Insight, SEO Grader, Blitz and Drupalize.me.  

DotNetNuke 6 Released (Screenshots included)

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DotNetNuke Corp. today announced the availability of DotNetNuke 6 which they bill as "the world’s leading Web Content Management Platform (WCM) for Microsoft .NET".  Over the years, I've been quite impressed with what DotNetNuke has to offer and I've been equally impressed with the DotNetNuke leaders I've engaged with in recent months. If you're looking at an open source CMS option for the .NET environment, you seriously need to take a look at DotNetNuke (especially if you haven't taken a look at this CMS in recent years).

DotNetNuke 6 has a lot of new feaures to offer longtime and potential users to one of the most popular web CMS on .NET. I'll let the attached press release (below the screenshots) speak for themselves. But in summary, this dramatic upgrade of DotNetNuke brings the following features to the content management system:

  • A dramatically altered, user-friendly interface, with direct, one-click access to the online app store
  • Built-in integration with cloud-based services such as Amazon and Azure
  • A MSFT SharePoint connector
  • A new eCommerce module
  • The DotNetNuke core platform has been rewritten in C# which makes it more accessible to a larger developer community and simplifies the customization

DotNetNuke 6 also has features that are intended to help speed web site design and delivery, simplify content upgrades and assure full compatibility with previous versions of DotNetNuke. The open platform allows DotNetNuke to function as a content management system (CMS) and application development framework.

docSTAR Launches New Online Document Management Software

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docSTAR, the leader in advanced document management software, announces the release of its eagerly anticipated next generation product, docSTAR Eclipse 2.0.  This online document management solution captures, manages and securely stores documents in the cloud.  The new platform leverages docSTAR’s 15 years of experience in serving thousands of customers with document management technology.

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