On Hacking Drupal Core and Contributing Back to the Open Source Community Project

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The Onion implemented version 4.7 of Drupal several years back and mightily hacked core for the functionality and performance it needed. Recently, the Onion - a company with a number of staff developer resources - decided to migrate to a different WCMS (Django) that they felt was more of a programmers' framework than that of Drupal. Their decision to abandon Drupal for a different project is regrettable, since their team's experience could really have helped improve Drupal these past few years and The Onion would have benefited in the process.

DPCI Accepted into Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program for 5th Year in a Row

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DPCI maintains its organizational competencies in Information Worker (content management), Data Management (database and warehousing), and Custom Development (.NET) solutions. This is DPCI's 5th year in the Gold Partner program and 10th year as a Microsoft partner.

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On Matt Asay's "R.I.P., open-source evangelism"

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DPCI: "Certainly organizations from Symantec to the New York Times to whitehouse.gov have added to the legitimacy of open-source Web content management systems in the marketplace for specific brand sites. However, open-source has a long way to go in the areas of CRM, DAM, document and records management, financials, ERP, workflow management, or even just end-to-end business application development in the enterprise."

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DPCI Celebrates its 10 Year Anniversary

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New York based consulting boutique has delivered multi-channel content technology solutions since 1999

New York, NY - Apr 27, 2009 - DPCI, a provider of integrated technology solutions for organizations that need to publish content to Web, print, and mobile channels, celebrates its ten year anniversary today. Since its founding on April 27, 1999, DPCI has delivered a full complement of consulting services around the planning, implementation, training and support of content technologies for customers across a range of industries, including media and entertainment companies, educational institutions, and marketing communications departments of a variety of commercial enterprises.

"Over the last ten years, DPCI has remained strong throughout the many changes in the economic climate," said Joseph Bachana, President and Founder of DPCI. "I attribute our success to two things: First, a singular technology focus, namely helping companies with their need to create, manage, and deliver content across a variety of channels. Second, we continually look for ways to optimize our operations in every single area of the business. This serves both our customers and our company very well, particularly during harder economic times."

DPCI has won industry recognition as a trendsetting and innovative organization in delivering integrated content management solutions across a range of channels. The company's track record of results and success is due to its investment in people, processes, and technology.

DPCI and MEI to Showcase Dynamic Content Delivery Using K4 and Drupal

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Popular solution for Adobe InDesign and InCopy workflows connects to leading open-source Web Content Management System

New York, NY - Apr 23, 2009 - DPCI, a provider of integrated technology solutions for publishing content to Web, print and mobile channels, and Managing Editor Inc. (MEI), an Adobe premier development partner and a leading provider of software for the publishing industry, today announced that the two companies will showcase connectivity between the vjoon K4TM Publishing System and Drupal Web content management system. MEI and DPCI will host a webinar demonstrating how K4, the popular workflow solution integrating Adobe® InDesign® and InCopy®, can seamlessly deliver content to Drupal, one of the leading open-source systems for publishing and managing Web site content.

The free webinar, which takes place Wednesday, May 6, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time, will illustrate how the K4-Drupal connection facilitates several publishing workflows, including print-to-Web, Web-first and Web-only models. Attendees will learn how to leverage these top technologies to author and organize multi-channel content under one integrated system, with significant time and money savings.

The powerful K4 database provides writers and editors with a managed workflow during the authoring and revision processes. Once content has been edited and approved, DPCI's connector module for K4 imports the data into Drupal, where it is published online, enriched with SEO key terms in the appropriate section of the designated Web site.

"K4 and Drupal connectivity provides a much-needed solution for all publishers: a single system that feeds multiple channels, instantly and effectively," said Dennis McGuire, CEO and president of MEI. "Publishers are seeking out efficient, innovative ways to coordinate content workflows that span print, Web, e-books and other outlets."

Institute for Private Investors and DPCI Launch a New Community-Driven Private Investors Site

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Institute for Private Investors and DPCI Launch a New Community-Driven Private Investors Site

Memberlink 2.0® built using Drupal Web Content Management System to support the online community needs of IPI's membership

New York, NY - Apr 15, 2009 - To meet the complex needs of its ultra-high-net-worth investor members, the Institute for Private Investors (IPI) worked with DPCI, an integrated technology firm, to completely rethink its website, Memberlink®, to create a community meeting place.

DPCI, a provider of integrated technology solutions for organizations that need to publish content to Web, print and mobile channels, announced today that it teamed up with Institute for Private Investors (IPI), a private membership organization, to design and deploy a new interactive Website for its member community. This initiative was driven by IPI's desire to move away from a Listserv email-based community and provide better value and service for its members. To meet its goals, IPI retained DPCI as a technology partner to implement, test and deploy a new Website, Memberlink 2.0®, powered by Drupal's Web Content Management System.

Since its founding in 1991, IPI has provided innovative educational and networking resources to families with substantial assets -- along with their financial advisors -- all within a safe harbor for the confidential exchange of information. To extend its reach without compromising the benefits that current members enjoy, IPI sought to build a flexible, modular Website to replace the existing Memberlink® site with a customized experience based on membership type and unique, member-driven interests.

DPCI Joins Acquia Platinum Partner Program to Deliver Drupal Publishing Solutions

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DPCI, a provider of integrated technology solutions for organizations that need to publish content to Web, print, and mobile channels, today announced it has joined the Acquia Partner program at the Platinum level.  Through the program, DPCI will further expand its open source content management offerings by developing and delivering custom publishing solutions utilizing Acquia's value-added products and services for the wildly popular Drupal social publishing system.