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WALTHAM, MA, - Uoma, headquartered in Helsinki and winner of a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 award for being the fourth fastest growing company in 2010 in Finland, has launched a new website using Telerik Sitefinity deployed in the cloud on Microsoft’s Windows Azure.
 

Sitefinity 4.1 offers performance gains up to 35 percent, compatibility with new Microsoft cloud OS and native language support

WALTHAM, MA, APRIL 18, 2011 –Telerik, an end-to-end provider of software application lifecycle and content management solutions, today revealed details of its latest release for Sitefinity, the company’s robust Web Content Management System (WCM). The Sitefinity 4.1 release introduces a number of upgrades and improvements to the sophisticated system, including enhancements delivering performance increases of up to 35 percent. Also being debuted is support for Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud services operating system, and native language packs for international Sitefinity users.

“This release delivers significant improvements that benefit all the audiences typically using a WCM. Content editors get a working environment in their native language, developers and site administrators have more server and database support options, and finally the considerable performance boost obviously benefits all,” said Martin Kirov, Sitefinity executive vice president, Telerik. “Our dedication to uncompromising quality and innovation means we cannot and will not settle for offering products that are just ‘good enough’. Telerik will continue to aggressively pursue and deliver those leading-edge solutions that developers need to excel.”

With the release of Sitefinity 4.1, the system is now compatible with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s recently released platform that acts as a runtime for off-premises application development, management, and hosting. With this integrated support for Microsoft Azure, developers can leverage Sitefinity’s exceptional features and functionality to tap into new cloud-based markets and revenue streams, as well as reaping the benefits that cloud computing offers, like greater reliability and increased uptime at lower a cost threshold than with conventional IT infrastructures.

Atlanta, Ga. – February 17, 2011 –Solar Velocity, an Atlanta-based digital marketing agency, today announced that it was recognized as the top Sitefinity partner in 2010 for Telerik, a leading vendor of development, team productivity and automated testing tools and creator of the Sitefinity Content Management System (CMS).

“Our clients are blown away by the efficiency and productivity of the Sitefinity platform,” said Jason Swenk, CEO of Solar Velocity. “With out-of-the-box blogs, threaded discussion groups, polls, and RSS feeds, Sitefinity helps our clients build lively communities around their products and services. It also makes a huge impact on SEO and brand consistency.”

Sitefinity is Solar Velocity’s CMS tool-of-choice, used to provide a comprehensive and user-friendly back-end management process for businesses ranging from global retail leaders to local manufacturers. Many of Solar Velocity’s clients, including Morehouse School of Medicine, CMI Waterfront Solutions, Noble Systems and CS Capital Management, are fully equipped to navigate and create and edit content for their own sites through the Sitefinity platform.

“Solar Velocity continues to push the boundaries of the Sitefinity platform for their clients,” said Matthew Miller, Sitefinity Partner Manager, Sitefinity at Telerik. “Their innovative implementations and diligent customer care have helped businesses realize just how transformative Sitefinity can be.”

To learn more about how Solar Velocity can help you meet your digital marketing needs, go to www.solarvelocity.com. To explore the success of Solar Velocity’s implementation of Sitefinity, along with related client case studies, click here.

Recent Mallsoft acquisition lays foundation for advanced Sitefinity e-commerce functionality

WALTHAM, MA, JANUARY 17, 2011 –Telerik, an end-to-end provider of software application lifecycle and content management solutions today announced the launch of Sitefinity 4.0, the newest edition of its powerful, scalable Content Management System (CMS). The platform’s redesigned product architecture delivers an array of enhancements, like advanced workflow control for better business process management and improved ease-of-use, generating considerable productivity gains of up to 70 percent. Underscoring its commitment to meeting the needs of customers developing commercial websites, Telerik also announced its recent acquisition of Mallsoft, leading developers of e-commerce shopping cart technologies. The acquisition lays the groundwork for the integration of advanced e-commerce functionalityand a robust system for handling online stores within the Sitefinity platform.

“This is the culmination of many years of real-world experience, extensive time and resources invested in product R&D, and in gathering customer feedback. Additionally, with new frameworks supporting Mallsoft’s e-commerce technologies, users have the ability to fully manage all aspects of their online business, from corporate websites to intranets to online stores. Sitefinity 4.0 has matured into one of the market’s most powerful, comprehensive, and highest quality content management solutions being shipped today,” said Martin Kirov, executive vice president of Sitefinity atTelerik. “By minimizing complexities while providing robust tools and innovative features addressing every aspect of the site building and management experience, Sitefinity 4.0 enables users to quickly, easily, and efficiently optimize their web presence.”