Kentico releases a Free Edition of Kentico CMS 3.1a for ASP.NET – a complete, easy-to-use content management system for web sites, on-line stores, community sites and intranets.

The Free Edition supports:

• WYSIWYG editing
•  Rapid web site development without complex programming
•  SEO-friendly URLs
•  News with RSS feeds
•  Blogs
•  Forums
• Polls
  

The new version of Kentico CMS enables rapid development of on-line stores. It comes with new E-commerce starter site and step-by-step guide for ASP.NET developers.

The revamped E-commerce module now supports:

• Product and inventory management
• Shopping cart
• Customizable checkout process
• PayPal, Authorize.NET and custom payment gateways
• Product options and configuration (e.g. t-shirt sizes and colors)
• Wish list
• Configurable taxes, shipping and discounts
• Multiple currencies
• Easy integration into web site through built-in web parts
• Sales reports

 ... and other great features.

Download a free trial at http://www.kentico.com/ecommerce.aspx 

Kentico has just
released a free, instant web site solution for .NET User Groups based on
Kentico CMS for ASP.NET allowing them to manage meeting information and registrations,
send newsletters, conduct surveys, share files and write articles and blogs.
Applied Innovations offers a free hosting for Kentico powered .NET User Group
sites. More details at Kentico.com

Telerik, a leading vendor of developer tools and components for .NET, is happy to present Sitefinity CMS v3.2 – a flexible, hassle-free development platform for the construction and management of websites, intranets, and community portals. Sitefinity v3.2 is the succeeding milestone in Telerik’s quest for a feature-rich web development tool with unrivaled usability and compatibility.

“There are many CMS platforms on the market that offer rich functionality for both end user and developers. The comprehensive web development tools, however, always come at the expense of usability. When selecting a CMS, customers usually are up against the trade off “complete vs. user-friendly” platform. We spotted that business opportunity and have been continuously working on providing a comprehensive development platform that does not sacrifice the freedom of both web developers and end-users, yet offers simplicity and ease-of-use” says Vassil Terziev, Telerik CEO. “Sitefinity v3.2 represents a final touch to offering complete content publishing functionality that comes with intuitive user experience”.

pTools
today announced that it has enhanced its CMS software for Microsoft SharePoint
by integrating it with Window's Workflow Foundation. Organisations can now
generate content within the CMS and expose this content as web-parts for SharePoint. The latest release will be launched at
Microsoft's world-wide SharePoint Conference in Seattle this March and is part of pTools
alignment to Microsoft's .net applications framework.

pTools
integration of Microsoft's Windows Workflow Foundation gives the flexibility
and rapid deployment necessary for critical web content management initiatives
within the overall SharePoint workflow and document architecture.

Microsoft
Ireland Partner Manager, Sinead Doohan says “pTools software provides powerful
and enhanced CMS functionality for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server. By exhibiting at
the SharePoint Conference 2008 pTools will gain access and exposure to a vast
number of customers and partners interested in connecting, sharing and
collaborating on one of Microsoft’s fastest growing product lines.”

The
new version of Kentico CMS for ASP.NET now supports Visual Studio 2008 and .NET
Framework 3.5. It also comes with new Booking system and Geomapping modules.

Kentico
CMS is a full-featured web content management system for creating Web 2.0 web
sites. It's used by customers in 50+ countries. It provides:

• Full-featured content management system with workflow, versioning and
  permissions
• Friendly user interface
• Flexible design and navigation
• Easy integration of custom code and modules
• Multilingual, UNICODE and RTL support
• Full-text search
• On-line forms
• Newsletters
• Discussion forums
• E-commerce
• Search Engine Optimization and web standards support
• ... and other great features

"One of my favourite clients (he let me ride his new motor bike)
created this comparison grid when they were deciding on a platform for
the future. They chose DNN of course. This is the list of CMS's they
investigated. AxCMS.net Cuyahoga DotNetNuke mojoPortal MOSS 2007 OXX
Publisher 3 Powerslave ECMS QuickerSite Rainbow redcms(c) Sitecore V5
Smartsite CMS TrioVis.CMS umbraco VWD-CMS
The table is very comprehensive and should serve you well when talking
to your clients."

Complete Story

"IBM signed on Monday an agreement to resell Mainsoft Corp.'s new .Net Extensions for WebSphere Portal product that will allow companies to use .Net to create Java applications for IBM's WebSphere portal.

IBM expects that the tools will help its customers integrate
Windows SharePoint Services, Office document libraries, SQL Server
Reports and .Net applications into IBM's WebSphere Portal Server without the need for Java developers, the two companies said."

Complete Story at ComputerWorld