Tiki.org: The Tiki Admin Team is proud to announce the nominations of three new members: Rodrigo Primo,Jean-Marc Libs, and Jean-François Bilger. All three are active members of the Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware project and have contributed countless hours to the ongoing development of Tiki. As members of the Tiki Admin Team, they will continue to help shape the future of Tiki.
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Tiki Releases 8.4
The Tiki Community is proud to announce the release of Tiki 8.4. This release, with more than 150 code contribution by eight Tiki Community members, includes several fixes and updates.
Among the new features are:
- Several new, detailed user permissions
- Support for stateful SOAP sessions
- UI enhancements
You can refer to http://doc.tiki.org/Tiki8 and the Tiki 8.4 Release Notes for details.
This is the last planned release of the Tiki 8.x branch. Tiki Administrators using the 8.x version are encouraged to upgrade to this latest release, and then to Tiki 9.0 when it become available.
For information on these releases and future Tiki plans, see http://dev.tiki.org/Roadmap. You can obtain Tiki 8.4 (as well as all other Tiki releases) from http://tiki.org/download .
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware Updates Tiki 6.7 LTS
The Tiki Community is proud to announce the release of Tiki 6.7 LTS (Long Term support Version). This release includes bug fixes and updates only -- there are no new features in this release.Tiki Administrators using the LTS version are encouraged to upgrade to this latest release. The Tiki 6.x branch will remain the Long Term Support version until the release of Tiki 10, planned for October 2012.
And stay tuned for the first public beta of Tiki 9.0, the next generation of Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware, that is expected to be available shortly. This new version contains a host of improvements in multiple areas and several new features. Refer to http://dev.tiki.org/Tiki9 for details.
For information on these releases and future Tiki plans, see the Tiki Roadmap. You can obtain Tiki 6.7 LTS and Tiki 9.0 beta (as well as all other Tiki releases) from http://tiki.org/download .
TikiFest plus Kaltura
Members of the Tiki Community and Kaltura Team met just before Kaltura DevConnect 2012 to work on the Kaltura integration with Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware. This co-event, the second for the Tiki and Kaltura communities, was a great success.
Over two days of work, team members completed more than 40 updates to the Tiki codebase. These improvements will be included as part of Tiki 10.0. Some of the improvements include:
- An improved Tiki plugin for embedding Kaltura media
- Improved Kaltura administration, via Tiki
- Configuration the Kaltura Configuration Wizard (KCW) interface
This video from Kaltura DevConnect highlights the conference: http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget... . Be sure to look for Marc Laporte, Tiki Project Admin, as he talks about the Tiki + Kaltura partnership. For complete information, see http://tiki.org/TikiFestKaltura2012 .
Next Tiki Webinar to Highlight Recently Updated Tiki 8 Features
On February 16, the Tiki Community will present the second in the year-long webinar series. Long-time Tiki Community members and contributors from Citadel Rock Online Communities Inc. will show a newly developed Tiki site that takes advantage of several features introduced in Tiki 8 including the Unified Search and advanced Tracker techniques.
Following the demo, a developer-led discussion will explore several new features planned for upcoming Tiki releases. This is your chance for a sneak-preview of what's coming in Tiki 9! For complete details on the February webinar, see http://tiki.org/February+2012+Webinar .
Installatron Announces the Availability of Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware
Installatron, a leader in web application automation, now includes Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware in its Installatron family of automation products. With Installatron, users can easily install Tiki in one click to any web hosting account in the world, regardless of control panel or web host.
Tiki Security Patches Available for 8.3 and 6.6 LTS
The Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware project has released a security patch for its stable and LTS (long term support) versions. Both versions are available for immediate download.
Tiki 8.3 includes bug fixes and security patches. Tiki 6.6 LTS includes only the security fixes. Both releases address a Cross Site Scripting vulnerability (first reported by Mario Gomes) and a Null Byte Injection vulnerability (first reported by Egidio Romano aka EgiX). Both vulnerabilities are exploitable only by users with full administrator permissions. Refer to the release notes and change logs for complete information.
All Tiki administrators are highly encouraged to upgrade to version 6.6 or 8.3. You can download these versions (and all other Tiki releases) from http://tiki.org/download .
Tiki Community Presents Free Webinars
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware will present a series of free webinars starting Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 21:00:00 UTC (find your timezone) using BigBlueButton. These webinars will allow the Tiki Community to introduce new features in current and upcoming releases of Tiki. Additionally, Tiki Developers will be able to show off their latest work and Tiki admins can give a virtual tour of their own sites.
Foswiki 1.1.4 under the Chirstmas tree
A reader of CMS Report asked me to give the latest version of Foswiki some love and attention to this open source "enterprise wiki" with an article. Not a problem as this is why I'm here!
Eight months in the making, Foswiki 1.1.4 comes with some new features and more than 160 crunched bugs relative to the previous release. Here are some highlights of new features and enhancements included in this package:
- Significant enhancements were made to the Foswiki email implementation. These changes increase compatibility with email services like Google’s gmail, adding support for SMTP over SSL as well as S/MIME signed mai
- Preference variables can take parameters now. This allows to build very powerful macro shortcuts to ease the life of your content editors.
- JQueryPlugin had a major release in its own allowing new possibilities for smart user interaction for the application developer.
- There’s a new custom-made jQuery-ui theme providing a decent look and feel for enterprise use.
- SpreadSheetPlugin has been enhanced with new functions.
Foswiki 1.1.4 is available from the download page at Foswiki.org. While you're there don't hesitate to take a look at the release notes for further details on the new features and bug fixes contained in this version of Foswiki.
[Source: Foswiki blog]
Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware 8.2 and 6.5LTS Security Patches Available
The Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware project has released a security patch for its stable and LTS (long term support) versions. Both versions are available for immediate download. Both releases address an XSS vulnerability while Tiki 8 also includes some feature enhancements.
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