Alexandria, VA - November 6, 2008 -- Bitrix Site Manager latest module will add that zing to your portal's Social Networking capabilities.

Bitix Inc., a pioneer in developing content management applications, today announced the launch of the Social Network Module. This module will raise the performance bar for all social networking portals and empower them with some of the most exciting and innovative features ever offered on online Social networking portals.

Very simple to setup and install, the module will allow any sized social networking portal to quickly add multiple functionalities to their portal. The module allows multi-user functionalities including access levels for restriction and content privacy. Users can also upload and share all types of media like pictures, video, etc.

The portal also allows hosting and sharing of audio files. Talk about setting up a new social network for budding musicians!

Some of the exciting features include:

• A full fledged social network technology architecture
• Ability to create and manage multiple forums
• Ability to launch and moderate multiple blogs on different categories
• Moderated photo gallery that can run competition and quizzes
  

Acquia: Drupal’s ambitious search module provides a framework for building searches of all kinds. By isolating the tasks involved in searching, and allowing the actual search implementations to be handled by other modules, the search framework sets the stage for all sorts of creative search applications. This article, which applies to Drupal 6, explores the structure of the search framework by following the steps needed to execute a search.

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"Most of the engineers and developers I know are fond of using web frameworks and would switch to using one when they have the option. But, for many developers it's not as simple as just choosing one and developing with it. They have to get leadership to buy into a different system from the one they are already using. So, let's look at web frameworks from 4 of the big decision points for managers. "

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"Frameworks are all the rage these days. If someone says lets build a web application there is usually a developer nearby saying let's use a framework to build that. Sure, there are times when using a framework isn't the way to go. But, for 99% of the new web applications that need to be built there are great benefits from using a framework. Let's take a look at 7 of them."

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Catalyst is a new book from
Packt which helps users to design, develop, test, and deploy applications with
the open-source MVC Catalyst framework. Written by Jonathan Rockway, this book
will guide users through the features of Catalyst using real-world examples and
systematic code snippets.

Many web applications are implemented in a way that makes developing
them painful and repetitive. Catalyst is an open-source Perl-based
Model-View-Controller framework that aims to solve this problem by reorganizing
the web application to design and implement it in a natural, maintainable, and
testable manner, making web development fun, fast and rewarding.

Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development is a new book from Packt that is packed with expert advice on all aspects of programming with Joomla! Written by James Kennard, this book is an invaluable reference guide that users will turn to again and again as they work with Joomla!

Joomla! is the world's hottest open-source content management system, and the winner of the 2006 Open Source CMS Prize. Out of the box, Joomla! does a great job of managing the content needed to make a website sing. But for many people, the true power of Joomla! lies in its application framework that makes it possible for thousands of developers around the world to create powerful add-ons and extensions. Many companies or organizations have requirements that go beyond what is available in the basic Joomla! package or in a freely available extension. Thankfully, Joomla! offers a powerful application framework that makes it easy for developers to create sophisticated add-ons that extend the power of Joomla! into virtually unlimited directions.

Jaws 0.7.0 was released this week.  Jaws is a framework and content management system for building dynamic web sites.  New features in Jaws 0.7.0 include:

• Support for 12 languages
• Database support for: MySQL(i), PostgreSQL, MSSQL and SQLite!
• AJAX in all of the gadgets
• Better antispam support: Captchas (simple and mathematician), Akismet and extra tools
• Friendly URLs

Links for downloading Jaws 0.7.0 is available on the official Jaws download page.  The post at jaws-project.com announcing the stable release as well as the requirements for Jaws 0.7.0 is available by clicking here.