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What I Mean to Say: A Practitioner Perspective on AI, Semantics, and Content Evolution

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Squarespace, like most vendors, is constantly adding updates to improve the functionality of their product and bring new and useful features to their customers. Recently, they introduced a couple of new features that are now available for Squarespace customers to add to their websites.
The first new feature is the addition of a Mobile Information Bar. Here's how it works:
When the Mobile Information Bar is enabled, visitors accessing your site from mobile devices will see a simple shortcut bar that helps them quickly find your most important business information: your address, email, phone number, and business hours (see below).
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/static_squarespace_com.jpg" alt="squarespace mobile information bar" />
In addition to the mobile information bar is a new Announcement Bar. For those of you who are familiar with WordPress, this is similar to products such as Hello Bar and other similar plugins / addons.
The Announcement Bar can be used by site owners to announce major news on your site. The Announcement Bar has a range of potential use cases: everything from highlighting a major promotion in your store to announcing a major business deal. When enabled, the Announcement Bar shows up at the top of your website.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/announcementbar980x0.jpg" alt="squarespace announcement bar" />
So there you have it. Two handy new features for those of you running Squarespace. If you aren't running it yet and would like to try it out, they offer a 14 day free trial with no credit card so I strongly recommend you give it a shot (if only just to see how it works). <a href="http://www.squarespace.com">Click here to try Squarespace for free.</a>

Squarespace introduces new features: Mobile Info Bar and Announcement Bar.

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The recent shortcomings of the healthcare.gov website may have put health information management (HIM) in the United States in a particularly uncomfortable spotlight – but the truth is, managing content for the vast and vital systems that the healthcare industry requires is a constant and enormous challenge everywhere across the globe.
Industrialized nations worldwide have legislated a myriad of regulations to help ensure that healthcare records be confidential and private, while at the same time ensuring their availability for those who need access for the sake of patients' health and lives.
Such legislation includes Canada's PIPEDA (Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act), the European Union's Data Protection Directive, and Japan's Personal Information Protection Act (JPIPA), among others.
Technology increases our ability to make the goals of ready and secure access to information a reality for hospitals, physician groups and health plans; at the same time, however, without the right systems in place, technology also puts medical record integrity and security at risk.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/patient_portal_by_opentext.jpg" alt="sample opentext healthcare cms interface" />
<h2>Technology Both Mitigates and Creates Risk</h2>
On the one hand, an enterprise content management (ECM) system such as Hyland's OnBase can eliminate the security risk posed by old-fashioned document-shredding, allowing medical professionals to instead assign automatic expiration dates for information deletion.
On the other hand, the very existence of ubiquitous computing (via smartphones, etc.) is what makes infamous medical record security breaches – like the case of the laptop that was stolen from the UK's Peterborough District Hospital – possible to begin with. It is for these reasons that healthcare information management guidelines worldwide recognize the benefits of a software system that ensures the ability to track the location of information, to monitor who accesses it (and when) through careful user authentication, and to encrypt data as needed while preventing data loss and fighting malware.
The right technology must also be accompanied by sufficient technical support, ensuring good user training and education, as well as proper system maintenance over time.
CMS' like <a href="/products/cascade-cms/" target="_blank">Cascade Server</a> and MedTouch, which is a <a href="/products/sitecore/" target="_blank">Sitecore</a> partner, emphasize the importance of customer service and support amidst challenging data migrations – and the ongoing challenge of compliance and adaptability to meet the needs of patients, as well as the challenges presented by evolving technology and regulations.
<h2>The Changing Landscape of Health Information Management in the United States</h2>
The market for strong healthcare CMS in the United States – where federal and state regulations regarding HIT (health information technology) are still being defined – has been an increasingly high-stakes endeavor ever since the time of the passage of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPPA) Act and subsequent HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act.
This act offers healthcare entities high incentive payments for Medicaid if they can demonstrate by 2016 that they have adopted – and are “meaningfully” using – EHRs (electronic health records) at an acceptable level. It also puts in place penalties, starting in 2015, for those who have not met this requirement. “Meaningful use” of a certified EHR includes the use of electronic prescriptions and the electronic exchange of health information – all with the aim of increasing the quality of patient care.
Therefore, a CMS with the flexibility to meet such demands is invaluable.
<h2>Communicating Across Software Systems &amp; Across Organizations</h2>
The ability to communicate information about a single patient across various care facilities – in a way that is centralized, accurate, secure, and accessible to healthcare practitioners when they need it – is at the heart of what a CMS must be capable of doing in order to be useful for the healthcare industry.
To that end, a CMS like MediTech stresses that its system allows an electronic unified personal health record (PHR) to seamlessly follow each patient – from physicians' offices to ambulatory care centers, to behavioral health facilities and hospitals – all the way to home care organizations.
Interoperability is also a vital part of health information exchange (HIE); this means that the CMS in question can be used regardless of an organization’s existing software or affiliations. It also means a system is adaptable enough to handle mergers, ever-expanding care networks, and the implementation of shared models (such as Canadian health registries).
OpenText's and Lexmark's CMS both market the desirability of their paperless systems, which can digitize everything from medical imaging to prescriptions. Patient portals, such as Geisinger Health System's – powered by OpenText and pictured here – are just another part of what an excellent CMS for healthcare makes possible.
The benefits of effective and secure content management are many for the healthcare industry, but here's one more that hasn't even been mentioned: cost. It is estimated that old-fashioned methods of exchanging patient medical records can unnecessarily cost a single-clinician practice nearly $20,000 annually.
Therefore, investing in a CMS that is up to the challenge of handling the type (and amount) of information vital to good healthcare is a financially sound decision as well.

What Makes a CMS a Good Fit for the Healthcare Industry and Why?

<a href="https://www.ecwid.com/" target="_blank">Ecwid</a> enables you to create a simple yet effective online store in a matter of minutes.
The platform was recently <a href="/ecommerce-integration-arrives-for-wordpress.com-business/#.UzVS5_l_vvV" target="_blank">chosen by WordPress.com alongside Shopify</a> as an e-commerce integration partner, and when you discover just how flexible Ecwid can be, it's easy to see why it made the cut. It currently boasts a user base of over 400,000 merchants spanning 175 countries.
Their free plan lets you sell up to ten products, whilst their priced plans give you greater freedom without breaking the bank. With unlimited storage and bandwidth, no transaction fees and over 35 payment options, Ecwid is a lucrative e-commerce solution.
<h2>Pure Flexibility</h2>
Ecwid is all about going with the flow. It takes almost no time at all to go from signing up on their website, to testing out your brand new online store.
You can create your account using email, Facebook, Google or even PayPal before being directed to your admin panel. Then, you can decide on using your own domain name, an Ecwid free domain, or more interestingly, you can also embed Ecwid into a current website.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/e0_1700x0.png" alt="Ecwid Facebook" /> 
But Ecwid's flexibility doesn't stop there. You can embed your store into a huge range of platforms, content management systems and even social media websites. WordPress, Joomla, Drupal and Squarespace are just some of the names which Ecwid can quickly and easily fit in to.
Furthermore, you can embed Ecwid stores into Facebook, Tumblr, Yola, Ning and other social networks. It's fair to say that there aren't many places on the web where Ecwid doesn't integrate.
<h2>As Easy as Ecwid</h2>
With all those integration options, you may be wondering about the complexity of Ecwid behind the scenes. Thankfully, there isn't much to wonder about.
The Ecwid admin panel is super easy to understand, and you won't be needing any technical knowledge to create, embed or manage your store.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/0_2700x0.png" alt="Ecwid Dashboard" /> 
Ecwid's embed code – which you will require for integrating with existing websites and platforms, is one of the first things you'll notice on your dashboard, and so it's easy to locate, copy and paste into wherever you please. Embedding Ecwid really is that simple.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/0_3700x0.png" alt="Ecwid Embed Code" /> 
Additionally, Ecwid can be mirrored on multiple sites at the same time. This means that you can embed your store into various websites and social networks, yet still manage them all from the same place.
<h2>A Simple Shopping Experience</h2>
Ecwid is ideal for those on the hunt for a straightforward store that's not too visually heavy. The default store layout is minimal, with a simple shopping cart and catalogue making up the core shopping experience.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/e1700x0.png" alt="Ecwid Store Front" /> 
Actually shopping using Ecwid is also easy for the average customer. For example, items can be dragged and dropped into the shopping cart from any page, whilst items already in the customer's cart are marked in the catalog, making browsing easier.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/e2700x0.png" alt="Ecwid Drag and Drop" /> 
Ecwid isn't lightweight in all areas though. Features like coupon codes, customer profiles, social sharing buttons and more are all supported and easy to configure. Setting tax, shipping,language and other imporant parameters is also easily done via the admin panel.
Visit the <a href="https://www.ecwid.com/" target="_blank">official Ecwid website</a> for more details and a completely free selling plan.

Ecwid: Create, Embed & Manage an Online Store in No Time at All

Following their success with previous version 2.1, SageFrame have now released community version 3.0 along with some useful improvements.
SageFrame is a CMS which caters to both novice personnel and seasoned professionals, enabling them to build web sites and applications with various purposes quickly, easily and effectively.
With the newly released SageFrame 3.0, users will have their content management experience upgraded, thanks to a range of new features.
<h2>Dashboard Personalization &amp; To-do Lists</h2>
First up is the new ability to personalize your SageFrame dashboard. Not only can you customize the control of every module by making it effortlessly user-friendly, but you can also rearrange how the information appears to best suit the need of you and your team.
Also, for more efficient, effective and productive outcomes, SageFrame 3.0 brings about a new ‘To-Do List' feature. With it, you and your team can plan and exercise the control over the amount of time spent on specific activities. Tasks lists which need to be completed can be added and even organized in the order of priority.
The new ‘Page Help' option also helps you to get familiar with the functions of every feature, module or template that you come across within the platform.
<h2>Fluid Grid System, Multi Parent Portal &amp; More</h2>
With Responsive Design armed from its central core, the all new 100 fluid grid system copes with an absolute fluid grid experience. Adaptive techniques likewise facilitate the faster mobile browsing experience.
SageFrame 3.0 also enables you to use a single hosting account for multiple domain names. You may now manage multiple web portals at a time, thereby having the freedom to assign any portal as the parent or child portal. Furthermore, Content Delivery Networks are now supported, increasing your site’s overall speed and performance.
Finally, along with this new version of SageFrame comes a host of eye-catching templates with premium modules, providing you with more flexibility and choice while developing your site.
Visit the official SageFrame website to find out more about what version 3.0 has to offer.
Additionally, be sure to check out <a href="/products/sageframe/" target="_blank">SageFrame on our CMS Directory</a>.

SageFrame 3.0 Community Version Released

Earlier today we had a chance to sit down and speak with Jon Voigt, CEO and Founder of Agility to get his take on where he sees the company going and his plans for the future of Agility since taking over his new role as CEO late last year.
Can you tell me a bit about yourself, your background and how you became involved with Agility CMS?
Sure, I went to the University of Guelph for Systems and Computing Engineering. I started working in downtown Toronto as a software developer after I graduated. I ended up moving into the same building as Michael Assad, who I went to high school with years before. 
We ended up hanging out again, and began to discuss starting a company. It was originally called Edentity Consulting. I left my current position, and Mike and I founded Edentity after we signed a few deals. Two years or so later, we started development of our CMS platform; it was called WebConnect. We rebranded it a year later as Agility CMS. Then in 2006, we rebranded the company as Agility Inc. when we started focusing all of our efforts in to the CMS Platform.
This past year, Michael left Agility to strike out on his own leaving you at the helm of the company. Can you tell us a bit about what brought about that decision, was it mutual or unexpected and are you confident in your new position?
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/jonvoigt300x0.jpg" />Great question. Mike and I had been running the business for almost 12 years together, and it has worked very well – even up until the last few days of working together. The decision was not an easy one. We had been discussing which direction to take things and where to focus.
We agreed on a lot, but not everything in terms of the direction of Agility. We came up with this setup, and he still owns part of the company; and Mike will continue to help with any transitions going forward. He took a position with an engineering company and is helping them out with sales and marketing. I took over as CEO and am pushing forward. We both really looked at each other’s roles over the last year and we were both ready to jump in if either one left. The transition was very quick and easy.
I'm feeling really good in this position. We refocused a few roles and started a new brand realignment with the launch of our new website. We just hired another employee, and we’re currently looking for a developer. We have a few other positions which we plan to open in Q2. 
Mike and I are still great friends. He's in my wedding party next month, and there are no hard feelings. It really couldn't have worked out better for him, myself, or Agility.
That's great to hear and congratulations on the upcoming wedding!
Thanks! Count down!!
Why don't you tell us a bit about your plans for Agility now that you are at the helm. What do you see yourself doing differently from what we've seen in the past (whether it be direction wise or technology wise or a combination of the two).
A couple years ago, we announced that we were fully getting rid of our professional services. We moved most services to our partners. Now, we’re reintroducing a portion of our services; mainly around setup, configuration and content architecture. We can bring premium expertise and business strategy to the table, and help setup and organize projects on Agility for success.
We are also building out our partner network to include a wider variety of suppliers/implementers – this includes everything from content strategy and content entry to moderation, architecture, development, and low level load testing.
On the product side, we’ve refocused the Magazine Suite, a product built on Agility called which was used by print publications, blogs, content marketing sites and online magazines. We've renamed the product the Publishing Package which is focused specifically on magazines and online publications. We’ve then also created a new package called the Content Marketing Package, which is focused specifically on content marketing.
These two Packages are just the start. We’re looking to partners and other industry leaders to build out packages that are tailored to different industries. The idea is that they are more than just templates and modules, but are sites that are setup and are optimized to benefits their specific industry.  All with support and help of partners and experts that know those industries.
The pricing for these Packages is a one-time setup fee of $2000 for the design and setup, with Agility licensing on top for support, hosting and software licensing.  This really makes these sites affordable for these industries while allowing these customers to customize and expand the site as much as they want going forward.
Another big push this year will be our focus on brand cohesion. Starting with our newly launched site, we plan to refresh and optimize every aspect of our company. Thus includes our support systems, developer support, training, help, finance and the Agility Platform itself.
We are seeing a shift in the way a typical CMS needs to work. In the past, as you know, it used to be the technical people that managed the CMS and the marketing people who looked after trying to stay on top of trends and promote their organizations. Nowadays, things have changed and the people in control are a blend of both. How does Agility assist these individuals in achieving the goals of keeping their organizations on top of the latest changes in the industry (Whether it be the mobile space, social integration or connectivity with marketing suites and platforms). Further to this, do you have any plans to offer some form of marketing suite or integration with an existing one?
Agility has always been great for companies who look to expand and adopt new technologies and trends, whether this is a marketing team or on the development side. Its architecture allows integration with other systems and the ability to easily add built-in custom modules. Therefore, many companies can retain their current investments and add features in the future. This is true for both developers and marketing professionals. They can either easily integrate other systems or manage things themselves. This has been proven with Cineplex, Shoppers Drug Mart, and many more.  Customers continually add new features, integrations and continually adopt new trends and they needed a system that can expand with them. Many of our customers are already driven by the requirements of the sales and marketing teams.
Marketing teams now get more say and more push in decisions, which has been a benefit for us. We take the approach that integrating with different best-of-breed systems versus building everything into one system.  Most companies that are driven by their marketing team come to us and say they want a CMS, and they want it to integrate with specific systems. Most of the time, they want to integrate with systems and marketing platforms that they are already using, so we work with them to make that possible. It’s a win-win on both sides. It allows us to put more energy into how Agility publishes content, integrates with systems and the support and hosting around our platform while they get to use the systems they want.
If you could achieve one major goal with Agility in the next 2 years what would it be and why?
One major goal would be to double our team over the next year, and expand more aggressively into the US by opening offices there.
Whom do you see as your biggest competitors there?
Our biggest competitors vary, depending on the industry – with larger sites, probably Kentico and SiteCore. With smaller sites, WordPress and Drupal.
What do you think separates your product from Drupal and WordPress?
The biggest thing is our expertise, support, hosting and the fact that we have a true cloud solution. Most CMS platforms that say they are cloud mean they are just hosted in the cloud but the benefit of SaaS is that there is one platform that everyone is one and everyone benefits from the new features, upgrades and one strong support team.  Since Agility is a multi-tenant SaaS offering, we have one version of the software that constantly get updates. As we roll out updates, everyone gets them, and there are no annoying upgrades.  We can provide support on a single system and news features benefit everyone!  We also have the benefits of cloud with scalability and performance as well.  Our unique approach to a separate SaaS platform for the admin and a website portion that can be 100% is needed allows us to get the benefits of SaaS and the flexibility of a completely custom system if desired.
Integrations are huge as well. We have so many ways to plug-in systems, and lots of enterprise-level examples of integrations.  WordPress was originally a blog and has been enhanced a lot since the initial days but it does have its limitations without completely rewriting it and therefore removing any chance of upgrading or using new plugins.
What about the Aquia Cloud though, how do you see Agility against their implementation?
Aquia Cloud is cloud hosting for Drupal, which means each instance is separate; you still need to worry about upgrades and plug-in compatibility. WordPress and Drupal are still great platforms for specific situations; we just solve things a little differently. We prefer to be able to roll out new features and enhancements to everyone all at once and support everyone not just the customers on the latest versions because every one of our customers is on the latest version.
Makes sense, where do you see Agility in the next 5 years?
Agility will be much more focused on an array of verticals and working with different partners across North America. We will be accessible on any device both from an admin and from a front end perspective.
Are there any upcoming integrations in the works that you can share with us?
We have a number of smaller integrations that we're working on with Adobe and Google as well as smaller integrations with different forum packages.
Thanks for your time today Jon, do you have any parting remarks you'd like to share?
All I can say is stay tuned as we have some “refreshing” ideas planned for this year so be prepared to see us from a different perspective…
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To learn more about Agility, visit their website at <a href="http://www.agilitycms.com">Agility Inc.</a>

Interview with Jonathan Voigt, CEO and Founder of Agility CMS

Ecommerce features have only recently been available to <a href="https://www.weebly.com/" target="_blank"> Weebly</a> users, but this week, Weebly have introduced yet more ecommerce improvements, along with an updated Stock Photo library.
Early in 2014, <a href="/weebly-introduces-ecommerce-and-ssl-features/#.UzP8Wvl_vvU" target="_blank"> Weebly released an integrated shopping cart</a> along with a myriad of ecommerce features, enabling its user base to sell physical and digital goods.
Now, after listening to user requests and suggestions, <a href="https://www.weebly.com/">Weebly</a> have added further ecommerce enhancements. So, let's have a look at what's new.
<h2>Order Notes, Quickbooks &amp; CSV Exporting</h2>
Giving customers a voice when they make an order is important, and Weebly have recognized this. Now, all of your customers have the option to leave an optional “Note to Seller” during checkout, letting you know if they want you to handle any other specifics.
This new feature can be configured via the Store tab under Settings &gt; General.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/6273065_orig700x0.png" alt="Weebly Order Note" />
What's also new for Weebly merchants, is the ability to export orders directly from your store dashboard. One-click data conversion and collection makes it easy to sync store order information with your Quickbooks software.
CSV exporting is available for free on all Weebly plans, whilst only Business Plan users can enjoy the Quickbooks exporting feature.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/3892806_orig700x0.png" alt="Weebly Exporting" />
<h2>Google Analytics, Pixel Tracking &amp; Stock Photos</h2>
Knowing how your customers and visitors behave when they visit your store is vital to knowing where to improve.
To help you out with that, you can now add Google Analytics to your store and tracking pixels to your Cart, Payment, or Receipt pages from the advanced settings interface.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/431380_orig700x0.png" alt="Weebly Analytics" />
Finally, Weebly have also made improvements to their Stock Photo library, which offers 12 million professional and free stock photos. The professional photos can even be purchased directly from the Weebly interface.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/6784022_orig700x0.png" alt="Weebly" />
Photos taken from the library can not only be used in pages and blog posts, but also within backgrounds to help give your store a more personalised look and feel.
For more information on Weebly and its newly introduced online store features, check out their <a href="https://www.weebly.com/" target="_blank">official website</a>.
Additionally, you can explore more of  <a href="/products/weebly/" target="_blank"> Weebly via our CMS Directory</a>.

Weebly Introduce Further Ecommerce & Stock Photo Updates

Hotjar - Spot what confuses

Spot what confuses your users with Hotjar & AI

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The 2014 Adobe Digital Marketing Summit is underway and the two opening keynotes have come to completion. With over 5,500 guests in attendance this year, this has to be one of the biggest conferences we've attended in 2014.
These conferences aren't just about Adobe, however, even though the name would imply as much. They are more about how companies and marketers are having to work together to stay on top of the ever growing digital marketplace. With technology advancing at such a rapid pace nowadays, entire teams have to be dedicated to marketing and the development of strong digital strategies in order to stay competitive.
What we find at these annual summits is that more and more marketers are looking for ways to bring their organizations into the digital world and merge the many silos that exist within their organizations (IT, Marketing, Executive Office, Sales, etc). These conferences help give insight into what some large successful companies are doing and, more importantly, how they are doing it. Sure, the organizations and individuals that are often brought to the stage are in relationships with Adobe but this doesn't make the information any less useful or interesting for marketers using other platforms. There is inspiration in their words and we often leave these sessions feeling energized and ready to tackle new challenges.
There is no doubt that Adobe is at the forefront of innovation when it comes to digital marketing. They are investing enormous amounts of money and time developing their product to suit the needs of massive enterprises such as FedEx, Audi, Condé Nast, SAP to name a few and they are certainly doing a good job at it. Their interface is easy to use, visually attractive and works relatively seamlessly and they are tireless in their desire to continue to advance their product, something that is quite evident year over year.
At this year's summit, we had the pleasure of hearing from a number of innovators and key people that understand the power of marketing such as:
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/adobesummi5t.jpg" alt="Robert Redford Adobe Summit" />
Actor / Director, Robert Redford
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/adobesummit6.jpg" alt="Richard Sherman Adobe Summit" />
NFL star, Richard Sherman
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/yancey_strickler700x0.jpg" alt="Yancey Strickler, Adobe Summit" />
Yancey Strickler, CEO and Co-Founder of <a href="http://kickstarter.com"> Kickstarter </a>
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/adobesummit2.jpg" alt="Julie Bornstein, CMO Sephora" />
Julie Bornstein, CMO of Sephora
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/adobesummit4.jpg" alt="Mike Rude Fedex Adobe Summit" />
Mike Rude, Director – Customer Experience Marketing, Fedex
Adobe never fails to impress with the amazing production value and the quality of their speakers. Even as a non-Adobe customer, we can see the incredible value in attending their conference just to stay in tune with the industry and where it's headed.
For those who missed our live tweets during the event, we've put together the highlights from Day 1 of 2 of the General Sessions in the form of a Storify story for your enjoyment featuring some of the best Tweets:
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We'll also be sharing some live tweets from the upcoming Adobe Bash featuring a concert by Vampire Weekend! Be sure to stay tuned to our site and <a href="http://twitter.com/cmscritic">follow us on Twitter</a> for the latest CMS Reviews, News and Views on a daily basis. You can also <a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/">subscribe to our newsletter</a> to make sure you don't miss any important stories.

Adobe Digital Marketing Summit 2014 - Keynotes

<a href="http://www.useremarkable.com/" target="_blank"> Remarkable</a> is a platform that's all about where content management is going, not where it has been.
Designed from the ground up for modern mobile and web app content management, Remarkable is completely scalable and ready for the a world of rapidly changing content delivery channels and all its constantly emerging innovations.
In other words, Remarkable is moving with the times, and was built with future-proofing in mind.
<h2>Not Your Average CMS</h2>
According to Remarkable, their platform isn't actually a content management system:
<blockquote>“Remarkable is not a ‘CMS’. We like to call it the world’s first ‘AXM’ system– that’s App Experience Management.”</blockquote>
Instead of simply managing content, Remarkable enables you to build and customize content across mobile and web apps in a way which suits the end user. For example, content is managed via modules or blocks, allowing you to build pages specifically for different devices.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/remarkable4700x0.jpg" alt="Remarkable Layout Bocks" /> 
This approach re-invents the traditional “page-based” content paradigm by instead providing a modular platform for delivering live app content which is customised for a range of mediums including wearable devices, Smart TVs, and beyond.
Remarkable's native SDKs for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and Javascript make it a breeze to integrate into any section of a new or existing mobile or web app.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/feature-integration450x0.png" alt="Remarkable Integration" /> 
Furthermore, Remarkable empowers content owners to replenish their native mobile and web apps with fresh content at any time. As a result, there is no need for new app builds, submissions, or lengthy App Store approvals.
<h2>Easy to Use, Simple to Monitor</h2>
Along with module based content creation and delivery, Remarkable enables non-technical users to preview their changes and updates as they happen using an advanced multi-device previewing system. This ensures that each app update is tailored perfectly for every device before going live.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/feature-preview450x0.png" alt="Remarkable Previews" /> 
Analytics features are also built into Remarkable. With an advanced analytics engine and dashboard, you can keep up with up-to-the minute stats and performance figures on every piece of content on every page of your app.
Remarkable is also cloud-hosted, meaning that there is nothing to install, manage or setup – and so you can access your dashboard from any device, where ever you may be.
To find out more about Remarkable, visit their <a href="http://www.useremarkable.com/" target="_blank">official website</a>.
Additionally, you can explore more of Remarkable via our CMS Directory.

Remarkable: Re-writing the Content Management Experience

Launched in 2007, YikeSite originally started off as a simple way of creating small static websites. It has since been expanded to allow web entrepreneurs to brand YikeSite as their own, allow their customers to easily update their websites, and make recurring income.
Today, they have announced the formation of YikeSoftware Inc.
This new venture is a partnership between Jeff Ward, founder of <a href="http://www.animikii.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Animikii Inc. </a> and creator of the YikeSite web builder, and Arni Mikelsons founder of <a href="http://northernvillage.com/" target="_top" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Northern Village </a> , a Guelph-based web company. Their goal is to focus on providing simple online software solutions to solo entrepreneurs who build websites, and for web entrepreneurs and companies that manage multiple websites with one interface. YikeSite, the core product of YikeSoftware Inc., is a content management system (CMS) that powers hundreds of websites.
By combining forces, YikeSoftware Inc. will be leveraging Jeff and Arni’s strengths to meet the needs of entrepreneurs who will benefit from a simple, integrated website management system that can be branded to their individual needs.
<blockquote>“Through this partnership we are creating a company that uniquely supports web entrepreneurs and helps them grow a successful web business,” says CEO Arni Mikelsons. “We will provide the tools for better website management, and add complimentary services to enhance our product offering.”</blockquote>
If you want to learn more about this new partnership, and YikeSite in general, visit their page in our CMS Products directory or check them out on the web at <a href="http://www.yikesite.com/home">http://www.yikesite.com/home</a>

YikeSite announce partnership with Northern Village  to form new company called YikeSoftware Inc.

A new version of the popular open source CMS, Typo3 has been announced. Typo3 6.2 is the latest long term support release of the popular CMS from the Typo3 Association.  This means that TYPO3 CMS 6.2 LTS will receive at least three years of support from the development team behind the open-source software.
The newly developed Install Tool with its practical wizard makes it very easy to upgrade from the still widely used 4.5 LTS version. Integrators can use a compatibility check to test existing installations for upgradability, identify possible challenges, and immediately resolve general problems. Backward compatibility facilitates the smooth migration of 4.5 LTS extensions, which need little, if any, adapting for 6.2 LTS.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/typo3_logo_safearea.png" />
<h2>New functions</h2>
The solution contains numerous new functions for optimized use: the file abstraction layer serves as an interface for the TYPO3 system and extensions to allow uniform treatment of files wherever they are stored, whether locally or in the cloud. In addition, a drag-and-drop upload function makes it easier to upload to the file repository and to link files to content elements.
With the new Distributions concept, the core application is delivered as an “empty” installation, so users can subsequently install configured distributions via the management module. The distribution management functionality enables third-party developers, agencies, and hosts to create and realize their own distributions.
The new version provides optimum support for modern web design, including full HTML5 support and responsive image rendering.
Security is a top priority for TYPO3, and the security team had a big hand in shaping the new release: the formerly optional salted passwords extension is now pre-installed in order to safeguard the passwords of back-end users and the Install Tool. In addition, there are comprehensive mechanisms to guard against cross-site request forgery (CSRF).
The new package manager ensures the interoperability of TYPO3 CMS with Composer-based PHP libraries and TYPO3 flow packages. To this end, it implements PSR-0 autoloading and supports vendor namespaces. Other new features include a core updater in the Install Tool, a PSR-3-compatible logger, standardized back-end styles, and a style-guide extension.
Further information on TYPO3 is available at typo3.org; for more on TYPO3 CMS, visit <a href="http://typo3.org/about/typo3-cms/" target="_blank">http://typo3.org/about/typo3-cms/</a>

New Typo3 6.2 Release Introduces New Install Tool with Easy Upgrade Capabilities

Today, from the <a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/see-you-at-the-adobe-summit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Adobe Summit</a> in Salt Lake City, Adobe announced a major new release of  <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fsolutions%2Fweb-experience-management.html&amp;esheet=50831044&amp;newsitemid=20140324006513&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Adobe%C2%AE+Experience+Manager&amp;index=1&amp;md5=5366c7bfbaab70b8fb0b9b098f5919e4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Adobe® Experience Manager</a>, the market leader in web experience management.
Part of the Adobe Marketing Cloud, the newly enhanced Adobe Experience Manager comes in response to a recent Adobe survey entitled, “<a href="http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/solutions/digital-marketing/pdfs/adobe-digital-roadblock-survey.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Digital Roadblock: Marketers Struggle to Reinvent Themselves</a>“. 
 Adobe's survey concluded that marketers need to reinvent themselves in order to succeed, with nearly three-quarters of participants stated that the main driving force behind this need for change is the expanded number of channels and platforms to reach audiences.  
 With this newly announced Adobe Experience Manager, Adobe have responded to this call from marketers by offering  a more flexible development process for both web and mobile app marketing, delivering new capabilities and solutions for:
<ul>
<li>Sites: Touch-enabled interface simplifies the launch of web and mobile sites, and a newly imagined template approach can help reduce project time by up to 50 percent. New dashboards give marketers greater insight into the most effective content on online properties, while support for automated translation helps reach global audiences faster.
Through integrations with leading commerce engines, Adobe Experience Manager now provides organizations the flexibility to build rich experiences that lead to purchases on their selected commerce platform.
</li>
<li>Assets: Interactive media experiences such as video can now be authored and delivered across channels. Advanced video features now include the ability to add annotations and measure engagement. New workflows help streamline tasks such as photo shoots for campaign launches.
Experience Manager Assets provides deeper integration with <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fproducts%2Fcreativecloud.html&amp;esheet=50831044&amp;newsitemid=20140324006513&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Adobe+Creative+Cloud&amp;index=3&amp;md5=1d0414d5c88c08ca2ce7863427321a8d" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adobe Creative Cloud</a>, enabling Adobe’s leading digital media tools to store, sync and share assets with Adobe Marketing Cloud. Marketers can then use assets across Adobe’s digital marketing solutions, including <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fsolutions%2Ftesting-targeting.html&amp;esheet=50831044&amp;newsitemid=20140324006513&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Adobe+Target&amp;index=4&amp;md5=ffa34e03914e529473df40bd5a28b06a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adobe Target</a>, <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fsolutions%2Fcampaign-management.html&amp;esheet=50831044&amp;newsitemid=20140324006513&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Adobe+Campaign&amp;index=5&amp;md5=63e2b0538271b5bbe64f80cfa9869485" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adobe Campaign</a> and <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fsolutions%2Fsocial-marketing.html&amp;esheet=50831044&amp;newsitemid=20140324006513&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Adobe+Social&amp;index=6&amp;md5=0dd183b194b548aed81dead263c3d7b6" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adobe Social</a>, supporting the delivery of a consistent brand experience across all channels.
</li>
<li>Apps: Via integration with the new <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fenterprise.phonegap.com%2F&amp;esheet=50831044&amp;newsitemid=20140324006513&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=PhoneGap+Enterprise&amp;index=7&amp;md5=470d863556d713e3b71118f5dfa358f9" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">PhoneGap Enterprise</a>, Experience Manager now provides the only mobile app development platform for both developers and marketers. Developers can quickly build cross-platform apps for retail services, financial services, and so forth.
Marketers can then use Experience Manager’s drag-and-drop interface to edit and add to apps, as well as push content updates from the web to apps. Marketers can also analyze app performance in real time thanks to a newly built-in integration with <a href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fsolutions%2Fdigital-analytics.html&amp;esheet=50831044&amp;newsitemid=20140324006513&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Adobe+Analytics&amp;index=9&amp;md5=dddac273aec4d4cf28f76f2d03322b5f" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adobe Analytics</a>.
</li>
<li>Communities: As brands shift focus to building loyal communities on their own online properties, Adobe Experience Manager delivers a full set of capabilities designed to support them at scale. Organizations are now empowered to easily moderate communities and help boost engagement with sentiment analysis.
New machine translation provides community members the ability to select their language of choice, and helps marketers overcome communication barriers and grow brand advocates worldwide.
</li>
<li>Forms: Vast quantities of forms can now be created, managed and made available as part of websites, mobile sites and mobile apps, with capabilities to adapt to device types and user responses.
Forms can also be integrated with business processes, helping government agencies, financial services organizations and others increase efficiency and improve response times.</li>
</ul>
These newly introduced capabilities of Adobe Experience Manager are built on a unified platform, offering organizations the flexibility to deploy and manage digital experiences themselves or in the cloud via Adobe’s managed services.
<h2>Helping Marketers Succeed</h2>
In the wake of this major announcement, Aseem Chandra, the Adobe Experience Manager vice president, had this to say:
<blockquote>
“Digital experiences have extended well beyond the PC to tablets, mobile devices, social channels, digital glass, and even wearables. Whether searching a mobile site, diving into a favorite tablet app, or participating in an online community, consumers expect brands to provide a consistent, personal experience every time. Adobe Experience Manager, as part of the industry’s most complete set of marketing solutions, is uniquely positioned to continue defining the future and helping marketers succeed every step of the way.”
</blockquote>
The new Adobe Experience Manager is expected to be available by the end of May 2014 on a worldwide basis.
 CMS Critic are <a href="https://twitter.com/cmscritic" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> live-tweeting from the 2014 Adobe Summit</a>, so be sure to follow in order to keep up with the latest Adobe news.

New Adobe Experience Manager Accelerates Development of Digital Experiences Across Channels

<a href="http://vlinksmedia.com" target="_blank">Vlinks Media</a>, the company behind LearnCore, have recently introduced some new usability improvements and branding features for their platform.
<a href="http://learncore.com" target="_blank"> LearnCore</a> is an interactive learning management system designed to provide a user-friendly experience to both administrators and learners. The feature-heavy platform can help you create personalised courses and tests to help learners progress.
LearnCore is ideal for educational institutions, as well as corporations looking to induct new staff, or provide training to existing team members. A few months ago, <a href="/revolutionize-corporate-staff-training-with-learncore/#.UzFdR_l_vvU" target="_blank"> I covered LearnCore's features in detail</a>.
For now though, let's take a look at what's new.
<h2>Improved Test Creation &amp; Branding Options</h2>
First of all, LearnCore administrators can now benefit from a newly improved test creation interface.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/survey_1700x0.png" alt="LearnCore Surveys" /> 
The delivery of test questions has also now been randomised, whilst a new Survey System has been introduced. The surveys allow learners to give feedback and suggestions straight after their test or course is completed. In order to function, the surveys need to be set up prior to courses being published
Furthermore, custom branding for companies and educational institutes is now available. This includes a custom login page, custom URL, customized initial e-mail and customized accolades.
<img src="https://cmscritic.com/ms-content/uploads/2023/08/custom-accoung-management700x0.png" alt="LearnCore Branding Options" /> 
All custom package items can be configured under “Account Management” in the LearnCore admin panel.
To learn more about what LearnCore can offer your organization in terms of training and learning, <a href="http://learncore.com/" target="_blank">visit their website</a>.
Additionally, you can explore further key information about LearnCore via our CMS Directory.

LearnCore Release Survey & Branding Updates

In the world of digital channel development – with mediums such as mobile devices and online publications, nothing stands still. New technologies, devices and ideas are constantly emerging to help bring different types of content to the end users in innovative ways.
Thus, matching that innovation with equally evolved publishing and marketing strategies is vital to reaching new audiences, and maintaining ties with existing ones.
<a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/"> Magnolia CMS</a>, an open source enterprise content management system initially released in 2003, has taken – and is continuing to take – monumental steps forward when it comes to managing and publishing content across these different channels.
<h2>Create Once, Publish Everywhere</h2>
Traditionally, separate channels often required separately produced content, but that's not necessarily the case with Magnolia CMS.
Instead, Magnolia takes your original content and applies style ‘variations', making it suitable for all channel types without the need to re-create it. So, content duplication becomes a thing of a past, and future channel variations can be created and published to with much less effort.
This opens the door to publishing content across all devices and mediums, including tablets, smartphones, newsletters, ebooks and so on.
Desktops, tablets and smartphones are catered for by default, including a mobile preview functionality with landscape and portrait modes, which gives content publishers complete control over the appearance of web pages and other publication types like ebooks and newsletters on various devices.
A great example of this strategic content delivery can be found within <a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/clients/case-studies/airbus-group.html"> Magnolia's case study on Airbus Group</a>. The world-renowned aerospace corporation demonstrated how enterprise content can be published seamlessly across a wide range of mobile devices, based on Magnolia CMS.
<h2>Supreme Multi-channel Flexibility</h2>
For a variety of reasons, customizing content for certain channels can be vital when it comes to successfully connecting with different audiences with a tailored approach. Thankfully, Magnolia CMS provides such flexibility.
Magnolia's built-in multi-channel management system allows publishers to configure which content appears where, for whom it appears, and how it appears. For example, a page containing content specifically for a smartphone users, can be excluded from appearing on tablet and desktop devices, focusing the content entirely on the smartphone audience.
Additionally, custom channel resolvers enable content tailored for certain regional markets to be published exclusively for those markets, whilst other regions are excluded, or served different content. For example, a page containing content specifically produced for a North American audience, can be excluded from appearing in all parts of the world except for North America.
Custom channel resolvers such as these can be defined in a range of different ways to customise content delivery. Different pages, or even single page areas can be specifically delivered to end users based on a number of factors, including location, device, time, and so forth.
This ability to deliver content specifically allows for better tailored marketing offers and a greater chance of communicating the right message to the right person in the right way.
Looking to the future, Magnolia version 5.3 – which is to be released in the Summer of 2014, will add to the platform's capabilities with further personalization options and enhanced mechanisms to help deliver content to audiences even more specifically than ever before. More information on Magnolia 5.3 can be obtained via the <a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/product/roadmap.html"> Magnolia Roadmap</a>.
<h2>Evolving with the Call</h2>
Magnolia's capabilities in the face of the ever-changing nature of digital channels is precisely what forward-thinking enterprises are looking to take advantage of.
Failure to take advantage of such capabilities would mean losing access to a range of different audiences, many of which are looking to experience content in newer, more personal forms.
So, customizing web page and publication presentation, defining custom channels, and delivering targeted content is not merely a luxury in today's every-changing market – but a necessity.
Magnolia's recognition of this fact is built-in to its multi-channel management features. They are simply evolving with the call.
To find out more about Magnolia CMS, visit their <a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/"> official website</a>, where you can read and watch more about their <a href="http://www.magnolia-cms.com/product/features/multichannel.html"> multi-channel publishing features</a>.
Additionally, you can explore more of <a href="https://www.cmscritic.com/products/magnolia-cms/"> Magnolia via our CMS Directory</a>.

How Magnolia CMS Responds to the Evolving Call of Multi-channel Content Management

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