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Price and security are not considered important for a CMS.
The features offered and ease of use are what customers hold in highest regard when looking to purchase a content management system (CMS), but surprisingly, price and security are not considered particularly important factors, according to new findings released today.
The CMS buying poll, carried out by web design consultancy and CMS provider, <a href="http://www.webcredible.co.uk/">Webcredible</a>, revealed that the practical aspects of a CMS were by far the most important to potential buyers, with almost half of respondents identifying functionality/feature set (22 per cent) or ease of use (21 per cent) as the key factor in a purchase.
In addition, 16 per cent of respondents said that the ability to customise the functionality of a CMS was the key consideration when making a purchase, largely because customisation is identified as critical to longevity.
The research also revealed that despite the current price and online security-conscious environment, price and security were not seen as important in a CMS purchase with eight per cent and five per cent respectively, identifying them as the key factor.
With thousands of different CMS products available for both web and internal content and for businesses ranging from small to medium-sized to large enterprises, there are hundreds of brands active within the CMS marketplace.
However, the findings surprisingly revealed that brand name is a reasonably important consideration in a CMS purchase, with 13 per cent of respondents identifying it as the most important factor.
The research polled more than 1,000 online users between June and September 2009 on what would be the key factor in purchasing a content management system.
After features, ease of use, ability to customise and brand name, the license – whether open source or proprietary – was identified as the next most important consideration in a CMS purchase with nine per cent of respondents choosing this.
In addition, just one per cent of respondents identified the support on offer as the key factor and five per cent said that none of these would be the key factors when purchasing a CMS, citing factors such as working in all browsers, and providing correct HTML code as important.
Trenton Moss, Director at Webcredible comments, “The CMS market is one that crosses numerous sectors and business sizes and it seems that because of this diverse target market, the practical aspects of a product are crucial. The features on offer and the ease of use of a CMS are the most important considerations largely because the features are key to fulfilling user needs and an easy to use product can be used by somebody who is not particularly technically minded, which may be needed particularly in smaller businesses.
It is however, surprising that price and security are not considered particularly important with a CMS, especially in a time where many companies budgets are being squeezed and online vulnerabilities and attacks are still rife.”
 This CMS buying research polled 1,021 visitors to the Webcredible website between June and September 2009.

Functionality and ease of use are key factors in content management system purchases

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With 200 new fixes and enhancements, Tiki 3.2 is now available.
Features and functions improved in this release include modules, plugins, newsletters, browser support, calendars, overall interface and language, and many more.
For the list of major enhancements since Tiki2, please see: <a href="http://doc.tikiwiki.org/Tiki3">http://doc.tikiwiki.org/Tiki3</a>
— TikiWiki CMS/Groupware is a full-featured, tightly integrated, open source, multilingual, all-in-one Wiki+CMS+Groupware, written in PHP and actively developed by a very large international community. Major features include articles, forums, newsletters, blogs, a file/image gallery, a wiki, bug &amp; issue tracker (form generator), a calendar, RSS feeds, a category system, tags, an advanced user, group and permission system and more.
About Tiki: <a href="http://tikiwiki.org/">http://tikiwiki.org/</a>

TikiWiki CMS/Groupware 3.2 has been released

The <a href="http://nucleuscms.org/item/3053">Nucleus CMS</a> core development team has released Nucleus CMS v3.50. This release has serveral improvements and a lot of bug fixes.
Two new plugins are delivered with the core System: NP_Text eases the translation of Skins and NP_SecurityEnforcer improves the security of the core. Some new skinvars are added. The first step to an universal SQL API is done. Some changes are made to make Nucleus CMS compatible to PHP5.3.
You can find a full list with the new features in the <a href="http://nucleuscms.org/item/3053#more">extented part</a> of this item. An online version of the change log can be found <a href="http://digi-foto-blog.de/nucleus/documentation/history.html">here</a>.
There are no urgent security fixes in this release so that you have not to hurry up. But we recommend to update so that your blog software is up to date and work with all plugins.
<ul>
<li><a href="http://nucleuscms.org/upgrade.php">Upgrade to Nucleus CMS v3.50</a></li>
<li><a href="http://nucleuscms.org/download.php">Download Nucleus CMS v3.50</a></li>
<li><a href="http://forum.nucleuscms.org/">Nucleus Support Forum</a></li>
</ul>
List of all new features in Nucleus CMS 3.50:
<ul>
<li>Officially end support for PHP4, though no effort has been made yet to implement any PHP5-only things, so it is likely to work in PHP4 still.</li>
<li>Start moving toward use of complete sql_* api for access to database. This should allow easier use of other backend db engines, like pdo or sqlite, but only MySQL will be officially supported in 3.5. Plugin developers should start making their plugins support the sql_* api once 3.5 is out and builds an install base. (supportsFeature SqlApi)</li>
<li>Ping removed from core completely into NP_Ping</li>
<li>NP_Text included and installed by default</li>
<li>New API events to allow for some password checking and failed login attempt limits</li>
<li>NP_SecurityEnforcer included with core to make use of above events</li>
<li>Plugin help file now links to english and japanese plugin repositories</li>
<li>New variables:
<ul>
<li>&lt;%catiscurrent%&gt;, &lt;%currentcat%&gt; – Category List, yes if category is currently selected, otherwise no</li>
<li>&lt;%sticky(itemid,template)%&gt; – skin var, simple sticky (or display item anywhere)</li>
<li>&lt;%archiveyearlist(template,category,limit)%&gt; – skinvar, list archives by year.</li>
<li>&lt;%otherarchiveyearlist(blogname,template,category)%&gt; – skinvar, list archives by year for given blog</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Active check in admin page for new nucleus version including alert if newer version is available.</li>
<li>selectSpecilaSkinType() function added to globalfunctions to permit selecting a special skin part in an index file</li>
<li>New variable $CONF[‘ActivationDays'], settable manually in config.php, to customize how long users have to activate account. default is still 2 days.</li>
<li>Some changes to handle oddities of PHP5.3</li>
<li>Various bug fixes.</li>
</ul>

Nucleus CMS 3.50 has been released

The folks at Ellis Labs are accepting applications for the ExpressionEngine beta program for 2.0. This is the second phase of the beta testing process for EE.
If you are interested in getting involved you can fill out the  <a href="https://secure.expressionengine.com/extra/beta_application">ExpressionEngine 2.0 Phase Two Beta application.</a>
In order to apply you have to be a registered user on the <a href="https://ExpressionEngine.com">ExpressionEngine.com</a> website. You also need to fill out the <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=8iTw5ibZvRc2B99W2_2fJYvQ_3d_3d" target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">How I Use ExpressionEngine Survey</a> which will provide you with a secret word that lets you apply for the beta program.
I'm not sure if they want your first born either, but just in case, be prepared :).
Doing the survey will enter you for a chance to win one of these fine mugs:

Good luck.

Sign up for phase two of the ExpressionEngine beta program

CMS Market today released the first version of UShorten, the automatic shortlink generator for Joomla! This release brings features similar to other major CMS's like WordPress and Drupal allowing any Joomla site to create and publish unique shortlink URLs for each page on their site.
Generation of shortlink's is fully configurable with different parameters for the length of shortlink, base domain– which allows for redirects from even shorter domain names, and allowed character-set.
Standard features include the insertion of the rel=”shortlink” tag on all pages for which a shortlink is available. Advanced configuration options allow for preventing shortlink generation based on their long URL or Joomla! component as well as reserving shortlink names for later use (faq, news, etc). Additionally, basic hit-tracking is included for monitoring usage of shortlink URLs.
UShorten Home Page:<a href="http://www.cmsmarket.com/extensions-directory/navigation/site+links/ushorten"> http://www.cmsmarket.com/extensions-directory/navigation/site+links/ushorten</a>

UShorten - The Automatic Shortlink Generator for Joomla!

Two new <a href="http://www.drupal.org">Drupal</a> releases have shown up on the Drupal website. Both the 5.x series and 6.x series have been updated.
These two new releases bring together a number of security fixes and address some critical security vulnerabilities that have arisen since the previous releases.
Full change logs are located here:
<a href="http://drupal.org/node/579476">Drupal 6.14 Changelog</a>
<a href="http://drupal.org/node/579484">Drupal 5.20 Changelog </a>
The security issues that were address can be found in the <a href="http://drupal.org/node/579482">security advisory</a>.
As expected, it's a good idea to upgrade right away to avoid exposing your site to any potential threats.

Drupal has been upgraded to 6.14 and 5.20

This new version comes with a customizable dashboard, stronger e-mail integration and advanced plug-in features.
<a href="http://www.etouch.net/company/SamePage_4_2_PR.html">SamePage version 4.2</a> includes a number of key features that remote and knowledge management workers, as well as business travelers and wiki administrators are looking for in enterprise collaboration and knowledge management software, including:
<ul>
<li>Advanced email integration that enables remote workers to more easily ‘wikify' content from any smartphone.</li>
<li>Dynamic portal-like dashboard with drag and drop widgets that can be personalized at company and individual levels, eliminating the need for a separate intranet portal product.</li>
<li>A wide selection of new plug-ins that can be customized for each enterprise, including tag cloud and project member plug-ins, among others.</li>
<li>More detailed analytics, usage and content reports for administrators.</li>
<li>Ratings on Blog posts and more blog analytics.</li>
<li>Support for Microsoft Office 2007</li>
<li>WYSIWYG enhancements to further simplify the user interface.</li>
<li>Increased privileges for the system user or administrator to manage pages and projects.</li>
</ul>
“Stemming from the widespread adoption of social networking tools such as Facebook and Twitter, today's enterprise workforce requires a unique collaborative solution that combines mobility and self sufficiency,” said Brad Shimmin, principal analyst, collaboration and conferencing at Current Analysis.
“Users seek to roam freely between professional and personal personas. They strive to communicate seamlessly across desktop and mobile device. And they demand complete control over their user experience. With the release of SamePage 4.2, eTouch seeks to address these requirements, adding transparency as a means of understanding and governing this manner of collaboration.”
With the version 4.2 enhancements, SamePage has combined the power and flexibility of consumer social media with enterprise-class features and integration.
“As enterprise wikis become more a part of the corporate structure of our clients and potential clients, there’s a greater need for their remote workers and business travelers to be able to interact with the wiki on their own schedule; that’s why mobility is so important,” said Aniruddha Gadre, CEO of eTouch Systems. “In addition, our other features evolve SamePage into a company’s intranet with personalized features and a better way to collaborate, communicate and manage knowledge”
A brief video demo of the <a href="http://www.etouch.net/products/collaboration/features_flexible_customization.html">personalized dashboard</a> is available, as is a complete list of features and <a href="http://support.etouch.net/cm/wiki/?id=65568" target="_blank">4.2 release notes</a>.

eTouch SamePage has been updated to 4.2

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<a href="http://www.acquia.com">Acquia</a> has announced that they will provide the free Acquia Hosting.
According to the post by Dries on his website:
Today, we are happy to announce that we'll start to provide free Acquia Hosting accounts to not for profit sites that promote Drupal adoption and usage. For example, DrupalCamp websites and local Drupal user group websites would qualify for free Acquia Hosting. The program starts in October or November, but <a href="http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-hosting/free-acquia-hosting">you can sign-up now</a> if you have a site that qualifies.
In exchange for free hosting, we require that the footer section of each page displays “Hosted by Acquia”, and that an Acquia logo is displayed somewhere on your homepage.
If your site meets the above criterion, and you wish to enroll in Acquia’s Free Hosting program, you can <a href="http://acquia.com/products-services/acquia-hosting/free-acquia-hosting">sign up</a> and we'll let you know when we are ready to host your site.

Not for profit sites that promote Drupal adoption and usage can get free Acquia Hosting

The <a href="http://www.sitefinity.com">Sitefinity</a> team is happy to announce the release of Sitefinity ASP.NET CMS v3.7 SP1.
The release is available for immediate download in client accounts. In this Service Pack they have included a number of optimizations and fixes for the recently introduced Wiki module.
Other highlights of the release include:
New: – Add Anonymous Access property to Properties of Group Pages – CacheDependency improvements – RadControls for Asp.NET AJAX Q2 2009 SP1
Fixed:
Modules – A lot of optimizations and bug fixes in all of the Wiki Controls – Issue with deleteing temporary Polls images – JS error when you change radio button for allowing comments in the blog settings
Pages – The Pages with option “Show in navigation” set to “No” do not appear in the page Selector – Space in the template name causes 404/resource cannot be found error – Localization of Pages – wrong message appears when you select different language version from the dropdown – Localization with an example query string “ta=:” breaks the language resolving – Incorrect redirect with localization when language does not exist – History tab – View window – images don't appear in “History View” window – Localization issue when requesting a physical asp.net page
Controls – The News Publication Time in the Admin section is different from the Public Control – Site Menu control – Group page doesn't appear in Site menu when you change from normal page(no published) to group page – Missing BreadCrumb separators – Multiple image selectors on the same page in the backend are now working as expected – Sorting by custom meta field in Library public controls is now working

Read more about <a href="http://www.sitefinity.com/support/forums/sitefinity-3-x/general-discussions/sitefinity-v-3-7-sp1-is-available-for-download.aspx">Sitefinity ASP.NET CMS v3.7 SP1</a> in the community forums.

Sitefinity ASP.NET CMS v3.7 SP1 Released

MovableType 5 is available for beta testing from the <a href="http://www.movabletype.org">movabletype.org</a> website. We strongly encourage you to help them test it out if you have the time.
Some of the advancements with this new release are single click theme installation, the adoption of jquery to replace the older js libraries, new permissions and default roles, webpage and blog structure overhaul, more advanced custom fields and many more enhancements.
If you use or plan to use MovableType for any future work, please help them out with the testing to ensure we get the best possible bug-free release we can for the community.
More info is available on their website here: <a href="http://www.movabletype.org/2009/09/mt5_beta.html">http://www.movabletype.org/2009/09/mt5_beta.html</a>

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In reponse to a security threat that allowed potential attackers to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset, the WordPress team has announced a new release.
<a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2009/08/2-8-4-security-release/">WordPress</a> 2.8.4 is a security update to address this threat and keep the popular open source blog software free of security risks.
From the release:
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“Yesterday a vulnerability was discovered: a specially crafted URL could be requested that would allow an attacker to bypass a security check to verify a user requested a password reset. As a result, the first account without a key in the database (usually the admin account) would have its password reset and a new password would be emailed to the account owner. This doesn’t allow remote access, but it is very annoying.
We fixed this problem last night and have been testing the fixes and looking for other problems since then. <a href="http://wordpress.org/download/">Version 2.8.4 which fixes all known problems is now available for download</a> and is highly recommended for all users of WordPress.”


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WordPress 2.8.4 Security Release available

<a href="http://www.ektron.com">Ektron</a> Inc., a technology and market leader in Web content management software, today announced the 2009 Ektron All Star Award winners. Award recipients were selected for 16 different industry and regional categories.
Ektron’s All-Star Awards seek to identify the most innovative and effective use of Ektron’s Web content management (WCM) platform, Ektron CMS400.NET by both customers and partners when building their Web sites. Nominees were judged on the development and design of their site, their ability to use CMS400.NET functionally to solve critical business issues and the tangible results that they have achieved from their implementation.
“The Ektron All Stars are a great representation of all the different types of Web sites that can be built using Ektron’s Web content management platform,” stated Bill Rogers, chief executive officer at Ektron. “Each of the 2009 winners has created a Web site that delivers exceptional business value to their target audiences, whether that is their customer base, their employees or members of their external communities.”
Jon Kee, director of sales and marketing at Ektron ELITE partner, WebSolutions Technology, Inc, commented, “Ektron All Star Awards represent the best of the CMS400.NET community and it’s an honor to be selected. As an ELITE Ektron partner, this award is further validation that we are among the best at implementing and hosting CMS400.NET Web sites.”
Award recipients will also be recognized at <a href="http://synergy.ektron.com/">Synergy</a>, Ektron’s worldwide customer conference held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida in November. All 16 recipients will be in contention to win Ektron’s 2009 Site of the Year Award which will be revealed and featured at Synergy. The recipient of the Site of the Year Award will receive an unlimited Ektron user license for their corporate intranet.
The winners of the 2009 Ektron All Star Awards in the 16 categories are:
Best Asia-Pacific Site: Gateway Credit Union, <a href="http://www.gatewaycu.com.au/">http://www.gatewaycu.com.au/</a>
Best Association Site: Association of Zoos and Aquariums, <a href="http://www.aza.org/">http://www.aza.org/</a> Site by: The Berndt Group
Best Canadian Site: United Way of Canada – Centraide Canada (UWC-CC), <a href="http://www.unitedway.ca/">http://www.unitedway.ca/</a> Site by: Industrial Media
Best Consumer Site: IGA, <a href="http://www.iga.com/">http://www.iga.com/</a> Site by: WebSolutions Technology, Inc.
Best Education Site: Johnson and Wales, <a href="http://www.jwu.edu/">http://www.jwu.edu/</a>
Best EMEA Site: Boots, <a href="http://www.us.boots.com/">http://www.us.boots.com/</a>
Best Extranet Site: John Hancock Long Term Care, <a href="http://www.jhltc.com/">http://www.jhltc.com</a>
Best Financial Services site: Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, <a href="https://www.jacksonhewitt.com/">https://www.jacksonhewitt.com</a>
Best Government Site: City of Columbus, OH, <a href="http://www.ci.columbus.oh.us/">http://www.ci.columbus.oh.us/</a> Site by: COMSYS
Best Healthcare Site: University Health Systems of East Carolina, <a href="http://www.uhseast.com/">http://www.uhseast.com/</a>
Best Intranet Site: Sephora Site by: Citrus Studios
Best Manufacturing Site: Dolby Laboratories,<a href="http://dolby.com/"> http://dolby.com</a>
Best Non-Profit Site: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, <a href="http://komen.org/">http://komen.org</a> Site by: BGT Partners
Best Other At-Large Site: NYC &amp; Company, <a href="http://www.nycgo.com/">http://www.nycgo.com/</a>
Best Publishing Site: Abrams Books, <a href="http://www.abramsbooks.com/">http://www.abramsbooks.com/</a> Site by: Interactive Media Associates
Best Social Media Site: EAA OSHKOSH 365, <a href="http://www.oshkosh365.org/">http://www.oshkosh365.org/</a> Site by: The C2 Group

Ektron 2009 All Star Award Winning Web sites Announced

There seems to be quite a bit of confusion with regards to the value of the open source CMS market. For this reason, we're asking why you use open source cms products?
What makes you choose them over commercial options?
I've noticed more and more that there are quite a few comments being said that are not factual with regards to the value of open source products. Some commercial vendors, for instance, tend to weigh in with the argument that open source products are not well supported and are less secure than theirs.
What is your take on this? How do you defend the open source CMS market? Or do you agree with these arguments?
We want to know. Comment on this article and share your stories for those who are unsure which way to go. Perhaps you can help them make the right choice, whichever that may be.

Why do you use open source CMS products?

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