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Content Management System, Joomla recently upgraded its content software naming the new version, Joomla 2.5 adorning it with a suite of new features including support of multiple databases, enhanced upgrade notifications etc.

As any web master knows, Joomla is considered to be one of the leading open-source content management systems globally. The software is responsible for operating approximately 1.5 million websites on a daily basis. That is why it is considered as a popular plug-in tool by hosting clients and organizations alike.

One of the main enhancements the CMS tool acquired is its support of Microsoft SQL Server. Older versions of the tool, on the other hand, could only uphold MySQL. “Multi-database support is a huge step forward for Joomla, which is already powering more than 1.6 million websites worldwide. It ensures companies and organization, both large and small, will save even more money and time by adopting Joomla,” said Ryan Ozimek, President of Joomla-supporting non-profit Open Source Matters, quoted in the press release. “No longer will Joomla developers be tied down to a particular database or have to spend more money and time integrating other software to get Joomla to communicate with their database. This enhances Joomla’s scalability immensely.”

Besides the added support, Joomla 2.5 is also capable of keeping clients informed via routine notifications regarding upgrades to the system. Customers will also have access to an enhanced language search engine via the CMS tool as well.

“We literally received thousands of pieces of input at ideas.joomla.org into what functionality should be added to Joomla 2.5, and overwhelmingly enhanced notifications and more elegant search topped the list,” said Mark Dexter of the Joomla production leadership team.

Those who are curious regarding the suite of features on offer, can view the list here and can download the software directly from the website.

About Joomla

Joomla is a renowned web managing portal or CMS which allows the construction and maintenance of websites and online applications. Its easy-to-use web interface, flexible operations and frequent upgrades, have made it one of the most popular online software in the industry. Both experienced web masters and independent online entrepreneurs rarely face any difficulty when using the software.

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Original: CMS Software Joomla Version 2.5 Released

The Ferrari website, subject of a Microsoft case study on SharePoint FIS

AIS Network, the web hosting provider, recently revealed that they had introduced SharePoint 2010 for websites. The cloud-based company has launched the new service along with several others for content gurus in order to commemorate the New Year with a bang. The software allows web content developers and administrators to perform tasks via simpler methods. SharePoint FIS (For Internet Sites) has been created specifically to aid them in organizing public websites.

According to the company CEO, Jay Atkinson, “For years, AISN has provided its web development, marketing and creative media clients with fully managed, dedicated hosting for their Web sites, SharePoint Server and SharePoint FIS, and other business-critical applications. Now, digital content creators’ interest in the cloud, and the mobile access it affords, is surging. Offering cloud-based SharePoint FIS represents the first of several steps that we will take to expand AISN’s cloud hosting services for professionals working in digital content creation fields such as Web development, design, publishing, film, architecture, advertising, marketing and public relations.”

AIS Network believes that the new SharePoint FIS is going to assimilate remarkably well with organizations which specialize in dealing with a large number of users on a daily basis. The company also caters to design based enterprises, which are responsible for launching multiple Internet and extranet websites at a fast pace.

About AIS Network

AIS Network is a web hosting company which was launched in 1993. The organization specializes in offering managed and cloud hosting, emails, apps along with professional IT services. They currently possess six data centers based in Dallas, Los Angeles, Washington D.C, Chicago, Illinois and Silicon Valley. AIS Network also offers a fully trained support team for their clients.

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Original: AIS Network Introduces Cloud-Based SharePoint 2010 for Websites

Ken Patchett, the manager of Facebook Prineville, Oregon data center criticized Google for keeping their design of their data center a secret stating that withholding it did not bring competitive advantage to a company, stated in a report by Wired.

Patchett left Google for Facebook in April 2010, where he was working as supervisor for the company’s The Dalles, Oregon data center campus.

Commenting on the search engine’s policy he said that it was specified in the Google’s employment agreement that he could not share details about the company’s data center design for at least a year after leaving it.

Although the ‘secrecy’ is a prevailing ‘security’ practice among giant companies in the internet business like Google and Amazon, he considers this kind of ‘secrecy’ pointless stating that this view “doesn’t make sense at all” as there is no competitive advantage to a company concealing  a data center design.

“How servers work has nothing to do with the way your software works and the competitive advantage comes from manipulating your software”, Patchett said.

In April, Facebook introduced the Open Compute Project initiative and shared its Prineville data center’s custom-engineered design that features its energy efficient machines. These were responsible for lowering the temperature of the facility instead of electricity intensive water chillers.

The ground-breaking technology has helped the company to achieve efficiency in power usage to a considerable extent in comparison to other data centers.

In one of the blogs, Facebook Inc. issued mechanical CAD files and technical requirements of its Prineville data center’s building plan, backup systems, servers, power supplies, server racks and battery pack systems. .

Patchett mentioned “the reason I came to Facebook is that they wanted to be open.” He appreciates the openness of Facebook Inc. stating that many other companies that he has worked with did not allow anyone from outside to access the facility. “Here [at Facebook], my children have seen this data center. My wife has seen this data center…. We’ve had some people say, ‘Can we build this data center?’ And we say, ‘Of course, you can. Do you want the blueprints?”

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Original: Facebook Up In Arms Regarding Google’s Secrecy around Data Center Design

As one of the leading open-source content management systems, Drupal is written in PHP and used in the back-end for almost every website on the Internet. The software has become extremely popular due to its availability, easy installation and usage, customization and search engine-friendliness. It is a system that powers millions of websites and applications while being supported by a large community of experts from around the world.

For web development, professionals require specific perimeters when selecting a content management system. These include:

• Cost-effectiveness
• Flexibility
• Customization
• Dynamic web manipulation
• Search engine-friendliness
• Communication with support

One of the best aspects of Drupal is the cost. The software does not charge licensing fees since it is open source. Therefore, for web developers this is a major attraction to the platform. They can develop incredible websites or applications without any cost which trickles down to the customer.

Also, Drupal allows its users to develop and manage a variety of content types such as audio, video, polls, user management, blog, text, podcasts and revision controls. Therefore, users have the flexibility to create basically whatever they want in a robust environment.

In addition to the ability to develop a variety of content, customization of the platform is almost endless. One of the best customizable features is the ability to create modules to streamline the information flow thus making it easier on developers and other users.

Once a website has been designed, simple module modifications will allow the user to change any aspect they see fit. This confirms the robustness and vibrant nature of the software while giving the users complete control over every aspect of the design process.

Furthermore, most web developers require search engine friendliness. Luckily Drupal provides exactly that and allows for development to ensure websites have a high search engine ranking. Once the website is created, it can easily be managed through a user-friendly interface designed for those with basic programming knowledge.

Finally, the platform provides easy access to support by asking help from the many Drupal experts. The experts are forum communities that are frequented by expert developers and other users who can assist with the question.

Drupal is a fully-supported, search-engine friendly, customizable, robust and flexible content management system that is the perfect solution for web developers. As the community continues to grow and produce enhancements to the software, the technology will improve and could eventually become the leading platform in the world.

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Content management systems were developed to make publishing content on a website easy through streamlined automation. However, as content management systems become more complicated, users are realizing that these systems are capable of more than just posting web content. In an effort to cater to customer needs, content programs are changing in new ways thus creating new trends.

The Four Developing Trends

There are four developing trends in the content management system industry that are furthering along software advances. These include:

• Merge of Themes with Extensions
• Interoperability
• RDFa
• Market Fracturing

Merge of Themes with Extensions

Although the merge of themes with extensions has been slowing developing for many years, the industry is at the point where the combination makes applications run much more smoothly. Design is melting with functionality resulting in there being less of a chance of a content management system becoming too disjointed during development and in the eyes of the end-user.

Interoperability

As cloud-based computing and semantic architectures become more widely used, interoperability is becoming more feasible. Users demand that websites interact and are compatible with one another. Internet users want to be able to log in with accounts created on other sites and thus access data from other sites within a specific web page. This creates an actual web of content versus a series of tunnels.

RDFa

Another trend is the creation of programs that automate exactly how data is being structured. Drupal recently launched RDFa into their primary source code so any site running Drupal 7 will be able to take advantage of the flexibility of the new code. Other content management systems are create extensions that automate data structuring. More businesses will take advantage of semantic crawlers and easier organization.

Market Fracturing

Finally, as themes and extensions become one, talented web designers will begin building their own content management systems. Designers will need to be knowledgeable in design and function. Therefore, once designers realize the amount of potential behind the combination of cloud and semantic architectures, the market will become fractured.

The noticeable trend amongst content management systems is the merging of all aspects to truly create a world wide web. Improving code and automating specific functions will certainly further develop this trend in future platforms. Content management systems are continuously developing projects that help to expand the Internet while further connecting its users to one another.

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Original: Trends in Content Management Systems

Nuxeo, an open source enterprise content management company, recently announced the availability of the Nuxeo Document Management software within the Ubuntu partner catalog. This ensures the ease of installation and implementation amongst developers creating Ubuntu-specific content management application. The new software package was created in partnership with Canonical to ease installation, customization and upgrades.

Nuxeo and Ubuntu Relationship

Since there are many more organizations running content applications through the Ubuntu software, working in conjunction with Nuxeo guarantees combined customers being able to access the support and services they require to develop an open source strategy. Demand for the Ubuntu system is drastically increasing as partners utilize it for new application development.

Advantages of the Enterprise Content Management System

Customers are searching for a modular, flexible content management system that was based on industry standards, best practices and is price accordingly. Therefore, the Ubuntu operating system required standardized requirements to be successful. So far, this has eased development and usage.

Growth of Ubuntu by the Nuxeo Customer Base

Ubuntu has been a supporting system for the Nuxeo Enterprise Platform for a long time. With the new packaged applications and continued growth throughout the Nuxeo customer base, Ubuntu has become the primary choice for most Nuxeo developers. The distribution of Ubuntu is perfect for the deployment of massive cloud systems and is even used by Nuxeo in its public cloud products.

Participation by Knowledgeable Communities

Nuxeo continues to seek participation from the Ubuntu and Debian communities who hold a high level of knowledge with regards to the packaging and operation of mission critical application across many Linux servers and large usage. Nuxeo supports all community contributions including the development of content applications and other add-ons for the platform.

Company Information about Nuxeo

Nuxeo offers a flexible, modular and scalable document management application that is packaged with a variety of other add-ons that provide solutions for digital asset and case management. The platform is completely designed with developers in mind utilizing advanced technologies, plug-in models and an extensive packaging capability. The Enterprise Content Management System is trusted by over 1000 organizations in 145 countries.

The Nuxeo system working with Ubuntu servers appears to be a huge relief for developers due to the automation of many tasks, excellent support and ease of installation. This should help improve the current software applications that are available to the public.

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Original: New Enterprise Content Management System for Ubuntu Server

WordPress is the fastest growing content management system in the world. Currently, WordPress is used by 54 percent of all websites that utilize a content management system. Users continue to flock to the system due to the ease of use, functionality, scalability and number of add-ons available. As a result, there is a growing demand for products and services related to the system.

Excellent Program for Designers and Developers

Over the past several years, that has been many successful launches of businesses built around WordPress. For designers and website developers, there are a variety of options available to create a business using WordPress software.

Design and Development Consultancy

One successful category of businesses that were built using WordPress is design and development consultancy. Those in this field build websites using the content management system. Clients typically include businesses, large organizations and individuals attempting to establish a web presence.

Theme Customization

Another business built around WordPress is theme customization. There are hundreds of developers that create customized themes for their clients. This is an excellent market for novice freelance web designers. Theme customization could be the only service offered or it could fall under a variety of available WordPress products.

Subcontracting

For those with more specialized skills, subcontracting for agencies is a growing field. Subcontractors often lack general design skills but are more fluent in web programming such as PHP or the development of plugins. The greatest benefit is that all jobs involve collaborations with designers and developers rather than the customer. This allows for a better flow of communication and less stress.

Sales of Themes

Another emerging WordPress business is the sales of themes. Since the marketplace is saturated with theme shops, the competition is fierce. Luckily, the continued growth of the software has resulted in thousands of new users every month. This type of WordPress business involves selling a product to eager customers.

WordPress Web Hosting

The final successful WordPress business is web hosting. All WordPress users require some type of hosting. There are many WordPress compatible web hosting providers that offer 1-click installation. However, their services do not venture beyond the basics. Hosting companies that provide extended WordPress services are few and far between.

The continued growth of WordPress usage does not look like it will stop anytime soon. Therefore, those jumping into the market to form a business have an excellent chance of experiencing long-term success and growth.

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Original: Successful Businesses that use WordPress

Content management system technology is growing by leaps and bounds in all industries. As more organizations need an efficient method of organizing, searching for and retrieving data, the technology advances. Unfortunately, Yahoo is slowly becoming more removed due to its archaic system which has been compared to “two arthritic camels trying to mate in a pool of quicksand.” As a result, the company is overhauling their entire system.

A  Tremendous Scale Upgrade

Yahoo recently announced its plans to implement a full scale upgrade to its content management system to remain competitive in the marketplace. The main focus of the upgrade will be the software writers use to publish blog posts, videos and articles. Of course the content writers and producers for Yahoo couldn’t be happier with this decision and are excited for implementation.

The Challenges of an Old System

Since the content writers and creators use this system to output interesting tidbits of information each day, they experience the challenges a slow-outdated content management system produces on a daily basis. One writer was quoted as saying (with regards to the content management system) that it is “a clunky HTML labyrinth.”

Keeping up with the Competition

With competitors like Google and Bing, to remain a major player in the competitive market of news and advertisements, the company must constantly be on top of new technology to improve the output of their writers and content creators.

Proprietary Systems

With so many content management systems available on the market, it is unlikely Yahoo will select a basic commercial product. Instead, the system will likely be proprietary so they are able to customize all features that improve the efficiency and productivity of writers and content creators. Therefore, blog posts will be available quicker and more bells and whistles will be added to make the content look much better.

Yahoo Information

Founded in February 1994 and incorporated on March 1^st, 1995, Yahoo is an American corporation that provides various Internet services across the globe which include advertising, communication, content, co-branded internet services, e-commerce, mobile services, personal information storage and small business.

The implementation of a new content management system to the Yahoo platform will significantly improve the company as a whole, especially in the content department. It appears as if Yahoo’s old publishing system will not be missed and the new system is motivating writers at the company.

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One of the greatest keys to a successful website is having the right tools and resources at your fingertips. If you are operating a small business, consider the Alfresco open source content management system for improved organization, document sharing and communication. For instance, if one document needs to be edited by two employees, Alfresco allows for access to that document by anyone at the company.

Alfresco is an excellent choice for small businesses because it supports the following functions:

• Document storing
• Collaboration
• Workflows
• Serves as a publishing platform
• Storage

Since Alfresco is open-source, there is no cost to begin using and testing it with your business. The company has also released an enterprise version that is not completely open source and provides many features not found in the open source variant. For instance, the enterprise version is compatible with SQL Server and Oracle. It also assists with setting up enterprise extensions, clustering and Service Level Agreements.

If your company is larger than 100 employees, then you most likely need more of these additional functions. The community or fully open source version is typically for small to medium-sized businesses while the enterprise or partially open source edition was developed with the medium to large-sized company in mind.

To begin using the free version of Alfresco without having to fiddle with installation, it is recommended to use BitNami Stack. This program produces all the “stacks” of software needed to successfully run complicated applications like Alfresco. BitNami Stack even configures programs like MySQL, Tomcat and Java for you to make installation a breeze.

There are many options for installation including an installer for Windows, Mac OS and Linux which will add the necessary files to a server without interrupting desktop software. For instance, if you already have MySQL installed, BitNami Stack’s Alfresco installer will not reinstall MySQL. Instead, the installer creates a directory for Alfresco allowing you to manage the program.

Another popular option is virtual machine images which creates VMware Images and can run on any version of VMware. BitNami Stack is fully compatible with this software and if you increase the allocated disk space and RAM, the virtual machine will run perfectly. Alfresco is an excellent choice for all business sizes. The program offers many features that are needed by all forms of business today to help them organize and properly manage their content.

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Original: An Excellent Content Management System for Small Businesses

Whether you’re a web developer, blogger, novice web designer, or just a web visitor enjoying reading online content, then you’re probably not surprised to see WordPress as a popular content management system used to deliver an increasingly majority of online content.

From easy to use web design features, to optimal security provisions, many companies are enthralled with the options WordPress offers.  Although many are attracted by the free content management system, numerous online business owners claim that after working with WordPress for only a brief time, most say that they would continue implementing WordPress, even if a fee was to be incurred in the future.

What is WordPress Hosting?

WordPress is a user-friendly and unique programming content management system that offers so many options that it’s widely acclaimed as an all-inclusive CMS, especially for e-Commerce entrepreneurs.  WordPress is an open source system available for download on the Internet at no cost to users.

Other advanced website developers consider WordPress the Rolls-Royce of content management system.  The cliché “you get what you pay for” doesn’t apply to WordPress.  Even as a free content management system, it offers an innovative and cutting-edge platform with a primary focus on usability and web-related principles.  WordPress is so simple that even beginner web designers are capable of creating an impressive website and getting their own blog up and running in no time.  The only requirement needed is a valid e-mail address!

Advantages of WordPress

While all the exciting perks of WordPress far out exceed the limit of the scope of the article, consider the top 5 advantages:

• Cost Effectiveness – A WordPress blog is free to download – enough said!  WordPress is a unique programming system that offers so many options that it’s considered the perfect option for e-Commerce ventures.  If you decide you wish to upgrade your WordPress features, then there’s lots of information available about upgrading features.

• User Friendly – The WordPress content management system platform is runs smoothly with simple GUI, or a graphical user interface.  The user-friendliness is optimal for blog and e-Commerce exposure.

• Better Search Engine Optimization – WordPress provides better search engine results through careful coding and programming of domain names and tags, which potentially can land your website on top of Google’s rankings.  With WordPress’ ability to automatically upgrade, online businesses are guaranteed the most current SEO to help their business be successful in maintaining a strong web presence.

• One Step Installation – WordPress is a one-click installation.  For beginning web designers, nothing is simpler!  Many online businesses no longer need to hire professionals or technical specialists charging ridiculous prices per hour to do the same thing you can do yourself using WordPress with a one-click set-up installation process.  In addition, WordPress requires minimal maintenance efforts.

• Good-bye Spam!

WordPress utilizes pre-installed Akismet to thwart spam. Akismet is web host service that saves valuable time and resources by detecting spam comment and trackbacking the spam’s source automatically that it doesn’t clutter up your blog!  It basic terms – it blocks spammers from posting annoying ads to your site or blog.

While these are just a few of the favorable advantages of WordPress, with all the combined features, it’s easy to see why WordPress is so popular, and how the co tent management system is revolutionizing the world of  e-Commerce and the blog-o-sphere.

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