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Acquia Announce Acquia Lift: Drupal Website Personalization Made Easy

Kaya Ismail — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 08:03:00 -0700

Drupal software & solutions specialists Acquia have announced the launch of Acquia Lift, an optimization platform that enables marketing teams to transform the digital experiences they offer customers into engines for revenue generation.…

Cascade Server 7.10 Released

Kaya Ismail — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:29:00 -0700

Cascade Server version 7.10 by Hannon Hill has today become available for download. Hannon Hill's award-winning Enterprise CMS now boasts several new user experience features and improvements, from the admin dashboard to the end-user mobile experience.

Microweber: A CMS Stripped of Complexity

Kaya Ismail — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 12:00:00 -0700

Although the platform is still in beta, Microweber CMS is attracting a fair amount of interest. Focused on stripping away the complexities of most other content management systems, Microweber has hundreds of registered users, a growing online community and a platform which boasts some simple yet effective features, none of which require any techincal ability to use.

WordPress vs Ghost: Should you ditch WordPress and start using Ghost?

Vinny Polston — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 15:12:00 -0700

It was just over a decade ago that WordPress was first released as a free and open source blogging tool. Since those good ol’ days WordPress has grown up; it has gone from a simple blogging platform to a fully fledged CMS (content management system) that literally has no boundaries! Has WordPress gone too far from its roots though -so far even that a new platform needs to exist?

Interview with Emmanuel Garcin of Jahia

Mike Johnston — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 12:36:00 -0700

Earlier this month, as you may have seen from our Twitter feed, we had the pleasure of being invited to join Jahia at their very first official conference in the beautiful city of Paris, France.During this great two day conference, which you can read about here, I had a chance to sit down with Emmanuel Garcin, Vice President & General Manager, Jahia North America for an interview. Here is that interview:To learn more about Jahia, visit them on the web at http://www.jahia.com…

PHPFox 3.7.5 released

Mike Johnston — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:54:00 -0700

If you are a fan of PHPFox and are using it as your social networking solution of choice, then you'll be pleased to know there's a new update of the popular software.Check out our PHPFox Review if you aren't familiar with the product, it's a great option for those looking to build a social network.Version 3.7.5 is a maintenance release offering a number of bug fixes and security improvements.…

Magnolia's Open Suite Approach: Maximizing Choice & Future-proofing Digital Investments

Kaya Ismail — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 11:05:00 -0700

Previously, I managed to derive some important lessons regarding enterprise website deployment via a Magnolia CMS Whitepaper. But Magnolia CMS has far more to offer than mere advice. Magnolia's powerful platform enables customers to create their own bespoke suites with all the benefits of Magnolia's enterprise-grade Java foundation - otherwise known as Magnolia's "Open Suite Approach".

Jahia One: Observations of an Attendee

Kaya Ismail — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 16:56:00 -0700

Last week, CMS Critic were in Paris, attending Jahia's first ever international conference, Jahia One. Today, I wanted to delve into other aspects of Jahia One - away from keynote quotes and product announcements.

Looking for CMS News? Check out our new CMS News page

Mike Johnston — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 14:25:00 -0700

As you know, last year we launched our innovative new CMS Directory, which we are constantly in the process of ramping up and improving thanks to your awesome feedback. Yesterday, we launched another service that we think is pretty awesome, our new CMS News page.

Social Office updated to work with Liferay 6.2

Mike Johnston — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 11:45:00 -0700

Liferay Social Office is a unique app that has been around for some timebut up until recently, it hasn't been compatible with the most recent release of Liferay, namely Liferay 6.2. Well, no longer will you have to wait. Social Office is now available and updated to work with the latest release of both the Community Edition and Enterprise Edition of Liferay.