CMS Critic http://www.cmscritic.com In-depth CMS Reviews and editorials on Content Management. Sat, 25 May 2013 14:56:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New eZ Exceed 2.0 offers faster and more efficient editorial workflow http://www.cmscritic.com/new-ez-exceed-2-0-offers-faster-and-more-efficient-editorial-workflow/ http://www.cmscritic.com/new-ez-exceed-2-0-offers-faster-and-more-efficient-editorial-workflow/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 14:46:26 +0000 Mike Johnston http://www.cmscritic.com/?p=10567 ezpublisheZ Exceed 2.0 is the latest release of the popular extension for eZ Publish that makes the editorial workflow more efficient. . Exceed 2.0 is more intuitive and was made for content creators. With this extension, you can work up to 50% faster on either desktop, tablet or smartphone. Here’s a quick video showcasing the product in [...]

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