Latest Open Source CMS News & Articles

Open source CMS vendor ProcessWire has released a new version of its PHP-based platform. Version 2.2 is the third release for the CMS that went to beta in February 2011. Version 2.2 has a long list of enhancements and new features that may make the platform more attractive in the increasingly crowded open source CMS field.

Last year Hippo, an open source web content management company, reported its highest revenue ever, and the growth pattern continues in 2012.

Open source customer engagement software maker Rivet Logic hit the road May 8 when they arrived in San Francisco with Alfresco, one of the largest open source CMS makers, for the inaugural Crafter Rivet Roadshow.

Plone's recently released roadmap outlines near-term plans that include adopting HTML5 and CSS3 and improving user experience.

Only a few months after its major 2.2 release, MODX announces Revolution 2.2.2, with performance fixes and groups creation wizards.

eZ systems is on the move once again with the announcement of its new partnership with IT specialists EPAM, and the move comes just as eZ Systems prepares to release the Etna version of its Enterprise CMS software.

Welcome to the April 2012 installment of our what's coming from the open source projects in the next month. If you feel that your project was left out, we invite you to email us at pr@cmswire.com to have a project representative added to the list of people we contact for updates.

Open source enterprise content management system (enterprise CMS) platform provider Nuxeo has announced impressive new information about its growth in 2011. The company doubled both its revenue and customer base in the North American market, perhaps signaling a shift in market demand for more platform-centric solutions.

DotNetNuke announces improved SharePoint integration with support for SharePoint 2007 and 2010.

There are countless predictions swirling that the world will end in 2012. Yesterday, we might have gotten a sign of the pending apocalypse. Microsoft announced a wholly owned subsidiary, Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc., dedicated to advancing the company’s investments in openness, interoperability, open standards and open source.  Yes, my friends, the fat lady has sung and the end is near.

Social media may be a standard for modern communication, but the technology standards behind our defacto interaction mechanism leave a lot to be desired. However, the team over at the Apache Software Foundations (ASF) are taking a step in the right direction. ASF has promoted social media mashup platform, Apache Rave, to a top-level project after a year in incubation.

Welcome to the March 2012 installment of our what's coming from the open source projects in the next month. If you feel that your project was left out, we invite you to email us at pr@cmswire.com to have a project representative added to the list of people we contact for updates.

We recently attended AdobeSummit and DrupalCon, Modula4 announced integration platforms, NetXposure 6.1 rolled out added functionality and features and the PublishingNOW! DAM-based publishing platform was unveiled.

This week we discussed the user experience of web content management including The Need for a Simpler Enterprise CMS Sharing Interface and Upcoming Revolution in Web Content Management. The Web CMS / Online Customer Experience industry is a cauldron of innovation and integration these days — exciting times.

If you didn't have a chance to attend the Adobe Digital Marketing Summit or DrupalCon Denver, here's your opportunity to catch up on the strategies and tools innovations.

From the Adobe Digital Marketing Summit:

• [VIDEO] Live from #AdobeSummit a Customer Experience Conversation with David Nuescheler
• Adobe Social: Because Social Marketing is Complicated
• Winning at Mobile Marketing in 2012
• eCommerce Comes to the Adobe Digital Marketing Suite

From DrupalCon Denvor:

• Delivering Drupal to the Enterprise
• How to Grow a Virtual Company
• DrupalCon Denver Keynote: Focus on Mobile, Innovation
• Drupal: 10 Years Later

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• Customer Experience Isn't the Only Thing; It's Everything
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• 6 Social Sites Sitting On The Cutting Edge
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Featured Events (all events | post your event)

• Mar 29, 2012 – (Webinar) Introducing Enterprise Drupal Gardens - Open SaaS
• Apr 02, 2012 — Gartner Business Intelligence Summit Los Angeles
• Apr 02, 2012 — Mobile 360 Live London 2012
• Apr 12, 2012 — (Webinar) Building Rich Web Experiences with Open Source
• Apr 18, 2012 — Forrester's Marketing Leadership Forum Los Angeles 2012

Featured Jobs (all jobs | post your job)

• Senior Online Content Manager in Georgia at Digital Sherpa
• Interactive Project Manager in NewYork at Bridgeline Digital
• IS Business Analyst in Ohio at Hyland
• Director of EMEA Marketing in United Kingdom at Alfresco
• Business Development Manager in Munich at Atex

At DrupalCon in Denver, DPCI, Achieve Internet and Blink Reaction were three of the vendors offering Drupal solutions for the enterprise.

It’s a busy month over at Acquia, a provider of value-added products and services for Drupal. The company has announced a new Cloud API and a change in its leadership team.

If you use Drupal and thought it might be nice to have an Apple-style Genius Bar that allows your customers and prospects to schedule time with you, you’re in luck. TimeTrade, which specializes in online appointment scheduling, has released a Drupal module that makes it possible at this week’s Denver DrupalCon.

In his morning keynote, open source CMS Drupal creator Dries Buytaert offered a vision of what to expect at this week's DrupalCon, and explained the expectations for Drupal 8.

Later today, Acquia is releasing an infographic that illustrates 10 years of Drupal growth, from the dorm room to the boardroom — and we got an exclusive early look at Acquia's look back.

Phase2, an open source technology solutions provider with a focus on publishing, government, public policy and non-profit clients announced that the company has merged with Treehouse Agency, a company that builds large-scale websites on the open source Drupal CMS.