Vignette Upgrades Amidst Turbulent Waters

By Angela Natividad (@Luckthelady) Oct 16, 2007

Vignette has seen better days. This period the company's Q3 revenues are expected to fall 10 percent (between US$ 42 million and US$ 44 million), a significant disparity from the US$ 46 million to US$ 50 million it forecast in July.

But life was good over the summer. Vignette had just built a hub of multimedia services. Tides are notably quick to turn.

CEO Mike Aviles explains part of Vignette's current problem can be attributed to sub-par licensing revenue this quarter.

But a tough Q3 hasn't stopped Vignette from powering forward. The company just announced the availability of a fresh version of Vignette Content Management.

The new Vignette Content Management includes:

Customizable start pages for content providers
In-context editing, which turns websites into unique management interfaces for creating and modifying content. Whole pages can also be replicated throughout the site
Enhanced presentation management, with the inclusion of AJAX-based content components

Now is as good a time as any to make the transition to Vignette, which has weathered its fair share of storms with a good deal of grace. Last month we published a how-to series on migrating content to Vignette v7.0. Check out parts one, two and three, then tell us — from your experience — how well Vignette stands up.