Java Cms News & Articles

Building on each organization's strengths, open source document management vendor Nuxeo (news, site) and open source Web CMS vendor Hippo (news, site) have joined forces for the greater good of information management. The result is an integration, built upon the CMIS standard, that bridges the document management / Web CMS gap, surfacing Nuxeo-based structured content via Hippo-managed websites.

The idea that the web content management (WCM) and portal markets will converge is frequently discussed. One repository, a single administrative toolset, a seamless user experience -- these are the results of a combined platform. The upcoming version of the open source content management solution, Jahia, is designed with this composite model in mind.

In fact, Jahia 6.5, provides a composite content platform based on the most mature Java open source frameworks. It leverages well known standards such as JSR168/286, JSR170/283, OpenSocial, OpenSearch, and many popular open source libraries like Apache Jackrabbit, Apache Lucene/Solr, JBoss BPM and many more.

This new framework is modular, so you can easily customize and extend your solution. Add to this the new Japhia Studio to quickly design solutions without writing a line of code, and you have a rich, extensive platform to build your website and web applications.

Want to know more? Jahia is running a webinar tomorrow May 17 at 8am PST / 11am EST / 17:00 CET entitled  Discover Jahia 6.5: Create and Customize your Applications in a Breeze. In it you will learn all about:

• Platform Modularity: The New jahia combines PHP like modularity with Java strength for maximum development velocity
• Speed: The new Jahia lets you create compelling user experience with zero code composition
• Customization: build your own Composite Content Applications for any type of web initiatives

Tune in tomorrow to learn all that Jahia 6.5 has to offer: Register here.

Open-source JavaEE web content management (WCM) platform dotCMS (news, site) has released version 1.9.2, the second major version since dotCMS launched the 1.9 series in July 2010. The latest release continues the 1.9 series emphasis on enterprise readiness, adding multiple features focused on performance, scalability, search engine optimization (SEO) and ease of use.

Industry analysts are predicting content management will be one of the top five application software growth segments of 2011. Popular open source portal/CMS, Liferay (news, site), is building on its success last year and preparing to take advantage of the expected market growth.

Currently in beta, version 6.5 of Jahia Web CMS (news, site) brings considerable architectural changes to the table with focus on modularity, transition from page-centric to component-centric -- all in a composite content platform.

OpenWGA (news, site) went open source a couple of months ago, but the updates haven't slowed down. With its latest release (5.2), you now have support for CMIS and social media.

It's that time of year again. Digital agency Water & Stone is running its annual survey on the open source content management market. The data proceeds go to benefit the subsequent Open Source CMS Market Share report (see the 2009 and 2008 editions).

This year the survey has been condensed, in kind consideration of participants, but the list of products surveyed has grown to 31 open source CMS offerings -- a mix of Web CMS, Portal and Document Management/Enterprise CMS packages.

The 2010 systems include Alfresco, Bricolage, CMSMadeSimple, Concrete5, dotCMS, DotNetNuke, Drupal, e107, Expression Engine, eZ Publish, Hippo, Jahia, Joomla!, Kentico, Liferay, Magnolia, MODx, MojoPortal, Movable Type, Nuxeo, OpenCMS, phpWebsite, Plone, Silverstripe, SPIP, TextPattern, TikiWiki, Typo3, Umbraco, WordPress and Xoops.

If you're a user or consumer of content management technologies, then jump in and help with survey responses. The reward for your time will be an early copy of the 2010 report, replete with detailed statistics and sentiments from the observable open source market.

Ever heard a sales pitch that this or the other CMS doesn't require any development? Percussion (news, site) just added one of those developer-free products to their Web CMS portfolio. Meet Percussion CM1.

The latest dotCMS (news, site) Web Content Management (WCM) system release enhances the project's self-proclaimed "super hero" status with version compare red-lining, added language packs, full site search via Lucene and Nutch, and more. Let's have a quick look.

Open source J2EE/Java Web CMS dotCMS (news, site) got a face-lift and several new capabilities in the latest release of version 1.9.

How do CMS partners and SIs can differentiate themselves? One way -- is through vendor certification and partnerships.

dotCMS (news, site) is growing its channel by adding a new partner program and additional partner benefits.

For dotCMS (news, site), eCommerce + Web CMS seems like a match made in heaven. Reason #1: Everyone wants to do eCommerce nowadays. Reason #2: Java+Java == Eternal love in the marriage of two Java-based software companies: KonaKart (eCommerce vendor) and dotCMS (open source Web CMS provider).

Vyre (news, site) has recently announced the latest version of their web content management system now supports Portlet Standards 2.0. But that's not all that is new.

Notice a trend? Open source is "stealing" away closed-sourced content management talent. The most recent one to be charmed away is Bill Beardslee, who, until recently, was a SVP, marketing and business development, at the Web CMS vendor Percussion.

Who knows whether it’s better weather (think Miami), or more chocolate, but open source vendors seem to be finding more and more ways of attracting employees from proprietary CMS players.

We had an opportunity to have a quick chat with Beardslee about where dotCMS stands now, where it is going in 2010 and what he plans to achieve in his new role as SVP, strategy and development, of the Java-based, open source CMS provider dotCMS (news, site).

Got a Hippo heart? Hippo (news, site) will open its doors to all supporters of open source and open source content management software on October 30, 2009. The event called #ForgeFriday is scheduled to take place in Hippo offices in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Petaluma, CA.

With the goal to possibly grow its Forge Project, Hippo invites all to participate and build a Hippo CMS plugin, a portlet, a repository add-on, a Hippo Site Toolkit component, or something else that you think would be cool enough to win “The Wow! Factor” award.

When and where:

• Amsterdam 14:00 -- 21:00 CET, Oosteinde 11 1017 WT Amsterdam (20)-5224466
• Petaluma 9 AM -- 4PM PDT, 185 H Street, Suite B, Petaluma CA 94952 (707) 773-4646

Can’t come over? Join online and follow the event through tweets and webcams. We should expect to see links with more info on the above on Hippo’s website shortly.

The online participants should also be able to upload ideas, code, screenshots or videos to the site. But in the end, no slides or code is allowed. The only thing you'll be judged on is the running demo.

Back in August, Hippo held its first Forge Friday filled with “pure hacking, a big BBQ, beers and, of course, geeky prizes.” Add to that 20 kilos of meat and 60 liters of beer, and it sure looks like a fun geeky event.