Content Management Matters ™

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The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) is an organization comprised of IT professionals working to empower non-profits to utilize new technology. Members learn how to “strategically use technology so that they, in turn, make the world a better, just, and equitable place.”

Those involved also get a plethora of opportunities to network, from discussion groups to webinars. Salivating yet?

As NTEN's Member Appreciation Month comes to a close, the org is hosting three webinars in three days. They focus on topics like online giving, fundraising and implementing Internet strategies. More details below.

Apparently the open source crowd isn't the only circle suffering from pinched toes, courtesy of Microsoft.

Becta, the education technology branch of the UK, has just filed a complaint with the Office of Fair Trading regarding Microsoft's "anticompetitive practices" in the academic software license sector.

The University of California, Davis has been tinkering with the idea of implementing a Web content management system since 2005.

To help decide which road to take, the school initiated a survey of what other campuses were using. The results were published this week and offer valuable insight into who is currently winning the Web CMS war.

The results also betray how universities, which face among the greatest content management challenges of all, cope with web content issues.

With the introduction of its Premiere Apps suite into the marketplace, we posited Google was getting its ducks in order to turn Apps into a major enterprise-ready contender.

But the search giant has pulled a surprise move, having released their "educational" edition of Apps, dubbed the Google Apps Education Edition, to registered non-profits in the US at no cost.