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Vignette (NASDAQ: VIGN) announced the worldwide availability of QuickSite, a new service offering that simplifies the Vignette Content Management implementation process and enables organizations to launch new Web sites faster. QuickSite delivers a consistent infrastructure, helping marketing departments to launch multiple microsites and branded sites without having to recreate Web pages from scratch. The service deployment includes content management processes, templates and business adoption workshops before the customer is asked to determine additional site requirements. QuickSite also includes support for multilingual Web sites, displays of content information through tag libraries and CSS templates to manage the look and feel of a site with limited help from IT. Site Cloning allows organizations to replicate a site within minutes rather than days by reusing the templates. http://www.vignette.com

EPiServer announced the introduction of multiple new features for its content management system, EPiServer CMS 5 R2, including solutions for mobility and the iPhone. EPiServer has worked with two partners, Mobiletech A/S and Mobizoft AB, to provide a mobile experience to the visitors of their site, including mobile rendering, video conversion and payments. iPhone support is available as open source templates enabling the system to be viewed from an iphone. Images can now be prepared directly in EPiServer CMS so that web editors no longer need to work on them in another application before moving onto the web page. New dynamic content features enable external data which appears in many places on the website, such as financial or legal text, to be updated throughout the site. Page Type Converter makes it easier to merge pages of different types, and change other page types. Five standard reports are now available: Non-published pages, published pages, modified pages, expiring/expired pages and an overview of simple addresses. External data such as an archive of articles at a media company can be integrated and displayed in a website using EPiServer CMS. The data will be appear as a native EPiServer CMS page. This enables structured data stored on another document management system to be converted to a webpage in EPiServer and viewed. EPiServer CMS now supports Oracle, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, as well as XP and Vista, Visual Studio 2008 and 2000 Express, and ASP Net 3.5 SP1 or later. http://www.EPiServer.com/

Ektron announced the availability of Ektron CMS400.NET v7.6, the latest version of Ektron's content management solution. CMS400.NET v7.6 comes equipped with new product features and a new deployment strategy to fit the needs of both the small and medium business (SMB) market segment. Ektron has added new features including new URL Aliasing, advanced whole-site synchronization technology, and a personalization framework. Multi-site capabilities have been enhanced as well. In addition to the new product features, Ektron continues to offer a central interface to manage and support marketing channels as well as flexibility with new deployment options available with version 7.6. Customers can now choose from three deployment options including Standard, Professional, and Enterprise. Feature sets included in the deployment options are as follows: Standard: The CMS400.NET Standard deployment supports the core CMS functionality with features such as author-friendly content editing to Web 2.0 blogs, forums, polls and surveys. The Standard's offering also includes Ektron's taxonomy, search and Smart Forms; Professional: The CMS400.NET Professional deployment encompasses all the features found in the Standard offering and adds document management and social networking to the core CMS technology. Features such as URL aliasing and widget-based personalization are included to enhance user experience. Available options include eSync and Multi-site; Enterprise: The CMS400.NET Enterprise deployment provides all of the functionality in both the Standard and Professional packages and includes multi-site support, and Ektron's eSync. http://www.ektron.com

Acumium LLC announced that it has successfully passed a thorough set of compatibility tests using its WCMS with Google's new Chrome web browser. Compatibility testing was conducted by both in-house development engineers at Acumium and an independent user group consisting of Acumium customers. http://www.acumium.com

The interface between the Across Language Server and the ShadoCMS v8.5 Web content management system from Straker is now available for general delivery with native integration, providing an automated process from Web content creation to translation management, publishing and handling of multilingual content. Partnering with Across Systems, Straker integrated Across Language Server technology so that any functionality within Across can now be exposed directly at the Web content authoring level in Shado. The Across Language Server serves as the central platform for all corporate language resources and translation processes, enabling the connection of translation buyers and external language service providers or native-language translators responsible for the creation of multilingual Web pages. It supports re-use of previously translated text segments and controls the entire translation workflow, including the systematic review and release of all translations. With this native integration, the editor or project manager can now access the translation functionality of the Language Server directly from within the CMS. Whenever a new Web page is created or an existing Web page is updated, the CMS automatically forwards the contents to Across. In accordance with defined workflows, the translations are processed via the Language Server and subsequently returned to ShadoCMS, making them available for publication on the respective Web page. http://www.shadocms.com

Vignette announced the upcoming availability of Vignette Media, a solution that helps telecommunications, media and entertainment (TME) organizations deliver integrated media strategies. The new solution aides marketing and business professionals to manage, deliver and present many types of digital content. For IT professionals, Vignette Media reduces the need for multiple software solutions. Vignette has a team focused on the needs of the TME vertical to realize capabilities such as: Single user interface to manage all Web content using similar workflows and publishing processes; Pre-defined workflows and content types most commonly used by TME organizations for editorial, marketing and promotional material; Easier set up of Web site workspaces reducing the time required for IT to deploy and manage new initiatives; And optimized workflow capabilities to address the more flexible and collaborative media publishing process, with automation capabilities to handle repetitive publishing tasks. http://www.vignette.com

Interwoven, Inc. has added new capabilities to Interwoven LiveSite. Interwoven LiveSite allows businesses to deliver content, offers, and an overall Web experience targeted to specific visitor segments, whether those segments include anonymous site visitors or known customers. Interwoven LiveSite 3.1 help marketers to: Target content to anonymous Website visitors based on a variety of factors (such as geography, day, time, referring URL, search term, click stream, operating system, and browser); Improve search engine optimization and natural search rankings with the use of search engine-friendly URLs; And
control sections of a Web page with new tag libraries for targeted, dynamic promotions and content, while IT maintains the integrity of the Web page in its existing environment. http://www.interwoven.com

Web Content Management vendor Polopoly and Bambuser have entered into a partnership to provide customers with a fully integrated offering. The cooperation will allow web enterprises full use of the live mobile broadcasting technology within the framework of the publishing system from Polopoly. Polopoly enables personalized services, such as local weather and search services, quick polls and user ratings of articles. Adding Bambuser extends Polopoly's community module, where user-generated content can be managed in co-ordination with other content. The core idea of Bambuser technology is to provide companies and individuals with the opportunity to communicate audiovisual broadcast live using mobile phones or web-camera as the broadcasting device. Bambuser technology allows you to communicate whatever to whomever whenever you want to. Live and mobile, no cables necessary. The integration will provide a ready-made Bambuser element within the web based Polopoly user interface, containing all the publishing features required by online services. Flexible meta-tagging, automatic content re-formatting and searchable media archives are all components. http://www.polopoly.com

Sitecore announced Foundry version 2.0 with new functionalities allowing for advanced customization. The latest edition of Foundry, a centrally managed, multi-site solution for creation of individual affiliate websites, adds new personalization settings for individual site users and Foundry Control Center (FCC) tools for greater ease of management at the global administrative level. The Sitecore Foundry solution balances the need for international companies to maintain a global brand and the desire of the company's regional affiliates to localize their websites to suit their particular audience. With the new personalization settings, local site users have the ability to establish and manage their own personal user settings and content, such as local services, schedules, regional events and news items, all within a simple but structured framework. The Foundry Control Center now offers a wizard driven site creation tool. Global administrators can use this guided tool to provision new Foundry sites while controlling an array of site options such as establishing the default content language. Additionally, Foundry 2.0 enables the administrators to track and view systems status of all their affiliated sites, adjust site settings and perform global system functions centrally. Foundry further balances global brand image with localization through the addition of new site layout options and adjustable site "skin packages." Each site owner can change page layout for customization at the individual page level from a set of choices pre-determined by administrators. The skin packages are also pre- configured while still allowing for personalization by each local affiliate. http://www.sitecore.net

Interwoven, Inc. announced the general availability of enhanced versions to Interwoven TeamSite and Interwoven LiveSite. These versions provide capabilities that allow marketers to refresh and create Website content, and to more easily target that content to a broader set of Website visitors. Interwoven TeamSite makes it easy to create and publish Websites, landing pages, and microsites. Enhanced capabilities in TeamSite include more than 90 Website building blocks that enable marketers to more easily add advanced Webpage navigation, promotions, page elements, social media feedback, and rich digital media functionality. Interwoven LiveSite delivers content, offers, and an overall Web experience targeted to specific visitor segments. Enhanced capabilities in LiveSite allow targeting to anonymous site visitors based on detected information (such as day, time, referring URL, search term, click stream, browser, and geography). http://www.interwoven.com