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3 open source content management systems compared
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 30th of June 2014 09:13:29 PM Filed under

Whether you need to set up a blog, a portal for some specific usage, or any other website, which content management system is right for you? is a question you are going to ask yourself early on. The most well-known and widely used open source content management system (CMS) platforms are: Joomla, Wordpress, and Drupal. They are all based on PHP and MySQL and offer a wide range of options to users and developers alike.
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PBJ100: No. 9 ThinkShout leans on the open source movement for growth
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 16th of June 2014 01:26:13 PM Filed under

How has operating in the Portland area worked to your advantage? Portland is a hotbed of technical innovation, and open source in particular. It’s also fast becoming a hub for Drupal, the open source framework we use for many of our projects. Finally, Portland is a magnet for people who care about more than just a paycheck. Our team is made up of folks who care as much, if not more, about the nonprofits we’re helping as the technology we use and user experiences we craft.
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Australian government will go Drupal
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 9th of June 2014 04:28:25 AM Filed under

Tender documents issued this morning have confirmed that the Australian government will push ahead with seeking to build a whole-of-government content management system based on the open source Drupal platform.
The Department of Finance has made an approach to market seeking request for proposals for ‘GovCMS’, which the RFP states will be based on Drupal and delivered via a public cloud service.
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What the History of Photography Teaches the Cloud
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Thursday 5th of June 2014 07:06:11 AM Filed under
The founder of open-source Drupal content management system details how the 100-year evolution of photography can inform open-source development and the upcoming Drupal 8 release.
It took more than 100 years of evolution for the modern photography industry to reach its current state, and there are lessons from that century that apply to the modern world of cloud and Web development too. That's the message delivered by Dries Buytaert, founder of the open-source Drupal content management system (CMS), during his keynote address at the Drupalcon conference June 3 in Austin, Texas.
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Acquia, Focused on Drupal, Closes $50 Million Financing Round
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Tuesday 27th of May 2014 06:14:16 PM Filed under

Here at OStatic, we've repeatedly covered Acquia, the small company that focuses on the popular Drupal content management system (CMS). OStatic runs on Drupal, which is known for its modularity and flexibility, and countless sites around the web depend on it. Now, Acquia has closed a $50 million financing round, bringing total investment in the company to $118.6 million. Led by new investor New Enterprise Associates (NEA), the round includes new investor Split Rock Partners as well as existing investors North Bridge Venture Partners, Sigma Partners, Investor Growth Capital, and Tenaya Capital. Ravi Viswanathan, general partner at NEA, will also join Acquia’s Board of Directors.
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When digital marketing meets open source
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Tuesday 27th of May 2014 10:16:42 AM Filed under

It's a product that actually costs nothing, is up against entrenched competitors, and exists in a category that enterprises have in the past been wary of. All in all, marketing open source to marketers was probably never going to be an easy job.
So you might forgive Tom Wentworth if he was a little wary of taking up the role of chief marketing officer at Acquia. But the CMO says that when he received a message from a recruiter asking if he was interested in the position, he jumped at the chance. "I couldn't have dialled back the number faster when I saw him asking about Acquia," Wentworth says.
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Australian government likely to standardise on Drupal
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Saturday 10th of May 2014 08:58:55 PM Filed under

The federal government is eyeing the introduction of a government-wide content-management system. The Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO) has indicated its preference is to use the open-source Drupal Web platform and to have the CMS delivered as a cloud service.
"The Government Content Management System (GovCMS) is envisaged as an important service offering for Australian Commonwealth Government agencies," the Australian government CTO, John Sheridan, wrote in a blog entry.
"GovCMS is intended to support more effective web channel delivery functions within Government, and enable agencies to redirect effort from non-core transactional activities, towards higher-value activities that are more aligned with core agency missions," a draft statement of requirements issued by AGIMO states.
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Drupal 8's accessibility advantage
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Tuesday 6th of May 2014 08:03:46 PM Filed under
When it was released in 2011, Drupal 7 was the most accessible open source content management system (CMS) available. I expect that this will be true until the release of Drupal 8. Web accessibility requires constant vigilance and will be something that will always need attention in any piece of software striving to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 guidelines.
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David Fout: Aquilent Aims to Help Agencies Go Open Source With New Drupal Tool
Submitted by Roy Schestowitz on Monday 5th of May 2014 06:40:33 AM Filed under

Aquilent has unveiled a new Drupal-based architecture to help government organizations manage and deliver online content in a cloud environment.
The Drupal Platform works to help agencies use open-source technology to secure digital communications and engage with the public, Aquilent said Thursday.
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Dutch municipality tailors and shares Drupal site
Submitted by Rianne Schestowitz on Monday 28th of April 2014 01:20:58 PM Filed under

The Dutch town of Vught is making available the source code for its website, a preconfigured version of Drupal, an open source content management system. The software is now being implemented by the municipality of Almelo, and, says Frank Schaap, ICT policy maker for the town of Vught, "there are three more that are seriously considering to do the same."
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