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We’ve got a little green for you today. Not green as in money of course (who has any of that these days?) but green as in a document management tool that saves trees and all that jazz.

A new version of Document Locator, ColumbiaSoft’s (news, site) paperless document management application, was recently launched. The tool works with Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, and offer customers security, nifty user interface features and reliability improvements in addition to a cleaner environment.

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Document Locator Ready for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2

The cloud appears to be the new black in the fashion of web content management. One after another, vendors are conquering the cloud in hopes of dazzling their customers with more hosting options and improved scalability.

Ektron’s (news, site) CMS400.NET content management system is now also cloud-friendly, thanks to their eSync technology that can do bi-directional synchronization with the cloud.

Hosting is also part of the offering. Ektron is using the Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) as a hosting option, allowing customers to run and manage their production, development and staging environments in the cloud, in any combination.

Ektron’s eSync technology can be used for bi-directional synchronization between the cloud and a customer’s local environment for the entire web site, specific pages or select pieces of content; giving developers the ability to code locally and sync up with the cloud.

Ektron says it will provide a set of free Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), on which customers can deploy their CMS400.NET instances. Using these Ektron-provided AMIs, new virtual machines can be provisioned with CMS400.NET. Developers can take advantage of the provisioning and automated software deployment.

While the cloud option may not necessarily work for all Ektron Web CMS customers, it is certainly worth looking into.

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Ektron CMS400.NET Deployed in the Amazon Cloud

Things are moving pretty quickly in the Web CMS world, as usual. Accordingly, hot on the heels of WordPress 2.8 comes an announcement about 2.9. With the upcoming version already in the development process, the team behind the highly popular blogging platform dropped a few hints on us last week about which direction the future is taking them in.

A sizable chunk of the WordPress audience recently expressed the desire for more/better media features. As a result, version 2.9 will reportedly come with an infrastructure better equipped for media handling.

In order to determine exactly what WordPress users wanted to see the most, the development team posted some possible features on their blog and told anyone and everyone to vote. Included in the list of possibilities: Flickr-like photostream, a revised media UI, bulk media input API, media albums, easier embeds, better media settings and custom image sizes, among others. Unfortunately the survey is already closed, but word on the ‘Press street is that a more solid list of the anticipated 2.9 features will be posted some time this month, after the priority has been determined.

Naturally, the number of contributing developers will play a large part in the process, so if you’ve ever thought about taking a dip in the WordPress development pool, now is the time. Developer chats are held each Wednesday in the WordPress IRC channel (irc.freenode.com #wordpress-dev) at 9 PM UTC (5pm Eastern, 2pm Pacific). Not a developer? Don’t worry, you can still keep tabs on the latest and greatest WordPress news here.

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WordPress 2.9 Takes Aim at Multi Media

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Well, well, there went another week and I will say that aside from the ongoing “WCM gen 1.0 is dead” shuffle, things have been feeling a little sleepy in content management land.

As for our part, the warm summer air has settled about us and soon we’ll shuffle out the door. But just prior to this we’ve got a big thanks for our current sponsors. It’s you who have kept the content management gears in our heads turning and the life giving air conditioners merrily purring. We are thankful.

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Current Sponsors

• Ademero — Affordable document management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses.
• Bridgeline iApps Content Manager — Web content management and a .NET apps framework.
• CMS Watch — The analyst firm covering and uncovering the details of the content management industry, including an in-depth SharePoint report.
• Day CRX — Enterprise content management based on open standards
• Ektron — Makers of one of the leading .NET web content management systems.
• Ephox — Rich web content editing which blends ease of use with enterprise features.
• eTouch SamePage — The enterprise-grade wiki solution that combines the best of wikis and blogs to effectively support and streamline collaborative team efforts.
• Fatwire Content Server — Building engaging web experiences.
• Gilbane Group — Conferences, reports, webinars, consulting and more. Gilbane keeps the industry informed.
• JBoye Events — High impact gatherings for web practitioners.