We thought that a new year should come with some changes; so what we have done is reshuffled the functions of our packages. This is not really accurate, so read on! Missed The Crunchies? There is a link at the end of the newsletter to watch the whole show!
Packages and Functions: Updates for you!
What does it mean that we have reshuffled the functions? Well it actually means that you get more functions in the same package! You can now send newsletters from the Community Package; the awesome Media Lead Box also moved down one step, and you can get pageview statistics across all packages now, etc.! We hope you all enjoy your new functions!
TechCrunch: The Crunchies
The Crunchies Awards is the award gala that I look forward to most every year. More than the Oscar, or the Grammy. If you have missed this year's, you can check it out here! You can view the whole event, or just the highlights that interest you. techcrunch.com
Whilst the majority of people are still only
discussing Wordpress, Joomla
and Drupal as the three best Open source
Content Management Systems, more and more commercial Open
source Content Mangement Systems are launched.
These systems will be reviewed through first hand experience. But, we
will add to the equation, a Commercial Open Source CMS system and
analyze the major differences between the three open source system
and then group those open source system and compare them with a
Commercial Open source system.
Only within the last year has Wordpress
actually begun to step up as a true CMS. However the other two,
Drupal and Joomla, have seemingly always been fighting for that top
spot in the community. Both are open source, and both are widely
developed with thousands of members in their community helping to
develop and extend the possibilities of use for each. While Wordpress
is considered the underdog in the CMS war, it is most definitely the
king of blogging software (something that Joomla and Drupal struggle
to do efficiently).
In contrast, Commercial Open Source systems
are build on open source technology but are bundled as a software
service in a service platform with a large amount of standard
features embedded in the platform. Those platforms have a tendency to
eliminate the FUD factor when implementing the latest web
technologies, they eliminate the proprietary licensing fees, they are
lowering the cost of ownership by simplifying development and
maintenance efforts, they are delivering a scalable solution that
meets the demands of small and large enterprises and they are
enticing both the Business owner and the Web Developers alike. The
last point being the key difference between the open source platforms
and the current available commercial open source platforms.
WebriQ,
an
online web content management software is soon to launch its Template
contest. The company will award the best template design but also the
best designed E-commerce site and the site with the most original
content. The start of the contest will be on November
13th,
but you can get a sneak preview of the contest onhttp://www.webriq.com.
Further details will be on our website and on a WebriQ
microsite soon. The winner will get a cheque of 1,000 USD and will
be awarded with a Platinum WebriQ Partnership.
The
contest is looking for original and custom made CSS Template designs
based on the Universal Template design of WebriQ. Beyond the best
design, the company will also award the best E-commerce Template
design and the Template with the most original and best
content.WebriQ
Cordially invites all the interested participants to register and
participate in the Contest.
How
can you participate?
The
contest is looking for original and custom made CSS Template designs
based on the Universal Template design of WebriQ.
Beyond
the best design, the company will also award the best E-commerce
Template design and the Template with the most original and best
content.
The
contest is open to all interested web
designers, web developers,
free lance web developers or
anyone that has basic or extended knowledge of CSS template design.
Timeline
Currently
- Those
interested can have a sneak preview on what the WebriQ
CMS
is all about. Anybody can create site(s) for free and use any of the
currently available four WebriQ packages free of charge for the trial
period.
November
9, 2009 - WebriQ goes
commercial. The Beta sign will be removed.
November
9, 2009 - The 5th package,
WebriQ PRO package
will be launched. The PRO package allows those users who have CSS and
site builder capability, to export
a common CSS file to
their desktop, edit the code off-line then import
it back to their
WebriQ site. A parser
facility will allow
also the on-line customization of the template. The PRO users can
also save and load
different versions of
template to their site. Moreover, the content of the site itself can
be restored
at any given time.
November
13, 2009 - PRO's Pro Template Contest starts. Anybody,
who has a WebriQ PRO package (trial sites do qualify) can enroll to
the Contest. Contestants can download a Template Creator Kit and
start creating a custom CSS file and upload it to their site. When
ready, the site owner can enroll to the Contest from his admin
interface. The contest works will be continuously evaluated. Those
sites that qualify for the contest will get a 90 days extension of
their PRO package. Contestants will be notified by e-mail about
acceptance or refusal of their designs.
December
13, 2009 - Submission deadline. Selected
design works will be exposed for voting.
December
22, 2009 - Contest closure. Winners will be awarded.
