Exero is a content management system that runs on PHP, Mod_Rewrite, the MySQL Database. Exero CMS has an easy to use AdminCP that allows the admin to create/edit or delete Pages, Blocks and Items(links,images,polls) and Modules.
Contineo is a web-based document management system written in Java. It incorporates a search engine, a web-service interface, and versioning. Its front end uses AJAX and promises a better end-user experience.
A key feature of Contineo is full-text recognition, which allows it to search through almost all types of document formats, including PDF, Postscript, OpenOffice.org, and Microsoft Office. Its search capability also includes fuzzy search.
WordPress released version 2.5.1 over the weekend. According to the announcement:
It includes a number of bug fixes, performance enhancements, and one
very important security fix. We recommend everyone update immediately,
particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerability is
not public but it will be shortly.If you download the entire 2.5.1 release, you will be getting over 70 other fixes. 2.5.1 focuses on fixing the most annoying bugs and improving performance. Here are some highlights:
- Performance improvements for the Dashboard, Write Post, and Edit Comments pages.
- Better performance for those who have many categories
- Media Uploader fixes
- An upgrade to TinyMCE 3.0.7
- Widget Administration fixes
- Various usability improvements
- Layout fixes for IE
You can download WordPress 2.5.1 here.
Joomla 1.5.3 released today. This version was released earlier than scheduled to correct a database name validation error introduced in version 1.5.2. There are also some fixes pertaining to xHTML compliance, JFilterInput, PDF, and CSS.
Drupal 6.2 was released last April 9, 2008. This is a maintenance release that incorporates new fixes and addresses the security vulnerability that allowed Drupal core access bypass.
Concurrent with this release, Drupal 4.7 has been declared end-of-life.
You can download version 6.2 from the Drupal web site.
The folks at WordPress have just released version 2.5 of the popular blog publishing platform. The release happened on March 29, 2008, not too long since the 2.3.3 upgrade.
This latest version of WordPress incorporates several improvements. According to Matt Mullenweg: “multi-file uploading, one-click plugin upgrades, built-in galleries, customizable dashboard, salted passwords and cookie encryption, media library, a WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess with your code, concurrent post editing protection, full-screen writing, and search that covers posts and pages.”
Visibly, what this translates to is improvements in the administration screen, which is significantly different from past editions.
This web site uses WordPress. It’s intuitive and easy to use, with hundreds of free and attractive templates to customize the look and feel of the site. If you’re a business contemplating on running a web site, WordPress is a good way to go.
