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Drupal, Joomla and WordPress face challenges in Germany

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Last week, I attended CeBIT, the enormous technology trade fair that takes place every March in Hanover, Germany. This year, as I walked through the building devoted to content management and other enterprise technologies, I spied a booth with Drupal, WordPress, Joomla and TYPO3. All except for the latter are well known in the United States, but I was surprised to find that those three are struggling to find market share in Germany.

I found it remarkable that the three open-source web content management systems that are so popular in the United States were having trouble getting the same level of recognition in Germany.

Part of the problem, it turns out, is the chicken-egg theory.

Without programmers and consultants who support Drupal, Joomla and WordPress, it’s hard for businesses to embrace these systems. The spokesperson at the WordPress desk said that TYPO3 was a big player in Germany precisely because it had already built that ecosystem of people who understood it and had implemented enterprise-class projects.

The spokesperson at the Drupal desk explained that there is no Drupal certification program in Germany, so it’s difficult to find Drupal programmers.

Tom Erickson, CEO at Acquia, the American company which acts as a commercial layer on top of Drupal, says it’s clear that TYPO3 has a big head start in Germany, even though it doesn’t have much market share elsewhere.

"There is no doubt that TYPO3 has a larger presence in Germany than in other countries. Germany has a tradition of starting with systems that may not be dominant elsewhere. When I first started doing business in Germany in the 1980s, Adibas from Software AG was the dominant database and Oracle had virtually no presence there, despite Oracle being dominant in the U.K., France, Benelux and Nordics," Erickson said.

He said in spite of this, there are thousands of Drupal websites in Germany, including one from Mercedes that uses Acquia’s Drupal Commons service to run a key external community website, but he acknowledges that it’s still going to be a challenge to gain market share in Germany.

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http://www.fiercecontentmanagement.com/story/drupal-joomla-and-wordpress-face-challenges-germany/2012-03-13

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Powerful Web Design Made Easy with Drupal

Thursday, April 21st, 2011

Drupal website design has several advantages over other web design tools, it provides comprehensive control over each aspect of the website, and can modify images and photos, links, blocks and so on. It is possible to design websites with features that include presentation of random images by using Drupal development services. And Drupal website development enables the users to obtain higher returns on their investments with the advantages of creation and easy menu management. Reliable, fast, scalable and guarantees high performance are important features of Drupal.

Besides, since Drupal is an open source website designs CMS, it also able to render ideal environments for creating, managing, and controlling web presence, and it suit various web design applications. That’s why Drupal is so popular among web designers and it becomes one of the most frequently used website design technologies.

Source:http://www.sooperarticles.com/internet-articles/web-design-articles/powerful-web-design-made-easy-drupal-406002.html

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Drupal Web Development Technology for Medium Businesses

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Among all the CMS in the world, Drupal development has become one of the favorites systems, which require very little technical expertise to manage but provide robust solutions. So the number of small businesses using Drupal is growing every day. Compared with other technologies, Drupal CMS has changed it all for the small and medium businesses and is providing them a competitive advantage. You can hire developers flexed depending on your business needs. This gives you a chance to lock horns with their giant competitors.

Let’s see some reasons for Drupal popular:

It is an open source development platform and has been written and distributed under the GNU General Public License.

It is one of the easiest CMS in the world, Lower technical expertise to manage; easily add graphics and media elements to their website.

It is very cost effective compared to traditional ways of building and managing a website.

The welcome of Drupal has fuelled the growth of groups and forums on the Internet where you can easily get solutions to your entire problem.

All above things make Drupal so powerful and an ideal platform for small and medium businesses.

Source:http://articlewild.com/Drupal-The-Technology-for-Medium-Businesses-155398.html

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WhiteHouse.gov makes further Drupal code contribution

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

 

The White House blog states that White House New Media Director Macon Phillips announced a second release of code to the Drupal community at the Tech@State: Open Source event that took place at the State Department. According to the blog, WhiteHouse.gov has also helped to support development of a number of Drupal related projects.

The developers of the US Presidential web site WhiteHouse.gov switched to open source web site management system Drupal to manage the site in October of 2009 and have already made a previous contribution of code.

This second code contribution consists of a set of tools intended to improve the functionality of the popular IMCE file manager. The IMCE Tools have three major functions; an interface to control the directories a user can access via the IMCE module, a file search function and a file path function that presents the URL of a file for sharing as a link.

Source: http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/WhiteHouse-gov-makes-further-Drupal-code-contribution-1189243.html

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Joomla vs. Drupal: An open source CMS shootout

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

 

Choosing a Web content management system often comes down to one question: Joomla or Drupal?

For many organizations (or individuals) with content to post and manage, blog tools like the highly popular WordPress may be more than adequate. But for companies with greater amounts of content, users, or complexity, including integration with ecommerce and also with other internal and external applications, a more comprehensive content management systems (CMS) is needed.

Here’s a look at two popular open source content management systems: Drupal and Joomla! (the exclamation point is part of the official name, tsk tsk, but for punctuative simplicity I’m omitting it for the rest of this article). I’ve asked developers to weigh in on the strengths, weaknesses and unique features each offers, to help determine which is the best match for your organization’s content needs.

Before we begin, it should be noted that both Joomla and Drupal keep getting updated — e.g., Joomla 1.6 was released January 10, 2011, and Drupal 7 on January 5, 2011 — and get more add-on modules. This is a good thing, obviously. But it also means that the opinions expressed in this article may become outdated or invalidated. As always.

Source: http://www.itworld.com/development/136756/joomla-vs-drupal-an-open-source-cms-shootout

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Web Back-end Content Management System Development

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, and many other (CMS) Content Management System allow beginning web designers to create professional look and feel websites. However, there are limits to how much a designer can modify the system. Each CMS come with their own way of creating a web page or a web form.

Techome China team was requested by a web hosting company to design and buitd a more simplistic, yet flexible content management system. The system includes user management, information management, content management, forum management, blog management, and more utilities.

The whole (MVC) Model –View-Controller frame was developed in J2EE. The backend content management system supported many different types of databases such as MSSQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and DB2. The CMS allows for beginner user view and advance user view. Beginning users can create and modify websites using a more simplistic graphic interface. Advance user can use code libraries to create more complex websites.

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Drupal Offshore Best Resource For Web Development

Monday, December 27th, 2010

 

There has been a drastic change in the way the communication system in the world has evolved. Initially we use to write letters and mail it and wait for the reply, one communication happened in a month’s time to and fro. This has become obsolete and we have the chat room and emails that exited the generation in the 90’s. Now we see that emails also becoming less popular. Now the social networking websites are what everyone is using to communicate to friends and the world outside.

There are sites for professional networking and social networking. Drupal is what bought about this change in the way of communication. Drupal is a software which is written in PHP. It is an open source content management system framework. Drupal helps to increase the interactivity of a web page and also increases the scalability of the website. The advantage of Drupal is that it is open source which allows anyone with requisite knowledge to use and modify it. The web designing companies are facing a cut throat competition in the market today.

To survive in this market they have to offer not just portals for the website for selling their products but also they need to engage the visitor on their website and hold their attention for a longer time. Such engagement helps converting the visitor into customers of the product and service offered by the organization. Such engagement can be made possible with the help of Drupal. With Drupal the Drupal developer can ensure high quality website.

The cost of any development work in the developed countries is very high so also for developing websites which are Drupal based is also very high. Therefore it make sense to have the Drupal based website designed offshore. Drupal offshore works out much more cost effective in countries like India and China. Drupal offshore development saves a lot of money due to availability of cheap labor and there are highly skilled people available in the offshore markets.

Drupal offshore includes services like Drupal upgrade, Drupal module development, Drupal theming, Drupal consultancy etc. Choosing the Drupal offshore development which besides giving the flexibility to include more features within the given budget due to the low cost factor, Drupal offshore has the reliability factor also, due to competition extra care is taken to deliver the project on time to the client.

Source: http://www.articleclick.com/Article/Drupal-Offshore-Best-Resource-For-Web-Development/1304108

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56 Open Source Replacements for Popular Web Development and Design Tools – Part 1

Monday, December 20th, 2010

 

Open source Web development tools have come a long way. The open source community offers a huge array of applications that are useful to Web developers and designers. In many cases, these open source tools are even more widely used than their closed source counterparts. And some open source Web tools don’t even have any real closed source competitors.

As these tools mature, it’s becoming more and more difficult to sort them into categories. Some blogging platforms are robust enough to build an entire site. Content management systems often have some features you usually find in Web app development frameworks, and text editors begin to look more and more like full integrated development environments (IDEs).

While that makes it tougher to organize our lists, it’s good news for designers and developers. As Web tools offer more features, it makes Web professionals’ jobs easier, and it opens up new opportunities for hobbyist and home users whose coding skills might not be as well developed.

Here are 56 of the best open source Web development and design tools that provide good alternatives to popular commercial, closed source software.

Blogging Platforms
1. WordPress Replaces: TypePad One of the most popular blogging platforms, WordPress is currently the home of more than 25 million blogs. It also offers enough template options and special features that some people use it to host their entire sites. Operating System: OS Independent

2. MovableType Replaces: TypePad MovableType bills itself as an "all-in-one social publishing platform" with Web site creation, content management and social networking features, in addition to its blog publishing features. It shares some code with TypePad. Operating System: OS Independent

3. LifeType Replaces: TypePad While it doesn’t offer free hosting like WordPress and MoveableType, LifeType does offer an excellent platform for creating your own blog or even an entire Web site. Key features include an easy-to-use WYSIWYG interface, integrated media management, a good template library, built-in anti-spam, and support for multiple authors. Operating System: OS Independent

Browsers
4. Firefox Replaces: Internet Explorer According to the latest figures from NetApplications, about 23 percent of all people on the Web use the Firefox browser. Its key benefits over Internet Explorer are its speed, security and huge library of add-ons and themes. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X

5. Chromium Replaces: Internet Explorer Chromium is the open source project behind Google’s Chrome browser, and it’s also the base for several other, less popular open source browsers. It’s best known for being lightweight and fast. Operating System: Windows, Linux, OS X, ChromeOS

6. K-Meleon Replaces: Internet Explorer Very similar to Firefox, K-Meleon aims to let the user have absolute control over how the browser looks and feels. It also lets you choose whether to use a Favorites, Hotlist, and/or Bookmarks list, and it supports mouse gestures. Operating System: Windows

Collaboration/Wikis
7. DokuWiki Replaces: Confluence, SamePage This Wiki-only app is designed to help small groups create documentation for their projects. It’s simple but effective. The DokuWiki Web site also offers a Wizard to help users compare Wiki software. Operating System: OS Independent

8. MediaWiki Replaces: Confluence, SamePage The software that runs Wikipedia, MediaWiki offers a very familiar interface, but can also be customized with a number of skins. It scales to handle a lot of traffic and is designed to run on a large server farm. Operating System: Windows, Linux/Unix, OS X

9. MindTouch Replaces: Sharepoint, IBM Lotus MindTouch Core (the open-source version of the company’s flagship product) includes a Wiki, development platform and Web services framework. It’s designed to improve enterprise collaboration. Operating System: Windows, Linux

10. TikiWiki Replaces: Confluence, SamePage In addition to Wiki functionality, this Groupware app also includes modules for forums, blogs, articles, image galleries, map servers, bug tracking, rss feeds and more. Users have downloaded it more than 800,000 times, and it runs tens of thousands of sites, including the Firefox support site. Operating System: OS Independent

Content Management Systems
11. Drupal Sitecore CMS, Kentico Used by the White House, AOL, Yahoo, MTV, Popular Science, the World Wildlife Fund, and many other well-known Web sites, Drupal is one of the most popular content management systems available. More than 7,000 modules let you extend its capabilities and nearly 900 themes make it easy to create a site that reflects your organization’s unique character. Operating System: OS Independent

12. Joomla Replaces: Sitecore CMS, Kentico Joomla calls itself "the most popular Web site software available." Organizations like Harvard University, Citibank, IHOP and the Guggenheim Museum use it to organize their online content. Operating System: OS Independent

13. XOOPS Replaces: Sitecore CMS, Kentico XOOPS considers itself both a dynamic content management system and a Web app development tool. It uses a modular design, so you can use it for something as simple as a personal blog or as complicated as a multi-function enterprise portal. Operating System: OS Independent

14. Alfresco Replaces: SharePoint, Documentum, Open Text In addition to managing your Web content, this enterprise-class content management system offers document management, records management and collaboration features. The company claims it can reduce company costs up to 96 percent versus SharePoint, Documentum and Open Text. Operating System: Windows, Linux

Source: www.itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3917001/56-Open-Source-Replacements-for-Popular-Web-Development-and-Design-Tools.htm

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SubHub Introduces New Drupal 7 Based Cloud Web CMS

Monday, December 13th, 2010

 

Source: http://is.gd/iEJHN

UK-based SubHub has released a new cloud web content management system built on Drupal 7. The company, which specializes in enabling non-technical customers to establish monetized content sites, has offered website building and content publishing since 2005 using a proprietary CMS. The new solution, SubHub Lite, drops the custom CMS in favor of the popular open source CMS platform Drupal.

User Simplicity First

Above all else, SubHub strives for simplicity in its product. SubHub Lite is designed to provide organizations tools to build sophisticated sites without investing in hardware, software and development staff. For a monthly subscription fee, SubHub Lite provides users websites with features like content management, membership and subscriptions, hosting, maintenance, monitoring and updates.

The first version of SubHub Lite is focused on delivering core content management features. The initial release includes:

    * Site builder tool
    * Support for custom domains
    * Customizable themes
    * Content editor
    * Search optimization tools

All of the tools are browser-based and feature context sensitive help to guide users. The initial release is missing many of the features of the previous SubHub solution; this was a conscience decision by the company. SubHub released early to stabilize the new core Drupal platform and will incrementally add applications for social sharing, video CDN, advertising, subscription payments, e-commerce and a forum.

SubHub is also working on an API for the launch of an apps marketplace. The marketplace will allow developers to create their own apps, which can be made available to SubHub users free or a charge.

The New Platform

SubHub made a strategic decision to move away from its in house Web CMS with its new platform. The move allows the startup to spend less effort on components that are available in other Web CMS platforms and instead focus on usability — the organization’s core value proposition. It will also concentrate more on integrating all the other needed elements that differentiate SubHub, such as content monetization. The architectural change also positions SubHub as the first major commercial service to release on the Drupal 7 platform.

Drupal released the 7 version beta in early October. However, SubHub had decided to utilize Drupal 7 while it was still in its alpha release.  Adopting a product prior to its official release seems risky, but in this case, SubHub’s actions were smart. Early adoption of Drupal 7 eliminates the need to refactor from Drupal 6 to 7 once the official release occurs. Drupal 7 features many new features and improvements over version 6 such as:

    * Simplification of administrative functions
    * Web-based interface to install extensions
    * Enhanced content flexibility
    * Support for more databases
    * Support for semantic web (RDF)

which SubHub will be able to take advantage of.

How Much?

SubHub is promoting the new solution by offering it for free for life to our first 2,000 signups. Users that sign up after the free offer ends, but before December 31st 2010, will receive a 50% discount on their site, for life. After January 1st 2011, the pricing is expected to be US$ 19.97 per month.

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Open source Drupal takes Gardens path to big business

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

 

Source: http://bit.ly/9VBmV2

Open..and Shut Even as we rapidly approach a future where most software lives on the web, with acronyms like HTML5 and SaaS pointing the way, it’s easy to overlook a primary building blog of yesterday’s web, Drupal, and its effects on the future web. Drupal founder Dries Buytaert claims that Drupal already powers one per cent of the web. Could it do more?

Drupal, at the most basic level is an open-source content management system. But this belies just how expansive it has become, with thousands of add-on modules and millions of developers. Drupal is not a product. It’s a community. A massive, ever-growing community.

This has led to explosive sales figures at Acquia, Buytaert’s company that sponsors a fair amount of core Drupal development. But it also suggests huge potential for the Drupal community to extend Drupal from yesterday’s simple framework for building brochure-style websites to tomorrow’s web application framework.

Buytaert is clearly thinking along these lines. In a recent conversation we had on the possibilities afforded by HTML5 and web application frameworks like SproutCore, Buytaert suggested he sees Drupal becoming a useful framework for building mobile applications, in addition to all that Drupal already does. But I think he meant more than that. I think he believes Drupal can become the framework for building mobile applications and, hence, for making Drupal the common development environment for applications whether they live at "http://www" or on your Android device or iPhone.

Knowing Buytaert, I wouldn’t bet against him. He’s a nice enough guy when eating frites and drinking beer off Grand-Place in Brussels, as I was fortunate to do a few years back, but he’s a dogged, determined competitor, as Jive or other Acquia competitors could tell you.

And he’s got an army of developers behind him.

Does Drupal and, by extension, Acquia, have its challenges? Of course. As Gartner’s Larry Cannell points out, Drupal still has its work cut out for it in the enterprise market, and faces an array of low-cost competitors who are increasingly adept at competing with open source’s disruptive appeal. Buytaert claims 100-plus enterprise customers already, including the BBC, Sony Music, FedEx, and a range of others.

But more must be done to marry the power of Drupal’s open-source web framework approach with the relative ease of an application in order to seriously catch fire in enterprise accounts. Fortunately for Drupal, this is exactly what Acquia has been building with Drupal Gardens.

For all the power the Drupal community offers, it may well be Acquia’s Drupal Gardens that decides the battle. Drupal has widespread adoption but remains a bit difficult to use and to scale. Ironically, a few years back Drupal was criticized for being too lightweight for truly "enterprise-class" websites. Such projects were said to require something like Interwoven to manage. Now the inverse is true: Drupal is considered grown-up and almost too enterprise-y.

To truly make it a standard, Drupal must become as easy to use as a template-driven build experience, coupled with a SaaS-powered deployment experience.

More like Drupal Gardens, in other words.

Importantly, getting into Gardens doesn’t mean enterprises give up the security of open source. As Forbes’ Dan Woods articulates, Drupal Gardens allows users to enjoy the safety of a hosted, configurable Drupal experience but also the possibility of hitting the "eject" button to export code and move to another provider, if necessary.

This isn’t solely about portability, either: as much as enterprises may want to avoid mucking in the code, at some point they may have to, and Acquia’s open-source SaaS model gives them the chance to both configure and code as much (or as little) as they’d like.

Acquia and Drupal won’t win the enterprise overnight, and must overcome significant, entrenched competition like Squarespace (growing fast), Automattic/WordPress (blog tool increasingly used to build websites), Jive and others.

But Acquia has something none of these others has: a booming community, coupled with the chance to "curate" that community into an easily managed web experience through Gardens.

This could accelerate Drupal adoption further which, in turn, makes Drupal ever more likely to become the essential platform for all of an organization’s web publishing needs, from brochureware-style websites to mobile applications – and everything in between.

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