Content Management Software

St. Louis, MO — October 7, 2009

GoldenPortal.com, an Internet marketplace that links members with trusted, high-quality retailers, launched a new website on September 1, 2009. The unique, member-only club joined forces with The Net Impact®, a St. Louis Web Design and Internet Marketing Firm, to enhance their website.

“It is exciting when The Net Impact® has the opportunity to work with a fresh and entrepreneurial idea. Working with Jim O’Brien and the original GoldenPortal.com Design, created by Tom Zimmerman, has allowed us to take on unique challenges by using innovative and special components in Auctori™, our Web-Based Content Management System,” said Steve Thomas, President of The Net Impact®.

Golden Portal’s Members and Families gain direct entry to their exclusive retailers from any computer or Hand-held PDA, making the need for a well-designed and user-friendly website an important component of the company. Once online members can simply enter their membership number and password to gain access to 40 distinct product categories and over 55 Retailers. The list includes top level Retailers such as Nordstrom’s, Ann Klein, Jones of New York, Waterford, etc, as well as the best mainstream Retailers like Bass Pro, Best Buy Office Depot, Pet Smart, etc. Golden Portal’s strategy is to select the best retailers within a merchandise category and get you their best deals. So right now on their site they guide you to 40-70% OFF deals with most of those Retailers.

In addition, our own exclusive Golden Portal Rewards Visa will provide: 1% Cash back on all purchases, plus extra cash back on many of the Retailers we sponsor, such as:

•An Extra 5% Cash Back for Bass Pro, Sephora, iTunes

•6-8% Cash Back for Pet Smart, Omaha Steaks, 1-800contacts

•11-14% Cash Back for 1-800Flowers, 1-800petmeds & ebags.

Golden Portal reached out to the Net Impact® to find a flexible and dynamic way to create new pages, support vendor relationships and make changes to their website with a sense of urgency. The Net Impact® Team and the Auctori™Team were a perfect match to meet the client-oriented company’s needs. The Net Impact® used their partner product, Auctori™ – a Content Management System (CMS) built for SEO, to take Golden Portal’s existing site and place their design into the CMS. This gave Golden Portal the ability to manage their website and update their offer pages at anytime, by simply having an internet connection.

“With The Net Impact’s CMS system we’ve been able to provide our members with state of the art offer pages that not only detail the retailers promotions and incorporate their links, but also promote our own Golden Portal Visa. This system is also very flexible to frequent changes due to our Retailer’s ever -changing promotional calendar,” said James S. O’Brien, Chairman and CEO, GoldenPortal.com.

In addition to GoldenPortal.com having their site within the CMS, Auctori™ also created a self-registration tool for web users and created a login area for members, which includes links exclusive offers from retailers. An Affiliate Management Administration tool was also created in the CMS and numerous Golden Portal employees were trained by The Net Impact® and Auctori™ Teams on how to continue building pages as more retailers sign on to their site.

“Jim is a real professional with great experience in this area. We are enthused about Golden Portal’s opportunity to prosper,” said Thomas.

About GoldenPortal.com

GoldenPortal.com is an Internet marketplace featuring more than 40 different luxury product categories with high quality brands and services at compelling prices. Some of our offerings include: Women’s Designer Clothing, Handbags, Shoes, Jewelry, Home Furnishings, Electronics, Men’s Clothing and Children’s Clothing. The list is extensive and so is the quality and value. For more information, please visit GoldenPortal.com, or call (314)-812-2552.

About The Net Impact®

The Net Impact®, an Internet marketing and web development and design firm, is a division of Unidev®. Since 1997, The Net Impact® has been a web development leader, empowering clients with highly creative search engine friendly websites. Professional services encompass search engine and Internet marketing solutions, Internet strategy development, training and seminars and web design. For more information on The Net Impact®, please visit thenetimpact.com, or call (636) -787-7800.

About Auctori™

Auctori™, a Unidev® (Unified Development, Inc.) product, is a Web-Based Content Management System (CMS) built for Search Engine Optimization. Auctori ™ gives you the power to add, edit and delete pages, content and navigation elements on your website instantly. In addition, Auctori™ has the ability to manage your user profiles and settings all within the CMS- all you need is an Internet connection. Once you are online, you simply go to the Auctori™ site and login to your site through a secure, password-protected portal. Unlike other CMS systems, Auctori™ is web-based, giving you the flexibility to control your site at all times. For more information on Auctori™, please visit auctori.com.

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New York, NY — October 7, 2009

PerTrac Financial Solutions (www.pertrac.com) today released a new version of PerTrac CMS, its popular investment management workflow software. PerTrac CMS 6.2 provides a range of powerful new features and enhancements designed to help investment managers, professional investors and others in the investment industry manage the communications, contacts, business information, projects and documents central to their daily workflows. Key new features include a powerful new tool for managing complex client, prospect and manager communications; a sophisticated Project Management system for managing due diligence, marketing initiatives, events and more; and greater integration with the world’s leading investment analysis and asset allocation software, the PerTrac Analytical Platform.

PerTrac CMS is used by hundreds of institutional investors and investment firms worldwide to efficiently handle their investment management, due diligence, capital raising, investor relations and regulatory compliance tasks. The versatile, Outlook-based application allows colleagues to collaborate on, organize and share information in ways that address the specific needs of hedge funds, funds of funds, capital introduction organizations, prime brokers and institutional investors such as endowments, foundations, pensions and family offices.

“With the new PerTrac CMS 6.2, the industry’s leading workflow solution for investment professionals takes another giant step forward,” said Gerry Mintz, PerTrac president and CEO. “After speaking extensively with our clients about the specific workflow needs of investors, investment managers and advisors, we created new tools within PerTrac CMS to simplify processes such as due diligence, investment screening, investor updates and capital-raising. PerTrac CMS 6.2 ties together the specialized workflows that institutional investors, money managers and advisors must deal with, making it an ideal out-of-the-box solution that keeps critical information organized, business processes on track, and colleagues in-sync.”

The new features and enhancements in PerTrac CMS 6.2 include:

    PerTrac Mailer, a comprehensive communications management solution which allows users to quickly and easily create, distribute and log complex email communications with varying attachments depending on recipient, while ensuring that the most up-to-date attachments are always used. It also includes a library of time-saving reusable message templates for frequent distribution; the ability to create personalized PDF attachments based on MS Word™ templates; and watermarking to help deter people from redistributing sensitive documents.
    The new Project Management feature, which enables clients to effortlessly manage the various initiatives that are key to running their firms. Users can store information about ongoing projects such as client events, fund due diligence, marketing roadshows, capital calls, investment committee preparation and more by linking together the companies, contacts, emails, meeting notes, funds, accounts, activities, and opportunities that are involved.
    Enhanced integration and import capabilities from the PerTrac Analytical Platform, which allows users to create and link company, contact, fund and fund class items to PerTrac CMS so they can more effectively manage the qualitative and quantitative aspects of investment screening, due diligence, client relations and capital raising workflows. A powerful new Reports module based on the popular PerTrac Analytical Platform engine allows investors and managers to generate eye-catching and robust PDF-formatted fund performance reports.
    Views that display key investment data from the PerTrac Portfolio Manager application, including trades, balances, and exposures for one or more portfolios, which allow for more seamless back- to front-office communications and integration.
    Automatic logging of all email recipients and duplicate checking (to ensure that contacts and email messages don’t get added repeatedly to the system if they already exist), which saves valuable time by ensuring that your contact database remains clean and accurate.
    Improved meeting logging that captures appointments created in the Outlook calendar.
    The ability to individually categorize documents found in emails with multiple attachments, making it easy to quickly retrieve them from the PerTrac CMS Document Library.
    Compatibility with both Microsoft SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008.

In conjunction with the update to PerTrac CMS, the company has also released a new version of PerTrac Mobile 2.0. The updated Mobile application offers an enhanced user interface as well as full compatibility with PerTrac CMS 6.2. With PerTrac Mobile 2.0, users have secure wireless access to view and edit their contacts, projects, accounts, funds, events, and other PerTrac CMS data wherever they go, letting them easily conduct business while away from the office. Information updated on the mobile device is immediately reflected in the PerTrac CMS system, and mobile users similarly have access to the very latest updates made by colleagues in the office or in the field.

PerTrac CMS liberates investment firms’ information and documents from complex, hierarchical file systems tied to multiple applications so users get more accomplished in less time. PerTrac CMS is far more sophisticated than traditional CRM solutions that recognize only two types of entities, people and companies. In contrast, PerTrac CMS reflects the full scope of relationships and data types that exist in the investment world, including funds, investors, prospects, service providers, companies, accounts, cashflows and more. In addition, the system makes it simple to integrate data from other local databases into reports, something that cannot easily be accomplished with other systems. Tight integration with Outlook on the user’s desktop makes it convenient and intuitive to use. All of the information stored in PerTrac CMS is hosted locally, securely within each client’s firewall, and is quickly accessible either online or offline. High performance is assured by a robust SQL backend, making PerTrac CMS fast, efficient and powerful.

PerTrac CMS 6.2 is offered in both Standard and Enterprise versions to provide solutions for large and small firms with a variety of investment information needs and technology requirements. The Standard version can be personalized by the user in many ways. Virtually all of the system’s categories and drop-down lists can be easily changed, user-defined fields may be added to forms, and dashboards can be created to organize information in whatever way an individual or group wishes to view it. In addition, the Enterprise version offers more extensive customization through PerTrac’s Global Services organization. This experienced team can give firms further flexibility to add fields, customize reports, support new workflows, and link to external applications or data sources. All PerTrac CMS clients receive ongoing technical support and training as well as regular updates to the application, including improved forms and additional report templates.

About PerTrac

PerTrac Financial Solutions was founded in 1996 with the goal of creating a comprehensive suite of software solutions for investment professionals. Now an industry standard, PerTrac software is used by nearly 2,000 clients in 50 countries, including banks, brokerage firms, consultants, plan sponsors, family offices, investment managers and funds of funds. The company’s flagship product, the PerTrac Analytical Platform, is now the world’s leading asset allocation and investment analysis software, used by approximately 1,700 firms worldwide. PerTrac CMS, which was part of its January 2006 acquisition of Whittaker Garnier, is another major component of the PerTrac Suite. PerTrac CMS is the investment industry’s leading tool for managing the workflows associated with capital raising, investor relations, and investment management, and is used by nearly 300 alternative investment firms around the world. In January 2008, the company released PerTrac Portfolio Manager, a unique software application designed to help funds of funds and institutional investors create, monitor and manage multi-manager portfolios of alternative investments. PerTrac P-Card, released in November 2008, is a revolutionary new investment data distribution and collection platform, which gives managers and investors the tools they need to share sensitive information directly, electronically and securely. PerTrac Financial Solutions is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Reno, and Memphis. For additional information on the full suite of PerTrac products, please visit www.pertrac.com.

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Meg Bode

Bode & Associates

1-516-869-6610

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Tempe, AZ — November 19, 2009 –-

Ixpleo, Inc., an Arizona-based web development firm, today announced the public availability of their hosted (SaaS) web content management system, Compass Web Publisher. The Compass content management system (CMS), which has been in private beta since 2006, allows organizations to manage virtually every aspect of their website in-house without any technical knowledge or IT staff. While most CMS vendors put their attention on feature lists, Compass focuses primarily on usability and finding new ways to make processes simpler for end users without eliminating functionality.

“The overwhelming majority of organizations using a CMS are not satisfied with the usability available in their platform,” said Cristian Graziano, President of Ixpleo, Inc. “In an industry where features come before usability and steep learning curves are the norm, Compass offers a customer-centric alternative that users of all skill levels feel comfortable – and actually enjoy – using.”

The usability in Compass is quickly garnering attention by many organizations evaluating CMS solutions. “Businesses are realizing that a hard-to-use CMS is a deterrent for users,” said Graziano. “Users want something that’s quick and easy-to-use. If they have to fight with the application or memorize complex steps, they will avoid using it and the business will ultimately bear the cost.”

CFO Selections – an Inc 500 financial consulting and executive search firm – has been using Compass CMS since 2006. During this time, CFO Selections has gone from struggling to manage their website updates to a dynamic website utilizing Compass with press releases, a corporate blog, events, and built-in analytics. Tom Varga, Managing Partner of CFO Selections said, “Compass has been an invaluable tool for our firm as we’ve grown to nearly 30 consultants and expanded our service offerings. Compass has allowed us to take control of our website and provide our clients with the real-time information they are looking for without having to worry about maintaining servers or an IT staff.”

More than just easy to use

Compass is a revolutionary platform that’s changing the landscape in the CMS industry.

Powerful Search Engine Optimization

Compass delivers aggressive search engine results. Search engine optimization (SEO) is handled entirely by Compass so users aren’t burdened with repetitive, tedious tasks. One of the many things Compass does to improve SEO is automatically notify the major search engines when the website is updated. When the search engines stop by, Compass tells them exactly what changed so they can include the results in their search index quicker.

Bringing People Together

The Compass Collaboration Suite – which includes user permissions, asset locking, internal messaging, and a tasks system – is a must-have for any multi-user environment. Marketing can delegate website responsibilities to anyone in the organization and oversee progress.

Social Media Integration

Compass integrates with social media platforms to help organizations promote and distribute their content. Facebook Connect integration allows 300M Facebook users to comment on the blog and share their comments with Facebook friends. Status updates can be posted directly to sites like Twitter from within Compass.

Fully Managed SaaS Solution

Ixpleo offers Compass as a fully managed, Software as a Service (SaaS) solution. The IT infrastructure, software updates, and website backups are handled by Ixpleo to eliminate everything technical from managing a website. Various support options are also offered. Compass clients benefit from lower costs, faster deployment, and cutting edge features included with Compass software updates.

Compass Web Publisher is available from www.compasswebpublisher.com or by calling (800) 634-4691. For more information or to schedule a demo, please call or visit the Web site.

About Ixpleo

Ixpleo, Inc. is an Arizona-based website development and consulting company founded in 2005. Ixpleo helps businesses plan and deploy results-based web sites and web applications tailored to each individual business to suit their specific set of needs. Ixpleo is the developer of Compass Web Publisher – a fully-managed (SaaS) web content management system that allows organizations to manage virtually every aspect of their website in-house without any technical knowledge or IT staff. To learn more about Compass, visit www.compasswebpublisher.com.

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Unidev is a diversified IT company, focused on the application of technology to business.

St. Louis, MO — January 6, 2010

Unified Development, Inc. (Unidev®), a diversified IT company based in St. Louis, Missouri, announces its search for Microsoft Partners in North America, Asia and Europe to implement their global web content management (CMS) system, Auctori™. Unidev is a 16 year Microsoft Certified Partner.

Auctori , a .Net SaaS CMS Platform, was developed by Unidev for multi-national companies, and currently supports a number of European, North American and Asian sites. This system supports multi-lingual site management and site deployment. Auctori was built from the ground up in conjunction with a team of search engine optimization (SEO) specialist to implement best SEO practices. The next release of Auctori is scheduled for the first quarter of 2010, and will feature European and Asian hosting in addition to its current North American hosting, with all sites and platforms managed from a single console.

“The Microsoft Partner Channel Builder is one of the key sales enablement benefits of our Microsoft relationship, and is an excellent way to combine our expertise and resources. We are looking forward to connecting with industry partners to form new alliances and deliver the end-to-end solutions that address customers’ business needs,” said Greg Alexander, CEO, Unidev. “This tool, with its two-way model, is making Microsoft Partner communications much easier.”

Unidev is looking to leverage the Microsoft Partner Channel Builder to deepen their services and solutions to more complex business opportunities, to provide a broader range of client services and to create business relationships with other partners whose skills complement their own.

Quality partnerships are critical to long term success. Unidev has been a Microsoft Certified Partner (MCP) for 16 years with emphasis on custom development solutions and data management solutions. This partnership has enabled Unidev to work closely with the latest Microsoft technologies and allows the software development company to deliver the very latest and best solutions to their Microsoft based customers.

For further information on Unidev or Auctori, contact Steve Thomas at 636-532-4424 or steve.thomas(at)unidev(dot)com.

About Unidev®

Unified Development, Inc. (Unidev) is a diversified IT company, focused on the application of technology to business. Founded in 1990, Unidev has a long history of successfully meeting customers’ needs with proven, reliable and cost-effective solutions. Unidev, a 16 year Microsoft Partner, provides productivity applications, custom software development and technology consulting services to both business and government. For more information on Unidev, please visit http://www.unidev.com or call (636) 532-4424.

About Auctori ™

Auctori™, a Unidev solution, is a high capacity, high performance Web Content Management System (WCMS) built for search engine optimization. This turnkey solution gives the user power to add, edit and delete pages, content, and navigation elements instantly on their website. It also provides the ability to manage user profiles and settings all within the content management system. For more information on Auctori ™ or for a free demonstration, please visit http://www.auctori.com, or call (888) 629-4672.

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Boston, MA — February 24, 2010

Verndale, a leading mid-market web technology and consultancy firm has released Jumpstart, an all-in-one, web marketing and technology suite for small business, which is redefining the way websites are designed and managed. With Jumpstart, clients get a robust, professional and custom designed site that can be deployed in 4-6 weeks and at a fraction of the cost of a traditional web project.

Jumpstart combines a feature-rich technology platform and a powerful (SaaS) Software-as-a-Service hosted environment that allows small business clients to focus on achieving their web marketing goals without having to struggle with the technology behind it. Jumpstart’s fully integrated business suite provides the power of multiple software platforms that can be easily controlled from one central interface, including Content Management, Customer Relationship Management, Ecommerce, Email Marketing and Reporting & Analytics.

“Jumpstart was specifically developed to help our small business clients achieve their online marketing objectives quickly, capably and cost-effectively,” said Joe Zarrett, President of Verndale. “Our team leverages a best of breed web technology platform that, when coupled with our industry leading web strategy, design, search and support services, greatly improves the quality and visibility of our small business clients web marketing efforts.

“In working with our small business partners we’ve come to understand the frustrations that they face in a competitive online marketplace, no matter what industry they may represent,” said Ryan Moltenbrey, Director of Sales & Marketing for Verndale. “Jumpstart alleviates many of those common frustrations, particularly around limited administrative control and system maintenance and extends an affordable bundle of professional services. I see Jumpstart as a great long-term answer for many small businesses, and in some cases as a 2-3 year technology investment that will support the growth of a business until they require a more sophisticated web content management and marketing automation solution,” said Moltenbrey.

Jumpstart can take a small business to the web for the first time or can be leveraged to enhance the performance and functionality of an existing site. Learn more about Jumpstart and the complimentary demonstration and consultation offered by Verndale to help identify if Jumpstart is right for your organization.

About Verndale

Since 1998, Verndale has helped hundreds of emerging and midsize businesses maximize the value and reach of their web assets with a comprehensive offering of Strategy, Web Design & Development, Search Engine Marketing, CMS & System Integration, Web Hosting and Website Support Services.

Verndale is a Microsoft Certified Development Partner and maintains active partner relationships with many of the leading Content Management, Portal, Commerce, Search, and E-Mail Marketing platforms.

The firm continues to be recognized by the Boston Business Journal and Inc. Magazine as one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies in Massachusetts and the US respectively. For more information, visit www.verndale.com.

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Optimize website performance and speed with WEBO Site SpeedUp

Concord, CA — March 1, 2010

WEBO Software, a leading innovator of website optimization and performance products, today released its Site SpeedUp 1.0, a complete site acceleration solution for home, business, and professional hosting environments. WEBO Site Speedup helps webmasters build unique site visits with fast loading sites, while reducing data traffic and costly CPU expenses.

With native modules for leading CMS publishing platforms including Joomla!, WordPress, Drupal, and Bitrix, plus support for 40+ PHP platforms, WEBO Site SpeedUp combines proven compression and caching techniques to reduce CPU overhead and traffic by up to 98% while accelerating even the most complex corporate portals by as much as 400%.

See WEBO Site SpeedUp Acceleration Statistics

http://www.webogroup.com/hosting/site-speedup/efficiency/

WEBO Site SpeedUp is available in a number of performance and support configurations including a Community Edition (Free), Lite (.99), and Premium (). The Premium Edition plus advanced Installation with custom performance tuning and support retails at 9.

See WEBO Site SpeedUp Version Comparison chart

http://www.webogroup.com/home/site-speedup/comparison/

Download and try WEBO Site SpeedUp for free

http://www.webogroup.com/home/download/

Try the WEBO Site SpeedUp Demo for free today

http://www.webogroup.com/home/demo/

Easy to install and configure with a few clicks, WEBO Site SpeedUp combines automated CSS and Javascript file merging, gzip techniques, dynamic loading, plus powerful minify and compression (JSMin, YUI, Packer, data:URI, deflate). Optimized rules for Apache, client- and server-side caching, CSS Sprites and mhtml technology, and support for multiple hosts serving static assets and image optimization (smush.it), combine to reduce traffic overhead by 88% for text files and up to 60% for images with caching that reduces HTTP requests to 15% of initial values.

Including PHP4 backward compatibility for legacy servers, WEBO Site SpeedUp supports many additional server environments including PHP4/5, Apache, CGI, Denwer, VPS/VDS, shared and collocation environments, and virtual cloud hosting. Express install, a configuration wizard, plus Auto-patch and Auto Update supports 40+ systems with automated updates to make WEBO Site SpeedUp easy to install and manage.

About WEBO Software

WEBO Software, founded in 2007, is a proven leader in website acceleration of PHP-based websites with thousands of installations worldwide. WEBO Software is an expert in both theoretical and practical application of website performance, and offers precise performance solutions for home, business, and corporate sites, in addition to host providers on an OEM and consultative basis.

Contact

Bill Gram-Reefer, WORLDVIEW, +1 925-323-3169, SKYPE: worldviewpr

Nik Matsievsky, WEBO Software, +7 926-728-1964, SKYPE: nikolay.matsievsky

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Tampa, FL — March 18, 2010

Second Step Search (http://secondstepsearch.com), an SEO workflow solution software for online marketers and in-house SEOs, has launched its private beta offering to a handful of select clients.

Second Step Search is a unique workflow management solution. It is designed specifically for SEO and online marketing companies. The software fulfills content, copywriting, link building and SEO site auditing services in one centralized ordering and tracking service.

“Second Step Search understands the value of human interaction, which is why they offer software with a labor component,” says Dave Snyder, CEO of Second Step Search. “Our distinctive interface and team of knowledgeable writers make self-service SEO quick and easy.”

Second Step Search marks its launch in private beta with the full launch of its CopyPress service (http://secondstepsearch.com/about/), a content copywriting ordering and fulfillment service that connects the SEO professional with a skilled American workforce of trained copywriters and editors. Once a content order is placed with Second Step Search, an editor is designated to one specific client, acting as the project manager and managing the entire copywriting, editing and fulfillment process for the Second Step client.

By using a team of trained SEO copywriters, Second Step can deliver quality content which is constructed for the style guides of the client. The finalized and approved content is then sent to the desktop of the project manager, or delivered via an XML feed to a web site, CMS system or ecommerce platform.

“Second Step Search has been an invaluable partner to us. We have come to rely on Second Step Search to assist us with all types of challenges,” adds Laura Kyle, project manager at HomeAway.com “By delivering consistently high-quality content to our site and playing an intimate role in our social media strategy, Second Step Search has not only improved our search optimization, but improved our brand

awareness.”

CopyPress is only the beginning. Second Step also offers a self service link building solution and local SEO solution. In private Beta, several companies or in-house SEOs are now running their content, SEO copywriting, local search and link building campaigns via Second Step Search. Instead of managing several to hundreds of specialized contractors, with Second Step Search the in-house SEO now

manages one workflow solution.

About Second Step Search

A hybrid of a self-service SEO software solution and a project management interface, Second Step Search offers a unique service of assisting the SEO or online marketing professional with the order fulfillment process while also connecting them with a workforce and staff trained specifically for their campaign. By using Second Step Search, an SEO or online marketing professional can order and manage their link building, copywriting or local search marketing campaign all from one desktop interface. In a nutshell, instead of having to go through the hassle of proposals, meetings and management of separate contractors; Second Step Search is a one-stop shop for agency-level marketing services and fulfillment.

For more information, please contact Loren Baker, CMO of Second Step Search at 813.932.4SEO.

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What You Need In Your CMS

If you want to have an online business, you need to have your content management system. And, it should not be just any CMS. It should be reliable and effective in helping you in your online business. Choosing the wrong CMS would do you more harm than good.

One of the common mistakes that people commit when choosing a CMS is sacrificing quality over price. That is thinking about the price first and making it as a basis for CMS choice. However, price will not tell you whether or not a certain CMS is of any good quality. Rather, it should be the features that should make you decide whether to buy a CMS or not.

Here is the checklist of the things that you should be looking for in a CMS. Ask yourself what you need for each feature and check whether or not the CMS you are deciding on is the perfect match for your online business.

Is it dynamic, database driven? What OS does it run on? Does it support multiple authors? To what extent is the access of the author? Is restriction to certain areas possible? Is it possible for you to modify the code and provide plugins? Can you customize the templates? Does it support XHTML and/or CSS templates?

In the market, you can choose among hundreds or even thousands of available CMS that could provide you with their respective advantages and disadvantages. From the checklist above, choose your top most content management system. And from your top choices, choose the CMS of your choice using the guide below.

Ask yourself, what are the things that I need my CMS to perform? Rank the needed performance according to which should be prioritized and which are urgently needed. Then, find which CMS appear in both ranking. There you can see which CMS features are highly prioritized and urgently needed. Evaluate the CMS you have chosen according to their sample web sites and tools available from first hand experience of people talking in forums, support boards and Google searches.

From there, you can have a clearer and more objective viewpoint of how you should make your choice.

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— March 23, 2010

Website technology profiling and tracking company, BuiltWith.com, has completed over one year of website technology tracking statistics for over 1500 unique technologies deployed on over eleven million websites, with some interesting results -

Top 10 Fastest Growing Web Technologies of 2009/2010 are -

1. JQuery

2. Conditional Comments

3. UTF-8

4. XHTML Transitional

5. Canonical Content Tag

6. Google Analytics

7. X-UA-Compatible

8. Google Webmaster

9. Akamai CDN

10. MSN/Bing Webmaster

CEO, Gary Brewer comments “JQuery, the JavaScript library, has had an awesome year; they have grown by almost 20% market share since the start of 2009 and have continued to grew into the first quarter of 2010. It’s also interesting to note many of the other large website technology changes this year have been a result of browser version changes and search engine conformance”.

Builtwith’s trends website shows Google Inc. has a lot of power in terms of technology usage on the web. Google Adsense and DoubleClick, both Google properties, control approximately 30% of the online advertising space; they also have their Google Analytics package running on every other (1 in 2) website. Google’s custom search also tops the most used third party widget on the internet, with AddThis.com a close second. “Google really are the rulers of online”, says Gary Brewer, “They offer quality products with zero outlay for the user, making them extremely popular”.

BuiltWith.com trends also uncovers some of the biggest losers which included meta keywords, “Search engines have pretty much abandoned meta keyword tags from search results, many websites are also not adding or removing them total from their websites” says Gary Brewer.

BuiltWith Website Technology Lists

BuiltWith just launched a new feature called Website Lists, an extension of their free usage statistics information, which allows businesses to download lists of websites using a particular website technology from a repository of over eleven million domains. Gary Brewer says, “These lists will aid all sorts of businesses with their marketing, business intelligence and sales strategies in 2010. Our aim is to provide an even larger repository of websites for business in the near future.”

About BuiltWith Trends:

BuiltWith Trends has been tracking technology usage statistics on the internet since November 2008. Tracking over 1500 technologies in fields such as advertising, analytics, e-commerce, javascript, widgets, CMS systems and blogs it is the go-to site for technology creators to discover how their web technology is tracking. Go to http://trends.builtwith.com for more information.

About BuiltWith:

BuiltWith.com is a website analysis tool, providing technical analysis and SEO optimization information for websites. BuiltWith.com has profiled over eleven million websites and provides technology trends, business intelligence and website optimization services.

BuiltWith.com is based in Sydney, Australia. Go to http://builtwith.com for more information.

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Some Good Features A Good Cms Should Have!

CMS( Content Management Systems)-a very efficient tool to maintain and manage images, content, design & structure of the website. But the efficiency of the CMS depends on the choice you make. While opting for a CMS solution there are few key features you should look at. First you must have a clear idea about your basic requirement, features you want and functionality you want to keep. Below are some key features you need to look for:

1- Basic Functionality: Basic functionality of a CMS includes functions like creating, deleting, adding, editing and organizing web pages. There are some CMS solutions which allow you to create the content of the web pages but set them as their default setting. While other CMS give you the opportunity to organize the content according to your consent.

2- WYSIWYG Editors: It let you edit your website image, content, header, footer, sidebar and all other important editing which you could not have done otherwise, without the proper knowledge of HTML coding. Moreover, you can also mark up headings, lists, links and other elements on a web page without providing any specifications about their appearance.

3- Management: Management of content, images, images in between the content, and all other things must have an efficient and easy solution. There must be basic tools such as cropping of images, adding ALT tag to the images (for crawlers to recognize the image), adding link to the image, rotating the image etc.

4- Customization: The CMS must be easy to customize and friendly to the changes brought, according to the needs. The changes to your CMS must not be obligatory to the knowledge of any technical expertise. Content and data must be separated so that any changes can be brought easily without being lost into the maze of HTML coding.

5- User Interaction: Suppose you have a community, forum or a platform, where readers or visitors discuss their opinions and share their views then your CMS should be able to aggregate their feedback or let any third party plug-in to play the role. Your CMS should have the provision to include features such as chat, comments, ratings and other user interaction tools. It should allow users to post their feedback and responses.

The prime objective of a CMS is to allow and make the self customization process easy, without any technical knowledge.

6- Different Roles: There could be a possibility that your website need the access of multiple account holders. Suppose, in your company website HR needs to update CAREER page or your Marketing Manager needs to publish a blog about latest updates in the company. In that case your CMS must be able to control the authority of each account holder. The CMS must be robust enough to limit the access, as well flexible enough to give the content contributors enough independence to update the content according to their will. Thus the CMS should support permissions that allow specifications about what users can edit what pages and what sections of the website.

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