A new version of dotCMS 1.6.5 has been released.  This new version of dotCMS includes nearly 300 improvements and fixes.  Highlights include:

• Widgets!
  
  • Demo widgets include: Google Maps, Video Players RSS Feeds, Photo Galleries, Social Networking sharing tools and news feeds.

• Enterprise Ready
  
  • Deploy dotCMS on JBoss App servers.
  • dotCMS can now be built as a .war file.

• Major Performance Improvements
  
  • Velocity Files cached in memory across cluster for speedier parsing.
  • User Cache reduces back-end/administrative load.

• Simplified Configuration, Maintenance, Installation and Upgrades
  
  • Single .jar for all databases.
  • Patches can be distributed as a single .jar that can be dropped in.
  • System Logging centralized and configurable.

• webDAV file access
  
  • Permission-based webDAV access to live and staging environments

• User Interface Improvements
  
  • Simplified Inline Editing
  • Less user confusion:  new user interface cleanly distinguishes content from widgets/dynamic pulls.

• PDF export
  
  • Easy macro exports any page to a printable PDF.

• Web Form Improvements
  
  • Online webform builder allows end users to create forms without knowledge of HTML
  • Access to Web Forms Reports can now be permissioned.

• Other Improvements
  
  • CAS single sign-on integration
  • TinyMCE WYSIWYG upgraded to 3.1
  • Over 200 bugs fixed.

For Immediate Release

The ImpressCMS Project (http://www.impresscms.org), after an intense period of development and testing, has released ImpressCMS version 1.1 Final!

This release offers a glimpse of what to expect from this new project - the list of new features is truly impressive!

What ImpressCMS 1.1 Offers

Some of the features introduced in this version of ImpressCMS have been on the community's wish list for a long time -

• Built-in content creator and manager
• WYSIWYG editor available throughout the site without having to hack the core or modules
• Increased security options for encrypting user passwords
• Built-in support for RTL (right to left) languages
• Built-in UTF-8
• Password strength meter
• CAPTCHA built-in and used for system comments and registration forms
• Integration of OpenID as an authentication method for user logins
• and many more features...

Getting the Latest Version

ImpressCMS v1.1 is available for download from the Project's SourceForge repository and is provided as a complete installation package and as an upgrade package, for users coming from an earlier version of ImpressCMS or XOOPS.

System requirements

• PHP: 5.1+
• MySQL: MySQL server 4.1.0+ - With UTF-8 Support
• Web server: Any server supporting the required PHP version (Apache highly recommended)
• Special characters require UTF-8 support from hosting providers.
• 16MB PHP Memory

About ImpressCMS

ImpressCMS was recently a finalist in the 2008 SourceForge Community Choice awards and is won 3rd place in Packt Publishing's Most Promising Open Source CMS.

The goal of the ImpressCMS Project is to stimulate and promote the open source nature of the CMS in both the core and its modules and establish itself as the premiere CMS by expanding the system to meet the needs of their users now and well into the future.

The product is released under the GNU General Public License Version 2. Support is offered by the community and is open to all users of ImpressCMS ( http://community.impresscms.org ).

ImpressCMS is -

• Open Source
• Open Development
• Open SVN
• Open Philosophy
• Open Community

Barry Kauler has announced the release of Puppy Linux 4.1.1, a bug-fix update of the recently released version 4.1: "Puppy 4.1.1 released. Fixes and improvements include: mouse detection, touchpad tapping, loading extra SFS files, DVB USB firmware, old Network Wizard, GPRS message, desktop drive icon renaming, desktop drive icon realigning, check dependencies of installed PET packages, ALSA shutdown, ROX error message when copying from Linux to VFAT file system, improved support for widescreen resolutions, remaster-CD improved, rxvt terminal pasting, and many network setup fixes especially for wireless (including NDISwrapper)." See the release announcement and release notes for a more detailed list of fixes and improvements. Download: puppy-4.1.1-k2.6.25.16-seamonkey.iso (94.3MB, MD5), puppy-4.1.1retro-k2.6.21.7-seamonkey.iso (94.7MB, MD5).

Ubuntu Studio 8.10, a multimedia-oriented Ubuntu derivative, has been released: "The Ubuntu Studio team is proud to announce its fourth release: Ubuntu Studio 8.10. With this release, Ubuntu Studio offers a pre-made selection of packages, targeted at audio, video and graphics users. Ubuntu Studio greatly simplifies the creation of Linux-based multimedia workstations. For Ubuntu Studio 8.10 we have continued to update packages and fix critical bugs to improve the Ubuntu Studio user experience. We are sad to announce the real-time kernel won't be installed by default in Ubuntu Studio in this release. This means that for the time being, we recommend our users that depend on the real-time kernel to stay with 8.04. Features: new Ardour version; Audacity fully working; update of all software packages." Here is the full release announcement. Download (MD5): ubuntustudio-8.10-alternate-i386.iso (1,229MB, torrent), ubuntustudio-8.10-alternate-amd64.iso (1,246MB, torrent).

Mythbuntu 8.10, a distribution featuring a standalone MythTV system and the last of the official Ubuntu variants, is now also available: "After a long and tedious process with many new features and bug fixes the Mythbuntu team is proud to introduce Mythbuntu 8.10 'Intrepid Ibex'. Features: Mythbuntu-log-grabber - this application grabs specific log files into a single area and can upload them to pastebin for easy troubleshooting; automatic partitioner now creates an XFS file system for recordings; mousepad, a graphical editor is now installed by default; Wubi now supports Mythbuntu; Apple trailer plugin is now packaged and available; web site now has link to Mythbuntu in the news. Changes from Mythbuntu 8.10 RC: Wubi now included on CD image; install documents for 8.10 included on CD image; Windows autorun now links to documentation and Wubi." Read the release announcement and release notes for further details. Download (MD5): mythbuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso (631MB), mythbuntu-8.10-desktop-amd64.iso (641MB).