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Silva 2.1 Released

27 aug 2008 13:57
Infrae is pleased to announce the final release of Silva 2.1. This release adds a range of features for both Author/Editors and Site Managers, as well as performance and technical improvements such as functional tests. Continues....

Open Source CMS Awards 2008: Nominations Are Open!

14 jul 2008 11:15
Nominations are open for the third edition of the Open Source CMS Award, hosted by Packt Publishers. Selected CMS’s will go to the next round of the contest. Continues....

Silva 2.1 alpha, plus Firefox 3 Compatibility Releases

21 jun 2008 08:25
Infrae announces an alpha release of Silva 2.1, plus three releases for Silva versions that fix problems with the Firefox 3 web browser. There are Silva 2.0.8, 1.6.3, and 1.5.12 versions available. New features of the Silva 2.1 alpha will be announced on the silva-general mailing list. Continues....

Silva Forum Released, with OpenID Authentication

28 may 2008 11:33
Infrae is pleased to announce the first public release of Silva Forum, an extension for Silva 2.x that provides a classic discussion forum environment. It can be integrated with OpenID authentication and a CAPTCHA to prevent 'spambots' from attempting to post. Continues....

Sign the Petition to the European Parliament on ICT lock-in

14 may 2008 17:55
Open source community delegates draw the attention of the Members of the European Parliament to the current situation where the institution’s ICT systems are locked into the products of one vendor, warn about the implications of this for participative democracy and for fair competition, and call for action to promote Open Standards and Interoperability. Sign the petition at: http://openparliament.eu/ Continues....

University of Bedfordshire’s Silva site wins Heist Award

12 may 2008 10:42
The Silva-powered website of the University of Bedfordshire won a Bronze prize for ‘Best Website’ in the prestigious Heist Awards. Congratulations to the university! Continues....

3 Google Code Sources Available

19 apr 2008 16:10
Three new Code Sources that enable embedding of Google objects are available. There’s a YouTube video, Google Maps, and a Google Calendar source. Continues....

Silva Math Released

02 mar 2008 07:56
Silva Math is an extension product for the Silva CMS to enhance Silva Documents with mathematical formulas. Mathematical expressions are edited and stored in TeX format and rendered as PNG images. The formulas are embedded into documents as Code Sources. Continues....

Silva Security Bulletin: Potential security issue with External Sources

05 feb 2008 11:30
We have had a security issue brought to our attention that potentially affects all versions of Silva using the External Sources extension. This might prompt an update if you suspect your site is affected. Continues....

Silva dLCMS 1.6.1 Released

08 jan 2008 11:30
ETH Zurich and Infrae are pleased to announce the release of the dynamic Learning Content Management System (dLCMS) 1.6.1. This is an update of the 1.6 series. Continues....

Silva News Network 2.6 beta released

06 dec 2007 07:27
Infrae has just released Silva News Network 2.6 beta. This is the first Silva 2.x compatible release of SNN. While primarily a compatibility release, SNN 2.6 does include a few new features like a category filtering asset, more configuration options for InlineNewsViewers, and support for the "Atom" syndication format. Continues....

OAI Document Library 1.3 Released

15 nov 2007 12:30
Infrae has just released the OAI Document Library 1.3. OAI Document Library is a document management application intended for the tracking of large amounts of documents in an organization. The application is open source. It is also open data: the contents of OAI Document Library can be harvested using the standard OAI-PMH protocol and integrated with other applications. OAI integration with the Silva CMS is provided. Continues....

Silva Poll Released

12 nov 2007 12:57
Infrae is pleased to announce Silva Poll, an extension that enables users to conduct polls inside Silva sites. A question is posed to the public and results of the answers are displayed to those that respond. The poll can be an independent page or be embedded in a document as a Code Source. Continues....

Silva Comes In #3 in Packt Other CMS Awards

30 oct 2007 08:08
Silva has come in as #3 in the Packt Open Source Content Management System Award's "Best Other Open Source Content Management System" category. Continues....

Silva 2.0.1 Released

26 oct 2007 07:08
Infrae has just released version 2.0.1 of the Silva content management system. This is a maintenance release that fixes various minor issues. Continues....

Silva 2.0 Released

23 may 2007 17:01
Infrae has released version 2.0 of the Silva content management system. This architectural release targets Zope 2.10 and higher and takes advantage of much of the new technology. Infrae has striven to keep Silva 2.0 almost feature identical to Silva 1.6, while refactoring and rebuilding large parts of the system ‘under the hood’, using advances in Zope and Five infrastructure. This major reworking should especially help extension developers by expanding the set of tools available to them. Continues....

Silva dLCMS 1.6 Released

18 may 2007 16:32
ETH Zurich and Infrae are pleased to announce the release of the dynamic Learning Content Management System (dLCMS) 1.6.0. This is the first stable release in the 1.6 series. Continues....

Silva issues now tracked in Launchpad

03 apr 2007 12:43
Infrae is pleased to announce that Silva’s issue tracking is now at Launchpad. This move is part of an effort to enhance collaboration with other components in the software stack. Besides being the home of the GNU/Linux distribution Ubuntu, Launchpad also hosts Zope3 issues, Grok issues, SchoolTool, and has been the development hub of the dLCMS (dynamic Learning Content Management System, developed at ETH Zurich) for the last year. Continues....

PTProfiler 1.2 Released, Updated for Five & Zope 2.10

29 mar 2007 06:21
A new PTProfiler has been released thanks to Godefroid Chappelle and the Sorrento sprint. This new version profiles Five Browser views of Zope 2.8-2.9 and has been ported to Zope 2.10. Continues....

Silva 1.6 Final Released

27 mar 2007 17:01
Infrae has released version 1.6 of the Silva content management system. This release brings a range of improvements and several key new features, such as automatic PDF and Word file fulltext indexing, Atom/RSS feeds from containers, ‘classic’ list-based menu rendering, and additions to the documentation. Performance has been significantly improved by changing how containers are published and optimizing calls to the metadata service. Continues....

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