Strengthening site support

In a move it says is designed to increase flexibility of content management-driven Web sites, Ektron announces that its flagship offering, CMS400.NET, now supports ColdFusion, JSP, PHP and ASP, as well as ASP.NET sites. Ektron says its new multiplatform support allows Web developers to continue using programming languages they are skilled in, while leveraging the most up-to-date functionality of CMS400.NET. Additionally, Ektron says, developers can rapidly and seamlessly integrate its solution into an existing ColdFusion, ASP, JSP or PHP site with little or no change to existing code.

Ektron further claims its adoption of Microsoft .NET technology ensures CMS400.NET is highly scalable and adaptable for future advancements in Internet technologies. Ektron allows organizations to improve connectivity between Internet, intranet and portal sites, even if they are built in different environments. CMS400 has been designated ".NET Connected" by Microsoft.

Ektron describes CMS400.NET as delivering an intuitive infrastructure to easily create, manage, publish and reuse Web content, Microsoft Office documents and other assets, while Webmasters and site administrators retain site control. It also provides a rich application development environment.

Ektron offers core Web content management functionality including WYSIWYG editing, workflow/approval, versioning/history/audit trails, metadata support, task management, etc. CMS400.NET's out-of-the-box features include integrated document management, an online forms engine, calendar module, XML indexing for advanced search, content translation/localization, RSS support and a new Explorer-like interface. Its open API facilitates customization.