Aberdeen’s report highlights the strategic value of a next generation web content management system integrated with lead scoring, email marketing, customer relationship management, and web analytics. The report links the technology and practices of Best-in-Class organizations to engage customers, provide personalized experiences and manage the lead lifecycle.

Clearly this is something that Sitecore realized many months ago.  The Sitecore Online Marketing Suite (released approximately 6 months ago), with built in Visitor Experience Analytics,  Real-Time Site Personalization, Sales Enablement Reports, Campaign Management, and more, fits perfectly into this category. 

To download this whitepaper please visit:  http://www.sitecore.net/Products/Resources/whitepapers/Aberdeen-Next-Generation-Web-Content-Management.aspx

Below is CNN Money’s article on Aberdeen’s study also:  http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0561328.htm

 Today was the official release date of Sitecore’s new Partner Network.  This portal will provide Sitecore partners with exclusive access to:

• Leading analyst reports and industry-focused whitepapers, webinars and other marketing materials,
• News and events taking place in your region,
• Up-to-date product information on Sitecore’s industry-leading CMS software,
• Sales lifecycle resources to present and create successful solutions for your clients,
• and much more!

 To join the new SPN portal, please contact your Sitecore representative.

Sitecore is pleased to be a Gold Sponsor at the 14th Annual MITX Interactive Awards.

The MITX Awards is the largest and most prestigious awards competition in the country for interactive and web innovations and celebrates the best creative and technological accomplishments emerging from New England.

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Location: Boston Marriott Copley Place, 110 Huntington Ave.
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Schedule of Events:
Cocktail Reception: 6:00pm – 7:30pm
Awards Presentations: 7:30pm – 9:00pm

The largest and most prestigious interactive awards competition in the country, the MITX Awards recognize the most innovative, effective and compelling achievements in the development and implementation of interactive technologies. 

Last year, over 1,000 digital marketing, media and technology professionals came out to see the best work being done in New England. This is an event you won’t want to miss!

Tickets on Sale Now!

Click here to purchase your tickets.   

Individual Tickets: 
Members: $95 / Non-members: $180
Tables of 10:
Members: $850 / Non-members: $1,650

And Yes, There Will Be An After-Party!

Details coming soon!

Contact MITX at 617-871-2155 or awards@mitx.org for more information.

Date: Friday, November 6^th, 2009
Time: 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: New York Hilton, New York, NY

mindSHIFT Technologies is sponsoring a meeting of the New York Metro Sitecore User Group on November 6^th at the New York Hilton, from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Together with Sitecore, mindSHIFT will provide attendees with information on the following Content Management System topics:

• “The 6.0 Upgrade – How and Why to Do it Now,” Jim de la Bastide, Director of Development & Senior Sitecore Architect, mindSHIFT Technologies
• “A Look Into the Sitecore Product Roadmap – What to Expect in 2010 and Beyond from Sitecore” Joe Henriques, Regional Director, Sitecore
• “The Sitecore Online Marketing Suite,” Mike Casey, Lead Software Architect, Sitecore

Click here to register for this event!

Sitecore has announced the availability of a new version of Sitecore Active Directory (full version number: Sitecore Active Directory 1.0.2 rev. 090914).

 For more information about the changes included in Sitecore Active Directory 1.0.2 rev. 090914, please click here to visit the SDN change log .

 To download Sitecore Active Directory 1.0.2 rev. 090914, please click here to visit the SDN download page .

Please note that customers running earlier releases of Sitecore Active Directory with hot fixes applied should check with Sitecore Customer Service, to ensure that Sitecore Active Directory 1.0.2 rev. 090914 includes changes applied by their hot fix, before performing the upgrade.

Stephen Covey, author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” which has sold over 15 million copies, identified principles which also apply to maximizing your ad spend through website improvements.

Darren Guarnaccia, an expert in enhancing the business value of websites, will discuss these leading principles and demonstrate the most effective ways to move visitors beyond your landing pages towards conversions.

This webinar will help you become more effective in:

• Segmenting and balancing user experiences with site goals

• Delivering value back to your web visitors by waiting for the right moment

• Learning to learn: listening to your segments, and optimizing messaging

• Providing the ongoing content and experience for which visitors hunger and return

Don’t miss this chance to learn important techniques for improving conversions and making your website a more valuable part of your business!

Sitecore has announced the availability of a new version of CMS 6 (full version number: CMS 6.1.0 Update rev. 090821, also known as 6.1.0 Update-2) and OMS 1.0.1 (full version number: Sitecore Online Marketing Suite 1.0.1 rev. 090821). 

6.1.0 Update-2 is not currently the recommended version .  Sitecore advises additional caution when deciding whether to leverage a non-recommended version, especially in production environments.  However, it is appropriate to do so when the version includes fixes to issues that influence your site.

For more information about the changes included in 6.1.0 Update-2, please click here to visit the SDN change log . 

To download 6.1.0 Update-2, please click here to visit the SDN download page .

Please note that customers running earlier releases of Sitecore with hot fixes applied should check with Sitecore Customer Service, to ensure that 6.1.0 Update-2 includes changes applied by their hot fix, before performing the upgrade.

For more information about the changes included in OMS 1.0.1 rev. 090821, please click here to visit the SDN change log .

To download OMS 1.0.1 rev. 090821, please click here to visit the SDN download page .

As you know, Sitecore focuses its efforts on creating the best content management system available, thereby recommending taking a best of breed approach to applications related to your website visitors experience.  That being said, Sitecore does offer a number of modules both built by the Sitecore development team, as well as modules built by the Sitecore developer community.  The modules built by the developer community, after being tested by Sitecore, become part of the Sitecore Shared Source Library and available to the Sitecore client base.  There are more than 50 of these modules available. 

Today Sitecore announces the availability of the Community Server Integration module, available in the Shared Source Library. 

The module allows users from Sitecore to log into community applications and community users to access Sitecore web site for content.

The integration module also provides an API layer to get data from community server as well as a few examples on how to get started. This is all available when you check out the content from the trunk of the project room.

 Community Server Integration project room: http://trac.sitecore.net/CommunityServerIntegration

Package download:  http://trac.sitecore.net/CommunityServerIntegration/browser/Trunk/Data/packages/CSSC%20Integration%20-%20Sitecore%20side-1.0.x.zip

Community server download:  http://svn.sitecore.net/CommunityServerIntegration/Trunk/CS/CSSC Integration – Community Server side-1.0.x.zip

Sitecore, the leading provider of .NET Web Content Management System (CMS) software, today announced Foundry 3.0, a solution that allows organizations to create and manage distributed websites with the security and control of a centralized solution.  Sitecore Foundry can benefit many organizations including government agencies and municipalities, regional school districts, dealerships, franchises and non-profits.

With a few clicks of a mouse, and within minutes, site editors will receive an email guiding them through a newly created website with setup and customization options including, multilingual support and in-context editing control. Social computing modules offer forums, extranets, newsletter and SMS distribution, activity calendars, and photo gallery and ad spot rotation.

In addition to support for Sitecore’s CMS 6.1., Foundry 3.0 now offers significant ease of use improvements including full in-line editing support, new advanced security controls based on the .NET security provider framework and enhanced HTML newsletter capabilities. Enhancements to the out of the box modules include CAPTCHA validation support for the forum module, Silverlight photo gallery support and improved registration form management in the events calendar.

VNU Exhibitions Europe (the Netherlands) is an international exhibition organization that needed a way to efficiently create a large array of websites to support more than 100 events throughout Europe and Asia every year.  Working with Sitecore partner, Evident Interactive, a full service Internet company based in the Netherlands, VNU Exhibitions Europe implemented Foundry. “Sitecore Foundry allows our users to create hundreds of websites totally independent of each other,” said Wim Weijmans, Manager Marketing Operations, VNU Exhibitions Europe. “Sitecore provides a dynamic environment in which we can create, style and maintain our websites in an easy way and carry out our Web marketing in an efficient way for hundreds of events.”

To see Sitecore in action, check out a live Web demo.

Technical article-next in the series. Most Sitecore projects involve integrating Sitecore with external data sources. This document provides a glimpse into content data integration options that Sitecore customers and partners have implemented in Sitecore solutions across the globe.

In addition to our out-of-the-box integrations and connectors, almost every aspect of the Sitecore system can be extended to hook into external repositories and applications.

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