Squiz, developers of the world’s leading enterprise-class Supported Open Source CMS, MySource Matrix, today announced the introduction of a brand new, ultra-simple packaging initiative for its web content management product. The new-look bundling of software components significantly reduces the complexity of evaluating and acquiring an enterprise web CMS application by making all key MySource Matrix CMS elements available out of the box (and free of charge) under its primary GPL open source license.
As part of this new initiative, Squiz has also streamlined its secondary license, the SSV (Squiz Supported Version). The SSV now groups together all of MySource Matrix’s high-end application integration tools in one simple package. This redistribution of software elements is designed to make it easier for customers to choose between the GPL or the SSV version of the product.
The all-new SSV is now more clearly positioned as the package of choice for complex content management environments that require integration with third party enterprise applications and web services – such as TRIM document management and Microsoft Sharepoint – and also need the commercial support benefits of an advanced application warranty from Squiz. This ‘SSV’ suite of advanced integration tools will be made available at zero cost to customers that choose to purchase a Squiz SLA to support their MySource Matrix implementation.
Squiz also announced the general availability of version 3.20 of MySource Matrix. Major enhancements in v3.20 include a new range of ‘out of the box’ accessibility, ‘web 2,’ and SEO functionality such as YouTube video integration in Matrix’s WYSIWYG editing environment; new, zero-training ‘Simple Edit’ front end editing user profiles; sophisticated URL remapping and metadata management capabilities; and a brand new WYSIWYG, inline accessibility checker.
For the first time, all of these advanced enterprise elements are brought together as a single application install under Squiz’s new packaging of the GPL version of the product – making MySource Matrix v3.20 the world’s most accessible, fully integrated and easy to evaluate enterprise-class CMS. This version of the product is available for free download today at: http://www.matrix.squiz.net/.
Squiz’s new license packaging is designed to take the complexity out of researching, evaluating, testing and acquiring an enterprise-class web content management system. Under a simple GPL license and in a single install, MySource Matrix v3.20 now provides all of the requisite elements for building the most demanding web systems; meaning that users can download, review and implement all of the core product features without restriction and without needing to factor any additional product ‘extenders,’ ‘modules’ or ‘widgets’ into their evaluation processes.
“Our new license packaging addresses that fact that 99% of enterprise-class software applications are immensely difficult to assess and acquire,” said Steve Morgan, MD at Squiz UK. “Our new bundling means we can now provide all of the elements you’ll ever need to build an advanced enterprise-class web site right out of the box – with no tie-ins, lock downs or spaghetti modifications with additional feature sets or ‘extenders.’ Given the tough economic climate, we think this is the best thing we can do to make web content management more accessible for the enterprise. It’s easy. Just download v3.20, evaluate all of it, and start spending your time and money on the things that really count like fine-tuning and custom development. MySource Matrix gives you all the materials you need to do this right here and now…”
Further information about new features and enhancements in v3.20 of MySource Matrix can be found via: http://www.squiz.co.uk/mysource-matrix/whats-new-in-3.20
‘Supported Open Source’ software company, Squiz was founded in Australia in 1998 and now has offices all around the world, including New Zealand, UK, Australia and Poland – with other additions imminent. Squiz’s Open Source Content Management System MySource Matrix is used by many leading companies including EMAP, Boots and Oxford University.
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